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Dezeen at IKEA Festival: party highlights
Last night Dezeen and IKEA threw a huge party for Milan design week, with nearly 3,000 guests filling a huge warehouse in Ventura Lambrate. Watch our movie to see highlights from the event.
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Architecture
Cylindrical headquarters for motorcycling federation features dramatic sweeping staircase
Slender metal columns support the offset concrete roof of this cylindrical office block designed by Local Architecture for the International Motorcycling Federation on the outskirts of Geneva. More about Cylindrical headquarters for motorcycling federation features dramatic sweeping staircase
Interiors
Custom furniture follows lines of geometric graffiti in live-work loft by CHA:COL
Los Angeles architecture studio CHA:COL has renovated an apartment for a writer, which features bespoke millwork and decor based on popular mobile video game Monument Valley. More about Custom furniture follows lines of geometric graffiti in live-work loft by CHA:COL
Architecture
SHoP completes "dancing" copper-clad luxury apartment towers in New York
US firm SHoP Architects has completed a pair of skyscrapers that feature copper cladding, bent silhouettes and a skybridge suspended more than 90 metres above the ground. More about SHoP completes "dancing" copper-clad luxury apartment towers in New York
Interiors
Chicago hostel The Hollander connects guests on Instagram prior to arrival
Dishevelled surfaces and industrial details create a shabby-chic aesthetic at this hostel in Chicago, where guests are encouraged to interact with each other via Instagram before their stays. More about Chicago hostel The Hollander connects guests on Instagram prior to arrival
Video
Dezeen at IKEA Festival: Hay and opera singing feature in highlights from Wednesday afternoon
In our second broadcast from Wednesday at IKEA Festival, Danish brand Hay revealed the design process behind its Ypperlig collection and an opera singer entertained visitors. More about Dezeen at IKEA Festival: Hay and opera singing feature in highlights from Wednesday afternoon
Furniture
Cassina and Molteni&C heading to court over rights to Gio Ponti lounge chair
Italian furniture brands Cassina and Molteni&C are locked in a legal battle over who has the rights to a 1950s design by architect Gio Ponti, after they both showed the chair at Milan design week. More about Cassina and Molteni&C heading to court over rights to Gio Ponti lounge chair
Architecture
SO-IL imagines a future of sustainable city living with air-filtering MINI Living house
New York firm SO-IL has built a prototype house at the MINI Living space in Milan, featuring a white mesh exterior designed to filter city air, and a plant-covered roof. More about SO-IL imagines a future of sustainable city living with air-filtering MINI Living house
Interview
"I might become Mies van der Rohe" says Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry has said he is as comfortable working on historically sensitive projects like his "nimble" Philadelphia Museum of Art renovation as he is creating blockbuster buildings. More about "I might become Mies van der Rohe" says Frank Gehry
News
Zaha Hadid Architects reveals greenhouse-like technology hub to accompany world's first wooden football stadium
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled a set of glasshouse-like technology buildings and a slatted-timber footbridge, which will join its wooden football stadium on a eco park in Gloucestershire, England. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals greenhouse-like technology hub to accompany world's first wooden football stadium
Design
Yuri Suzuki installs giant pendulums in courtyard of Milanese seminary
In hopes of providing Milan design week visitors with a moment of peace, Yuri Suzuki has designed an immersive installation in the form of 30 swinging pendulums playing calming noises. More about Yuri Suzuki installs giant pendulums in courtyard of Milanese seminary
Architecture
Richard Meier models all-white Oxfordshire residence on English manor houses
American architect Richard Meier has completed his first project in the UK, a characteristically bright white house perched on a hill overlooking the Oxfordshire countryside. More about Richard Meier models all-white Oxfordshire residence on English manor houses
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Dezeen at IKEA Festival: Tom Dixon and skateboarding feature in highlights from Wednesday morning
It's day two of IKEA Festival at Milan design week, and in our latest movie we spoke to Tom Dixon about his modular sofa, which he ended up chucking on the floor. More about Dezeen at IKEA Festival: Tom Dixon and skateboarding feature in highlights from Wednesday morning
Ventura districts and Dezeen Bot List feature in #milanogram2017 day three highlights
In our latest roundup of Milan design week Instagram posts, visitors have been revealing exhibits in Milan's Ventura Lambrate and Centrale districts, and starring in a show at Design Academy Eindhoven's surreal TV studio. More about Ventura districts and Dezeen Bot List feature in #milanogram2017 day three highlights
Design
Nendo designs patterns for Jil Sander by photographing layered shapes
Nendo's Objectextile collection for German fashion label Jil Sander features patterns made by photographing layers of objects suspended inside cubes and has been unveiled at Milan design week. More about Nendo designs patterns for Jil Sander by photographing layered shapes
Furniture
Konstantin Grcic references Milanese subway handrails in Soft Props sofa for Cassina
A subway-inspired sofa is among designs by Konstantin Grcic, Philippe Starck, the Bouroullec brothers and Patricia Urquiola to be launched by Cassina at Milan design week. More about Konstantin Grcic references Milanese subway handrails in Soft Props sofa for Cassina
Architecture
Brutalist-inspired residence by Clauwers & Simon is arranged around a central courtyard
This simple board-marked concrete and timber house by Clauwers & Simon in rural Belgium is arranged around a glazed courtyard. More about Brutalist-inspired residence by Clauwers & Simon is arranged around a central courtyard
Job of the day: senior architectural designer at SOM
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for senior architectural designer at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in London, which has recently completed the tallest tower in the borough of Islington. More ›
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IKEA Festival
Dezeen at IKEA Festival: Tom Dixon and Rolf and Mette Hay to give talks on day two
Need a reason to head to IKEA Festival in Milan today? We've highlighted key events and talks in the second of a series of daily briefing videos we're publishing throughout Milan design week. More about Dezeen at IKEA Festival: Tom Dixon and Rolf and Mette Hay to give talks on day two
Lighting
Formafantasma presents lighting designs that exploit geometry, colour and shadow
Formafantasma is showcasing a series of lighting designs and experiments in Milan, including golden hoops that project circles of light and slender beams that create colourful refractions. More about Formafantasma presents lighting designs that exploit geometry, colour and shadow