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Graduate shows 2015: Central Saint Martins graduate Paulina Lenoir has designed a pair of comically long shoes that force wearers to reconsider their daily routes and pace (+ movie). (more…) [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

Milan 2014: Vienna-based designer Alexander Gufler has created three new products for Czech brand TON that will be launched at Salone Internazionale del Mobile today (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A youth centre in Spain designed by Barcelona and Madrid studio B720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos uses warm colours and wooden elements to create a "comforting" place. Read more

Hundreds of spinning blades reveal the invisible patterns of the wind in American artist Charles Sowers’ kinetic installation on the facade of the Randall Museum in San Francisco. (more…) View the full article

The stripped concrete skeletons of three former factories in A Coruña await conversion into public buildings by Spanish architects Díaz&Díaz. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: retailer Life Kitchens has opened a flagship store in London's Waterloo, which comes complete with a virtual-reality theatre that allows customers to see and modify their suites before purchasing. Read more View the full article

In the next movie we filmed during Dezeen Live at 100% Design, designer Asif Khan explains how soap bubbles, rubbish bins and a neighbour’s flower bed have all provided inspiration for his work. (more…) View the full article

A zigzagging structure of spruce beams supports the roof of a science laboratory at the Eleanor Palmer Primary School in Kentish Town, London, designed by AY Architects. Read more

The first adidas by Stella McCartney store has opened in London, with an interior designed by architects APA. (more…) View the full article

Sports brand Adidas has unveiled its latest running shoes with springy blades sticking out of the soles (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

It's all happening in New York during May, with new city-wide event NYCxDesign running alongside the established International Contemporary Furniture Fair. We've also added five new events to the World Design Guide. (more...) View the full article

Walls with the texture of scrunched-up paper feature on this residential and office building that architecture studio DROO has completed in east London. Read more View the full article

This week we've selected four promising opportunities for project architects on Dezeen Jobs, including vacancies at London-based firms Gort Scott and Chris Dyson Architects. Read more

Yves Klein's electric blue artworks add a touch of avant-garde to the baroque interiors of Blenheim Palace, England, in an exhibition featuring over 50 of the French artist's works. Read more View the full article

A survey conducted by the Royal Institute of British Architects has found that 45 per cent of architects have lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic, while almost quarter are struggling mentally. Read more View the full article

Peruvian studio 51-1 Arquitectos has completed an academic building in Lima that is meant to serve as a "gastronomic machine" for training culinary and hospitality students. Read more View the full article

Berlin-based designer Yasmine Benhadj-Djilali has proposed a new piece of office furniture to allow employees a moment of private reflection. Read more View the full article

Influential companies should be leading the development of sustainable products, according to Google's vice president of hardware design Ivy Ross. Read more View the full article

The A-frame roof, one of the oldest forms in construction, is back in vogue and pointier than ever. Here are 10 of the best examples that show why gabled roofs are the new flat roofs. (more…) View the full article

These pastel-toned cabinet handles may look like solid marble, but they are actually made from recycled ocean plastic. Read more View the full article

Designer Shaakira Jassat has created a rain-catcher that is slim enough to fit on the outside of buildings in dense urban environments. Read more View the full article

Music: Japanese production studio Party is live streaming its music video for Androp's track Hana onto a bunch of white lilies (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Prada has signed a £42.9 million loan with banking group Crédit Agricole, with repayment terms conditional to meeting key targets around the sustainability of its products and operations. Read more View the full article

Architecture Club has completed a sculpture studio for Polish artist Monika Sosnowska, featuring board-marked concrete walls and huge windows. Read more View the full article

Creative firm Grupo Mitote has overhauled a 16-century colonial mansion near Guadalajara, Mexico to create the Juana Bautista Hotel. Read more