Architecture
Swing creates co-living house in Osaka
Japanese architecture studio Swing has built a compact, shared house for eight people in the city of Osaka, Japan. More about Swing creates co-living house in Osaka
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Architecture
Black gridded windows form Valley Street house extension in San Francisco
San Francisco firms Síol Studios and Levy Art and Architecture have updated this house in the city's Noe Valley neighbourhood with a gridded glass extension and two rooftop decks. More about Black gridded windows form Valley Street house extension in San Francisco
VDF studio profiles
1zu33 creates bespoke spaces that "connect brands with people"
Munich-based architecture studio 1zu33 has created numerous spaces for brands including a snowy forest within a pop-up restaurant and a tranquil interior for an Aesop store. More about 1zu33 creates bespoke spaces that "connect brands with people"
Interiors
Providence's art-deco Superman Building reimagined as vertical farm and senior housing
Seven graduate students studying adaptive reuse at RISD have reimagined uses for the art-deco Superman Building in Providence, Rhode Island. More about Providence's art-deco Superman Building reimagined as vertical farm and senior housing
VDF products fair
Rex Kralj revives modernist furniture designs in VDF products fair showcase
Slovenian furniture brand Rex Kralj is unveiling four furniture series at the VDF products fair, all based on the work of late midcentury architect and designer Niko Kralj. More about Rex Kralj revives modernist furniture designs in VDF products fair showcase
Virtual Design Festival
Therme Art and VDF present a talk on the role of art and culture in the built environment
Sonia Boyce, Elvira Dyangani Ose, David Kohn and others took part in a panel discussion about the role of art and culture in shaping the built environment, as part of Therme Art's collaboration with Virtual Design Festival today. More about Therme Art and VDF present a talk on the role of art and culture in the built environment
Virtual Design Festival
Live interview with Piet Hein Eek as part of Virtual Design Festival
Designer Piet Hein Eek spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Philips TV & Sound as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Piet Hein Eek as part of Virtual Design Festival
Architecture
Maguire + Devin builds minimalist off-grid cabin retreat on Bruny Island
Bruny Island Cabin is a wood-lined off-grid holiday home in Tasmania designed by architecture studio Maguire + Devin featuring only built-in furniture. More about Maguire + Devin builds minimalist off-grid cabin retreat on Bruny Island
News
London mayor to vacate Foster + Partners-designed City Hall
London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that City Hall may be relocated from its Foster + Partners-designed home alongside the Thames to the docklands area of the city as part of coronavirus cost-cutting measures. More about London mayor to vacate Foster + Partners-designed City Hall
School Shows
Ten interior design projects by University of Huddersfield graduates that offer a "glimpse at the future"
The University of Huddersfield's School of Art, Design and Architecture presents the work of 10 of its award-winning interior design graduates in this school show for Virtual Design Festival. More about Ten interior design projects by University of Huddersfield graduates that offer a "glimpse at the future"
Architecture
Shipping-container coronavirus testing centre trialled in Australia
Staff at University of Technology Sydney in Australia have designed a drive-through coronavirus testing centre in a converted shipping container, which is being hosted at the university. More about Shipping-container coronavirus testing centre trialled in Australia
Virtual Design Festival
"We want to tackle the uncomfortable subjects," says Afterparti in London Festival of Architecture film at VDF
Siufan Adey and Thomas Aquilina of Afterparti present the architecture collective's manifesto in the second part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with the London Festival of Architecture. More about "We want to tackle the uncomfortable subjects," says Afterparti in London Festival of Architecture film at VDF
Interiors
Bronze chainmail curtains add drama to Qualia restaurant in Mumbai
Undulating chainmail curtains lend a stage-like quality to the open kitchen of this Mumbai restaurant designed by Serie Architects. More about Bronze chainmail curtains add drama to Qualia restaurant in Mumbai
Promotion
Back to our Spaces by Arper reimagines airport and office designs after pandemic
Dezeen promotion: these visuals by Italian brand Arper show how its modular furniture and room dividers could be used to promote social distancing in offices and airports amid the coronavirus crisis. More about Back to our Spaces by Arper reimagines airport and office designs after pandemic
Architecture
Public Atelier and FUUZE transform rectory into colourful school
Old church buildings in the Czech Republic have been converted into a modern primary school with brightly coloured interventions by architecture studios Public Atelier and FUUZE. More about Public Atelier and FUUZE transform rectory into colourful school
Architecture
Copper panels adorn Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Texas architecture firm Omniplan has topped the Holocaust museum in Dallas with a copper crown to represent "the strength of those who have stood up to injustice". More about Copper panels adorn Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Comments
"We need more of this in our lives" say commenters
In this week's comments update, readers are envious of the chickens who get to call a Kengo Kuma-designed chicken coop in Mexico home. More about "We need more of this in our lives" say commenters
Architecture
HEMAA updates mid-century Sierra Negra house in Mexico City
Mexican architecture studio HEMAA has renovated a dark grey house in Mexico City designed by modernist Mexican architect Augusto H Álvarez in the 1950s. More about HEMAA updates mid-century Sierra Negra house in Mexico City
Virtual Design Festival
Lasvit collection at VDF products fair features table lamp modelled on Kryptonite
A crystal-like table lamp that is modelled on Kryptonite, a fictional material featured in the Superman comics, is among the products that Lasvit is presenting at VDF products fair. More about Lasvit collection at VDF products fair features table lamp modelled on Kryptonite
Virtual Design Festival
Marta Giralt explores how graphene could make fashion industry more sustainable for VDF and Design Museum
Marta Giralt investigates how nanotechnology could make the fashion industry more environmentally friendly for this Virtual Design Festival collaboration. More about Marta Giralt explores how graphene could make fashion industry more sustainable for VDF and Design Museum