Architecture
Seaside House by A2 Architects
A glazed corridor connects the two wooden halves of this seaside house on the east coast of Ireland by Dublin studio A2 Architects. More about Seaside House by A2 Architects
-
Design
Buoy by TAF for Zero
Stockholm 2012: Stockholm designer Mattias Ståhlbom of TAF presents this pendant lamp inspired by the fenders and buoys that hang down from the side of boats at the Stockholm Furniture Fair and Northern Light Fair this week. More about Buoy by TAF for Zero
Interiors
The Monastery by Eriksen Skajaa Architects
Employees at web consultancy Netlife Research in Oslo can take a moment for contemplation inside one of three wooden rooms dedicated to silence. More about The Monastery by Eriksen Skajaa Architects
Design
Fang by Iris van Herpen and United Nude
Ten fangs protrude from the sole of each of these shoes, worn by models at the Spring/Summer 2012 show of fashion designer Iris van Herpen. More about Fang by Iris van Herpen and United Nude
Architecture
Roadside Reststop Akkarvikodden by Manthey Kula Architects
This small rusty cabin designed by Oslo architects Manthey Kula provides public toilets along one of Norway’s tourist routes. More about Roadside Reststop Akkarvikodden by Manthey Kula Architects
Architecture
Laboratory for Behavioural and Social Sciences by Böge Lindner K2 Architekten
Two Corten steel pavilions form the mouths to a tunnel of university laboratories inside a former army tank depot in Bremen, Germany. More about Laboratory for Behavioural and Social Sciences by Böge Lindner K2 Architekten
Five years ago...
Five years ago this week an all-star lineup of architects comprising Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel and Tadao Ando released proposals for a cultural complex on an island off the coast of Abu Dhabi. Hadid's designs were for a performing arts centre projecting towards the harbour while Gehry put forward plans for a Guggenheim contemporary art museum, Nouvel proposed a Louvre classical art gallery and Ando designed a maritime museum. All four are currently still in development. More about Five years ago...
Architecture
Dezeen archive: red buildings
Dezeen archive: one of our most controversial stories this week was a strikingly red psychiatric centre, so we've grouped together all of our stories about bright red architecture. See all the stories »
More about Dezeen archive: red buildings
Furniture
18 Feet & Rising by Studio Octopi
These desks by London architects Studio Octopi were designed to look like miniature basketball courts. More about 18 Feet & Rising by Studio Octopi
One year ago...
This time last year Zaha Hadid unveiled concept proposals for two luxury villas at a golf resort and residents of a Paris neighbourhood complained so much about the noisy construction of a Frank Gehry-designed civic building that construction had to stop for the next month. More about One year ago...
Architecture
House in Nakameguro by Yoritaka Hayashi Architects
Translucent windows create a glowing frame around the facade of this Tokyo townhouse when the lights are turned on inside. More about House in Nakameguro by Yoritaka Hayashi Architects
Architecture
Reflections at Keppel Bay by Daniel Libeskind
Architect Daniel Libeskind has completed a family of curved towers beside a bay in Singapore. More about Reflections at Keppel Bay by Daniel Libeskind
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week Marc Newson unveiled the camera he designed for Japanese brand Pentax and Nike launched a wristband that can tell whether you've done any exercise. Meanwhile, Austrian designer Nina Levett caused a stir with a trio of provocative videos that show her at work in her studio. More about This week on Dezeen
Design
Field Dressing by Sruli Recht
The latest menswear collection by fashion designer Sruli Recht of Iceland features leather made from dolphin skin, fabric woven from horse hair and silk extracted from a spider's gland implanted in a goat. More about Field Dressing by Sruli Recht
Interiors
Chalet Béranger By Noé Duchaufour Lawrance
Designer Noé Duchaufour Lawrance has fitted out an alpine ski lodge in the French Alps with a trunk-like hearth, curved fir walls and a floating bed. More about Chalet Béranger By Noé Duchaufour Lawrance
Architecture
Zaha Hadid to design headquarters for Central Bank of Iraq
Dezeen Wire: architect Zaha Hadid is to design new headquarters for the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad. More about Zaha Hadid to design headquarters for Central Bank of Iraq
Dezeen Space
Dezeen Platform: Ariane Prin
Dezeen Platform: design graduate Ariane Prin uses an extruding machine to press pencils from waste materials she finds at the Royal College of Art workshops in her project From Here to Here, presented and filmed at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform. More about Dezeen Platform: Ariane Prin
Interiors
Sweet Alchemy by Kois Associated Architects
Sugary treats are arranged like ingredients for potions inside this dimly lit patisserie in north Athens. More about Sweet Alchemy by Kois Associated Architects
Design
Faceture by Phil Cuttance
London designer Phil Cuttance has built a machine to cast faceted vases that are unique every time. More about Faceture by Phil Cuttance
Design
K01 by Marc Newson for Pentax
Australian designer Marc Newson has launched a camera for Japanese brand Pentax. More about K01 by Marc Newson for Pentax