News
Ilse Crawford and Oscar Peña to leave Design Academy Eindhoven
Ilse Crawford and Oscar Peña have stepped down from Design Academy Eindhoven after more than 20 years. More about Ilse Crawford and Oscar Peña to leave Design Academy Eindhoven
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Architects grieve as demolition starts on "design icon" Welbeck Street car park
Architects have been lamenting the loss of the Welbeck Street car park in London, as works starts to replace the brutalist building with a new hotel. More about Architects grieve as demolition starts on "design icon" Welbeck Street car park
Architecture
Studio Bark's flat-pack U-Build system lets anyone self-build
U-Build is a simple modular construction system designed by Studio Bark, which encourages individuals and communities to self-build. More about Studio Bark's flat-pack U-Build system lets anyone self-build
Interiors
The Standard completes new hotel in London
The Standard's first UK hotel opens this summer inside a brutalist building, featuring colourful interiors designed by Shawn Hausman to contrast "the greyness of London". More about The Standard completes new hotel in London
Design
Charlotte Kingsnorth's patinated bronze tables look like they have lichen on them
Industrial designer Charlotte Kingsnorth has created a set of furniture with distinctly patterned surfaces, produced by applying chemicals and pigments to heated bronze. More about Charlotte Kingsnorth's patinated bronze tables look like they have lichen on them
Dezeen Awards
20 days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2019 and have your work seen by our star judges
With 20 days to go until entries close for Dezeen Awards 2019, there's still time to get your work seen by some of the biggest names in the industry. More about 20 days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2019 and have your work seen by our star judges
Opinion
"We have lost sight of what design thinking actually is"
Design thinking courses give the whole concept a bad name. But when rigorously applied, real design thinking can solve problems, say Charlotte and Peter Fiell, authors of new book 100 Ideas that Changed Design. More about "We have lost sight of what design thinking actually is"
Design
Assemble's Granby Workshop creates slip-cast tableware using modular moulds
Granby Workshop, the social enterprise set up by Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble, has launched a range of slip-cast vessels as part of London Craft Week. More about Assemble's Granby Workshop creates slip-cast tableware using modular moulds
Architecture
Muir and Openwork create mist-filled "chasm" at National Gallery of Victoria
Canyon-like walls overflowing with mist define the Doubleground pavilion, which nestles within the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. More about Muir and Openwork create mist-filled "chasm" at National Gallery of Victoria
Architecture
Leong Leong and KFA complete Hollywood campus for Los Angeles LGBT+ Centre
Curved glass blocks, white stuccoed volumes and courtyards are strung together to form this new community facility for Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ community, designed by architecture firms Leong Leong and KFA. More about Leong Leong and KFA complete Hollywood campus for Los Angeles LGBT+ Centre
News
Eames House preservation plan launched 70 years after residence was completed
The Eames Foundation has released a plan to maintain the modernist Californian residence that Charles and Ray Eames built for themselves to make it look like the designers "just stepped out for the day". More about Eames House preservation plan launched 70 years after residence was completed
Interview
Comme des Garçons is "nothing about clothes" says Rei Kawakubo
Rei Kawakubo is one of the world's best known fashion designers, but never sketches. In this interview, she discusses her unusual design process, how she set up Comme des Garçons and why she won't be pigeonholed. More about Comme des Garçons is "nothing about clothes" says Rei Kawakubo
Dezeen Weekly features sustainable treehouse starter homes
The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features a proposal for treehouse starter homes that aim to tackle London's high pollution levels, and a wooden "sleep box" designed by Mark Zuckerberg. Sign up to Dezeen Weekly ›
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Design
Nike app uses AR and AI to scan feet for perfect fit
Nike has launched an app setting that provides "hyper-accurate" sizing recommendations for each of its shoes by scanning your feet with a smartphone camera. More about Nike app uses AR and AI to scan feet for perfect fit
Architecture
Vincent Callebaut proposes a roof that generates energy and food for Notre-Dame Cathedral
Paris-based architect Vincent Callebaut wants to give Notre-Dame Cathedral a new roof that generates energy and contains an aquaponic farm. More about Vincent Callebaut proposes a roof that generates energy and food for Notre-Dame Cathedral
Video
Nike explains the engineering behind its latest record-breaking marathon running shoe
Brett Holts, vice president of Nike Running Footwear, and runner Paula Radcliffe explain the new Nike ZoomX Vaporfly NEXT% shoe worn by London Marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge in this movie produced by Dezeen. More about Nike explains the engineering behind its latest record-breaking marathon running shoe
Design
Mandalaki's Birò O2 concept car is made from 80 per cent recycled plastics
Mandalaki Studio teamed up with Italian car company Estrima to design the "first" electric concept car made from 80 per cent recycled plastics. More about Mandalaki's Birò O2 concept car is made from 80 per cent recycled plastics
Design
Zac Posen 3D prints rose-petal dress for Met Gala
American fashion designer Zac Posen has created a dress constructed from 3D-printed petals, which was worn by British model Jourdan Dunn at this year's Met Gala in New York. More about Zac Posen 3D prints rose-petal dress for Met Gala
News
UK government will pay £200 million to replace Grenfell-style cladding
The UK government has promised to pay to replace combustible cladding on private high-rise housing, almost two years after the Grenfell Tower fire. More about UK government will pay £200 million to replace Grenfell-style cladding
Interview
There is "no stopping" China's car design industry says Peter Horbury
Chinese car companies are putting their history of copying behind them and now have the confidence to create their own designs, says Peter Horbury, head of design for automotive brand Geely. More about There is "no stopping" China's car design industry says Peter Horbury