Comments
"No way am I going to wear boat shoes in space"
In this week's comments update, readers are struggling to take comparisons between the first space hotel and cruise ships seriously. More about "No way am I going to wear boat shoes in space"
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News
Beatrice Leanza appointed executive director of MAAT in Lisbon
Italian curator and critic Beatrice Leanza has joined the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon as its new executive director. More about Beatrice Leanza appointed executive director of MAAT in Lisbon
Architecture
Wittman Estes tucks Hood Cliff Retreat into a coastal forest in Washington
Low-lying volumes topped with overhanging roofs form this holiday home in the Pacific Northwest, which was designed by US studio Wittman Estes for a family of impassioned naturalists. More about Wittman Estes tucks Hood Cliff Retreat into a coastal forest in Washington
Interiors
Dezeen Awards 2019 interiors shortlist announced
The Dezeen Awards 2019 interior shortlist has been announced. It includes a gothic-inspired cafe, a compact black house designed to stand out like a minimalist sculpture and Europe's first underwater restaurant. More about Dezeen Awards 2019 interiors shortlist announced
Architecture
Malaysian designers propose building colony on Mars from locally grown bamboo
Warith Zaki and Amir Amzar have envisioned using bamboo grown and harvested on Mars to build the first colony on the red planet. More about Malaysian designers propose building colony on Mars from locally grown bamboo
News
Paola Antonelli of MoMA to give keynote speech at Dezeen Day
Paola Antonelli, senior curator of architecture and design at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, will give a keynote speech at Dezeen Day, our new international architecture and design conference taking place in London on 30 October. More about Paola Antonelli of MoMA to give keynote speech at Dezeen Day
Design
Layer designs pendant lamps based on silkworm cocoons for Muuto
Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has created a series of cocoon-like pendant lights for Danish furniture brand Muuto, inspired by the silkworm's act of "self-wrapping". More about Layer designs pendant lamps based on silkworm cocoons for Muuto
Interiors
S/LAB10 hides office behind golden folding facade on suburban street in Kuala Lumpur
S/LAB has placed an office with mismatched interiors for property development company Mantab behind a golden folding facade on a quiet street in Kuala Lumpur. More about S/LAB10 hides office behind golden folding facade on suburban street in Kuala Lumpur
Design
Join Dezeen's sustainable fashion chat on Twitter with #dezeenchat
Can fashion ever be sustainable? Dezeen's India Block will be speaking to readers on Twitter this Thursday, 5 September, at 4pm UK time about designers' responsibilities when it comes to fashion sustainability. Join in using the hashtag #dezeenchat. More about Join Dezeen's sustainable fashion chat on Twitter with #dezeenchat
Technology
Startup Atolla harnesses AI to make personalised skincare products
Data meets dermatology at Brooklyn-based skincare startup Atolla, launched by an MIT engineer who has applied machine-learning algorithms to fix problem skin. More about Startup Atolla harnesses AI to make personalised skincare products
Promotion
Call for entries to the Tile of Spain Awards 2019
Dezeen promotion: architects, designers and students are invited to submit projects to this year's Tile of Spain Awards. More about Call for entries to the Tile of Spain Awards 2019
Architecture
Bornstein Lyckefors builds pale green cabin on rural Swedish island
Architecture studio Bornstein Lyckefors chose an unusual shade of green for the exterior of Granholmen, a humble cabin on the Swedish island of Kallaxön. More about Bornstein Lyckefors builds pale green cabin on rural Swedish island
Architecture
Gray Organschi completes wooden high school extension with irregular roofing in Connecticut
Outdoor classrooms and active farmlands surround the extension to this ecological high school in Connecticut, which Gray Organschi built with cross-laminated timber to demonstrate sustainable design practices. More about Gray Organschi completes wooden high school extension with irregular roofing in Connecticut
Architecture
IKEA mattresses used to build pop-up bar at Chart fair in Copenhagen
A bar made out of old IKEA mattresses has won the architecture prize at Chart 2019, ahead of structures built from latex, salt, paper and jute fabric. More about IKEA mattresses used to build pop-up bar at Chart fair in Copenhagen
Architecture
Shortlist announced for AHEAD MEA 2019 hospitality awards
Dezeen promotion: a concrete grocery store converted into a boutique hotel and a series of remote timber-frame cabins on the Namibian coast are some of the projects shortlisted in the 2019 AHEAD MEA awards. More about Shortlist announced for AHEAD MEA 2019 hospitality awards
Design
Designs by Rem D Koolhaas and Joey Ruiter feature in Disruptors exhibition at LA museum
An abstracted Lamborghini, a scrunched-up bike and a motorcycle operated by a smartphone are among the pieces showcased in an exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. More about Designs by Rem D Koolhaas and Joey Ruiter feature in Disruptors exhibition at LA museum
Dezeen Awards
Dezeen Awards 2019 architecture shortlist reveals world's best buildings
The Dezeen Awards 2019 architecture shortlist has been announced. It includes a cultural centre that doubles as public seating in Iran, a house in England made from recycled cork, and a thatched restaurant overlooking Peru's Sacred Valley. More about Dezeen Awards 2019 architecture shortlist reveals world's best buildings
Design
Kaiku turns fruit and vegetable waste into natural pigments
Imperial graduate Nicole Stjernswärd has invented Kaiku, a system that turns plants into powdered paint pigments using vaporisation technology. More about Kaiku turns fruit and vegetable waste into natural pigments
Architecture
Cleft House in India is split in two by full-height atrium
A "breached monolith" hides a giant light-filled atrium at the heart of this Indian house, which Anagram Architects has completed on a busy street in New Delhi. More about Cleft House in India is split in two by full-height atrium
Interiors
John Pawson pares back Barbican apartment to "a state of emptiness"
British designer John Pawson has applied his signature minimalist aesthetic to a Barbican flat, which is simply arranged around a timber volume. More about John Pawson pares back Barbican apartment to "a state of emptiness"