Merry Christmas from Dezeen!
Merry Christmas to all our readers! We'll be back with more architecture and design tomorrow. In the meantime enjoy this contemporary Christmas tree designed by Sam Jacob and read our review of 2020. More
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IKEA's Gingerbread Höme furniture features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features IKEA's flat-pack Gingerbread Höme furniture kit. More
Christmas cards by architects and designers for 2020 include uplifting and apocalyptic messages
A skateboarding Santa Claus, a festive snow globe and MVRDV's mirrored art depot in Rotterdam feature in our selection of the best Christmas cards sent by architects, designers and brands this year. More
IKEA releases flat-pack Gingerbread Höme furniture kit
IKEA has developed instructions for how to assemble the Billy bookcase and some of its other seminal furniture designs using gingerbread and icing instead of screws and MDF. More
Sam Jacob Studio builds raised forest of pyramidal trees for Electric Nemeton Christmas display
Elevated tree-like obelisks light up Granary Square in London's King's Cross as a socially distant Christmas celebration, designed by Sam Jacob Studio to be a crossover of "a fairy-tale forest with modern architecture". More
Merry Christmas from Dezeen!
Merry Christmas to all our readers! We'll be back with more architecture and design tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy this photo of a cabin in Norway designed by Snøhetta and take a look at the best Christmas trees and cards of the year.
Christmas cards by architects and designers for 2019
Our pick of the best Christmas cards we've received from architects, designers and brands this year includes Chris Precht's treehouse and a festive Notre-Dame Cathedral.
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10 of the most original Christmas trees of 2019
We've rounded up some of our favourite Christmas trees of the year, including not one but two inspired by the Bauhaus and a Lego dragon in Christmas tree form. More
Yinka Ilori creates brightly coloured Christmas tree for London hotel
Yinka Ilori has rounded off a busy year by designing a stylised Christmas tree for London's Sanderson hotel, featuring his signature colourful and graphic aesthetic. More
Anne Hardy transforms Tate Britain into a ghostly Christmas ruin
Artist Anne Hardy has decorated the facade of London's Tate Britain gallery to make it look like a temple marooned by rising sea-levels, in a bid to raise awareness about the impact of climate change. More
Hou de Sousa wraps rebar in colourful string for installation outside New York's Flatiron Building
Architecture studio Hou de Sousa has built three volumes, constructed rebar and covered in bright cords, to form "gateways, apertures and seating" in front of New York City's Flatiron Building for this holiday season. More
Merry Christmas to all our readers!
We wish Dezeen readers a very merry Christmas and happy holidays. We'll be back for more architecture and design tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy this photo of Gardens by the Bay lit up for Christmas.
Christmas cards by architects and designers for 2018
Our pick of the best Christmas card designs we've received from architects, designers and brands this year includes an upside-down snowy scene by Alma-nac, exploding Christmas baubles by MVRDV and an idyllic winter scene by Ström Architects. More
Holland Tunnel holiday decorations trigger OCD for New York commuters
Poorly positioned Christmas decorations on a sign for the Holland Tunnel, connecting New Jersey and New York, have caused enough upset for over 1,300 people to sign a petition to change them. More
Designers create Christmas wrapping paper to support London's homeless
Twelve studios have come together to design bespoke Christmas wrapping paper for charity, featuring prints inspired by hip-hop icons and social media. More
Studio Cadena's Happy installation brightens Flatiron plaza in New York
Yellow material shaped to resemble smiley faces is draped from this installation by Studio Cadena, erected outside New York City's Flatiron Building for the holiday season. More
Dezeen's Christmas gift guide 2018: interior designers
John Pawson's minimal oil lamp, smoky glass vases and colourful Sonos speakers are among our selection of 15 Christmas gifts for interior designers. More
Daniel Libeskind's Rockefeller Christmas tree star sparkles with Swarovski crystal spikes
Architect Daniel Libeskind has used three million crystals to cover the Swarovski Star, which will top the Christmas tree at New York's Rockefeller Center this year. More
Merry Christmas from Dezeen
Happy holidays to all our readers! We'll be back with more architecture and design tomorrow, in the meantime we hope you enjoy this snowy scene captured by Dezeen's Ben Hobson in Central Park, New York.
Designer Christmas cards 2017
We've received hundreds of Christmas cards from architects, designers and brands this year. Here are our favourites, including BIG's Lego House wrapped up like presents, and a festive pineapple by Intervention Architecture. More