Akira bureau by Mathias Hahn for Schönbuch
Dezeen Showroom: designed by Mathias Hahn for German brand Schönbuch, the Akira bureau serves as both a statement piece and a special place to write. More about Akira bureau by Mathias Hahn for Schönbuch
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Offset Cube bench by Videre Licet via Twentieth Gallery
Dezeen Showroom: Offset Cube is a sculptural bronze bench made by design studio Videre Licet, "which is as subtle as it is grand" and available through Los Angeles gallery Twentieth. More about Offset Cube bench by Videre Licet via Twentieth Gallery
BIG designs "infinity loop" skyscraper for OPPO in Hangzhou
Danish architecture studio BIG has designed a research and development building named the O-Tower for Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO in Hangzhou. More about BIG designs "infinity loop" skyscraper for OPPO in Hangzhou
Adidas unveils Stan Smith Mylo trainers made from mycelium leather
Adidas has revealed a mycelium leather version of its classic Stan Smith trainers, becoming the latest in a flurry of brands creating products from the sustainable leather alternative. More about Adidas unveils Stan Smith Mylo trainers made from mycelium leather
Live talk with Dezeen Awards judges Gary Hustwit and Katie Treggiden
In this live talk, filmmaker Gary Hustwit and environmental design writer Katie Treggiden discussed the new media and sustainability Dezeen Awards categories for which they are overseeing judging. More about Live talk with Dezeen Awards judges Gary Hustwit and Katie Treggiden
Trestle outdoor table by Jennifer Newman Studio
Dezeen Showroom: Jennifer Newman Studio has introduced an all-metal outdoor version of its Trestle table with an oversized cantilever top that adds a contemporary feel to gardens and patios. More about Trestle outdoor table by Jennifer Newman Studio
Salone del Mobile expected to go ahead as Italian government lifts coronavirus ban on trade fairs
Milan's Salone del Mobile looks set to take place in September after the Italian government announced that trade shows will be allowed to take place from 1 July. More about Salone del Mobile expected to go ahead as Italian government lifts coronavirus ban on trade fairs
Elena Lokastova creates bright jewellery showroom in Moscow attic space
Russian architect Elena Lokastova has turned the attic space of a Moscow office building into a jewellery showroom with green-carpeted interiors, informed by the patinated copper dome of a monastery that can be seen from the window. More about Elena Lokastova creates bright jewellery showroom in Moscow attic space
Heatherwick Studio reveals Airo car that will clean pollution as it drives
London-based Heatherwick Studio has unveiled its concept for the Airo electric car for IM Motors that will "vacuum up pollutants from other cars". More about Heatherwick Studio reveals Airo car that will clean pollution as it drives
Architect-led charity run HD5K returns with virtual 2021 event
The UK architecture industry's charity run HD5K is going virtual in 2021, calling on people to run or walk five kilometres in their neighbourhoods and raise money to fight motor neurone disease. More about Architect-led charity run HD5K returns with virtual 2021 event
Yukawa Design Lab's Margin House is built around a multipurpose atrium with a tree
Japanese architect Kohei Yukawa has designed a house for himself and his family in a suburb of Osaka, featuring flexible living spaces arranged around a double-height atrium with a tree at its centre. More about Yukawa Design Lab's Margin House is built around a multipurpose atrium with a tree
Shifted balconies wrap São Paulo housing block by Königsberger Vannucchi
Brazilian studio Königsberger Vannucchi Arquitetura has completed a residential building in São Paulo with irregularly shaped terraces that look slanted from a distance. More about Shifted balconies wrap São Paulo housing block by Königsberger Vannucchi
Nomo Fomo benches are social distancing devices to help prevent FOMO
Studio Hai has imagined a set of quirky outdoor benches and planters to help counteract the fear of missing out, or FOMO, during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Nomo Fomo benches are social distancing devices to help prevent FOMO
Wooden partitions add flexibility to Fruit Box house extension in London
Nimtim Architects has added an extension called Fruit Box to a 1970s townhouse in Forest Hill, London, which is loosely divided by adaptable, semi-open partitions. More about Wooden partitions add flexibility to Fruit Box house extension in London
WT Architecture creates "self-consciously picturesque house" overlooking Scottish loch
WT Architecture has built a linear house alongside Loch Tummel in the Scottish Highlands. More about WT Architecture creates "self-consciously picturesque house" overlooking Scottish loch
Malvína Day Nursery was designed to ease separation anxiety in young children
No Architects has incorporated plenty of windows, places to hide and varying floor levels into this welcoming nursery in the Czech capital of Prague. More about Malvína Day Nursery was designed to ease separation anxiety in young children
Corten steel clads Little House/Big Shed in Washington by David Van Galen
A pair of Corten-clad dwellings with sloped roofs form a nature retreat in the Pacific Northwest designed by US architect David Van Galen for himself and his wife. More about Corten steel clads Little House/Big Shed in Washington by David Van Galen
DeDraft expands east London house with weathering-steel extension
Architecture studio DeDraft has updated a semi-detached house in east London, wrapping a three-storey rear extension in weathering steel and introducing large windows that look out onto the garden. More about DeDraft expands east London house with weathering-steel extension
Ten outdoor spaces with warming fireplaces and fire pits
For our latest lookbook, we've rounded up ten outdoor seating areas that incorporate stylish fireplaces and roaring fire pits to warm yourself on chilly spring evenings. More about Ten outdoor spaces with warming fireplaces and fire pits
This week Harry Potter locations were redesigned as contemporary buildings
This week on Dezeen, architect Michele De Lucchi reinterpreted Hogwarts castle and other locations in the Harry Potter story in a contemporary architectural language for the covers of the books in Italy. More about This week Harry Potter locations were redesigned as contemporary buildings