Dezeen Awards
Ten days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020
Entries for Dezeen Awards 2020 close in 10 days, start your entry today so you don't miss the deadline! More about Ten days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020
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This week on Dezeen
This week, Dezeen interviewed Alison Brooks about post-coronavirus housing
This week on Dezeen, we spoke to architect Alison Brooks about how housing design should change after coronavirus and interviewed Killing Eve's set decorator about what it takes to dress a cult TV classic. More about This week, Dezeen interviewed Alison Brooks about post-coronavirus housing
VDF products fair
Eva Natasa introduces new tables and chairs at VDF products fair
Eva Natasa has unveiled five wooden furniture pieces at the VDF products fair, including the minimalist L06 table that takes its cues from the Asian culture of floor dining. More about Eva Natasa introduces new tables and chairs at VDF products fair
Architecture
Office Ou turns Toronto garage into workshop, conservatory and dining room
Canadian architecture studio Office Ou has surrounded a detached garage in Toronto with glass doors and windows to convert it into a multifunctional space. More about Office Ou turns Toronto garage into workshop, conservatory and dining room
School Shows
American University in Dubai architecture graduates tackle social issues in the UAE
Fifteen architecture graduates from the American University in Dubai (AUD) present work addressing the living and working conditions of local labour workers and other pressing social concerns in this Virtual Design Festival school show. More about American University in Dubai architecture graduates tackle social issues in the UAE
Virtual Design Festival
Live interview with Adam Nathaniel Furman as part of Virtual Design Festival
Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Philips TV & Sound as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Adam Nathaniel Furman as part of Virtual Design Festival
Architecture
Three cast-concrete volumes form Preston Hollow house by Specht Architects
American studio Specht Architects has designed this Dallas residence with long corrugated concrete volumes to reference brutalist architecture. More about Three cast-concrete volumes form Preston Hollow house by Specht Architects
Architecture
RicharDavidArchitekti tops Czech home with a greenhouse
Architecture studio RicharDavidArchitekti has built a greenhouse on top of a single-storey family home within an orchard in the town of Chlum, Czech Republic. More about RicharDavidArchitekti tops Czech home with a greenhouse
Interview
Dressing scenes for Killing Eve was "like finding treasure" says set decorator
Contrasting drab investigator Eve Polastri with decadent assassin Villanelle was key to creating the visual mood for hit TV thriller series Killing Eve, says set decorator Casey Williams. More about Dressing scenes for Killing Eve was "like finding treasure" says set decorator
Design
Christophe Gernigon proposes suspended Plex'eat hoods for post-virus dining in restaurants
French designer Christophe Gernigon has proposed a concept for suspended plexiglass hoods intended to help allow diners to return to restaurants after the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. More about Christophe Gernigon proposes suspended Plex'eat hoods for post-virus dining in restaurants
Virtual Design Festival
"Will we work in a completely digital environment, like characters in a game?" asks Martin van der Linden
Following the popularity of his series of video blogs for VDF, Tokyo architect Martin van der Linden has created a special movie about the post-coronavirus office, in which he wonders whether physical workspaces will become entirely digital. More about "Will we work in a completely digital environment, like characters in a game?" asks Martin van der Linden
Dezeen Awards
"We want to see real meaning and problem solving that resonates" say designers George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg
With the deadline for Dezeen Awards 2020 only 11 days away, we've been in touch with some of our judges to find out what they'd like to see in this year's entries. More about "We want to see real meaning and problem solving that resonates" say designers George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg
Interiors
Collection project by the Museum of the Home will document domestic life under lockdown
London's Museum of the Home has launched a UK-wide project that calls for members of the public to submit photos and personal accounts of their living experience during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Collection project by the Museum of the Home will document domestic life under lockdown
Architecture
Spaceworkers interprets Romanesque architecture in concrete for Romanesque architecture interpretation centre
Architecture office Spaceworkers has designed the concrete Centro de Interpretação do Românico museum in Portuguese village Lousada to explain the history of Romanesque architecture in the north of the country. More about Spaceworkers interprets Romanesque architecture in concrete for Romanesque architecture interpretation centre
News
Ian Schrager's The Times Square Edition hotel to close permanently
Ian Schrager's decadent hotel in New York's Times Square is closing just over one year after it opened due to financial issues caused by the pandemic. More about Ian Schrager's The Times Square Edition hotel to close permanently
News
A typeface formed of folded skin and limbs features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes the Body Type typeface which Filipino graphic designer Julius Raymund Advincula created during his spare time in coronavirus lockdown. More about A typeface formed of folded skin and limbs features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Design
"The responsibility of sound designers has increased" due to coronavirus lockdown says Yuri Suzuki
People have become more sensitive to noise during the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting the importance of good sound design, according to sound artist and designer Yuri Suzuki. More about "The responsibility of sound designers has increased" due to coronavirus lockdown says Yuri Suzuki
Architecture
Ras-A Studio builds Walk-Street House near the beach in California
A photographer and his family live in this boxy house clad in cedar that design-build practice Ras-A Studio has designed near the ocean in Los Angeles County. More about Ras-A Studio builds Walk-Street House near the beach in California
Virtual Design Festival
Live interview with Eric Höweler as part of Virtual Design Festival
Architect Eric Höweler of Höweler + Yoon spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Eric Höweler as part of Virtual Design Festival
VDF products fair
Geberit's latest sanitaryware products include high-rise drainage technology
A wastewater system called SuperTube designed specifically for high-rise buildings is one of three new products that Geberit is showcasing at the VDF products fair. More about Geberit's latest sanitaryware products include high-rise drainage technology