Ergofocus Holographik fireplace by Focus
Dezeen Showroom: French fireplace brand Focus has extended its collection of Ergofocus fireplaces to include a design that produces holographic flames. More about Ergofocus Holographik fireplace by Focus
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Zedo desk by Paolo Pampanoni for Narbutas
Dezeen Showroom: Italian architect and designer Paolo Pampanoni has created the Zedo desk for workplace furniture brand Narbutas, which aims to bring warmth and personality to the workspace. More about Zedo desk by Paolo Pampanoni for Narbutas
Flea Folly Architects completes False Banana Pavilion at Kew Wakehurst
London studio Flea Folly Architects has erected a pavilion at Kew Wakehurst botanic gardens in West Sussex, England, which uses a combination of local materials to evoke a traditional Ethiopian dwelling. More about Flea Folly Architects completes False Banana Pavilion at Kew Wakehurst
BIG designs 50 Queens installation to highlight "importance of gender equality"
Danish architecture studio BIG has created a sculptural installation in Copenhagen, Denmark, to mark Queen Margrethe II's 50th Jubilee. More about BIG designs 50 Queens installation to highlight "importance of gender equality"
Dezeen reveals the world's 57 best buildings shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2022
Dezeen has announced the architecture shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes buildings by MVRDV, MAD and the late Richard Rogers. More about Dezeen reveals the world's 57 best buildings shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2022
Atelier38 reworks furniture store into home for Czech Radio
Architecture studio Atelier38 has converted a former furniture store in Olomouc, Czech Republic, into a broadcast centre arranged around a light-filled atrium. More about Atelier38 reworks furniture store into home for Czech Radio
Bill Gates and Samsung develop toilet that combusts waste "into ashes"
Billionaire Bill Gates has partnered with electronics company Samsung to create a prototype waterless toilet for household use that turns solid waste into ashes. More about Bill Gates and Samsung develop toilet that combusts waste "into ashes"
Thomas Demand and Caruso St John follow "the logic of paper" for The Triple Folly pavilion
German artist Thomas Demand has teamed up with Caruso St John Architects to create his first building – a pavilion at the Kvadrat headquarters in Denmark that was designed to look like it is made out of paper. More about Thomas Demand and Caruso St John follow "the logic of paper" for The Triple Folly pavilion
University of Virginia 3D-prints living soil walls that sprout greenery
University of Virginia researchers have invented a method of 3D printing with seed-impregnated soil, which could be used to create walls and roofs teeming with plant life. More about University of Virginia 3D-prints living soil walls that sprout greenery
Hybrid uses wood and weathering steel for Oak & Alder duplex in Seattle
American studio Hybrid has designed, funded and built a pair of "missing middle" townhomes that are meant to help densify a Seattle neighbourhood while respecting the context. More about Hybrid uses wood and weathering steel for Oak & Alder duplex in Seattle
Civic Architects converts 1930s town hall buildings into shoe museum
Circular openings sliced into an existing brick wall provide views through to exhibition spaces inside this shoe museum, which Amsterdam-based Civic Architects designed in Waalwijk, the Netherlands. More about Civic Architects converts 1930s town hall buildings into shoe museum
Ten atriums that brighten and expand residential spaces
A Montreal home with a trapeze net, a warehouse conversion in London and an Indian home with a monolithic marble facade are among the residences in this lookbook, which feature atriums as a central aspect of their design. More about Ten atriums that brighten and expand residential spaces
Bill Amberg Studio creates ribbon-like leather ceiling for London office lobby
Padded leather panels twist their way across the ceiling in the lobby of the 22 Bishopsgate skyscraper in London as part of an installation developed for the office building by leather specialist Bill Amberg Studio. More about Bill Amberg Studio creates ribbon-like leather ceiling for London office lobby
Zaytinya NYC restaurant by Rockwell Group "transports" diners to the Mediterranean
Blue glass discs, hand-painted linen pendants and ombre curtains were combined by design studio Rockwell Group to evoke the Mediterranean coast at this restaurant in New York City. More about Zaytinya NYC restaurant by Rockwell Group "transports" diners to the Mediterranean
Wutopia Lab completes museum and dance studio influenced by Chinese ink drawings
The inky brushstrokes of traditional Chinese paintings influenced the fluid forms of this museum complex that architecture firm Wutopia Lab has designed for a property developer in Qinhuangdao. More about Wutopia Lab completes museum and dance studio influenced by Chinese ink drawings
Fifteen supertall skyscrapers being built around the world
To mark World Skyscraper Day, Dezeen has rounded up 15 supertall skyscrapers that are set to be built in cities across the globe, including a pair of twisting towers in Australia and the buildings battling to become Africa's tallest. More about Fifteen supertall skyscrapers being built around the world
This week Aedas unveiled the "most twisted tower in the world"
This week on Dezeen, architecture studio Aedas revealed Dance of Light, an office skyscraper in China that has two double-curved facades that make it appear twisted. More about This week Aedas unveiled the "most twisted tower in the world"
Hebra Arquitectos perches Apfel House on hill overlooking a Chilean valley
Chilean studio Hebra Arquitectos has completed a wood-clad, T-shaped home that has stylistic elements from barn architecture and juts out into the landscape in order to provide the best views of the terrain. More about Hebra Arquitectos perches Apfel House on hill overlooking a Chilean valley
Bernheimer Architecture becomes first US private-sector architecture studio to unionize
New York studio Bernheimer Architecture has announced that its employees will join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, making it the first private-sector architecture studio in the US to unionize. More about Bernheimer Architecture becomes first US private-sector architecture studio to unionize
OPPO debuts Android-based operating system called ColorOS 13 with aquamorphic design
Promotion: global smart device brand OPPO has introduced ColorOS 13, an operating system designed to have a water-like fluidity. More about OPPO debuts Android-based operating system called ColorOS 13 with aquamorphic design