Villa 4.0 by Dick van Gameren
Dutch architect Dick van Gameren has converted a family house outside Hilversum by punching three faceted skylights through the roof and driving a corridor through the middle. More »
Monthly archives: July 2011
Convention Centre by Eva Jiricna Architects
and A.I Design s.r.o.
A ring of mesh thorns crowns the roof of this convention centre in Zlín, Czech Republic, by London studio Eva Jiricna Architects and Prague architects A.I Design s.r.o. More »
6T7 Espai Cafe by MSB Estudi Taller
Panels woven from steel wire filter light into this combined cafe and gallery by Spanish architects MSB Estudi Taller. More »
Mercury by Ziiiro available in new colours
at Dezeen Watch Store
Dezeen Watch Store: the Mercury watch by Hong Kong brand Ziiiro is now available in new colours at Dezeen Watch Store. More »
Blast by Guy Mishaly
An explosion created these stools by Israeli designer Guy Mishaly. More »
Sun Cutter by Markus Kayser
Show RCA 2011: here’s another piece of manufacturing machinery that harnesses sunlight by Markus Kayser – inventor of the Solar Sinter 3D printer in our earlier story – this time a low-tech, low-energy version of a laser cutter. More »
Nestlé Chocolate Museum by Metro
Brazilian architects Metro have completed a red glass chocolate museum in the sky. More »
Feral House Nichoir by Matali Crasset
A diamond-shaped cabin on legs is the first of four woodland hotel rooms to be completed by French designer Matali Crasset. More »
Special feature: alarming cantilevers
Here’s a round-up of all our stories that feature buildings with alarming cantilevers. See all the stories »
Underconstruction by Ornella Stocco
New Designers 2011: Spanish furniture and product design graduate Ornella Stocco has created a modular furniture system with joints made of porcelain. More »
Designer Werktag 2011
Dezeen promotion: Swiss studio Atelier Oï suspended nets from floating helium balloons to decorate the halls of interiors event Designer Werktag in Hamburg. More »
52 by Suppose Design Office
A zig-zagging metal wall divides this clothes shop by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office, separating outerwear from undergarments. More »
Interview: Assemblage 1 by Toogood
Dezeen Screen: designer Faye Toogood presents Assemblage 1, her first collection of furniture and lighting made of stone, brass and English sycamore, in this interview that Dezeen filmed during the London Design Festival 2010. Check out our plans for this year’s festival here. Watch the movie »
NHow Hotel Berlin by NPS Tchoban Voss
Extreme cantilever alert! A four-storey block with a mirrored underside juts out from the top of a Berlin hotel, 25 metres above the ground (photos by Roland Halbe). More »
Consultorio en La Envía by Miguel Barahona
and Luis Castillo
Waiting rooms inside this red-striped health centre by architects Miguel Barahona and Luis Castillo overlook the Sierra de Gardor mountains in southern Spain. More »