Starr Charles
Starr is an editorial assistant at Dezeen.
She graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2023 with a degree in Architecture before joining Dezeen as an editorial intern.
Starr Charles
Christian de Portzamparc wraps Dior flagship store with "resin shells" in Geneva
Six interweaving "petals" encase the facade of Dior's store in Geneva, Switzerland, which has been designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Christian de Portzamparc. More
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Garbage Kids displays playful recycled furniture collection at Milan design week
Georgia-based design collective Garbage Kids has exhibited a "long-lasting" collection of wooden furniture and ornaments made solely from recycled materials at Milan design week. More
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Dropcity In Progress showcases live reconstruction of historic tunnels
Dropcity, an upcoming urban centre for architecture and design, let visitors see the reconstruction of its historic tunnels alongside a series of installations during this year's Milan design week. More
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Peter Markos models timber Monocoque Cabin on world war two fighter plane
Architect Peter Markos has designed the Monocoque Cabin, an off-grid timber cabin defined by an organic, cocoon-like form, on a farm in Shropshire, UK. More
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This week we highlighted the best of Milan design week
This week on Dezeen, we reported live from this year's Milan design week on the key installations, exhibitions and launches at the world's biggest design event. More
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Marjan van Aubel unveils "even more reflective and immersive" solar-powered installation
Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel has exhibited a solar-powered installation in collaboration with car brand Lexus at this year's Milan design week. More
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Francis Kéré arranges spruce log pavilion around communal kitchen in Milan
Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has created a circular pavilion made from spruce logs for German kitchen brand Next125, which is being exhibited at Superstudio for Milan design week. More
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Hideki Yoshimoto lines reflective installation with illuminated fibreglass "soldiers"
Japanese designer Hideki Yoshimoto has unveiled the Beyond the Horizon immersive art installation at this year's Milan Design Week, designed in collaboration with car brand Lexus. More
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Muda Architects completes circular museum dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine
Chengdu studio Muda Architects has completed Tianfu Museum of Chinese Medicine in Pengzhou, China, which is based on the shape of the yin-yang symbol. More
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Eight home interiors where mezzanines maximise usable space
For our latest lookbook, we've rounded up eight home interiors that make clever use of mezzanines to optimise floorspace. More
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Wallmakers wraps Indian home with perforated walls made with discarded toys
Architecture studio Wallmakers has repurposed approximately 6,200 discarded toys to construct the walls of Toy Storey, a circular home in Kerala, India. More
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Richard Parr Associates nestles charred-timber home into UK countryside
UK architecture studio Richard Parr Associates has completed a single-storey family residence on a wild countryside site in Oxfordshire. More
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Witherford Watson Mann Architects adds timber River Wing extension to Cambridge college
British architecture studio Witherford Watson Mann has inserted an oak-framed structure into a narrow site within the Grade I-listed Clare College at Cambridge University. More
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HKS references "forts and palaces" for monolithic arena in Saudi Arabia
Architecture studio HKS has unveiled plans for The Arena in Diriyah, a 20,000-seat venue for sports and entertainment in Saudi Arabia that references the country's traditional architecture. More
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Foster + Partners draws on "historic water towns" for Shanghai neighbourhood
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled plans for the Xicen Science and Technology Centre, a mixed-use development located within the Yangtze River Delta region in Shanghai, China. More
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Be Studio punctuates Spanish apartment block with ceramic tiles and green blinds
Architecture practice Be Studio has created the Churruca apartment block in the coastal region of Maresme, which is organised around a four-storey internal courtyard. More
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Klein Dytham Architecture wraps Japanese bookstore with "flowing" steel roof
Tokyo-based studio Klein Dytham Architecture has wrapped the Karuizawa Commongrounds Bookstore in Nagano with an undulating steel roof resembling "outstretched arms". More
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Matthew Lloyd Architects' Bourne Estate was designed for "extreme longevity"
Continuing our Social Housing Revival series, we revisit the regeneration of the Grade II listed Bourne Estate in central London, completed in 2018 by local studio Matthew Lloyd Architects. More
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Senoner Tammerle Architekten places reflective mountain shelter in Italian Alps
Italian studio Senoner Tammerle Architekten has created a mountain shelter in the Alps, distinguished by galvanised steel cladding chosen to reflect the hues of the sky. More
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Studio Bark designs water-powered Breach House that enables off-grid living
London-based practice Studio Bark has unveiled plans for Breach House, a water-powered family home located in Leicestershire, UK. More
