Materia's Design Week Mexico pavilion casts shadow patterns across itself
White concrete columns intersect with wooden beams to form the pavilion for this year's Design Week Mexico, designed by Mexican architecture studio Materia. More
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Latest Dezeen Mail includes IKEA's furniture for pets and a robot deity
IKEA's new furniture range for cats and dogs features in this week's Dezeen Mail newsletter, along with plans to create an AI god and a house with a DeLorean parked outside. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
Umbrellium develops interactive road crossing that only appears when needed
Bright LEDs flash warning signals to smartphone users who veer onto this interactive road surface, which is designed to disappear during the dead of night and reappear only when needed. More
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Competition: win a customisable sofa from The Conran Shop
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. More
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Superflex installs dozens of swings at Tate Modern to "combat social apathy"
Danish design collective Superflex has filled the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall with a snaking framework of three-seater swings, which it hopes will encourage social interaction between visitors. More
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Good Design for a Bad World: details announced for free talks at Dutch Design Week 2017
Can design tackle the really big problems facing the world? Or is design helping to cause these problems? Join Dezeen and Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven on 21 and 22 October, where these questions will be addressed in a series of free discussions. More
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Tino Schaedler takes cues from movie sets for his LA family home
Large windows provide framed views of Los Angeles from this hilltop house, which German art director Tino Schaedler has designed for his family. More
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Six of the most appealing assistant roles on Dezeen Jobs this week
David Chipperfield and MVRDV are among the architects and designers recruiting for assistants and other support roles on Dezeen Jobs this week. Here are six of the best opportunities available. More
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Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio complete Shanghai skyscraper duo
Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio teamed up to design this pair of 180-metre skyscrapers, which stand at the intersection of Shanghai's old town and a new financial district, the Bund Finance Centre. More
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Gucci pledges to stop using animal fur in its fashion collections
Italian fashion house Gucci has committed to going fur-free and pledged to auction all past fur garments, to benefit animal-rights charities. More
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Milan's Ventura Lambrate design district scrapped after eight years
Ventura Lambrate, one of the main showcases during Milan's annual design week, has been permanently cancelled – as a result of rising rents in the area. More
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Last chance to buy Dezeen and Braun limited-edition watch
Time is running out to purchase the exclusive Dezeen and Braun watch, which is available online until 18 October. More
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Ray and Charles Eames retrospective takes over Vitra Design Museum campus
A room filled with furniture experimentations and a display designed specifically for children are among the four different zones making up a huge Eames retrospective currently on show at the Vitra Design Museum. More
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Dimore Studio uses velvet, brass and marble for opulent London supper club
Dimore Studio took cues from the decadent 1960s nightlife spots on the French Riviera for the rose-tinted interiors of this new restaurant at a west London members' club. More
