Table Lamp by Bocci
Dezeen Showroom: Canadian design company Bocci has launched a range of table lamps with sculptural glass shades. More about Table Lamp by Bocci
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Armature lighting by Bocci
Dezeen Showroom: Armature is a contemporary chandelier by Canadian design company Bocci that comprises matte black branches and blown-glass shades. More about Armature lighting by Bocci
Rural Urban Framework builds tent-style community centre in Ulaanbaatar
The Ger Innovation Centre is a community centre built from timber and polycarbonate by design group Rural Urban Framework in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. More about Rural Urban Framework builds tent-style community centre in Ulaanbaatar
Metaform Architects creates customisable face shields for children
Child-sized face shields with interchangeable decorations have been designed by Metaform Architects for children going back to school, plus today's other design-related coronavirus news. More about Metaform Architects creates customisable face shields for children
Archigram's Plug-In City shows that "pre-fabrication doesn't have to be boring" says Peter Cook
Architects Peter Cook and Dennis Crompton discuss Archigram's influential concept for an elevated city of capsule homes in the second instalment of our exclusive video series with the radical architecture group for VDF. More about Archigram's Plug-In City shows that "pre-fabrication doesn't have to be boring" says Peter Cook
Factorydesign proposes Isolation screen for social distancing on planes
Aviation consultancy Factorydesign has envisioned how social distancing could be achieved on planes after the peak of the coronavirus pandemic with its Isolation screen divider kit. More about Factorydesign proposes Isolation screen for social distancing on planes
Dezeen Awards judges looking forward to "tsunami of amazingness” as deadline approaches
Dezeen Awards judges including Adam Nathaniel Furman and Arthur Mamou-Mani have described what they're hoping to see from entrants ahead of the 2 June entry deadline. More about Dezeen Awards judges looking forward to "tsunami of amazingness” as deadline approaches
JamesPlumb converts Victorian tannery into London HQ for PSLab
Blocky concrete plinths dominate lighting brand PSLab's London headquarters, which local studio JamesPlumb has designed to evoke "quiet brutalism". More about JamesPlumb converts Victorian tannery into London HQ for PSLab
"I always feel like the fraud in the room" says Faye Toogood
British designer Faye Toogood discusses her unconventional career path and the story of her latest collection in this video interview as part of our ongoing collaboration with Friedman Benda for VDF. More about "I always feel like the fraud in the room" says Faye Toogood
Caret Studio installs gridded social-distancing system inside Italian piazza
Italian practice Caret Studio has installed the StoDistante installation in an Italian square to encourage social distancing as a temporary solution for reactivating public spaces after Covid-19 lockdown ends. More about Caret Studio installs gridded social-distancing system inside Italian piazza
TAOA designs see-through walls for Landscape House in Beijing
Glass walls and perforated metal screens help to blur the boundaries between inside and outside for this house in Beijing by architecture studio TAOA. More about TAOA designs see-through walls for Landscape House in Beijing
Six seesaws designed outside of the playground
Architects and designers have been using seesaws, usually found in children's playgrounds, to create installations and make political statements. Here are six of the most engaging. More about Six seesaws designed outside of the playground
Maarten Baas creates video showing his designs as "silent witnesses to the limitless opulent world from the past"
Dutch designer Maarten Baas has created a short satirical movie set in a future where Western society has suffered a dramatic decline and his works are found gathering dust in his warehouse. More about Maarten Baas creates video showing his designs as "silent witnesses to the limitless opulent world from the past"
Mark Odom pays homage to the 1950s with Inglewood Residence in Austin
A vintage car parked outside this house in Austin designed by Texas firm Mark Odom Studio adds to its mid-century modern aesthetic. More about Mark Odom pays homage to the 1950s with Inglewood Residence in Austin
"Offices are going to get much smaller" after pandemic says Sevil Peach
Large offices will become a thing of the past according to interior designer Sevil Peach, who predicts that corporate towers will be replaced by smaller hubs as staff work from home offices and co-working spaces as a result of coronavirus. More about "Offices are going to get much smaller" after pandemic says Sevil Peach
MB Architecture stacks shipping containers to form Amagansett holiday home
US studio MB Architecture has stacked shipping containers to construct this black holiday house in Amagansett, New York in a few days. More about MB Architecture stacks shipping containers to form Amagansett holiday home
Live interview with architect Stefan Behnisch
German architect Stefan Behnisch speaks to Dezeen in this Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with architect Stefan Behnisch
Space Popular launches virtual reality art gallery
Design studio Space Popular has created a gallery in virtual reality for the Architectural Association, plus today's other design and architecture-related coronavirus news. More about Space Popular launches virtual reality art gallery
Carlo Ratti calls for redesign of "dinosaur" hospitals and universities for the post-coronavirus era
Hospitals and universities are "dinosaurs" that need to be redesigned in the wake of coronavirus, according to architect Carlo Ratti. More about Carlo Ratti calls for redesign of "dinosaur" hospitals and universities for the post-coronavirus era
"At first, almost nobody took any notice of Archigram" says Peter Cook in exclusive Dezeen interview
In the first of a series of video interviews with former members of Archigram for VDF, architect Peter Cook recounts how the influential avant-garde architecture group rose to prominence in the 1960s. More about "At first, almost nobody took any notice of Archigram" says Peter Cook in exclusive Dezeen interview