Design
Monica Förster designs leather bags for Palmgrens
Stockholm 2014: Swedish designer Monica Förster has created a range of leather bags for Stockholm boutique Palmgrens. More about Monica Förster designs leather bags for Palmgrens
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Architecture
House in Kawanishi by Tato Architects with hipped roof and stilts
This house in Hyogo, Japan, was designed by Tato Architects with the same hipped roof, stilted structure and wide balcony that are common to residences in Queensland, Australia (+ slideshow). More about House in Kawanishi by Tato Architects with hipped roof and stilts
Lighting
Nendo, Starck and more reinterpret Kartell's Bourgie lamp
Maison&Objet 2014: designers including Philippe Starck, Patricia Urquiola and Nendo have reinterpreted the Bourgie table lamp produced by Italian plastic brand Kartell to mark the design's tenth anniversary. More about Nendo, Starck and more reinterpret Kartell's Bourgie lamp
Design
Graham Fan's graduate fashion collection evokes metallic pan scourers
The fibrous metallic garments in Central Saint Martins graduate Graham Fan's London Fashion Week collection are reminiscent of wire brushes used for cleaning the dishes. More about Graham Fan's graduate fashion collection evokes metallic pan scourers
Architecture
SOM completes Mumbai airport terminal with coffered canopy
The panelled cells of the canopy spanning this new airport terminal in Mumbai was designed by American firm SOM to reference both the open-air pavilions of traditional Indian architecture and the arrangement of feathers in a peacock's tail (+ slideshow). More about SOM completes Mumbai airport terminal with coffered canopy
Dezeen Mail #190
Dezeen Mail issue 190 features a house with a missing corner (pictured) and a hydroponic farm in tunnels beneath London, plus the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Architecture
"How can you learn about the world in spaces without character?"
Opinion: watching the demolition of her own elementary school, Alexandra Lange reflects on the increasingly generic design of schools, museums and playgrounds that resign children to "places where all they can learn are the tasks we set them." More about "How can you learn about the world in spaces without character?"
Promotion
BE OPEN Made In... India Samskara exhibition opens in New Delhi
BE OPEN Made In... India: here are some photographs of the handcrafted products on display at the BE OPEN Made In... India Samskara exhibition in New Delhi. More about BE OPEN Made In... India Samskara exhibition opens in New Delhi
Interiors
Textile patchwork covers conceptual restaurant by Karina Wiciak
This conceptual restaurant covered in a patchwork of textiles is the final instalment in Polish designer Karina Wiciak's series of fantasy interiors. More about Textile patchwork covers conceptual restaurant by Karina Wiciak
Architecture
Family house extension by Franz Architekten clad with diagonal strips of larch
Diagonal strips of wood clad the exterior of this annexe that Austrian studio Franz Architekten has added to a house in the suburbs of Vienna to make room for extra family members (+ slideshow). More about Family house extension by Franz Architekten clad with diagonal strips of larch
Interiors
Okko hotel rooms by Patrick Norguet feature bathrooms hidden behind louvred walls
French designer Patrick Norguet has created the interior for a hotel in Nantes featuring compact rooms with wavy white louvred walls enclosing en suite bathrooms (+ slideshow). More about Okko hotel rooms by Patrick Norguet feature bathrooms hidden behind louvred walls
Architecture
Community Centre Woesten by Atelier Tom Vanhee has a contrasting gabled extension
Belgian studio Atelier Tom Vanhee has converted a former school building in the village of Woesten into a community centre and added a white gabled extension that appears to be sliding out of the original brick facade (+ slideshow). More about Community Centre Woesten by Atelier Tom Vanhee has a contrasting gabled extension
Lighting
Note Design Studio extends Silo lamp collection for Zero
Stockholm 2014: Swedish collective Note Design Studio has added a floor lamp and triple pendant design to its collection based on grain silos for lighting brand Zero. More about Note Design Studio extends Silo lamp collection for Zero
Architecture
Mun Jeong Heon house by A.M Architects is surrounded by a huge concrete frame
A massive concrete frame wraps over the top of this house in South Korea by A.M Architects and shelters a traditional narrow porch (+ slideshow). More about Mun Jeong Heon house by A.M Architects is surrounded by a huge concrete frame
Interiors
Buero Wagner suspends bottles of foraged ingredients from ceiling of cocktail bar
German firm Buero Wagner has designed a bar for mixology company Gamsei with ceramic bottles of ingredients hanging from a metal grid on the ceiling (+ slideshow). More about Buero Wagner suspends bottles of foraged ingredients from ceiling of cocktail bar
Design
Giant flowers obscure models in Ondrej Adamek's graduate fashion collection
Huge satin flowers conceal the faces of models walking in Central Saint Martins graduate Ondrej Adamek's London Fashion Week debut. More about Giant flowers obscure models in Ondrej Adamek's graduate fashion collection
Fashion
Synthetic materials can "behave like living cells"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: scientists are combining non-living chemicals to create materials with the properties of living organisms, says the creator of a self-repairing shoe made from protocells. More about Synthetic materials can "behave like living cells"
Interiors
Wooden structures combine partitions and furniture inside home by João Branco
Portuguese architect João Branco has converted a small office building in Coimbra into a home by installing softwood joinery that functions as furniture, storage and partitions (+ slideshow). More about Wooden structures combine partitions and furniture inside home by João Branco
Architecture
Mies van der Rohe's Washington library to be overhauled by Mecanoo
News: Dutch firm Mecanoo has won the competition to renovate Mies van der Rohe's Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC. More about Mies van der Rohe's Washington library to be overhauled by Mecanoo
Design
Zaha Hadid and Hopkins among architects to design London water fountains
Six British architecture studios including Zaha Hadid Architects, Hopkins Architects and Studio Weave have come up with designs for water fountains for different sites across London. More about Zaha Hadid and Hopkins among architects to design London water fountains