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Pinterest

Pinterest

Dezeen's new Pinterest board for speaker design is an audiophile's paradise

Inspired by the release of David Adjaye's wireless concrete speaker, we've compiled a new Pinterest board, curating the most unique and eye-catching speaker design. Examples include People People's sustainable see-through speaker and Bang & Olufsen's honeycomb-like BeoSound Shape speakers, launched at Milan design week. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›

Interiors

Interiors

Universal Design Studio inserts a hotel into a brutalist building in Stockholm

Located in a brutalist former bank headquarters in Stockholm, Universal Design Studio's latest project, the At Six hotel, is home to one of Europe's most significant hotel art collections. More about Universal Design Studio inserts a hotel into a brutalist building in Stockholm

Lighting

Lighting

Claesson Koivisto Rune's disc-shaped Optunia lights are "devoid of unnecessary detailing"

Claesson Koivisto Rune has designed a collection of lights for FontanaArte made from pairs of illuminated and mirrored discs. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune's disc-shaped Optunia lights are "devoid of unnecessary detailing"

Architecture

Architecture

Floating steel staircase takes centre stage in granite house by Marcos Miguélez

A staircase featuring cantilevered treads connects the library and living room at the centre of this rough granite-clad house in the Spanish town of Magaz de Abajo. More about Floating steel staircase takes centre stage in granite house by Marcos Miguélez

Design

Design

10 sustainable designs that offer alternatives to everyday products

As the state of the environment becomes an ever-pressing issue, designers are developing eco-friendly alternatives to all sorts of products. To celebrate Earth Day, we've rounded up 10 examples, including a kitchen made from recycled bottles and a pollution-absorbing bikini. More about 10 sustainable designs that offer alternatives to everyday products

Architecture

Architecture

Lake Flato creates vertical waterfront home in rural Texas

The top floor of this tall holiday home by US studio Lake Flato is situated above the tree line, enabling impressive views of a lake in Texas Hill Country. More about Lake Flato creates vertical waterfront home in rural Texas

Pinterest

Pinterest

10 slides from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that offer a slippery alternative to stairs

Slides aren't just for playgrounds – they can offer escape routes from meetings or easy access to your kitchen. This week's roundup from our Pinterest boards showcases 10 homes and offices that find inventive uses for them. More about 10 slides from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that offer a slippery alternative to stairs

News

News

SOM reveals designs for 16-hectare "vertical village" in central Bangkok

Skidmore Owings & Merrill has unveiled its vision for One Bangkok: a new district in the centre of the Thai city made up of a family skyscrapers interspersed with green spaces. More about SOM reveals designs for 16-hectare "vertical village" in central Bangkok

Opinion

Opinion

"The Design Academy is dead, long live the Design Academy"

As Design Academy Eindhoven searches for yet another creative director, a group of alumni is urging the school to make a choice that enhances the influential school's creativity, rather than its business model. Former student Jules van den Langenberg explains why. More about "The Design Academy is dead, long live the Design Academy"

Design

Design

10 trends from Milan design week that nobody is talking about

Are marble and brass still the hot materials? Has millennial pink been usurped by emerald green? Does anyone actually care? Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs offers a guide to the bigger Milan trends that seem to have slipped under the radar. More about 10 trends from Milan design week that nobody is talking about