Design
Jaime Hayon designs rattan chairs for Expormim
Dezeen promotion: Spanish designer Jaime Hayon has added a series of chairs to his rattan furniture collection Frames. More about Jaime Hayon designs rattan chairs for Expormim
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News
RIBA honours 20 of the world's best new buildings
A forest home for an art collector in Canada, and a Budapest metro station are among 20 buildings to receive RIBA Awards for International Excellence 2018 – and to be shortlisted for this year's RIBA International Prize. More about RIBA honours 20 of the world's best new buildings
News
Elon Musk reveals plans to create bricks for low-cost housing
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced plans to turn dirt excavated by his tunnel-digging enterprise the Boring Company into a cheap building material. More about Elon Musk reveals plans to create bricks for low-cost housing
Design
Commemorative Karl Marx stamp celebrates economist's 200th birthday
The German postal service has released a postage stamp, designed by visual artist Thomas Mayfried, to commemorate the 200th birthday of Karl Marx. More about Commemorative Karl Marx stamp celebrates economist's 200th birthday
Dezeen x MINI Living
MINI Living and Studiomama's Milan installation allowed "everyone to become an architect"
In our latest Dezeen x MINI Living movie, architect Oke Hauser and designer Nina Tolstrup explain how MINI's Milan design week installation let visitors design their own micro homes. More about MINI Living and Studiomama's Milan installation allowed "everyone to become an architect"
Interiors
Norm Architects uses earthen tones to connect family home to coastal setting in Denmark
Danish practice Norm Architects has employed sand-coloured walls and earth-hued furnishings throughout this home near Copenhagen to echo the colour palette of the rugged coastal landscape. More about Norm Architects uses earthen tones to connect family home to coastal setting in Denmark
Technology
Giant augmented reality avatar of Bono appears on Es Devlin’s U2 stage set
U2's creative director Willie Williams created a giant avatar version of Bono using augmented reality, which appeared on a stage designed by Es Devlin for the band's latest tour. More about Giant augmented reality avatar of Bono appears on Es Devlin’s U2 stage set
Architecture
Schemata Architects plays with materials and movable furniture at Tokyo record label offices
Pastel-coloured walls, industrial finishes and sliding furniture create a playful atmosphere inside this office for a Tokyo-based record label by Schemata Architects. More about Schemata Architects plays with materials and movable furniture at Tokyo record label offices
Design
Scandi and US designers team up for Sight Unseen's Norway x New York exhibition
Designers from Norway and New York have worked together to create a collection of playful items, which will be shown during this month's NYCxDesign festival. More about Scandi and US designers team up for Sight Unseen's Norway x New York exhibition
Design
GT2P's Manufactured Landscapes exhibition features rippled coffee table
Chilean collective GT2P has used a computer to delicately cut wavy forms based on the Andes mountains into the top of a wooden coffee table, currently on show at New York gallery Friedman Benda. More about GT2P's Manufactured Landscapes exhibition features rippled coffee table
Design
Melania Trump designs logo for her Be Best children's initiative
First Lady of the United States Melania Trump personally designed the "clean-lined" logo that fronts her Be Best initiative, according to news reports. More about Melania Trump designs logo for her Be Best children's initiative
Comments
"A narcissist using essays as adverts to win corporate clients"
In this week's comments update, readers were united in their objection to Patrik Schumacher's suggestion that deregulated capitalism was the solution to the global housing crisis. More about "A narcissist using essays as adverts to win corporate clients"
News
Amanda Levete and Junya Ishigami among shortlist for Eiffel Tower overhaul
Four teams including architects Amanda Levete, Carlo Ratti and Junya Ishigami are vying to improve facilities at the Eiffel Tower, in time for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. More about Amanda Levete and Junya Ishigami among shortlist for Eiffel Tower overhaul
News
Bjarke Ingels joins WeWork as chief architect
Co-working company WeWork has announced Danish architect and BIG founder Bjarke Ingels will join the company in the role of chief architect. More about Bjarke Ingels joins WeWork as chief architect
News
Facebook's service company to move into Jean Nouvel's Barcelona skyscraper
The company hired by Facebook to combat fake news has rented eight floors of office space inside the Jean Nouvel-designed Torre Glòries skyscraper in Barcelona, Spain. More about Facebook's service company to move into Jean Nouvel's Barcelona skyscraper
Promotion
Vitrocsa offers floor-to-ceiling glazing that slides open around corners
Dezeen promotion: Vitrocsa's Turnable Corner glazing system is made up of full-height windows that can slide around corners, allowing architects to create panoramic views. More about Vitrocsa offers floor-to-ceiling glazing that slides open around corners
Architecture
SOM converts century-old Chicago firehouse into Optimo hat factory
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has paired blackened steel with warm-toned wood at a new headquarters for hat maker Optimo, created inside a historic firehouse in Chicago. More about SOM converts century-old Chicago firehouse into Optimo hat factory
Architecture
OMA stacks green glass boxes to create BLOX architecture centre on Copenhagen waterfront
An architecture centre, co-working space and apartments are housed within a development of stacked glazed blocks by OMA, which creates a "knot" around a busy intersection in Copenhagen. More about OMA stacks green glass boxes to create BLOX architecture centre on Copenhagen waterfront
Design
Richard Yasmine's sustainable table lamps are environmental "wake-up call"
Beirut-based designer Richard Yasmine has created a series of handblown light bulbs that rest on bird's nests, to raise awareness of climate change. More about Richard Yasmine's sustainable table lamps are environmental "wake-up call"
Top architecture and design jobs this week include the V&A and Lee Broom
We've selected five of the best architecture and design roles available via Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions with the V&A, designer Lee Broom and Danish brand &tradition. More about Top architecture and design jobs this week include the V&A and Lee Broom