Architecture
Five of the best houses in Peru
Concrete blocks, mountain rocks and reddish cement are among the materials used to build these five Peruvian residences in natural surrounds. More about Five of the best houses in Peru
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Virtual Design Festival
Live interview with architect Jimenez Lai as part of Virtual Design Festival
Los Angeles architect Jimenez Lai speaks to Dezeen in this Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with architect Jimenez Lai as part of Virtual Design Festival
Design
Istituto Marangoni challenges designers to create "future products" to win a product design MA scholarship
Dezeen promotion: creative school Istituto Marangoni is offering a scholarship worth 50 per cent of tuition fees on its new MA Product Design course at the school's London campus. More about Istituto Marangoni challenges designers to create "future products" to win a product design MA scholarship
Interiors
MuseumLab opens in ruins of lightning-struck Pittsburgh library
US firm KoningEizenberg Architecture left worn-looking ornate walls, brickwork and columns inside this museum for children in Pittsburgh, which occupies a historic library that was struck by lightning. More about MuseumLab opens in ruins of lightning-struck Pittsburgh library
Architecture
Rough concrete walls frame jungle views at The Tiing hotel in Bali
Concrete was cast against bamboo to create the rugged walls of this boutique hotel in Bali, by Australian architect Nic Brunsdon. More about Rough concrete walls frame jungle views at The Tiing hotel in Bali
News
Peter Saville and Fergadelic design stickers to support the NHS
Artists including Peter Saville and Fergadelic have contributed to the Stick Together sticker collection that is being sold to support the NHS, plus today's other design-related coronavirus news. More about Peter Saville and Fergadelic design stickers to support the NHS
Design
Inflatable face shield designed for socialising post pandemic
MARGstudio, Alessio Casciano Design and Angeletti Ruzza have designed a colourful, inflatable face shield that could be used to allow people to socialise following the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. More about Inflatable face shield designed for socialising post pandemic
Virtual Design Festival
"There is so much in fashion that is unexplored" says Iris van Herpen in Dezeen's exclusive video series
In the first of three exclusive video interviews with Dezeen for Virtual Design Festival, fashion designer Iris van Herpen explains how her training as a ballet dancer led her to pioneer the use of new technologies and materials in haute couture. More about "There is so much in fashion that is unexplored" says Iris van Herpen in Dezeen's exclusive video series
Architecture
Woorak House in Sydney offers peeks of nearby nature reserve
Airy pavilion-like structures make up this holiday home in Sydney, which CM Studio has designed to optimise views of its luscious green surroundings. More about Woorak House in Sydney offers peeks of nearby nature reserve
Design
Plastique Fantastique makes iSphere mask informed by 1950s sci-fi comics
Berlin-based art collective Plastique Fantastique has created an open-source, retro-futuristic face shield shaped like a fish bowl to protect wearers against coronavirus. More about Plastique Fantastique makes iSphere mask informed by 1950s sci-fi comics
Design
Illustrator Anna Gibb draws Isolation Escapes architecture montage
British architect and illustrator Anna Gibb has combined buildings by architects including Le Corbusier and Mies Van der Rohe to create an architectural montage of places people would like to be quarantined in during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Illustrator Anna Gibb draws Isolation Escapes architecture montage
Architecture
Curved brickwork fronts Mendoza apartment building by Primer Piso Arquitectos
Rounded walls, courtyards and portholes outfit this apartment complex in Mendoza, Argentina, designed by local practice Primer Piso Arquitectos. More about Curved brickwork fronts Mendoza apartment building by Primer Piso Arquitectos
Virtual Design Festival
Studio Drift uses drones to create beating heart above Rotterdam in tribute to healthcare workers
Studio Drift created the image of a red heart in the sky above Rotterdam as part of its Franchise Freedom drone performance dedicated to healthcare workers, which Dezeen streamed live as part of our VDF x Studio Drift collaboration. More about Studio Drift uses drones to create beating heart above Rotterdam in tribute to healthcare workers
Comments
Emergency Scenery by Unparelld'arquitectes "is pure magic" say readers
In this week's roundup of the best comments, readers are enchanted by Unparelld'arquitectes' arched public shelter designed to bring the community together in Olot, Spain. More about Emergency Scenery by Unparelld'arquitectes "is pure magic" say readers
Fashion
Preview The Met's postponed About Time: Fashion and Duration exhibition
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has created a virtual version of its About Time: Fashion and Duration exhibition, which has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. More about Preview The Met's postponed About Time: Fashion and Duration exhibition
Virtual Design Festival
Live interview with Studio Drift as part of Virtual Design Festival
Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta of Studio Drift speak to Dezeen in our latest Screentime interview at 5:00pm UK time, ahead of a secret performance that we will live stream as part of Virtual Design Festival tonight. More about Live interview with Studio Drift as part of Virtual Design Festival
Architecture
Textile House in Peru by Ghezzi Novak has concrete walls informed by woven fibres
Architecture studio Ghezzi Novak has completed this house on Peru's coast with weathered concrete blocks it describes as like "fibres weaved into a fabric". More about Textile House in Peru by Ghezzi Novak has concrete walls informed by woven fibres
Virtual Design Festival
Live interview with Space Popular as part of Virtual Design Festival
Design studio Space Popular spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Space Popular as part of Virtual Design Festival
Architecture
KPF's Scalpel skyscraper adds to the "urban drama" of the City of London
Architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed the 190-metre-tall Scalpel skyscraper alongside the Lloyd's building at 52 Lime Street in the City of London. More about KPF's Scalpel skyscraper adds to the "urban drama" of the City of London
Architecture
Scott Brownrigg's Social Contact Pod would let people visit vulnerable family during pandemic
Architecture firm Scott Brownrigg has developed a concept for a pod with a transparent divider to allow people to meet vulnerable relatives safely, plus today's other design-related coronavirus news. More about Scott Brownrigg's Social Contact Pod would let people visit vulnerable family during pandemic