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Carlo Ratti's digital arts centre explores "the meaning of physical space in a digital world"
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has unveiled MEET, a centre for digital culture in Milan designed to maximise chance encounters between visitors. More about Carlo Ratti's digital arts centre explores "the meaning of physical space in a digital world"
Alice Potts makes bioplastic face shields from food waste
Designer Alice Potts combined food waste with flowers from London parks to create a series of bioplastic face shields for the NGV Triennial. More about Alice Potts makes bioplastic face shields from food waste
Ini Archibong updates Theoracle installation at DMA to comment on racial injustice
Designer Ini Archibong has altered the design of his Theoracle installation at the Dallas Art Museum and crossed out its title in response to issues of racial injustice and the coronavirus pandemic. More about Ini Archibong updates Theoracle installation at DMA to comment on racial injustice
Bybeau's XYZ lighting collection was informed by coordinates
Design studio Bybeau's minimalist XYZ lighting collection draws on Cartesian coordinates and features magnetic engineering that means its arms can be rotated 360 degrees. More about Bybeau's XYZ lighting collection was informed by coordinates
Li Edelkoort and designers discuss space and intimacy during the pandemic at DDW 2020
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort and designers Sabine Marcelis, Giorgio Gascia and Gianmaria Della Ratta took part in the final live discussion for the Dezeen x Dutch Design Week 2020 collaboration. More about Li Edelkoort and designers discuss space and intimacy during the pandemic at DDW 2020
Margaret Calvert designs Rail Alphabet 2 typeface for UK stations
Graphic designer Margaret Calvert has created a customised typeface named Rail Alphabet 2, which will be used for station signage across the UK. More about Margaret Calvert designs Rail Alphabet 2 typeface for UK stations
Designers explore our changing relationship with nature in Dezeen x DDW2020 talk
In this live discussion for Dezeen x Dutch Design Week 2020, three emerging designers explored sustainable design and how to redefine our relationship with nature. More about Designers explore our changing relationship with nature in Dezeen x DDW2020 talk
DDW designers join Dezeen for live discussion about privacy and the value of data
The value of personal data in today's society was the subject of this Dezeen x Dutch Design Week 2020 talk, featuring designers Julia Janssen, Isaac Monté and Lei Nelissen. More about DDW designers join Dezeen for live discussion about privacy and the value of data
Dezeen and Dutch Design Week present live discussion about our relationship with products
Seetal Solanki, Christien Meindertsma and Aniela Fidler Wieruszewska joined Dezeen for the second talk in our collaboration with Dutch Design Week 2020. More about Dezeen and Dutch Design Week present live discussion about our relationship with products
Dezeen and Dutch Design Week host live panel discussion about The New Intimacy
Dezeen's collaboration with Dutch Design Week 2020 launched today with a live panel discussion featuring designer Victoria Ayo and architects Mark van der Net and Ali Tal'at Ali As'ad on the event's main theme, The New Intimacy. More about Dezeen and Dutch Design Week host live panel discussion about The New Intimacy
Porky Hefer creates mutant sea creatures to warn of ocean pollution for NGV Triennial
South African designer Porky Hefer imagined how polluted oceans might force marine animals to mutate when designing his five fantastical creatures, including a giant octopus made from hand-felted cigarette butts. More about Porky Hefer creates mutant sea creatures to warn of ocean pollution for NGV Triennial
Dezeen presents a virtual tour of Dutch Design Week plus five live talks with emerging designers
Dezeen x DDW2020: Dezeen has teamed up with Dutch Design Week to present an exclusive virtual tour featuring emerging designers plus a live discussion each day this week exploring key design trends. More about Dezeen presents a virtual tour of Dutch Design Week plus five live talks with emerging designers
Julien de Smedt designs range of recycled-plastic houses
Architect Julien de Smedt is working with Norwegian startup Othalo to create a range of modular houses that will be constructed largely from recycled plastic. More about Julien de Smedt designs range of recycled-plastic houses
Atelier L2 creates modular wooden interiors for Ateliers des Capucins
Rennes studio Atelier L2 has installed 20 wooden boxes as modular units for shops, exhibitions and hospitality businesses inside Ateliers des Capucins, a covered square in a 19th-century arsenal in Brest, France. More about Atelier L2 creates modular wooden interiors for Ateliers des Capucins
Estudio Flume completes Babassu flour factory in Serra
São Paulo's Estudio Flume and architect German Nieva have refurbished and extended the Babassu flour factory in Serra, Brazil to create a better workspace for the quebradeiras who turn babassu nuts into oil and flour. More about Estudio Flume completes Babassu flour factory in Serra
IKEA launches Buy Back initiative for unwanted furniture
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA is introducing a new initiative in time for Black Friday that will see it buy back customers' unwanted IKEA products for up to 50 per cent of the original price. More about IKEA launches Buy Back initiative for unwanted furniture
Cobe and Dissing+Weitling design futuristic footbridge for Køge Nord Station
Køge Nord Station crosses two rail lines and eight motorway lanes and was created by Cobe and Dissing+Weitling for a new high-speed train line from Copenhagen. More about Cobe and Dissing+Weitling design futuristic footbridge for Køge Nord Station
Alpenglow Projects' first exhibition features cactus lamps and pendants molded on river stones
Pendant lights sculpted from pebble stones and bronze bowls cast from objects found on hikes are among the pieces on show at Alpenglow Projects gallery in Vancouver. More about Alpenglow Projects' first exhibition features cactus lamps and pendants molded on river stones
Mac Collins' afrofuturist Iklwa chair goes into production with Benchmark
Furniture brand Benchmark is producing a collection designed by Nottingham-based designer Mac Collins as a celebration of his connection to the African diaspora. More about Mac Collins' afrofuturist Iklwa chair goes into production with Benchmark
Schwartz Besnosoff Architects creates entrance-gate bridge for Israeli university
Israel studio Schwartz Besnosoff Architects has completed the Technion Entrance Gate for the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, which also acts as a bridge that connects the campus with a city promenade. More about Schwartz Besnosoff Architects creates entrance-gate bridge for Israeli university