Jane Englefield
Radio-jamming Dis/Connect chandelier prevents people from using their smartphones
Brooklyn-based artists Eric Forman and Ben Luzzatto, with engineer Dan Gross, have created a chandelier that blocks wireless signals below it to create "spaces of digital quiet." More about Radio-jamming Dis/Connect chandelier prevents people from using their smartphones
Ten bright and bold interiors that make use of colour theory
For our latest lookbook we've selected ten examples of interiors enlivened by contrasting or analogous hues and colour-blocked walls. More about Ten bright and bold interiors that make use of colour theory
RSAAW adds double-height library during Vancouver home renovation
Canadian studio RSAAW has renovated a mid-century house in Vancouver to include a double-height library, all-white interiors and a treehouse in the garden. More about RSAAW adds double-height library during Vancouver home renovation
Maya Lin installs Ghost Forest of dead trees in Midtown Manhattan
Artist and designer Maya Lin has installed 49 dead cedar trees in Midtown Manhattan's Madison Square Park to raise awareness of ecosystem die-off due to climate change. More about Maya Lin installs Ghost Forest of dead trees in Midtown Manhattan
Radiator in Brooklyn showcases emerging New York design talent
Upcoming Brooklyn exhibition Radiator will showcase furniture and functional art by New York-based designers, including neon light sculptures and a pink squiggly chair. More about Radiator in Brooklyn showcases emerging New York design talent
MIT Senseable City Lab maps Brazilian favela with handheld 3D-scanners
Researchers at digital laboratory MIT Senseable City Lab have used handheld 3D-scanning technology to analyse the architecture of Rocinha, Brazil's largest favela. More about MIT Senseable City Lab maps Brazilian favela with handheld 3D-scanners
The Independent by Rhode Partners is Austin's tallest skyscraper
Texas architecture firm Rhode Partners has built a 58-storey residential skyscraper in Austin that features irregularly stacked blocks cantilevering at different levels. More about The Independent by Rhode Partners is Austin's tallest skyscraper
Six typefaces that make use of the human body and bodily fluids
Here are six examples of typography informed by or made using the human body, including a sex-position typeface, wispy letters formed from strands of hair and letters traced from urine. More about Six typefaces that make use of the human body and bodily fluids
Fábrica de Espacios strings "big hammock" between two floors of Casa Bosque Sereno
Architecture office Fábrica de Espacios has designed Casa Bosque Sereno, a Mexican house featuring painted brick walls and a large net hammock that forms one of its floors. More about Fábrica de Espacios strings "big hammock" between two floors of Casa Bosque Sereno
Periods for Periods is a typeface of full stops to protest period poverty
A total of 140 designers from around the world including Pentagram's Giorgia Lupi have collaborated to produce a blood-red typeface made out of punctuation to highlight period poverty in American schools. More about Periods for Periods is a typeface of full stops to protest period poverty
Aesthetic Lab adds pops of colour to all-white classroom in Taiwan
Architecture studio CloudForm Laboratory has transformed a classroom in a secondary school in Taiwan into a "blank canvas" for creative education.
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Park Ex House in Montreal has voids that flood its basement with light
Architecture graduates Nicholas Francoeur and Joel Fontaine Lortie have renovated a steel-clad house in Montreal to include two cut-outs in its floors that fill the basement with sunlight. More about Park Ex House in Montreal has voids that flood its basement with light
Snøhetta designs research facility for Ford on its Dearborn campus
Architecture firm Snøhetta has unveiled the design of the curved glass Central Campus Building for American car company Ford in Michigan. More about Snøhetta designs research facility for Ford on its Dearborn campus
David Rockwell's "intimate and grand" Oscars set recalls glamour of early ceremonies
Architect David Rockwell designed the sets for last night's Oscars ceremony within LA's art deco Union Station to reflect the feeling of past Academy Awards nights. More about David Rockwell's "intimate and grand" Oscars set recalls glamour of early ceremonies
Home Pharmacy is an interactive wall hanging infused with essential oils
Home Pharmacy is a plant-themed decorative textile wall hanging that comes with switchable paper petals infused with peppermint and lavender. More about Home Pharmacy is an interactive wall hanging infused with essential oils
Ravi Handa Architect and AAmp Studio build cedar-clad lakeside barn
Ell House by architecture firms Ravi Handa Architect and AAmp Studio is a cedar-clad holiday home in rural Ontario with a gable roof that takes cues from the region's barns. More about Ravi Handa Architect and AAmp Studio build cedar-clad lakeside barn
CArrelé wall tiles are made from discarded eggshells
Textile designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng has created a collection of speckled wall tiles made from shells of eggs discarded by bakeries. More about CArrelé wall tiles are made from discarded eggshells
Taxi Studio designs human colon typeface for Never Too Young bowel cancer campaign
Bristol design office Taxi Studio has created a typeface that looks like intestines as part of the branding for Never Too Young, a campaign alerting young people to the dangers of bowel cancer. More about Taxi Studio designs human colon typeface for Never Too Young bowel cancer campaign
Gerardo Osio weaves chair into weeping willow tree on the Dommel river
Designer Gerardo Osio has woven the living branches of a weeping willow tree together to form a "living seat" along the Dommel river in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. More about Gerardo Osio weaves chair into weeping willow tree on the Dommel river
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