Rights to rebuild Nakagin Capsule Tower for sale
The Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo could soon be replicated in both real space and the metaverse, as its original architect Kisho Kurokawa's studio is auctioning the rights to rebuild it. More
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Metaverse
Metaverse
Rojkind Arquitectos and Bompas & Parr design Jose Cuervo distillery in the metaverse
Tequila brand Jose Cuervo has opened a metaverse distillery designed by Mexico-based Rojkind Arquitectos and British designers Bompas & Parr, where attractions include a barrel maze and a pool party. More
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Metaverse real estate community The Row launches with six architectural designs by artists
Designers have created a number of virtual buildings for metaverse community The Row, including a giant statue turned into a house designed by Daniel Arsham and a home that changes colour during the day. More
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PLP Architecture launches collection of 5,000 skyscraper NFTs
UK studio PLP Architecture has created 5,000 NFTs based on the concept for a virtual skyscraper in the metaverse. More
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Meta launches store selling digital Prada and Balenciaga clothing for avatars
Social media brand Meta has announced plans to launch its Avatars Store, where users of its social media platforms can dress digital avatars in Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne clothing. More
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CitizenM to become "first hospitality company to build in the metaverse"
Hotel developer CitizenM has announced plans to build a hotel in the metaverse, which will be set in gaming world The Sandbox and could eventually become a real-life location. More
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Metaverse suffers "extensive damage" in riot at virtual art gallery
Digital police have arrested dozens of avatars who rampaged at a party in the metaverse, causing damage to NFT objects worth billions of dollars. More
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Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate newsletter features Giuseppe Zanotti's digital trainers
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features Giuseppe Zanotti's digital Cobras trainers designed to be worn in the metaverse. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More
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Giuseppe Zanotti releases snake-wrapped Cobras trainers in the metaverse
Luxury footwear brand Giuseppe Zanotti has released a digital edition of its Cobras trainers in the metaverse to coincide with Metaverse Fashion Week. More
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Voxel Architects designs "mystic" virtual arena to host Metaverse Fashion Week closing event
Digital fashion brand Auroboros has collaborated with architecture studio Voxel Architects to create a rocket-shaped virtual building to host the closing event of Metaverse Fashion Week tonight. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects' metaverse city features in today's Dezeen Agenda newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Zaha Hadid Architects' design for a "cyber-urban" city in the metaverse, which allows people to buy plots of land with cryptocurrency and enter digital buildings as an avatar. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects designs virtual Liberland Metaverse city
British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has created a "cyber-urban" city in the metaverse where people can buy plots of land with cryptocurrency and enter digital buildings as an avatar. More
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The metaverse "will be equal parts fear and wonder" says Liam Young
A panel including Liam Young, Refik Anadol and Space Popular expressed both optimism and trepidation about the rise of the metaverse in a talk hosted by Dezeen in collaboration with NeueHouse during Frieze Los Angeles. More
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BIG designs virtual office in the metaverse for Vice Media Group
Danish architecture studio BIG has designed its first building in the metaverse, a virtual office for employees at media company Vice Media Group called Viceverse. More
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Jonathan Simkhai stages FW22 fashion show in virtual world Second Life
Fashion editors and influencers assumed digital avatars to take up their front-row seats at Jonathan Simkhai's Fall/Winter 2022 runway show, which was presented in the virtual world of Second Life during New York Fashion Week. More
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Roar to open Meta Space studio to design property in the metaverse
Emirati studio Roar has announced it is expanding its architecture and interior design business to the metaverse, where it has purchased land for its new showroom. More
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Andrés Reisinger and Alba de la Fuente design modernist house in frosty metaverse landscape
The clean geometry of Dieter Rams' industrial designs informed Winter House, a virtual residence by digital artist Andrés Reisinger and architect Alba de la Fuente that exists in a pink-hued winter world. More
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Hyundai proposes "Mobility of Things" system to add robotic technology to everyday objects
Hyundai has revealed its concept for a system called the "Mobility of Things", which would turn previously inanimate objects into robots and allow people to reconfigure spaces on demand. More
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Call for entries to Mona's Renaissance metaverse competition
Dezeen promotion: metaverse platform Mona has launched Renaissance, a digital competition calling for designers, architects and artists to create new virtual worlds. More
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Dezeen's top 10 designs for the metaverse from 2021
Lifelike virtual humans and an NFT house are among 10 metaverse designs blurring the line between the physical and digital world, which we've rounded up as part of our review of 2021. More
