Design
Pockmarked Drought chair by We+ takes shape as it dries
Tokyo studio We+ added dimpled texture to its Drought chair by embedding shrinking balls of resin into wax. More about Pockmarked Drought chair by We+ takes shape as it dries
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Architecture
New photographs offer a look inside a modernist theatre in Le Corbusier's Chandigarh
Neelam Theatre, one of three cinemas built as part of Le Corbusier's construction of Chandigarh, is revealed in these new images by British photographer Edmund Sumner. More about New photographs offer a look inside a modernist theatre in Le Corbusier's Chandigarh
Design
Jean Nouvel designs "comfortable yet bare" furniture for his Louvre Abu Dhabi
This collection of stripped-back custom seating designed by Jean Nouvel for the Louvre Abu Dhabi is based on the building's domed roof. More about Jean Nouvel designs "comfortable yet bare" furniture for his Louvre Abu Dhabi
Pinterest
Dezeen's updated Pinterest board shows the versatility of brickwork
Our updated Pinterest board features new projects containing imaginative brickwork, from the striking red brick facade of The Center for the Jewish Life in Philadelphia to a perforated brick screen used to ventilate a Tehran housing block. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Architecture
EKAR Architects designs concrete-block Thailand house for vet and pharmacist siblings
This mixed-used building in Thailand includes the home and work spaces of a pair of siblings, arranged around planted courtyards and perforated concrete-block walls. More about EKAR Architects designs concrete-block Thailand house for vet and pharmacist siblings
Architecture
Glass corridors connect hemlock-clad cubes at New York artist residence by Gluck+
Taking cues from farmland in Upstate New York, Manhattan architecture studio Gluck+ organised simple volumes of this home in a grid-like array, orienting the residence and detached studio towards a nearby pond. More about Glass corridors connect hemlock-clad cubes at New York artist residence by Gluck+
Architecture
Perimeter House encloses private courtyard and plunge pool in Melbourne
Australian studio Make Architecture has added a brick extension to a Victorian cottage in Melbourne that bounds the street on one side and curves around a secluded courtyard on the other. More about Perimeter House encloses private courtyard and plunge pool in Melbourne
News
KitKat denied UK trade mark for four-fingered chocolate bar
Nestlé has lost a four-year battle to get the design of its KitKat chocolate bar recognised as a trade mark in the UK. More about KitKat denied UK trade mark for four-fingered chocolate bar
Architecture
10 events celebrating 150th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's birth
Next month marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. A series of exhibitions and open houses are taking place to celebrate the occasion, and we've chosen a selection of the best. More about 10 events celebrating 150th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's birth
Architecture
Monolithic concrete house by Bergmeisterwolf emerges from an Alpine hillside
This bunker-like house in South Tyrol by local studio Bergmeisterwolf features an angular cutout that shelters a balcony overlooking the nearby valley. More about Monolithic concrete house by Bergmeisterwolf emerges from an Alpine hillside
This week on Dezeen
This week, a museum opened in Palestine and Renzo Piano completed an art gallery
This week on Dezeen, a museum dedicated to Palestinian culture opened in Birzeit and Renzo Piano finished a sail-covered art gallery in a French winery. More about This week, a museum opened in Palestine and Renzo Piano completed an art gallery
Design
Tony Eräpuro bases exhibition identity on Olafur Eliasson mirror installation
Finnish designer Tony Eräpuro took inspiration from geometry, architecture and Peter Saville to create the graphics for Olafur Eliasson's Pentagonal Landscapes exhibition. More about Tony Eräpuro bases exhibition identity on Olafur Eliasson mirror installation
Architecture
Atelier Pierre Thibault completes long narrow home in Quebec forest
Two outdoor spaces bookend this longitudinal Canadian home by Atelier Pierre Thibault, which nestles into the ground at one end and is raised up on pilotis at the other. More about Atelier Pierre Thibault completes long narrow home in Quebec forest
Architecture
Stern McCafferty Architects converts entrance of old Massachusetts house into a gallery
Boston-based Stern McCafferty Architects has overhauled a country home in Massachusetts, transforming the layout to showcase a collection of art work and expand the living areas into a bright annex. More about Stern McCafferty Architects converts entrance of old Massachusetts house into a gallery
Design
Fernando Mastrangelo debuts "butter-soft" and icy-sharp cement furniture
Brooklyn designer Fernando Mastrangelo has created a pair of contrasting furniture collections: one that features smooth curves and another with jagged edges. More about Fernando Mastrangelo debuts "butter-soft" and icy-sharp cement furniture
Furniture
Apparatus looks to Wiener Werkstätte for 2017 furniture and lighting collection
New York design studio Apparatus references an early 20th-century Viennese art movement with its latest offerings: tables with resin bases and ribbed porcelain lamps, which were unveiled at the Collective Design fair. More about Apparatus looks to Wiener Werkstätte for 2017 furniture and lighting collection
Pinterest
10 of the tiniest bedrooms from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
This week's roundup from Pinterest focuses on micro living spaces that show how to do a lot with a little, from a bedroom in a timber box to a studio in Poland measuring just 13 square metres. More about 10 of the tiniest bedrooms from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
Architecture
Renzo Piano sinks sail-covered art gallery into Aix-en-Provence vineyard
Renzo Piano Building Workshop has completed the Château La Coste Art Gallery, a sunken exhibition space topped by sails, which is set among the grape vines of a winery in Aix-en-Provence, France. More about Renzo Piano sinks sail-covered art gallery into Aix-en-Provence vineyard
Competition: win a book detailing the history of BD Barcelona
Dezeen has teamed up with BD Barcelona Design to give five readers the chance to win a copy of its new book, which details the company's history of furniture design and past collaborations. More about Competition: win a book detailing the history of BD Barcelona
Interiors
Friend and Company harnesses "robotic craft" to build new shop for V&A museum
Robots were used to manufacture the components of these two pavilions, which form the new shop for the V&A museum in London. More about Friend and Company harnesses "robotic craft" to build new shop for V&A museum