Promotion
Call for entries to Wood Awards 2018
Dezeen promotion: entries are now being accepted to this year's Wood Awards, which recognise the UK's best timber architecture, furniture and products. More about Call for entries to Wood Awards 2018
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Design
Anton Alvarez adopts Yves Klein's signature blue for extruded vases
Swedish-Chilean designer Anton Alvarez has created a series of tall vessels featuring the vibrant blue tone favoured by artist Yves Klein. More about Anton Alvarez adopts Yves Klein's signature blue for extruded vases
News
Amazon partners with Volvo and General Motors to provide in-car deliveries
Retailer Amazon has teamed up with car companies Volvo and General Motors to deliver packages directly to users' vehicles. More about Amazon partners with Volvo and General Motors to provide in-car deliveries
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Brutalist Breuer building owned by IKEA could become hotel in Connecticut
IKEA is considering plans to transform a concrete structure by modernist architect Marcel Breuer in New Haven into a hotel, according to reports. More about Brutalist Breuer building owned by IKEA could become hotel in Connecticut
Interiors
OMA's Fondazione Prada Torre opens with quirky interiors and renowned contemporary art
A room filled with giant spinning mushrooms and a set of bright yellow-green bathrooms are among the surprises found inside the OMA-designed Torre, which opened last week as the final part of the Fondazione Prada arts complex in Milan. More about OMA's Fondazione Prada Torre opens with quirky interiors and renowned contemporary art
Latest Dezeen Weekly features Foster's BBC headquarters and IKEA's first skateboard
The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes the launch of IKEA's first skateboard and a new headquarters for BBC Cymru in Cardiff designed by Foster + Partners. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
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Interiors
Garage Museum creates life-size recreation of Andy Warhol's studio The Factory
The Garage Museum in Moscow is hosting an exhibition dedicated to an anti-modernist manifesto from the 1960s, featuring full-scale mockups of Andy Warhol's famous studio and a conceptual cubist home. More about Garage Museum creates life-size recreation of Andy Warhol's studio The Factory
Architecture
Five of the best houses in Indiana on Dezeen
Indiana, home to some of America's best mid-century-modern architecture, is the next stop in our series of roundups highlighting impressive houses from each US state. More about Five of the best houses in Indiana on Dezeen
Lighting
10 lighting designs that shone brightest at Milan design week
A wide range of lighting designs were unveiled during Milan design week 2018, including light bulbs hanging from gloves and a moon-inspired mobile. Dezeen's Natashah Hitti selects her 10 favourites. More about 10 lighting designs that shone brightest at Milan design week
Design
Neri Oxman's new death masks contain pigment-producing microorganisms
Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter Group at MIT have expanded their collection of 3D-printed death masks with designs that cultivate new life after death. More about Neri Oxman's new death masks contain pigment-producing microorganisms
Architecture
Zaha Hadid Architects completes twisted Generali Tower in Milan
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed a twisted tower that soars 170 metres above Milan, making it the third tallest building in the city. More about Zaha Hadid Architects completes twisted Generali Tower in Milan
Five job opportunities for experienced project architects
Right now we have a whole host of job opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs for project architects, including roles with Woods Bagot and Ennead Architects. More about Five job opportunities for experienced project architects
News
Forensic Architecture shortlisted for Turner Prize 2018
Investigative agency Forensic Architecture has been shortlisted for this year's Turner Prize, the UK's most important art award. More about Forensic Architecture shortlisted for Turner Prize 2018
Interiors
Arjaan de Feyter uses moody material palette for Belgian lawyers office
Interior architect Arjaan de Feyter kept to a material palette of blackened steel, dark walnut and deep-green marble to create this pared-back office for a lawyer near Antwerp, Belgium. More about Arjaan de Feyter uses moody material palette for Belgian lawyers office
Design
Ilse Crawford's rug collection for Kasthall pays tribute to the Swedish landscape
The natural landscape surrounding the Kasthall factory in Kinna, Sweden, informed the patterns and colours used by Ilse Crawford for this collection of rugs. More about Ilse Crawford's rug collection for Kasthall pays tribute to the Swedish landscape
Architecture
Dorte Mandrup designs third Wadden Sea centre for the Netherlands
Rooftop seal pools and a sloping plinth that meets the tide will feature in Dorte Mandrup's visitor centre for the UNESCO-protected Wadden Sea in the Netherlands. More about Dorte Mandrup designs third Wadden Sea centre for the Netherlands
Installations
Nendo to recreate the world of Escher for exhibition at NGV Melbourne
Japanese design studio Nendo will create an immersive environment for more than 160 prints and drawings by Dutch artist MC Escher at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne this December. More about Nendo to recreate the world of Escher for exhibition at NGV Melbourne
News
Male-dominated architecture industry is undergoing "dramatic change" says Elizabeth Diller
Architect Elizabeth Diller has praised her inclusion on this year's Time 100 list as a positive step towards gender parity in architecture, but voiced concern that too many female architecture students are not making it into the workplace. More about Male-dominated architecture industry is undergoing "dramatic change" says Elizabeth Diller
Design
Studio Twenty Seven showcases furniture made entirely from Italian limestone
A series of matching stoneware designs by French designers Francesco Balzano and Valeriane Lazard is on display at Studio Twenty Seven gallery in Miami. More about Studio Twenty Seven showcases furniture made entirely from Italian limestone
Design
Pollution-filled domes installed at London's Somerset House
Visitors to Somerset House in London have been experiencing the air pollution of different global cities, inside a series of domes created by artist Michael Pinsky. More about Pollution-filled domes installed at London's Somerset House