News
Brave Ground named Colour of the Year for 2021
Paint brand Dulux has unveiled a "reassuring" earthy beige hue called Brave Ground as its colour of the year for 2021. More about Brave Ground named Colour of the Year for 2021
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Design
Paola Antonelli, Ken Garland, Ellen MacArthur and Yinka Ilori honoured with 2020 London Design Medals
Author and MoMA curator Paola Antonelli has been awarded this year's London Design Medal, with designer Yinka Ilori receiving the emerging design prize. More about Paola Antonelli, Ken Garland, Ellen MacArthur and Yinka Ilori honoured with 2020 London Design Medals
Design
Manchester United reveals dazzle camouflage kit for 2020/21 season
ghliSportswear company Adidas has unveiled a striking, monochrome football kit for English club Manchester United with a pattern that looks like dazzle camouflage. More about Manchester United reveals dazzle camouflage kit for 2020/21 season
Dezeen Showroom
Daniel Schofield designs pinewood Crofton Stool that nods to Asian design traditions
Dezeen Showroom: London designer Daniel Schofield has launched the Crofton Stool collection made from locally sourced pine for Danish design company Please Wait to be Seated at 3 Days of Design. More about Daniel Schofield designs pinewood Crofton Stool that nods to Asian design traditions
Interiors
Plaster walls of Jaffa Roofhouse imbue apartment with history and warmth
Gitai Architects has renovated an apartment in Jaffa, Israel with curved walls, plasterwork and pale floors to resemble the ancient port city's limestone buildings. More about Plaster walls of Jaffa Roofhouse imbue apartment with history and warmth
Technology
Nolii launches line of smartphone accessories to tackle an industry "rife with over-design"
VDF products fair: London brand Nolii has launched a collection of minimal smartphone accessories designed to simplify everyday tasks, from chargers with tangle-free cables to modular phone cases. More about Nolii launches line of smartphone accessories to tackle an industry "rife with over-design"
Promotion
Fritz Hansen launches Arne Jacobsen chairs in 16 new colours
Dezeen promotion: Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen has introduced 16 new colours to three of the chairs in its iconic Arne Jacobsen-designed seating range. More about Fritz Hansen launches Arne Jacobsen chairs in 16 new colours
Architecture
Dezeen Awards 2020 architecture shortlist reveals world's best buildings
The shortlists for Dezeen Awards 2020 are being announced this week, starting today with the 64 architecture projects that are in the running for awards in 12 different project categories. More about Dezeen Awards 2020 architecture shortlist reveals world's best buildings
Architecture
Surman Weston creates modern mock-Tudor home in Surbiton
Surman Weston has built a house in Surbiton, south-west London, with a facade that riffs off the mock-Tudor facades of the surrounding suburban homes. More about Surman Weston creates modern mock-Tudor home in Surbiton
Out of the Box
Akhil Kumar creates faceted basket by folding Samsung Eco-Package box
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Akhil Kumar discusses his Twist basket, which is made of from the box of Samsung's The Sero television.
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Design
Ukurant Objects exhibition features squishy chair and waxy vases
A squishy chair made from bio-foam that looks like stone, a modular seating system inspired by a church and vases cast from beeswax were among the objects on display at the Ukurant Objects exhibition at the 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen. More about Ukurant Objects exhibition features squishy chair and waxy vases
Video
Storey teams up with Waugh Thistleton Architects to design reconfigurable CLT office building with flexible workspaces
In this video produced by Dezeen for Storey, representatives from the flexible workspace brand and Waugh Thistleton Architects explain how they collaborated to create a reconfigurable office block with minimal environmental impact at 6 Orsman Road in east London. More about Storey teams up with Waugh Thistleton Architects to design reconfigurable CLT office building with flexible workspaces
Architecture
Arched precast concrete panels form North Perth House by Nic Brunsdon
Precast concrete panels punctuated with swooping arches make up this family home in Perth, Australia, designed by architect Nic Brunsdon. More about Arched precast concrete panels form North Perth House by Nic Brunsdon
Architecture
No Footprint House is a prototype prefabricated home in Costa Rica
Slanted wooden louvres offer natural light and cross-ventilation in this prefabricated house in Costa Rica, which architecture studio A-01 created as a prototype for a series of future zero-carbon homes. More about No Footprint House is a prototype prefabricated home in Costa Rica
Architecture
Schemata Architects updates traditional Japanese bathhouse with tiles and Towada stone
Schemata Architects has renovated a traditional sento, or public bathhouse, in Tokyo adding modern touches including a bar serving beer. More about Schemata Architects updates traditional Japanese bathhouse with tiles and Towada stone
Interiors
O shop in Chengdu is a lifestyle store by day and a bar by night
A series of mirrored panels obscure the cocktail bar that lies inside this shop-cum-cafe in Chengdu, China created by design studio Office AIO. More about O shop in Chengdu is a lifestyle store by day and a bar by night
Design
Vegahouse designs stool with removable seat made of woven bamboo
Japanese architecture firm Vegahouse has ventured into furniture design, using the traditional craft of bamboo weaving to make a minimal and modern stool. More about Vegahouse designs stool with removable seat made of woven bamboo
Architecture
Andrew Berman Architect creates industrial facility and studio for stone sculptor Barry X Ball
New York practice Andrew Berman Architect has designed a studio for a sculptor in Brooklyn to include machinery for CNC-milled stone creations. More about Andrew Berman Architect creates industrial facility and studio for stone sculptor Barry X Ball
Architecture
FEA Studio designs "neighbourhood" of classrooms for primary school in Iran
The Noor E Mobin G2 Primary School by FEA Studio is a school in the desert near Bastaam, Iran, made up of a series of classrooms divided by courtyards and outdoor corridors. More about FEA Studio designs "neighbourhood" of classrooms for primary school in Iran
Design
Nike launches first maternity sportswear collection
Nike has designed a collection of maternity sports clothing to suit all stages of pregnancy and post-birth, including a sports bra that allows wearers to breastfeed. More about Nike launches first maternity sportswear collection