This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week Norman Foster made predictions about post-coronavirus cities
This week on Dezeen, British architect Norman Foster said that the coronavirus pandemic will not fundamentally change cities. More
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Video
Video
Final talk in Exhibit Columbus series to discuss indigenous design in the US
Exhibit Columbus will conclude its New Middles symposium with a live conversation broadcast on Dezeen that will explore the past and future of Midwest landscapes and indigenous design. Watch here from 7:00pm UK time (2:00pm EST) on 27 October 2020. More
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Furniture
Furniture
Karl Lagerfeld's pet Choupette collaborates with LucyBalu on Swing cat bed
Animal furniture design company LucyBalu has collaborated with Choupette, the beloved pet of the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, on a hammock-style cat bed called Swing. More
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Roundups
Roundups
Six alternatives to animal leather made from plants and food waste
To highlight sustainable and ethical substitutes for animal leather we've rounded up six materials that can rival its textural and performance qualities, from vegan pineapple leather to a leather alternative made of seafood shells. More
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News
News
BIG designs Virgin Hyperloop Certification Center for West Virginia
Virgin Hyperloop is building a centre for testing and certifying its high-speed transportation system in West Virginia, designed by architecture firm BIG. More
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Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Status tables by Estudio Andreu for Andreu World
Dezeen Showroom: Andreu World's in-house design team has created the Status table collection, which features flat, "boat-shaped" tabletops supported by wide polyethylene legs. More
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Fashion
Fashion
Netha Goldberg designs shoes with attachments for tampons and matches
Tampons, matches and charging ports protrude from integrated openings in these Netina shoes, which Netha Goldberg designed to allow wearers to "assist while on the go". More
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Design for Life
Design for Life
3D-printed fashion has "no limitations of form and geometry" says Julia Koerner
Julia Koerner explains how she uses technology to apply architectural techniques to fashion and costume design in the first video of our Design for Life collaboration with Dassault Systèmes. More
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Furniture
Furniture
Richard Hutten melts down airport's old chairs for "radical" new seating system
Dutch designer Richard Hutten worked with Lensvelt to create 27,000 new seats for Amsterdam's Schiphol airport that make use of the building's existing resources. More
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Graphics
Graphics
Good design can reduce voter errors says postal vote envelope designer
Christopher Patten has redesigned the mail-in envelopes for North Carolina ahead this year's US presidential election to make them clearer so the chance of votes not counting is reduced. More
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Lighting
Lighting
Oculus is an artificial skylight that mirrors the actual colour of the sky outside
Finnish brand Light Cognitive has created a circular LED skylight, which gradually changes colour according to the time of day, in a bid to bring the benefits of natural light to a windowless retail space in Barcelona. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"Looks like the unwanted child of Villa Savoye and a trailer" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the imminent demolition of a house designed by David Adjaye. More
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Lighting
Lighting
Jes Paone's Desert lights resemble dried-out river beds rendered in porcelain
New York architect and designer Jes Paone has created a collection of lights in collaboration with his aunt, the ceramicist Anne Paone, which feature cracked, wobbly porcelain shades. More
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News
News
Ben Terrett declines D&AD presidency citing lack of diversity
D&AD deputy president Ben Terrett has refused to step up to the presidency of the UK design and advertising body saying "there has not been enough diversity" in industry leadership roles. More
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Products
Products
Spruce is a refillable bottle system for cleaning products
Pastel-coloured aluminium bottles of cleaning products can be purchased once and reused endlessly with UK startup Spruce's plastic-free dehydrated refills. More
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Graphics
Graphics
OlssønBarbieri makes minimalist chocolate packaging for CF18 Chocolatier
Plastic makes way for moulded paper in this chocolate packaging designed by Norwegian practice OlssønBarbieri to inspire a more mindful approach to materials. More
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Design
Design
Competition: win a €1,000 gift card to spend at Finnish Design Shop
For our latest competition, we've teamed up with Finnish Design Shop to offer readers the chance to win a €1,000 gift card, or one of 10 €100 gift cards. More
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Homeware
Homeware
Alpenglow Projects' first exhibition features cactus lamps and pendants molded on river stones
Pendant lights sculpted from pebble stones and bronze bowls cast from objects found on hikes are among the pieces on show at Alpenglow Projects gallery in Vancouver. More
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Furniture
Furniture
Ming Design Studio coats plump Bold stool in layers of shiny lacquer
Amsterdam-based Ming Design Studio put a modern slant on the traditional technique of lacquering to create Bold, curved wooden stools with a glazed finish to make you "want to touch it". More
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Homeware
Homeware
Ten designs that reimagine the humble toilet roll holder
More than 50 international designers, from Martino Gamper to Playlab, have shared their take on the toilet paper dispenser as part of an exhibition at Marta gallery in Los Angeles. Here, the curators pick their ten favourite pieces from the show. More
