FGMF Arquitetos stacks white Casa Neblina on sloping São Paulo plot
Brazilian studio FGMF Arquitetos has designed this white house in the suburbs of São Paulo to feature stilted volumes atop a glazed living room with views of an infinity pool. More
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Wearable Opioid Antidote Device automatically reverses overdoses
Researchers at Purdue University have designed a wearable device that can detect an opioid overdose and trigger the release of an antidote. More
"How about gun control legislation instead?"
In this week's comments update, readers are saddened after self-defence brand Guard Dog suggested that children should start wearing bulletproof backpacks. More
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Google Maps launches AR walking directions
Google has released a beta feature for its Google Maps service called Live View, which uses augmented reality to show users which direction to walk in. More
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Roca launches bathroom collection made from innovative design material Surfex
Dezeen promotion: bathroom brand Roca has developed an innovative, flexible surface material called Surfex, which it has launched with its Modo collection. More
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Magdalena Keck fuses Japanese and Danish design in Upstate New York home
New York interior designer Magdalena Keck has outfitted a holiday home in a Catskill Mountains development to create a "harmony" between Japanese minimalism, mid-century design and American crafts. More
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Competition: win a bicycle helmet by Thousand and Poketo
In our latest competition, we're offering three readers the chance to win a vintage-style helmet with vegan leather straps designed by Thousand and Poketo. More
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Opus hotel by Zaha Hadid Architects nears completion in Dubai
The Opus in Dubai by Zaha Hadid Architects, a mixed-use building formed of conjoined towers with a irregular void in the middle, is almost ready to open. More
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"I don't believe we're going to clean up the oceans" says Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch
Eliminating plastic from the seas is not possible and instead new materials need to be developed to replace plastic, according to the founder of Parley for the Oceans. More
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Design Can aims to disrupt UK's "privileged" design industry
The UK design industry "isn't representative of the society it serves" say the founders of Design Can, a new tool aimed at increasing diversity that launched yesterday. More
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Yabashi Architects slots cafe and pocket park between buildings in Kyushu
A tiered pocket-park tops this cafe in Kyushu, Japan, which Yabashi Architects has erected on the grounds of a building destroyed in an earthquake. More
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SomeOne rebrands the House of Commons for the digital age
Design agency SomeOne has updated the visual identity of the UK's House of Commons to make it perform better across different platforms including apps and social media. More
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J Mayer H carves house in Germany from a stack of concrete blocks
Architecture studio J Mayer H has stripped back a set of brutalist buildings to create a house in Germany that occupies a stack of concrete blocks with mirrored walls. More
