Ben Alun-Jones of Knyttan explains how customers can create bespoke knitwear at the company\'s "factory of the future" and claims mass customisation is transforming the role of designers. Knyttan, which Alun-Jones co-founded with Kirsty Emery...

Video by Clare Lewis, Carolina Sorensen, Tom Spark and Rotor Works. Night after night, the windows of the tower blocks that make up the Waterloo Estate in Sydney have been gradually lit up in different colours as part of a public art project that...

Dezeen has teamed up with French illustrator Jean Jullien and his animator brother Nicolas to create this exclusive film, in which Emeco CEO Gregg Buchbinder tells the story behind five of the American furniture brand\'s chairs. Jean and Nicolas...

Dezeen promotion: Spanish studio MUT Design has created a range of colourful sound-absorbing wall panels inspired by beetle shells for furniture brand Sancal. After a visit to a natural science museum, the Spanish studio was inspired to...

French illustrator Jean Jullien painted happy, sad and unimpressed expressions for his new collection of plates.  The six Face Plates are handmade and moulded in porcelain, with each design featuring a different colour, shape, size and set of...

Zane Walker of Kvadrat explains how Kvadrat Soft Cells acoustic panels are custom-made by hand in this movie Dezeen filmed for the textiles brand at its Poland factory. Kvadrat Soft Cells is a modular acoustic panel system produced by Danish...

In this movie, Thomas Granier explains why his organisation La Voûte Nubienne believes the future of housing in Africa can be transformed by reviving a 3,500-year-old building technique.

Sunlight has proven to be an excellent formgiver, with which architecture can create dynamic environments. The lighting design pioneer William M.C. Lam (1924-2012) emphasized in his book ?Sunlighting as Formgiver? that the consideration of daylight...

Dezeen promotion: Arjowiggins Creative Papers has launched a website that collates all of its paper ranges in a user-friendly space, with a search bar that lets designers find products by feature. Founded in 1770, the Anglo-French company offers 11...

In response to both the temporality of the facility and the context where is located, Peris+Toral stands up for a detachable and reusable construction that minimizes the trace on the territory: a scaffolding system as structure and formal solution...

WOHA co-founders Richard Hassel and Wong Mun Summ explain why they have launched a new homeware brand in this movie, which Dezeen filmed for the Singapore-based architecture studio at Maison&Objet in Paris. Called WOHAbeing, the new brand...

S.Pellegrino Flagship Factory, Bergamo Building, Industrial Italian Architecture, Images S.Pellegrino Flagship Factory in Bergamo New Building in North Italy – design by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Architects 16 Feb 2017 S.Pellegrino Flagship...

High-end hotels and resorts are moving away from "gold, marble and chandeliers" to offering guests unique experiences, AHEAD Asia jury members claim in this movie Dezeen produced for the hospitality awards scheme. The AHEAD Asia awards 2017,...

181 Fremont?which will become the third tallest structure in San Francisco and the most resilient tall building on the West Coast of the U.S.?has been awarded the REDi? Gold Rating, a new earthquake resilience rating. 

This movie has been nominated for a Webby Award! Please vote for it here:http://bit.ly/1ckuTK6 Musician Imogen Heap invited Dezeen to her home-studio to film this exclusive demonstration of her Mi.Mu gesture-control gloves, which allow her to...

Located in Kiev, this apartment has a contemporary eco-design conceived by the Ukrainian studio Cult of Design. Description by Cult of Design: The room is gorgeous, but? Continue reading

ArchiBlox has given this prefabricated beachfront house near Sydney a verdant plant-covered roof to help it blend into its clifftop setting. Avalon House is situated on one of the sandstone cliffs that overlook Avalon Beach, around 35 kilometres...

We have featured plenty of porch ideas, so today we are sharing some inspiration on turning your porch into an attractive, livable and usable space by making it a screened porch. This is a popular design trend because they are highly functional...

Rob Backhouse of Hassell explains how the architecture firm\'s office building for insurance company Medibank is designed to promote a healthy lifestyle amongst staff. Hassel\'s Medibank Workplace project in Melbourne, Australia, won the...

Arch2O.com Arch2O.com - Architecture & Design Magazine Pixelated Atrium, University College North Campus, is a ‘learning hub’ bringing together several specialized study programs under one roof. Faced with the demands of an alternative and...

As we begin to leave summer behind and ease into autumn, its time to get inspired with some fall decorating ideas for your home, helping put you in the holiday mood. We have put together a collection of fabulous finds of bloggers homes that were...

The huge living room concept of this residence was can be seen from several sides and our eye can see the complete inspiring landscaping of a living room with both contemporary and huge size. Through this page our imagination will be wild and get...

This two-story contemporary mountain home was designed in 2016 by Vertical Arts Architecture, located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The homeowner requested that the design of their home feel warm and cozy yet have a modern aesthetic. The...

La Mantilla answers the functional mix programme defined for the mixed development zone Jacques C?ur in Montpellier. With an approximately 32,000 m2 surface area, it provides shops, restaurants, housing, a student residence, offices and a public car...

Firms Lyons and m3architecture have been selected to design the Sustainable Futures Building at the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland.

Fall is already here, and if you haven’t yet done so, it is time to decorate your fireplace mantel (real or faux) to help celebrate the holiday season. The fireplace is a cozy spot for family to congregate, especially during the holiday season. It...

Rio 2016: Adidas and fashion designer Stella McCartney have revealed the outfits to be worn by Team GB athletes during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics this evening. Olympic cyclist Laura Trott shows the specially design coat of arms...

US firm Studio Gang has completed a student residential complex for the University of Chicago that features towers sheathed in glass and sculptural white concrete panels. Scheduled to open on 17 September, the complex ? called the Campus North...

Immobilière 3F, Vigneux-sur-Seine Residential Building, Apartments, Architecture Images Immobilière 3F in Vigneux-sur-Seine Housing Development in Paris, France – design by MDaa 3 Feb 2017 Immobilière 3F Design: Margot-Duclot architectes...

Located in San Antonio, Texas, the Olmos Park Residence was designed by Lake/Flato Architects. The Olmos Park Residence sits on a heavily wooded, quarter-acre corner? Continue reading

The California College of the Arts (CCA) has selected Studio Gang out of three finalists to design an expanded art and design college campus for the school in San Francisco. Currently split between San Francisco and Oakland, CCA?s expansion in San...

Marc Fornes/THEVERYMANY has unveiled ?Spineway?, a permanent public artwork commissioned by the City of San Antonio in Woodlawn Lake Park. Calling to mind the midcentury marvels of Alexander Calder or Mark di Suvero, Spineway has been digitally...

BMW has unveiled its design for a six-seater SUV, as part of a new range of cars that promise customers a more luxurious experience. First unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show last month, the BMW Concept X7 iPerformance is conceived as a hybrid...

World Architecture Festival Awards 2016, Buildings, Germany, News, Talks, Tours, Architects World Architecture Festival Berlin: WAF 2016 WAF Berlin, Germany: International Architectural Prize News – Global Networking for Architects page updated...

Astronauts piloting Virgin Galactic\'s commercial space flights will suit-up in these one-piece uniforms by Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas\' brand Y-3 (+ movie). The prototype spacesuits and accompanying boots were revealed at the Foster +...

Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: new research is driving a major rethink of office design, and interesting workplace interiors and furniture dominated this year\'s Clerkenwell Design Week. Office furniture is on the brink of a major overhaul, now...

Darling Harbour has commissioned Kengo Kuma to design a new civic and creative center in Sydney - the Japanese practice\'s first Australian project. The 30-meter-tall, wood-clad "Darling Exchange" will rise six stories and provide space...

Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés, in partnership with Eiffage and Woodeum, have won the competition for a 57 meter timber tower in the Saint-Jean Belcier district of Bordeaux, France. A tower and two shorter buildings, the 17,000 square meter mixed-use...

Ravine Retreat is a home designed to be a peaceful escape focused on the natural realm within the conditions of an established neighborhood. Three-dimensionally keyed into the site, the house is carefully situated ... Continue reading

Lascaux IV in Montignac – Lascaux, French Building Project, Dordogne Architecture News, Design Lascaux IV in Montignac The International Centre for Cave Art, France – design by Snøhetta and Casson Mann 3 Apr 2017 The International Centre for...

Sports brand Nike has revealed the running shoe that Jamaican athlete Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will wear while competing at this summer\'s Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro. The Nike Zoom Superfly Elite shoe was developed specifically for...

Writers Theatre is a popular theater company in the Chicago suburb of Glencoe, Illinois. Founded in the back room of a bookstore in 1992, Writers has embraced intimacy as its hallmark aesthetic since the very beginning. In 2003, Writers established...

This movie shows the installation of a trio of domed chambers from stacked silver and magenta paper tubes that Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects has designed for the National Building Museum in Washington DC. The installation called Hive...

Maison&Objet 2016: Czech designer Petra Krausová used traditional glass-blowing production and finishing techniques to create a constellation of pendants for lighting brand Lasvit. Petra Krausová ? part of Lasvit\'s team of in-house designers ?...

London\'s Royal College of Art (RCA) have revealed seven invited shortlisted practices for its new state-of-the-art £108million Battersea South campus. Featuring a smattering of architects from Europe, including Herzog & de Meuron and Lacaton...

INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors, WAF Buildings, Architects Event Germany, News, Talks, Tours INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors WAF Day One Winners From New Home in Berlin, Germany – Global Networking for Architects 21 Nov 2016 INSIDE:...

Custom carved tiles are the specialty of new Swedish brand Tilemark, which has launched with a debut collection designed by Form Us With Love. The brand has developed a technique for carving bespoke designs created through its online design tool...

Netatmo is a revolutionary smart home company developing groundbreaking, intuitive and beautifully-designed connected consumer electronics. Their intelligent heating solutions - the Smart Thermostat and Smart Radiator Valves designed by Philippe...

Architecture firm Waugh Thistleton has unveiled plans to build a timber-framed office block in London\'s Shoreditch that will reveal its state-of-the-art structure through a series of vertical slices. Proposed to replace the existing Development...

From 2019, all new Volvo cars will have electric or hybrid engines, the Swedish auto manufacturer announced today. The move makes Volvo the first of the major car companies to commit to phasing out the internal combustion engine and going...

A blushing desert rose or postmodern eyesore" Readers are arguing over the sculptural form of Jean Nouvel\'s National Museum of Qatar in this week\'s comments update. Rose-tinted: as Jean Nouvel\'s National Museum of Qatar nears completion...

PANDA, an exhibition by OMA & Bengler, opens today at the 2016 Oslo Architecture Triennale ? After Belonging.

Prompted by reports of accidents involving players of Pokémon GO, Australian firm Büro North has devised a concept for in-ground traffic lights to prevent pedestrians glued to their smartphones from walking out onto the road. Read the full story...

This video shows a model puffing bright red smoke out of a stick of dynamite. The clip was produced by New York studio Sagmeister & Walsh for fashion brand Milly. Read more on Dezeen: http://www.dezeen.com/"p=958383 Subscribe to our YouTube...

In this exclusive video produced by BIG, partner Jakob Lange discusses how the firm\'s plans for Hyperloop One high-speed transportation system will change the world. Read more on Dezeen:...

Dezeen editor Anna Winston identifies 10 of the key architecture and design trends of 2015, including ocean plastic, floating buildings and "broken-plan" living. Floating architecture London architecture studio Baca has proposed building...

House 334, San Antonio Renovated Home, Architecture Images, Texas Property House 334 in San Antonio American Building Renovation Project in Texas, United States of America – design by Craig McMahon Architects Sep 29, 2017 House 334 Design:...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)?s Future Trends Survey for December 2015 showed a dip in UK architects? confidence, reflecting the low number of new inquiries received by practices at the end of the year. The Future Trends workload...

Yves Behar\'s Fuseproject studio has designed an "emotionally intelligent robotic companion", which is intended to help the ageing population connect with technology and to continue learning through later life. Subscribe to our YouTube...

Photo: Shai Gil The Hazel McCallion Campus (HMC) expansion, a five-storey, 225,000 square foot building known as the HMC B-Wing that will increase enrolment capacity to over 5,600 students at Sheridan College Mississauga, officially opened last...

We have gathered together a collection for you of inspiring fall decor schemes using festive white pumpkins with tips on how to achieve the same look in your home. Most autumn decorating uses colorful harvest hues of oranges, rusts and yellows, so...

Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) have announced that a joint venture ? GBCI Canada ? has launched. GBCI Canada was formed to accelerate green building market transformation and impact in Canada,...

In our final movie from the World Architecture Festival 2016, architect Ann Lau explains how Australian firm Hayball plans to create collaborative learning spaces in the Melbourne school that was named Future Project of the Year last month. South...

The National Shooting Centre (Brasil2016.gov.br) was built for the Pan American Games in 2007. This is an award-winning project done by the architecture office BCMF Arquitetos (Brasil2016.gov.br ) that has been carefully renovated by Vigliecca &...

Global design consultancy IDEO has created a concept for a four-pod self-driving car that could be shared by everyone in the neighbourhood. The concept was created as part of the consultancy\'s The Future of Moving Together research, which...

Tudor-style ruffs, dismembered mannequin hands and recycled cardboard coats feature in Dezeen design editor Dan Howarth\'s pick of the MA Menswear graduate collections from London College of Fashion. Xiaozhou Su The LCF catwalk show took place...

One of 23 teams selected in the Reinventer.paris competition, Jacques Ferrier Architecture, Chartier Dalix Architectes and SLA Landskab have unveiled their winning proposal for the Ternes-Villers site, titled ?Multi-Layered City.? Located at...

In the first movie in our Bolon at Heart video series, Annica and Marie Eklund explain how they transformed their grandfather\'s rug company into a glamorous design brand. Led by sisters Annica and Marie Eklund since 2003, Bolon is famous for...

Right on the shores of Lac Plaisant in the village of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, the Window on the Lake house rests on the same land as an old family cottage. Design by YH2, the minimalist abode features wood construction both outside and in with a gable...

French artist Daniel Buren has covered the glass sails of Frank Gehry\'s Fondation Louis Vuitton building in Paris with an array of multicoloured filters (+ slideshow). Named Observatory of Light, the site-specific installation was unveiled...

The World Architecture Festival have announced the shortlist for their 2016 awards, featuring 343 projects from 58 countries across 32 categories. As the world\'s largest architectural awards program, the shortlist contains completed and future...

Seattle-based firm LMN Architects have won an Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Award for Excellence for its Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas. 

Orrizontale has constructed ?Casa do Quarteirão,? a permanent wooden installation developed for Walk&Talk 2016, an annual arts festival in the Azores islands, that reclaims the physical space of the street for ?convivial and collaborative use.?

When you think of Halloween, you imagine scary costumes and equally scary pumpkins to decorate your home, greeting your trick-or-treaters. Decorating a pumpkins is one of the largest symbols of this holiday and is a fun way to get all family members...

Dezeen promotion: furniture brand BD Barcelona Design and arts organisation Creative Dialogue have revealed plans to collaborate with five designers from the Gulf region, in a project that aims to celebrate Arab creativity. BD Barcelona is...

The new Linden Hills Lofts are located in one of Minneapolis? most sought after residential and commercial neighborhoods, Linden Hills. The four story residence is close to desirable amenities ... Continue reading

This fabulous modern industrial loft was reimagined for a family of five by Croma Design, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The loft is comprised of 3,200 square feet (297 square meters) of living space with four bedrooms and four...

Arch2O.com Arch2O.com - Architecture & Design Magazine Earlier this year Associated Architects completed the Princess Alexandra auditorium, an integral part of their overall masterplan for the school. The zinc clad performance hall won a 2013 RIBA...

British designer Benjamin Hubert has teamed up with entrepreneur Asad Hamir to launch a new electronic accessories brand, which they hope will rid us of "chaotic cords and broken cables". Hubert and Hamir debuted the Nolii brand this morning at...

This video shows the logo for fashion brand Milly freezing. It was produced as part of a new branding campaign by New York design studio Sagmeister & Walsh. Read more on Dezeen: http://www.dezeen.com/"p=958383 Subscribe to our YouTube channel...

German designer Clemens Weisshaar discusses how networking industrial machinery could transform manufacturing in this talk Dezeen filmed for lighting company EWO. Networking industrial machinery could transform manufacturing says German designer...

This 1954 one-story house by architect Otto Ransleben was compromised by a clumsy two-story 1970?s addition that blocked eighty percent of the public core?s daylight, leaving it a cave-like shaft. The overhangs of the addition were stubby relative...

This striking modern home was designed by Alta Architecture in collaboration with R.Z.Owens Constructions, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Nestled on a quiet, suburban street, the residence was designed for a couple and their extended...

Work is already underway on the Ras Abu Aboud stadium in Doha, designed by Fenwick Iribarren Architects for the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. Made from modified steel shipping containers arranged in an "elegant curved square", the...

Mimicking the architecture of shingled cottages you would see in the Hamptons, this home is the imagination of Blaze Makoid Architecture, nestled in the charming village of Sagaponack, in Southampton, New York. Interiors studio Axis Mundi also...

We have put together a fabulous collection for you of Farmhouse fall decor that is completely on trend, showcasing neutral color palettes infused with natural materials. What we are seeing is lots of white pumpkins, fantasy pumpkins, cool painted...

Ateliers Jean Nouvel has released new renderings for its plant-covered luxury hotel adjoining a former maternity hospital in São Paulo, which will feature interiors by Philippe Starck. Nouvel\'s Paris-based firm teamed up with developer...

World Architecture Festival 2016 Finalists, WAF Buildings, Architects Event Germany, News, Talks, Tours World Architecture Festival 2016 Winners WAF Berlin, Germany: International Architectural Prize News – Global Networking for Architects page...

Commissioned by Surround Architecture, Folly Farm is a contemporary expression of historic, additive farmhouse-style architecture located in Boulder, Colorado. The homeowners are a young family that is both energetic and creative. They wished to...

This midcentury home was completely remodeled by interiors studio H3K Design, featuring clean lines and indoor-outdoor design in Palm Springs, California. The designers wanted to make this Alexander built home the ultimate dream retreat. From the...

Spotted on Unique Home Stays, this heavenly retreat will offer you the opportunity to vacation in an historically preserved 19th century engine house, located in Trelion, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Named “The Stackâ€�, this self-catering retreat...

Dezeen has teamed up with The Conran Shop to give one reader the chance to win a sofa from its updated Build Your Own upholstery collection, which they can customise from a range of designs, fabrics, and colours. Loading... Competition closes 10...

The products that designers help create are the biggest contributors to climate change, according to research presented at our Good Design for a Bad World talks at Dutch Design Week last month. The claim came from designer Babette Porcelijn, who...

Geometric alcoves, rope partitions and a dramatic arched ceiling make up the design of this new restaurant by California studio Archisects. Called Madison, the contemporary restaurant is located in the University Heights district in San Diego, a...

This video shows the concept for Austin-based startup Kasita. The micro-homes the company proposes can be moved depending on their owner\'s needs. Read more on dezeen: http://www.dezeen.com/"p=954665 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for the...

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The scattered and irregular gables of this Federation house, while absent from the contemporary extension, are suggestive of the casual arrangement of courtyards that now enliven the dwelling within. Continue reading

This minimal modern barn house was designed by Joan Heaton Architects, along with builder Silver Maple Construction, located in Weybridge, Vermont. This property was designed as a simple vacation getaway spot for a family to relax and enjoy the...

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: the architects behind plans to create a cluster of freshwater swimming pools on the River Thames have unveiled a proposal for a floating pool on the Yarra River in the Australian city of Melbourne. Studio Octopi...

Industrial designer Leonie Tenthof van Noorden, who uses 3D scanning to produce bespoke dresses, claims the technique will soon be commonplace in fashion stores. "In the future you will go into a store where you get a 3D body scan and start...