Object & Thing launches in New York as alternative to traditional art and design fairs
A former Frieze artistic director has established a new art and design fair in New York that offers exhibitors fewer restrictions and lower prices. More
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Eight creatives revamp Vogue Italia offices for Milan design week
Vogue Italia has opened its office this week to a host of designers including JW Anderson and Rafael de Cárdenas, who have given the Milan headquarters a temporary makeover for the city's annual design festival. More
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Rafael de Cárdenas plays with pink at Glossier HQ in New York
Pale pink shades and red accents are found throughout the Manhattan offices of beauty brand Glossier, which New York architect Rafael de Cárdenas designed to evoke the company's rosy branding. More
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Rafael de Cárdenas renovates rundown Brooklyn brownstone for himself
New York architect Rafael de Cárdenas has transformed a tired apartment in a 20th-century brownstone into a home for himself, featuring "multiple living rooms of varying moods". More
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Bold patterns, mirrors and secret doors trick visitors to maze installation in New York
Sixties-style graphics, mirrored hallways and hysterical laughter are intended to confuse those navigating their way through this labyrinthine installation, which designer Rafael de Cárdenas has built inside car brand Cadillac's Lower Manhattan gallery. More
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Nobody wants to talk about style anymore, says Rossana Hu
Architects and designers no longer want to associate themselves with particular styles or trends, argued Neri&Hu founder Rossana Hu during a talk with Dezeen and Dornbracht in Berlin last month. More
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Rafael de Cárdenas adds pool house with symmetrical slides to English country manor
A pair of symmetrical fibreglass slides spiral down towards the surface of the water at this pool house designed for an English country house by New York architect Rafael de Cárdenas. More
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Watch Dezeen and Dornbracht talk with Neri&Hu and Rafael de Cárdenas about eclectic design
Dezeen has teamed up with design brand Dornbracht to host a conversation with Neri&Hu and Rafael de Cárdenas in Berlin on the theme of eclectic design. Tune in from 7pm UK time to watch it live. More
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Rafael de Cárdenas converts New York firehouse into tech startup incubator
A+Awards: New York architect Rafael de Cárdenas took home an Architizer A+Award for the renovation of a 19th-century firehouse, which was turned into office space for young technology companies. More
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Rafael de Cárdenas creates Neon Jungle as Maison&Objet Americas Designer of the Year 2016
Mirrored blocks, neon lights and tropical plants are combined to form this "prismatic oasis" by Rafael de Cárdenas, who has been named Designer of the Year at the Maison&Objet Americas 2016 fair (+ slideshow). More
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Unknown Union by Rafael de Cárdenas
Designer Rafael de Cárdenas of New York created the interior of this Cape Town menswear store Unknown Union with shelving in clashing colours that fade into each other. More
