This week on Dezeen
This week David Adjaye unveiled his first skyscraper
This week on Dezeen, Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye unveiled the 130 William skyscraper in New York. More about This week David Adjaye unveiled his first skyscraper
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Design
Nine design highlights from Los Angeles Design Festival 2023
Furniture made with resin-drenched wool, a modern tea house and an installation showcasing designers pushing for police accountability were on show at Los Angeles Design Festival 2023. More about Nine design highlights from Los Angeles Design Festival 2023
Promotion
Zaha Hadid Design's summer gift guide includes stackable crystal glass containers
Promotion: Dezeen has teamed up with Zaha Hadid Design to create a summer gift guide, which includes stainless-steel candle holders and a centrepiece. More about Zaha Hadid Design's summer gift guide includes stackable crystal glass containers
Dezeen Showroom
Lapis sofa by Amura Lab
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Amura Lab worked with designers Emanuel Gargano and Anton Cristell on a modular sofa with rounded components informed by cobblestones. More about Lapis sofa by Amura Lab
Architecture
Office S&M uses colour and geometry to create Graphic House in London
Graphic shapes and bold hues define the living spaces of this mid-terrace Edwardian home in east London, overhauled by architecture studio Office S&M. More about Office S&M uses colour and geometry to create Graphic House in London
Technology
StarCrete is a concrete-like material that could be made from extraterrestrial dust
Scientists at the University of Manchester have developed a concrete-like material that could be made with extraterrestrial dust and used to build colonies on the moon and on Mars. More about StarCrete is a concrete-like material that could be made from extraterrestrial dust
Houses of the month
Dezeen's top five houses of June 2023
Homes in Oaxaca, Chennai, London and Venice Beach feature in June's houses of the month. More about Dezeen's top five houses of June 2023
News
Dezeen wins Team of the Year at publishing awards
Dezeen's editorial team has been named Team of the Year at the Professional Publishers Association's annual awards. More about Dezeen wins Team of the Year at publishing awards
Events
Five architecture and design events in July from Dezeen Events Guide
UIA World Congress of Architects and the Ai Weiwei: Making Sense exhibition are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this July. More about Five architecture and design events in July from Dezeen Events Guide
Interiors
André Fu designs colourful Casetify shop in Japan informed by shoji lanterns
Hong Kong-based architect and interior designer André Fu has completed the first global flagship store for electronic accessory brand Casetify in Osaka, combining traditional Japanese shoji paper lanterns with bright colours. More about André Fu designs colourful Casetify shop in Japan informed by shoji lanterns
Interiors
Roar recreates dizzying Indian stepwells in Jaipur Rugs' Dubai showroom
UAE-based studio Roar has paid homage to the Escher-esque stepwells of India in its interior design for Jaipur Rugs' showroom in Dubai, which features cascading, rainbow-coloured staircases. More about Roar recreates dizzying Indian stepwells in Jaipur Rugs' Dubai showroom
Dezeen Jobs
Five architecture, design and education jobs in China featured on Dezeen Jobs
We've selected Five job roles based in China available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Goettsch Partners, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and the University of Hong Kong. More about Five architecture, design and education jobs in China featured on Dezeen Jobs
Architecture
Dezeen Debate features David Adjaye's "wonderful" first skyscraper in New York
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features David Adjaye's reveal of the 130 William skyscraper in Lower Manhattan. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features David Adjaye's "wonderful" first skyscraper in New York
Architecture
Tobin Smith creates triangular Casa Escuda for San Antonio family
Texas studio Tobin Smith Architect has completed a home for an irregular site facing a nature preserve that was envisioned as a "series of shields" clad in limestone and stucco. More about Tobin Smith creates triangular Casa Escuda for San Antonio family
School Shows
Nine jewellery projects by students at Lucerne School of Art and Design
Dezeen School Shows: a jewellery collection made from packaging foam is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Lucerne School of Art and Design. More about Nine jewellery projects by students at Lucerne School of Art and Design
Architecture
Tree House by the Lake is a home made from recycled materials in Vietnam
Recycled metal sheeting and repurposed wood and glass form Tree House by the Lake, a home in Vietnam designed by local studio H2. More about Tree House by the Lake is a home made from recycled materials in Vietnam
3D printing
New Delft Blue archways wrapped in 3,000 unique 3D-printed ceramics tiles
Architecture practice Studio RAP has combined algorithmic design and 3D printing to create a pair of archways informed by Delft Blue porcelain at the PoortMeesters housing in the Netherlands. More about New Delft Blue archways wrapped in 3,000 unique 3D-printed ceramics tiles
Video
Take a video tour of Barbie and Ken's lifesize dollhouse in Malibu
Rental website Airbnb has created a video tour of the bright-pink Barbie Dreamhouse in Malibu, which features a full-size plastic toy horse and an infinity pool. More about Take a video tour of Barbie and Ken's lifesize dollhouse in Malibu
Architecture
Ten Foster + Partners-designed Apple Stores
With Apple opening its latest Foster + Partners-designed store in the newly renovated Battersea Power Station, our latest roundup spotlights 10 Apple Stores designed by the British architecture studio. More about Ten Foster + Partners-designed Apple Stores
Dezeen Awards
Jason Long, Tina Norden and Maria Cheung named Dezeen Awards 2023 judges
Architects Jason Long, Tina Norden and Maria Cheung join Kickstarter's Heather Swift Hunt, EDGE's Anja Köhler and Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Joe Iles as the final Dezeen Awards 2023 judges to be announced. More about Jason Long, Tina Norden and Maria Cheung named Dezeen Awards 2023 judges