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Architecture

Architecture

Hackney House Architecture Showcase details announced

Dezeen Wire: the London Borough of Hackney have announced the details of their Architecture Weekend, a free event showcasing architecture in the borough.

Taking place from 28 to 29 July at Hackney House, the event will give visitors the chance to speak to architects who have studios in Hackney or have designed work in the borough, with entertainment from comedians, musicians and DJs in the evenings. More about Hackney House Architecture Showcase details announced

Design

Design

Taça by ENTLO.1A

Milk flows into the handle of this cup by Barcelona designers ENTLO.1A so large cookies can be dunked in one piece. More about Taça by ENTLO.1A

Design

Design

Les Mousses by Etienne Gros

French artist Etienne Gros has nipped and tucked blocks of soft foam to make squidgy nude sculptures. More about Les Mousses by Etienne Gros

Design

Design

Tasse by Patrick Norguet

French designer Patrick Norguet has designed a reusable cup for McDonald's that makes scalding hot coffee easier to hold. More about Tasse by Patrick Norguet

Architecture

Architecture

Butterfly Loft Apartment by Tigg Coll Architects

The staircase in this west London house by Tigg Coll Architects has a glass balustrade and open treads to allow light to flood through from above (+ slideshow). More about Butterfly Loft Apartment by Tigg Coll Architects

Furniture

Furniture

Seasons by Valentin Loellmann

German designer Valentin Loellmann used hazel branches to create the knobbly legs of these benches, tables and stools. More about Seasons by Valentin Loellmann

Five years ago...

Museums, galleries, exhibitions and installations were in the news this week five years ago, as Coop Himmelb(l)au's extension to the Akron Art Museum opened in Ohio (above) and the winner of a competition to design a museum dedicated to the ice age (below) was announced for Siberia. More about Five years ago...

Architecture

Architecture

The White Building by David Kohn Architects

London studio David Kohn Architects has created an arts venue in a former sweet factory on the edge of the Olympic Park. More about The White Building by David Kohn Architects

One year ago...

This week last year Dezeen readers were swooning over idyllic houses in Australia, as we featured one overhanging the side of a cliff (above) and one that can be hidden behind a steel curtain (below). More about One year ago...

Design

Design

Design Academy Eindhoven "gives in to demands" of departed masters heads

Dezeen Wire: three senior Design Academy Eindhoven teachers have agreed to return to their posts after claiming victory in their dispute with the school.

Jan Boelen, Joost Grootens and Louise Schouwenberg, the heads of Social Design, Information Design and Contextual Design respectively, resigned two weeks ago but will now return to the school in the new academic year. More about Design Academy Eindhoven "gives in to demands" of departed masters heads