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Dezeen now has two million Instagram followers!
We've hit a huge social media milestone, two million followers on Instagram. More about Dezeen now has two million Instagram followers!
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Interiors
Sam Jacob Studio replaces mirrors with artworks in DKUK salon in south London
People look at artworks rather than their own reflections at DKUK, a hair salon in south London designed by Sam Jacob Studio. More about Sam Jacob Studio replaces mirrors with artworks in DKUK salon in south London
Careers guide: Joseph Bennett describes his experience of the production design industry
Joseph Bennett designs 3D sets for film, fashion, advertising and events. He describes his working history as a production designer for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. More about Careers guide: Joseph Bennett describes his experience of the production design industry
Design
Philip Nitschke's 3D-printed "death pod" lets users die at the press of a button
Euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke has created a 3D-printed suicide machine that allows users to administer their own death in a matter of minutes. More about Philip Nitschke's 3D-printed "death pod" lets users die at the press of a button
Architecture
Amey Kandalgaonkar imagines home built into giant boulder
Architectural designer Amey Kandalgaonkar has created renderings of House Inside a Rock, a concept for a modernist concrete house built within a giant rock. More about Amey Kandalgaonkar imagines home built into giant boulder
Architecture
Foster + Partners converts historic Washington DC library into Apple Store
Foster + Partners has collaborated with the Apple design team and architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle to transform a neoclassical building in the US capital into a sleek retail space with a skylit atrium, where events are held to "entertain and inspire the local people". More about Foster + Partners converts historic Washington DC library into Apple Store
Design
Seven highlights from New York's WantedDesign festival
Wooden stools by Mexican design students and rock-like cabinets produced in rural Quebec are among the top creations at this year's WantedDesign show, as selected by Dezeen's US reporter Bridget Cogley. More about Seven highlights from New York's WantedDesign festival
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"It looks like a Beluga whale's fanny"
In this week's comments update, readers are poking fun at the Zaha Hadid-designed stadium in Qatar, which will host matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. More about "It looks like a Beluga whale's fanny"
Design
Central Saint Martins launches masters course in biodesign
Central Saint Martins college in London has announced a new masters degree in biodesign to promote sustainable innovation, which is set to start in September 2019. More about Central Saint Martins launches masters course in biodesign
Architecture
Sebastian Errazuriz ridicules Notre-Dame proposals by turning cathedral into rocket launchpad
Designer Sebastian Errazuriz has suggested turning Notre-Dame Cathedral into a space-rocket launchpad in an "act of creative one-upmanship" designed to stop architects producing more proposals. More about Sebastian Errazuriz ridicules Notre-Dame proposals by turning cathedral into rocket launchpad
Interiors
Alex P White pairs soft tones and raw textures in model New York apartment
American designer Alex P White has created a model unit for a high-end condominium building in Manhattan that features exposed concrete ceilings, grey plaster walls and vanilla-coloured decor. More about Alex P White pairs soft tones and raw textures in model New York apartment
Design
Three sustainable recipes from Space10's futuristic cookbook
IKEA's research lab Space10 has released Future Food Today, a cookbook filled with foods of the future, from mealworm burgers to algae hotdogs. In a Dezeen exclusive, we bring you three of the best recipes to try at home. More about Three sustainable recipes from Space10's futuristic cookbook
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People will "learn to love" architecture created using technology says Patrik Schumacher
People will adapt to the enhanced environments architects and designers are creating using technology, says Patrik Schumacher at a talk filmed by Dezeen for Grohe. More about People will "learn to love" architecture created using technology says Patrik Schumacher
Design
Joe Doucet's Sotera motorcycle helmet uses coloured lights to prevent accidents
New York designer Joe Doucet has created a motorcycle helmet with built-in lights that flash red when the driver slows down or brakes. More about Joe Doucet's Sotera motorcycle helmet uses coloured lights to prevent accidents
Architecture
Ingenhoven Architects is wrapping five miles of hedges around an office in Düsseldorf
Ingenhoven Architects is building the Kö-Bogen II office block in Düsseldorf, which will have facades covered with five miles-worth of hornbeam hedges. More about Ingenhoven Architects is wrapping five miles of hedges around an office in Düsseldorf
Architecture
Sans-Arc Studio's Plaster Fun House takes cues from cruise liners
Sans-Arc Studio has added a playful kitchen extension to a cottage in Torrensville, Australia, which is characterised by white-plaster walls, arches and terrazzo. More about Sans-Arc Studio's Plaster Fun House takes cues from cruise liners
Design
Olafur Eliasson explores complex mathematical geometries with OE Quasi Light
A dodecahedron is nestled within an icosahedron to form this pendant lamp designed by artist Olafur Eliasson for Danish lighting brand Louis Poulsen. More about Olafur Eliasson explores complex mathematical geometries with OE Quasi Light
Architecture
Moving terrace follows the sun at Robert Konieczny's Quadrant House
This house in Poland by architect Robert Konieczny has a moving outdoor living space that pivots and docks with rooms on either side of the garden. More about Moving terrace follows the sun at Robert Konieczny's Quadrant House
Architecture
Jagged roof tops Jennifer Bonner's Haus Gables in Atlanta
American architect Jennifer Bonner has topped this slender white house in Atlanta with an asymmetrical roofline to make the most of the space on its tight plot. More about Jagged roof tops Jennifer Bonner's Haus Gables in Atlanta
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Dezeen Awards named Best New Awards Event
Dezeen Awards has won the title of Best New Awards Event at the Awards Awards 2019, for creating a winners' ceremony that "would be remembered". More about Dezeen Awards named Best New Awards Event