Architecture
This week we launched Dezeen Awards 2021
This week on Dezeen, we opened the entries to Dezeen Awards 2021 and launched new sustainability prizes for architecture, interiors and design. More about This week we launched Dezeen Awards 2021
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Bolon, &tradition and Gandia Blasco showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Danish brand &tradition, Swedish design company Bolon and Spanish brand Gandia Blasco are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Bolon, &tradition and Gandia Blasco showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
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Betty bar and counter stool by Thau & Kallio for &tradition
Dezeen Showroom: Scandinavian design duo Thau & Kallio has expanded its Betty seating collection for &tradition to include a bar and a counter stool informed by the construction of Copenhagen's 1857 Betty Nansen Theatre. More about Betty bar and counter stool by Thau & Kallio for &tradition
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Buit outdoor seating by Mayice Studio for Gandia Blasco
Dezeen Showroom: Madrid-based Mayice Studio has fashioned a collection of outdoor seating from curved aluminium mesh for Spanish brand Gandia Blasco. More about Buit outdoor seating by Mayice Studio for Gandia Blasco
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Capa outdoor furniture by Søren Rose for Gandia Blasco
Dezeen Showroom: Capa is a range of outdoor seating designed by Søren Rose for Spanish brand Gandia Blasco, which takes cues from minimalist Scandinavian design. More about Capa outdoor furniture by Søren Rose for Gandia Blasco
Furniture
Primary school children design wooden seats in Grade Three Chairs project
Art instructor Bruce Edelstein has collated a series of "playful, exuberant" chairs, that were designed, built and decorated by children between the ages of seven and ten over the course of a school semester. More about Primary school children design wooden seats in Grade Three Chairs project
School Shows
Nine projects from ArtEZ product design students that rethink everyday objects
Porcelain-covered handbags, extension cord ornaments and a vaccination board game are among the student projects featured in this school show from the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands. More about Nine projects from ArtEZ product design students that rethink everyday objects
Design
Iris Van Herpen creates haute couture dress from ocean plastic
Fashion designer Iris van Herpen has unveiled a haute couture dress constructed from ocean plastic fabric produced by Parley for the Oceans, which was cut into trilateral pieces to form a tessellated, translucent garment. More about Iris Van Herpen creates haute couture dress from ocean plastic
Products
Mexican design students fill tables with marble platters and wooden dinosaurs
In the Centre of the Table is a collection of practical and decorative objects including marble and wood serving plates and wooden dinosaurs made by students from Mexico's CENTRO University. More about Mexican design students fill tables with marble platters and wooden dinosaurs
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Bosc outdoor furniture by Made Studio for Gandia Blasco
Dezeen Showroom: Valencian architecture and design firm Made Studio has created Bosc, a collection of outdoor furniture for local brand Gandia Blasco. More about Bosc outdoor furniture by Made Studio for Gandia Blasco
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Onde outdoor seating by Luca Nichetto for Gandia Blasco
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Gandia Blasco has launched a modular seating range called Onde, which Italian designer Luca Nichetto created for both outdoor and indoor use. More about Onde outdoor seating by Luca Nichetto for Gandia Blasco
Design
Sneature is a compostable trainer made from 3D-knitted dog hair
German designer Emilie Burfeind has developed a sock sneaker with a mushroom mycelium sole and a knitted upper made from canine hair that was shed while grooming and would otherwise have been discarded. More about Sneature is a compostable trainer made from 3D-knitted dog hair
Design
Micha Weidmann Studio designs graphic identity and packaging for AZ Factory
Micha Weidmann Studio has created a playful graphic identity for fashion designer Alber Elbaz's new venture, AZ Factory, based on the designer's signature style. More about Micha Weidmann Studio designs graphic identity and packaging for AZ Factory
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Emerge flooring tiles by Bolon
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design company Bolon has launched the Emerge collection, which includes six new colours of its woven flooring tiles, in a virtual reality setting. More about Emerge flooring tiles by Bolon
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Ginger bollard outdoor light by Joan Gaspar for Marset
Dezeen Showroom: soft light filters downwards from the Ginger bollard floor lamp, which Joan Gaspar has designed for Spanish brand Marset's outdoor lighting collection. More about Ginger bollard outdoor light by Joan Gaspar for Marset
Design
Focus Ex is a digital reading aid for people with ADHD
Hungarian designer Vatány Szabolcs has created a font and browser extension to make it easier for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, to concentrate when reading online content. More about Focus Ex is a digital reading aid for people with ADHD
Products
Shoppe On to showcase 25 Japanese design brands on its virtual marketplace
Dezeen promotion: the second edition of virtual homeware fair Shoppe On will see the return of Showcase: Japan, spotlighting talented design and crafts brands from across the country. More about Shoppe On to showcase 25 Japanese design brands on its virtual marketplace
Products
Designers make desktop computers and mice out of honey and ice
Industrial designers Hank Beyer and Alex Sizemore have made prototype computers from unconventional materials such as ice and honey to explore how people value emotional connection versus usability. More about Designers make desktop computers and mice out of honey and ice
Architecture
Commenter says demolition of Burroughs Wellcome building is "the right decision"
In this week's comments update, readers are divided over the demolition of Paul Rudolph's brutalist Burroughs Wellcome building in North Carolina and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Commenter says demolition of Burroughs Wellcome building is "the right decision"
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KIT coat hooks by KANAMA
Dezeen Showroom: Estonian design studio KANAMA has created a trio of oak and steel coat hooks called KIT, which is available via online concept store NID. More about KIT coat hooks by KANAMA