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Bartlett architecture graduate Nick Elias has reimagined the post-war town of 1920s Slough, England, as the happiest place on earth by overlaying its industrial landscape with scenes from Winnie-the-Pooh (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: well-designed classrooms can improve the academic performance of primary school pupils by 25 percent according to a new study undertaken by the University of Salford and UK architects Nightingale Associates. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen is five years old this week! In the first of a series of stories celebrating our anniversary, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs selects his five most memorable stories of the past five years: (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

To finish the year we're rounding up the biggest news stories and most popular projects from each month, starting with January. We kicked off 2013 with a focus on 3D printing, as the race began to 3D-print a house (pictured). (more...) View the full article

Kelvin Ho designs interior concepts for boutique hospitality clients and high-end fashion retailers at Akin Atelier. The architect tells the Dezeen Jobs careers guide how he accumulated experience needed to found his own studio. Read more

Business news: Joe Gebbia, who co-founded home rental website Airbnb, has become a part-time design partner at American tech startup incubator Y Combinator. (more…) View the full article

Threads of plastic hang like hair from the ceiling of this dark beauty salon in Belgrade, Serbia. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

British architects, artists and critics have selected the buildings that they look forward to seeing again after the coronavirus pandemic. Read more View the full article

Oriented strand board lines every wall, floor and ceiling inside this residential barn extension in Norfolk, England, by London studio Carl Turner Architects. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

California-based designer Jim Lenahan – best known for his concert sets for musicians like Tom Petty and Korn – has designed a chair for Pope Francis' visit to New York today. (more…) View the full article

Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu of architecture practice SO-IL and MAAT executive director Beatrice Leanza will speak to Dezeen live at 2:00pm UK time as part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with MAAT. Read more View the full article

Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode has revised its Island Bay train seating to make it easier for London commuters to social distance following the coronavirus pandemic. Read more View the full article

The auditorium of this Madrid cultural centre by Spanish studio Fündc is contained in a bulky concrete cantilever. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London designer Benjamin John Hall has created a collection of shoes that double as spy gadgets (+slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Interview: 3D printing will revolutionise the way buildings are designed and built - and could herald a new aesthetic, according to Bart Van der Scheuren, vice president of Belgian additive manufacturing company Materialise. (more...) View the full article

Architecture studio RicharDavidArchitekti has built a greenhouse on top of a single-storey family home within an orchard in the town of Chlum, Czech Republic. Read more View the full article

London Design Festival 2014: designer Sebastian Cox has unveiled his latest collection of furniture made from hazel wood he collects in the British countryside (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Architect Arthur Mamou-Mani will give Dezeen readers a virtual reality tour of his Catharsis temple, created for this year's Burning Man festival, on VDF today. Tune in from 4:00pm UK time. Read more View the full article

Maison&Objet 2016: Danish design brand By Lassen is the latest company to reissue classic furniture, with a new edition of a chair designed by architect Flemming Lassen 80 years ago (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Rubbery doors outfit this cabinet designed by architecture studio Allthatissolid so that they stretch and form breast-like shapes when pulled open. Read more View the full article

Plymouth University graduate Richard Burrow presents a folding sewing machine at London graduate show New Designers this week. (more…) View the full article

Inside 2011: in our next round of Inside awards in Barcelona, Strelein Warehouse by Ian Moore Architects has just been announced as the winner of the residential category. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This cedar-clad dwelling in Portland, Oregon, by local studio Beebe Skidmore Architects serves as a modern interpretation of the historic Craftsman-style bungalows found throughout the city (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

At the start of 2011 two of our most popular stories were about sex toys. New online brand Made to Pleasure invited customers to customise the shape of their toys, while designer Marc Dibeh designed one that discreetly tucks into the side of a bedside lamp. A few designers started to look forward to the imminent wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton by designing unofficial commemorative plates, and a group of students constructed an igloo-shaped pavilion from cardboard hoops. Meanwhile, a wooden house filled with bridges and platforms sparked a debate about safety and we revealed images of a Maggie’s Centre designed by London architects MJP. We featured a fle…

Dezeen Wire: psychology is on an equal footing with technological advances when designing sportswear to improve an athlete’s performance, Nike‘s creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti told the audience at a talk hosted by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs at the Nike+ House of Innovation at Selfridges last night. “It’s not just about lightweight,” he said. “It’s about looking good as well as the psychological element. We see performance on all levels: environmental performance, psychological performance, physical performance.” (more…) View the full article