Design
Philippe Starck's "simple" ceiling light can be rotated with a broom
Designer Philippe Starck has created a spotlight that can be adjusted with a broomstick. More about Philippe Starck's "simple" ceiling light can be rotated with a broom
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Interiors
Shortlist announced for Inside Awards 2015 World Interior of the Year
An Australian office with 26 different types of working environment, a house for an art collector in Singapore and a red-hued sushi bar in Italy are included in the shortlist for the Inside Awards 2015 (+ slideshow). More about Shortlist announced for Inside Awards 2015 World Interior of the Year
Architecture
Daniel Fügenschuh adds white concrete loft to a 20th-century apartment block in Austria
This white concrete extension has been added to the roof of an old apartment block in the Austrian city of Innsbruck, providing extra rooms and a roof terrace with panoramic views (+ slideshow). More about Daniel Fügenschuh adds white concrete loft to a 20th-century apartment block in Austria
Architecture
World Building of the Year 2015 shortlist announced
World Architecture Festival 2015: a ribbon-like chapel in Japan, a cavernous wooden grotto in Canada and an Australian house designed to look like a village are among the 338 projects shortlisted for awards at this year's World Architecture Festival (+ slideshow). More about World Building of the Year 2015 shortlist announced
Architecture
Serpentine Pavilion 2015 by SelgasCano photographed by Iwan Baan
Architectural photographer Iwan Baan has captured the colourful plastic-wrapped structure designed by Spanish architects SelgasCano for the Serpentine Gallery's annual pavilion programme (+ slideshow). More about Serpentine Pavilion 2015 by SelgasCano photographed by Iwan Baan
Architecture
MLZD's lakeside bird-watching centre features rammed earth walls and an aviary
Walls made from compressed earth combine with timber-clad surfaces and glass to help this visitor centre for the Swiss Ornithological Institute complement its natural setting on the banks of a lake (+ slideshow). More about MLZD's lakeside bird-watching centre features rammed earth walls and an aviary
Architecture
Cardboard pavilion burned in Valencia "to highlight the emptiness of political discourse"
This geometric cardboard pavilion by art collective Pink Intruder was set alight in Valencia as part of the city's Fallas festival earlier this year (+ slideshow). More about Cardboard pavilion burned in Valencia "to highlight the emptiness of political discourse"
Architecture
Architecture 00's metal-clad community building in Sheffield provides facilities for local entrepreneurs
The perforated metal facade of this community enterprise building in Sheffield, England, was designed by Architecture 00 to eventually become a framework for climbing plants (+ slideshow). More about Architecture 00's metal-clad community building in Sheffield provides facilities for local entrepreneurs
Interiors
Vitra Workspace showcases office furniture in Gehry-designed factory building
London architect Pernilla Ohrstedt and Los Angeles designer Jonathan Olivares have collaborated on a new office furniture showroom at the Vitra headquarters (+ slideshow). More about Vitra Workspace showcases office furniture in Gehry-designed factory building
Architecture
Brutopia is an aluminium-clad apartment complex built by a cooperative in Brussels
This housing project in Brussels was funded and developed by its residents, to a design by local studio Stekke + Fraas based on the principles of "durability, prosperity, ecology and social diversity" (+ slideshow). More about Brutopia is an aluminium-clad apartment complex built by a cooperative in Brussels
Design
Roksanda's Resort 2016 fashion collection is patterned with Cubist shapes
Cubist-influenced shapes and contrasting colours pattern the garments in this collection by London fashion brand Roksanda. More about Roksanda's Resort 2016 fashion collection is patterned with Cubist shapes
Interiors
Hampstead loft conversion by Alexander Martin features "a new twist on the hidden library door"
A bookshelf slides back to reveal a secret study inside this loft, renovated by architect Alexander Martin for an Arts and Crafts-style house in London's Hampstead. More about Hampstead loft conversion by Alexander Martin features "a new twist on the hidden library door"
Interiors
Steel rebar forms storage system at Toronto kitchen showroom by DesignAgency
Canadian studio DesignAgency has used steel reinforcing bars to create a shelving system within a kitchen appliance showroom in Toronto (+ slideshow). More about Steel rebar forms storage system at Toronto kitchen showroom by DesignAgency
Architecture
New Pinterest board: Canadian architecture
Following the news that Ole Scheeren's first solo project outside of Asia will be a tower in Vancouver, we've created a new Pinterest board that includes some of the most stunning examples of architecture in Canada.
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Architecture
EDAA pairs volcanic stone with pivoting glazing at Casa Meztitla in Mexico
Huge glass doors pivot from the walls of this stone-walled mountain home, which sits at the foot of Tepozteco mountain in Mexico (+ slideshow). More about EDAA pairs volcanic stone with pivoting glazing at Casa Meztitla in Mexico
Architecture
Exclusive video preview of SelgasCano's 2015 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Movie: in the first of a series of videos to celebrate the opening of the fifteenth Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones previews SelgasCano's colourful structure ahead of its opening next week. More about Exclusive video preview of SelgasCano's 2015 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Design
Red and blue graphics represent an emotional journey in Um de Nós music video
Music: Brazilian director Fabricio Lima's animated music video for Marcelo Jeneci's track Um De Nós depicts a heartbroken man's journey to recovery using red and blue hues (+ movie). More about Red and blue graphics represent an emotional journey in Um de Nós music video
Architecture
Volt Architecten's Belgian housing scheme is designed to look like a farmstead
This social housing development in Zingem, Belgium, responds to its location between a busy road and an agrarian landscape with a "ranch-like" arrangement of buildings framing a central courtyard (+ slideshow). More about Volt Architecten's Belgian housing scheme is designed to look like a farmstead
Design
New module enables Frankie Pendant light to go around corners
New Zealand studio Designtree has added a corner module to its flat-pack Frankie lighting system, enabling a range of new configurations including X shapes and loops. More about New module enables Frankie Pendant light to go around corners
Architecture
Studio Gil adds stairwell extension to a Modernist home in Primrose Hill
This brick maisonette in London's Primrose Hill has been modernised with a plywood-clad circulation tower and an elevated terrace overlooking Regent's Park (+ slideshow). More about Studio Gil adds stairwell extension to a Modernist home in Primrose Hill