Dezeen Awards
Thank you for entering Dezeen Awards 2023
Thanks to everyone who entered Dezeen Awards 2023! We have received over 4,800 entries across 39 categories from all around the world. More about Thank you for entering Dezeen Awards 2023
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3 Days of Design
Helle Mardahl fills Copenhagen apartment with candy-coloured glass
Danish designer Helle Mardahl has unveiled The Sensory Society, a 3 Days of Design exhibition that takes cues from Wes Anderson's film The Grand Budapest Hotel. More about Helle Mardahl fills Copenhagen apartment with candy-coloured glass
Architecture
Buero Wagner creates adaptable black-timber pavilion in Rome
Black-painted wood clads the demountable Black Pavilion, a tent-like structure designed by architecture studio Buero Wagner to be flexible for a range of uses. More about Buero Wagner creates adaptable black-timber pavilion in Rome
News
Bjarke Ingels designs Vollebak Island home to demonstrate "philosophy of hedonistic sustainability"
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has collaborated with clothing brand Vollebak to design an entirely self-sufficient, off-grid island home in Nova Scotia, Canada. More about Bjarke Ingels designs Vollebak Island home to demonstrate "philosophy of hedonistic sustainability"
Architecture
Heatherwick Studio reveals design for Shanghai exhibition hall wrapped in "ribbons"
British architecture firm Heatherwick Studio has revealed the design of West Bund Orbit exhibition centre in Shanghai, China, which will be wrapped in a series of curved balconies. More about Heatherwick Studio reveals design for Shanghai exhibition hall wrapped in "ribbons"
Architecture
Latvia brings "supermarket-like atmosphere" to Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion
Fake tins, cartons and bottles line shelves in the Latvian Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which takes the form of a supermarket where visitors are invited to reflect on past festivals. More about Latvia brings "supermarket-like atmosphere" to Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion
Design
Bioplastic made from invasive aquatic plants among winners of African plastics prize
The Canadian government and social enterprise Challenge Works have announced the winners of their Afri-Plastics Challenge – an accelerator for companies across sub-Saharan Africa that are working to end plastic pollution. More about Bioplastic made from invasive aquatic plants among winners of African plastics prize
Future Luxury Retail Design Competition
One month left to enter Dezeen and Bentley's Future Luxury Retail Design Competition
There is just one month left to enter our Future Luxury Retail Design Competition, which calls for innovative concepts that reimagine the future of luxury retail. Enter now before the contest closes for entries on 7 July. More about One month left to enter Dezeen and Bentley's Future Luxury Retail Design Competition
Design
Ukurant turns woodwork factory into exhibition hall for emerging designers
This year's edition of the Ukurant exhibition at 3 Days of Design has taken over a carpentry workshop and features lamps made from egg yolks and a table "decorated with fire". More about Ukurant turns woodwork factory into exhibition hall for emerging designers
Design
Day two from 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen
The Dezeen team are reporting from the 10th edition of 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen (7-9 June). Read on for all the coverage from the second day (Thursday 8 June). More about Day two from 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen
Interiors
House of Shila designs industrial yet sultry interiors for Mona Athens hotel
The ancient Acropolis of Athens is in full view from the rooftop of this boutique hotel, which design studio House of Shila has housed in a former factory building. More about House of Shila designs industrial yet sultry interiors for Mona Athens hotel
Technology
GAF applies solar-reflective coating to mitigate Los Angeles heat islands
American roofing firm GAF has completed the first phase of a public-private initiative that seeks to mitigate urban heat in Los Angeles through solar-reflective coating. More about GAF applies solar-reflective coating to mitigate Los Angeles heat islands
Architecture
Dezeen Debate features "austere but chic" home in Mexico
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an all-white stucco home in Mexico by HW Studio Arquitectos. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "austere but chic" home in Mexico
Architecture
Hemsworth Architecture wraps Canadian mass timber factory in cedar slats
Canadian studio Hemsworth Architecture has completed a mass timber factory wrapped in vertical cedar slats, nestled in British Colombia's Squamish Valley. More about Hemsworth Architecture wraps Canadian mass timber factory in cedar slats
School Shows
Arts University Plymouth spotlights 10 student design projects
Dezeen School Shows: tactile toys that take cues from architectural features and a clothing line that references alternative subcultures are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Arts University Plymouth. More about Arts University Plymouth spotlights 10 student design projects
Architecture
Recycled railway sleepers clad creative centre beside Camden's Roundhouse
Wooden planks made from old railway sleepers clad Roundhouse Works, a creative centre in London designed by architect Paddy Dillon with local studios Reed Watts Architects and Allies & Morrison. More about Recycled railway sleepers clad creative centre beside Camden's Roundhouse
Interview
Serpentine Pavilion "a reflection of the times" says Lina Ghotmeh
Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh says that her restrained and environmentally conscious Serpentine Pavilion reflects current views on architecture in this exclusive interview. More about Serpentine Pavilion "a reflection of the times" says Lina Ghotmeh
Design
"Trade fairs are a completely irresponsible way of showing" says Rolf Hay at 3 Days of Design
Co-founder of Danish brand Hay Rolf Hay has criticised trade fairs and the temporary stands that brands use to display products. More about "Trade fairs are a completely irresponsible way of showing" says Rolf Hay at 3 Days of Design
News
"The world ran out of pink" due to Barbie movie production
The sets of Greta Gerwig's upcoming Barbie movie required such vast amounts of pink paint, they swallowed up one company's entire global supply, according to production designer Sarah Greenwood. More about "The world ran out of pink" due to Barbie movie production
Architecture
MAST set to transform abandoned Milanese sand quarry into floating park
Copenhagen-based architecture studio MAST has unveiled plans to create a park with floating buildings and islands called Centroparco in an abandoned sand quarry on the outskirts of Milan. More about MAST set to transform abandoned Milanese sand quarry into floating park