Design
Thinx launches "taboo-smashing" Period Sex Blanket
This blanket by Thinx is designed to soak up blood, so that women on their period can have sex without ruining the bed sheets. More about Thinx launches "taboo-smashing" Period Sex Blanket
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News
Dezeen named Best Small Digital Publisher of the Year at Digital Publishing Awards
Dezeen has won the award for Best Small Digital Publisher of the Year at the Association of Online Publishers' annual awards, with judges praising our "stand-out editorial focus" and our "change-inducing campaigns". More about Dezeen named Best Small Digital Publisher of the Year at Digital Publishing Awards
Interiors
Eight home interiors furnished around statement rugs
IKEA recently collaborated with high-end fashion designers on a collection of statement rugs, and eye-catching carpets are becoming a focal point again in home interior design. Here are eight of the best to have featured on Dezeen. More about Eight home interiors furnished around statement rugs
Design
Ramy Fischler named Maison&Objet 2018 designer of the year
Dezeen promotion: Ramy Fischler has been announced as Designer of the Year for Maison&Objet's September 2018 edition, and will exhibit his work in a self-designed space at the fair in Paris. More about Ramy Fischler named Maison&Objet 2018 designer of the year
Architecture
Bernheimer Architecture creates "highly textural but quiet" Atlantic Beach Residence
A gabled wooden volume sits atop a brick garage at the front of this bayside home on New York's Long Beach Island, by Brooklyn studio Bernheimer Architecture. More about Bernheimer Architecture creates "highly textural but quiet" Atlantic Beach Residence
Architecture
Fumihiko Maki unveils Aga Khan Centre in London's King's Cross
Pritzker Prize-winner Fumihiko Maki has completed an educational centre, with a series of roof spaces, terraces and courtyards that contain eight Islamic gardens, for the Aga Khan Foundation. More about Fumihiko Maki unveils Aga Khan Centre in London's King's Cross
Dezeen Awards
Dezeen Awards deadline is tomorrow
Do you want to be one of the first ever winners of a Dezeen Award? You have just over 24 hours to complete your entry. More about Dezeen Awards deadline is tomorrow
Technology
Boeing unveils design for hypersonic passenger plane
Boeing has revealed a concept design for a hypersonic aircraft that could reach most locations in the world within one to three hours. More about Boeing unveils design for hypersonic passenger plane
Design
Shepard Fairey and Keith Haring artworks applied to mid-century chairs
Artworks by Shepard Fairey, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Futura have been applied to the fibreglass shells of Modernica's Case Study chairs. More about Shepard Fairey and Keith Haring artworks applied to mid-century chairs
Design
Royal College of Art graduate creates tableware to encourage "edible pleasure"
Royal College of Art graduate Will Fazackerley has created a range of experimental tableware designed to "spark delight and satisfy your search for edible pleasure". More about Royal College of Art graduate creates tableware to encourage "edible pleasure"
Technology
High-resolution Varjo headset seamlessly blends virtual and real worlds
The virtual world is indistinguishable from reality in the devices of Finnish company Varjo, which has demonstrated a mixed-reality headset with human-eye resolution. More about High-resolution Varjo headset seamlessly blends virtual and real worlds
News
Norn launches co-living brand with residences in London, Barcelona, Berlin and San Francisco
A network of members-only co-living spaces branded Norn have launched in spots across Europe and the US, which are designed to train guests in the "art of conversation". More about Norn launches co-living brand with residences in London, Barcelona, Berlin and San Francisco
Design
Ching-Hui Yang creates dance training device that imitates muscle memory
Central Saint Martins graduate Ching-Hui Yang has created a series of brass tools that aim to encourage muscle memory to help train dancers. More about Ching-Hui Yang creates dance training device that imitates muscle memory
Architecture
KPF adds Pacific Gate residential skyscraper to San Diego skyline
Global architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed a high-rise condo building on the San Diego waterfront, with a curved glass form that stands out from the city's boxy towers. More about KPF adds Pacific Gate residential skyscraper to San Diego skyline
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Tod Williams Billie Tsien's Hood Museum overhaul will "knit together" its postmodern predecessor
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien's major extension and renovation of postmodern architect Charles Moore's Hood Museum of Art, in New Hampshire, will involve slotting in a pale brick building and covering a central courtyard. More about Tod Williams Billie Tsien's Hood Museum overhaul will "knit together" its postmodern predecessor
Design
Kevin Freitas Conlin creates 3D-printed mask for RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Aquaria
Designer Kevin Freitas Conlin has created a skeletal mask for Brooklyn-based drag queen Aquaria, who is competing in tonight's final of reality TV show RuPaul's Drag Race. More about Kevin Freitas Conlin creates 3D-printed mask for RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Aquaria
Latest Dezeen Weekly features an exclusive interview with Christo and a brutalist cathedral
An exclusive and wide-ranging interview with Christo, and a renovation of a brutalist Roman Catholic cathedral in Bristol feature in the latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
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Olson Kundig reveals plans for Bob Dylan Center in Oklahoma
Seattle architecture firm Olson Kundig has unveiled a proposal for a museum dedicated to American musician Bob Dylan in Tulsa, close to a substantial archive of his belongings. More about Olson Kundig reveals plans for Bob Dylan Center in Oklahoma
Promotion
Vatican's Venice Biennale pavilion made using bespoke shingles by Alpi
Dezeen promotion: Alpi produced 9,000 custom shingles from environmentally and socially responsible wood for MAP Studio's pavilion as part of the Vatican City's Venice Biennale debut. More about Vatican's Venice Biennale pavilion made using bespoke shingles by Alpi
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Dismantling of Glasgow School of Art set to begin in days
Partial deconstruction of the Glasgow School of Art is set to begin "as soon as possible", following a fire that largely destroyed the building earlier this month. More about Dismantling of Glasgow School of Art set to begin in days