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Virtual Design Festival

Water Dancer "explores the dynamic, complex and ever-changing relationships between man, nature and technology"

Today VDF teams up with musician Rosey Chan, starting with this exclusive premiere of her collaboration with artist Eyal Gever and dancer and choreographer Sharon Eyal. Plus Chan launches a playlist of compositions intended to help listeners to cope with coronavirus lockdown. More about Water Dancer "explores the dynamic, complex and ever-changing relationships between man, nature and technology"

Marcus Fairs | 15 May 2020 | Leave a comment
News

Ventura Projects ends operations after 10 years of promoting designers at Milan design week

Influential design exhibitions platform Ventura Projects is to cease operating after ten years of organising exhibitions in Milan and other cities due to the impact of coronavirus. More about Ventura Projects ends operations after 10 years of promoting designers at Milan design week

Tom Ravenscroft | 15 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Adam Richards Architects uses brick and black zinc for Walmer Castle learning centre

A huge arched window punctuates the grey-brick exterior of an education centre built by Adam Richards Architects in the grounds of a 16th-century castle in the English town of Deal, Kent. More about Adam Richards Architects uses brick and black zinc for Walmer Castle learning centre

Natasha Levy | 15 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Design

Nanimarquina unveils four new collections of rugs

Dezeen promotion: decaying flowers, abstract blocks of colour and imaginary characters feature in Nanimarquina's latest rug collections. More about Nanimarquina unveils four new collections of rugs

Dezeen staff | 15 May 2020
Architecture

Individual greenhouses let guests dine at a distance during pandemic

Amsterdam arts centre Mediamatic has set up a socially-distanced dining experience where guests sit in their own greenhouse and hosts wear face shields. More about Individual greenhouses let guests dine at a distance during pandemic

India Block | 15 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Architecture

White Twin Gable House by Ryan Leidner Architecture is a remodeled Eichler

Californian firm Ryan Leidner Architecture has used bright white paint and lush greenery to refresh a mid-century modern Eichler home in Silicon Valley that was completed in the 1960s. More about White Twin Gable House by Ryan Leidner Architecture is a remodeled Eichler

Kristine Klein | 14 May 2020 | Leave a comment
News

Eight houses designed to showcase cars feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter

The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a roundup of houses designed to showcase their owners' beloved cars. More about Eight houses designed to showcase cars feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter

Karen Anderson | 14 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Virtual Design Festival

Live interview with Standard Architecture as part of Virtual Design Festival

Standard Architecture spoke to Dezeen in this Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Standard Architecture as part of Virtual Design Festival

Sebastian Jordahn | 14 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Equipo de Arquitectura updates synagogue in Paraguay with board-marked concrete

Board-marked concrete and warm wood are contrasted in this synagogue in Asunción, Paraguay, which has been renovated by local studio Equipo de Arquitectura. More about Equipo de Arquitectura updates synagogue in Paraguay with board-marked concrete

Bridget Goldberg | 14 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Weston Williamson + Partners envisions social-distancing office

Weston Williamson + Partners has outlined its plans for a social-distancing workplace, with transparent screens around desks, hands-free doors and a barista, to allow employees to safely return to its office following the coronavirus lockdown. More about Weston Williamson + Partners envisions social-distancing office

Tom Ravenscroft | 14 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Architecture

China bans copycat architecture and restricts supertall skyscrapers

The Chinese government has issued a decree "strictly prohibiting" the plagiarism of buildings in the country and severely limiting the construction of supertall skyscrapers. More about China bans copycat architecture and restricts supertall skyscrapers

Tom Ravenscroft | 14 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Virtual Design Festival

"There is a practical side to Archigram, it's not just funny drawings," says Dennis Crompton

In the final instalment of our exclusive Archigram video series for VDF, architect Dennis Crompton explains that the avant-garde architecture group didn't just want to create conceptual projects and almost realised a building in Monte Carlo. More about "There is a practical side to Archigram, it's not just funny drawings," says Dennis Crompton

Benedict Hobson | 14 May 2020 | Leave a comment
News

Iconic Covid-19 images designed to create "a feeling of alarm" says CDC medical illustrator Dan Higgins

A medical illustrator behind the first 3D images of the coronavirus particle has spoken to Dezeen about how his team branded an invisible disease that "needed an identity". More about Iconic Covid-19 images designed to create "a feeling of alarm" says CDC medical illustrator Dan Higgins

Marcus Fairs | 14 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Technology

Olafur Eliasson creates augmented-reality cabinet of curiosities

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson is bringing rare natural matter, including a burning sun and a sprightly puffin, into people's homes with his AR Wunderkammer works. More about Olafur Eliasson creates augmented-reality cabinet of curiosities

Natashah Hitti | 14 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Interiors

Thomas Geerlings converts canal-side Amsterdam warehouse into contemporary home

The creative director of design studio Framework has turned a neglected 19th-century warehouse in Amsterdam into a plush family home for his wife and two children. More about Thomas Geerlings converts canal-side Amsterdam warehouse into contemporary home

Natasha Levy | 14 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Dezeen Awards

"Our first International project came the day after receiving the award" says Dezeen Awards emerging studio winner

Winning an award for best architecture, interiors or design studio at Dezeen Awards can have a huge impact, according to last year's winners – and there are less than 20 days to enter and save 50 per cent. More about "Our first International project came the day after receiving the award" says Dezeen Awards emerging studio winner

Rebecca Grove | 14 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Shipping containers turned into micro apartments by Containerwerk

Building startup Containerwerk has turned old shipping containers into 21 micro apartments for visitors to the town of Wertheim in Germany. More about Shipping containers turned into micro apartments by Containerwerk

India Block | 14 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Merge Architects builds dark corrugated steel housing facing Boston harbour

Waves of corrugated steel and wood accents wrap around the Marginal Housing 3.0 block by Merge Architects located alongside Boston's harbour. More about Merge Architects builds dark corrugated steel housing facing Boston harbour

Kristine Klein | 13 May 2020 | Leave a comment
Virtual Design Festival

"We already had an office before we finished school" says Francine Houben in VDF lecture

In our final lecture as part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with Architects, not Architecture, Dutch architect Francine Houben talks about her influences and the founding of Mecanoo. More about "We already had an office before we finished school" says Francine Houben in VDF lecture

Cajsa Carlson | 13 May 2020 | Leave a comment
VDF products fair

Vello showcases three folding bicycles at VDF products fair

Vello is showing three of its folding bicycles at Virtual Design Festival's products fair, including Vello Bike+, which is "the first bike to combine electric, self-charging and folding features" according to the Austrian brand. More about Vello showcases three folding bicycles at VDF products fair

Lizzie Crook | 13 May 2020

Studio Font perches cliffside home in Mexico on inhabitable concrete columns

Open Studio designs izakaya-style restaurant with "half-dipped dumpling" lamp

Studio NRG designs Lilium Chair out of recycled metal car rims

Fabio Fantolino looks to 1960s offices for interior of retro Turin bar

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