Design
Martin Jakobsen's uranium glassware glows bright green
Czech designer Martin Jakobsen has created glowing uranium-glass tumblers, adding to his output of unusual glassware. More about Martin Jakobsen's uranium glassware glows bright green
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Architecture
Scott Edwards Architecture creates home with acoustically separate spaces for a Portland family
Oregon firm Scott Edwards Architecture has created a home in Portland that includes soundproof rehearsal spaces for a family of musicians (+ slideshow). More about Scott Edwards Architecture creates home with acoustically separate spaces for a Portland family
Design
Nike's Magista 2 football boots perform as an "organic extension of the foot"
Nike has redesigned its existing Magista football boot by imagining what a foot would look like had it evolved specifically to play football (+ slideshow). More about Nike's Magista 2 football boots perform as an "organic extension of the foot"
Architecture
Arquitectonica's Pierce Boston tower to feature apartments aimed at young tech entrepreneurs
Sales have officially launched for apartments inside this skyscraper in Boston by New York firm Arquitectonica, amid a "boom" in the city's luxury condo market created by its growing tech scene (+ slideshow). More about Arquitectonica's Pierce Boston tower to feature apartments aimed at young tech entrepreneurs
Design
Pentagram brings Mastercard into the digital age with pared-back logo redesign
Design agency Pentagram has created a new logo and visual identity for Mastercard, the credit card company's first branding redesign in 20 years. More about Pentagram brings Mastercard into the digital age with pared-back logo redesign
US job of the week: salesperson/office manager at Edelkoort
Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for a salesperson/office manager at the New York trend-forecasting firm Edelkoort, which recently introduced a hybrid design department at Parsons School of Design in New York. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Architecture
"Dream of working from your own backyard in New York" fuels Brooklyn garden studio trend
As real-estate prices in New York City continue to soar, Brooklyn residents are using their extra space and relaxed planning restrictions to extend their townhouses and build "quirky" garden studios, according to local architects (+ slideshow). More about "Dream of working from your own backyard in New York" fuels Brooklyn garden studio trend
Design
Luca Nichetto "completely shocked" by the low price of Chinese design products
Home-grown Chinese design brands will soon be selling affordable products in the west, according to Italian designer Luca Nichetto, who is creative director of Chinese startup furniture brand ZaoZuo (+ slideshow). More about Luca Nichetto "completely shocked" by the low price of Chinese design products
Design
Kim Jones reinterprets classic Nike designs to create compact travel kit for Olympic athletes
Movie: in this exclusive video Dezeen produced for Nike, fashion designer Kim Jones unveils his compactable collection of clothes and shoes designed for athletes travelling to the Rio 2016 Olympics. More about Kim Jones reinterprets classic Nike designs to create compact travel kit for Olympic athletes
Architecture
Competition: win a copy of Fiera magazine issue four
Competition: Dezeen is offering readers the chance to win a copy of the fourth issue of Fiera magazine, which picks the best projects by designers exhibited at international design fairs (+ slideshow). More about Competition: win a copy of Fiera magazine issue four
Architecture
Brooklyn apartment tower by Enrique Norten nears completion
Construction of a metal-clad residential tower in Brooklyn by Mexican architect Enrique Norten is almost finished, with tenants slated to move in by the end of this summer. More about Brooklyn apartment tower by Enrique Norten nears completion
Architecture
Plastic panels installed to tackle "power shower" effect in BIG's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Rain-proofing panels have been added to the Bjarke Ingels-designed Serpentine Gallery Pavilion as London experiences a summer of torrential downpours. More about Plastic panels installed to tackle "power shower" effect in BIG's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Architecture
Kengo Kuma dresses Shanghai tower in pleated aluminium for Soho China
Strips of perforated aluminium give a pleated appearance to the facade of this Shanghai tower designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma for property developer Soho China (+ slideshow). More about Kengo Kuma dresses Shanghai tower in pleated aluminium for Soho China
Job of the week: rides and attractions designer at Merlin Entertainments
Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for a rides and attractions designer at European company Merlin Entertainments, whose Thorpe park resort in Surrey, UK is pictured. Visit the ad for full details of the position or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Design
Brexit vote bad for design recruitment – but good for exports, Dezeen finds
Brexit crisis: the UK's vote to leave the European Union has led to a sharp fall in architecture and design recruitment activity in the country but has led to a dramatic rise in product sales overseas, according to data from Dezeen Jobs and Dezeen Watch Store. More about Brexit vote bad for design recruitment – but good for exports, Dezeen finds
Furniture
Sylph chair by Atelier Deshaus has a steel back bent to look like a line drawing
Chinese studio Atelier Deshaus' Sylph chair features a back made from a continuous piece of tubular steel, curved by hand to look like a line drawing (+ slideshow). More about Sylph chair by Atelier Deshaus has a steel back bent to look like a line drawing
Architecture
"In the future we will all be homeless" says co-living entrepreneur
Home ownership is set to become a thing of the past, according to the entrepreneur behind London co-living start-up The Collective, because socially liberated millennials are more likely to choose "living as a service". More about "In the future we will all be homeless" says co-living entrepreneur
Architecture
Loyn & Co builds "earth shelter" that nestles against a Gloucestershire hillside
Glazed courtyards puncture the expansive grass roof of this English countryside house by Loyn & Co, which is in the running for both the Stirling Prize and the RIBA House of the Year award (+ slideshow). More about Loyn & Co builds "earth shelter" that nestles against a Gloucestershire hillside
Design
Peca crafts shelves and cubbyholes from volcanic rock
Mexican design studio Peca has handcrafted a collection of shelves by carving blocks of lava stone (+ slideshow). More about Peca crafts shelves and cubbyholes from volcanic rock
Architecture
Bark cladding and clashing colours create "joyful chaos" in school by Dominique Coulon & Associés
Hot pink and orange paintwork accentuate niches in the wooden facade of this school designed by French office Dominique Coulon & Associés for the Parisian suburb of Colombes (+ slideshow). More about Bark cladding and clashing colours create "joyful chaos" in school by Dominique Coulon & Associés