Hem opens LA showroom with "supersized confetti" installation
Swedish furniture brand Hem has opened its first permanent US showroom in Los Angeles, featuring a courtyard decorated with colourful graphics that resemble confetti. More
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Sebastian Errazuriz exhibition at New York's R & Company features taxidermy Bird Chandelier
A crystal chandelier tangled with 100 colourful stuffed birds and an unfurling wooden cabinet are among a series of new works that artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz is showing in New York. More
La Barque lake house by ACDF overlooks Quebec countryside
Canadian firm ACDF Architecture has designed a lake house on a sloping site in Quebec, with a protruding terrace so residents can get even closer to the water's edge. More
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Dezeen Weekly features David Chipperfield's new museum and a converted chapel
The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features a home created within a derelict chapel, which was named London's best new house extension, and David Chipperfield's soon-to-open Zhejiang Museum of Natural History. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
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Integrating design into business strategy is good for growth, says InVision report
Companies that incorporate good design into their corporate strategies, as well as their products, benefit from increased productivity and market share, according to research by InVision. More
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"There is nothing to fear from a good building"
What could possibly be bad about recreating an example of great design, asks Michael Miner, who was criticised by Aaron Betsky for wanting to resurrect a Frank Lloyd Wright building. More
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Espen Surnevik elevates pair of treetop cabins on stilts in Norwegian forest
Oslo-based architect Espen Surnevik has nestled the PAN Treetop Cabins on slender stilts among the treetops of Finnskogen, a woodland in east Norway. More
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Stockholm travel guide for architects and designers
With Stockholm Design Week just around the corner, here's a travel guide featuring our pick of the city's top places to eat, drink, sleep and explore, including a pared-back bistro and a revamped brutalist hotel. More
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Grenfell Tower fire wouldn't have happened "if it hadn't been so ugly" says Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton, chair of the UK government's Building Better Building Beautiful Commission, says that bad design was behind the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people. More
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V&A exhibition explores the "all-pervasive" legacy of Christian Dior
An exhibition exploring the work and enduring legacy of fashion designer Christian Dior opens on Saturday at London's V&A museum. More
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Careers guide: Stufish design director Ray Winkler reveals his path into set design for rock stars
Today Dezeen Jobs launches a careers guide profiling people with inspiring jobs in architecture, interiors and design. First we interview Ray Winkler, design director at entertainment architecture studio Stufish, which creates stages for musicians like the Rolling Stones and U2. More
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Archways appear throughout Penthouse in Barcelona by PMAA
Partitions punctuated with arched openings divide the living spaces inside this Barcelona apartment, which has been overhauled by architecture studio PMAA. More
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Volvo creates Living Seawall to combat pollution and promote biodiversity
Volvo has installed an environmentally friendly seawall along the coast of Sydney's harbour that aims to improve biodiversity and water quality in the area. More
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Charged Voids builds stone-clad Chandigarh home Residence 145 around courtyard
Living spaces at this house in the Indian city of Chandigarh are distributed around a full-height courtyard that allows natural light and breezes to reach rooms arranged around its perimeter. More
