Dezeen archive: scaly design
Dezeen archive: to welcome in the Chinese year of the snake we've compiled an archive full of scaly architecture and design. See all our stories about scaly design »
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Gingerbread House by Laura Dewe Mathews
Rounded shingles create wooden scales across the walls of this small house in Hackney that architect Laura Dewe Mathews has built for herself (+ slideshow). More
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Fish Lamps by Frank Gehry
Architect Frank Gehry has presented a new collection of his glowing Fish Lamps made of jagged plastic scales. More
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RMIT Swanston Academic Building by Lyons
This university building in Melbourne by Australian architects Lyons is covered in brightly coloured scales (+ slideshow). More
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Dear Disaster by Jenny Ekdahl
This scale-covered cabinet by Swedish designer Jenny Ekdahl is intended to help victims of natural disasters to recover from their traumatic experiences. More
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Dancing Dragons by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Skyscrapers in Seoul: a pair of 450 metre-high towers with glass scales by Chicago firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture are the latest of fifteen skyscrapers commissioned for the Yongsan International Business District in Seoul, South Korea, following recently released designs by BIG and MVRDV. More
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Skinspace by AND
Slideshow: a wall of wooden scales folds through the glazed facade of this house and studio that Korean architects AND designed for an artist in South Korea. More
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Alpine Ski Apartments by OFIS Arhitekti
This scaly apartment block in alpine Slovenia appears to have had its corners sliced away to create triangular balconies. More
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Tower of Love by dRMM
Couples visiting the British seaside town of Blackpool can tie the knot inside a shimmering golden wedding chapel by London architects de Rijke Marsh Morgan (dRMM). More
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Museum der Kulturen by Herzog & de Meuron
Architects Herzog & de Meuron have positioned a scaly crown over the top of this Basel museum (photographs by Roland Halbe). More
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Little Joe Woman at The Beach House by MAKE Creative
Plywood shingles create fish scales on the walls of a clothes store at Bondi Beach, Sydney, while spherical lights hang from the ceiling inside fishermen’s nets. More
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The Fish Feast by Erik de Laurens
Show RCA 2011: Royal College of Art graduate Erik de Laurens has made a pair of swimming goggles, spectacles and beakers out of fish scales. More
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NEU 31 by Superblock
Aluminium shingles resembling shiny fish scales cover this office and apartment block in Vienna by Austrian architects Superblock. More
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Snake&Molting legwear by Camille Cortet
Amsterdam designer Camille Cortet created these snake-like leggings by cutting triangular apertures into the fabric. More
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Flockr by SO-IL
This temporary pavilion with reflective purple scales that shimmer in the breeze has been installed in Beijing by New York architects SO-IL. More
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360 House by Subarquitectura
This house by Spanish architects Subarquitectura spirals down a sloping site in Madrid. More
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Gaetano Pesce for Melissa
Italian architect Gaetano Pesce has designed this pair of shoes made of plastic discs for Brazilian brand Melissa. More
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University of Liverpool Heating Infrastructure by Levitt Bernstein
London office Levitt Bernstein have completed an energy centre for the University of Liverpool in the UK, clad in diamond-shaped aluminium scales. More
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Cosmic Angel, Cosmic Ocean and Cosmic Leaf by Ross Lovegrove for Artemide
London designer Ross Lovegrove has designed three lights for Italian brand Artemide. More
