Designer Ini Archibong has altered the design of his Theoracle installation at the Dallas Art Museum and crossed out its title in response to issues of racial injustice and the coronavirus pandemic. The installation, made from light, sound, crystal, glass and water, originally referenced a kind of ancestral call and response but it has now been silenced. Archibong

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Dezeen showroom: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has launched the Tip Ton RE, its first chair made from plastic recovered from household recycling collections. Designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, founders of Barber Osgerby, designed the original Tip Ton chair for Vitra in 2011. This new edition, the Tip Ton RE, is made of recycled polypropylene

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Dezeen promotion: Robert A M Stern's New York firm RAMSA will add another "ultra-luxury" residential building to Hong Kong's skyline. Designed for Sino Land Company Limited and CLP Group, the 175-unit property is located in the historic and lush Kadoorie Hill neighbourhood of Hong Kong. The area dates back to the 1930s when the area

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Dezeen Showroom: the Tako furniture collection, designed for Japanese brand Maruni by its longtime art director Naoto Fukasawa, includes a dining table and chair with legs resembling the sinuous silhouette of tentacles. Named after the Japanese word for octopus, the range features an armchair with a curved backrest and a matching dining table perched on gently

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Dezeen Showroom: British designer Jasper Morrison has created a wooden chair and coffee table duo for Maruni, which form a collection named Fugu after the Japanese word for blowfish. The chair features a clean, minimalist design with a generous, curved seat and backrest and the option to include midcentury-style armrests. "The goal [was] to achieve a

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London studio Morris + Company has designed a modular and prefabricated housing system named MODU that is aimed at the South American market. Morris + Company created the modular system for Argentina-based prefabricated housing company Phäbb as one of a series of designs aimed initially at the South American market. The architecture studio designed a range

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Dezeen Showroom: Chubby upholstery spills over the modernist steel frame of this lounge chair created for Hem by British designer Faye Toogood as a study in contrasts. The detachable upholstery of the Puffy Lounge Chair is shaped like a T, with the longer section casually draped over the back, while the two smaller parts dangle

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Casa Casernes . Vilanova i la Geltrú CAVAA . fotos: © Adrià Goula La rehabilitación de Casernes ha sido un trabajo basado en mostrar la sucesión de vidas que han compuesto la casa y les diferentes épocas en que se ha ido modificando. Gemma y Vicenç compraron una casa entre medianeras que estaba dividida en … Continue reading CAVAA

BEVERIN clinic . Cazis albertin partner architekten . photos: © Ingo Rasp Das bestehende Haus aus den 60-ger Jahren am Rande der Gesamtanlage der psychiatrischen Dienste in Cazis diente in den letzten Jahren als Therapiehaus mit besonderer Ausrichtung auf das Handwerk und allen möglichen Kunstformen. Die vergangenen Jahre gingen beim Bestand nicht spurlos vorbei, und … Continue reading albertin partner

When I say the word “architect” what do you imagine? It seems that most people imagine architects in black clothing, heavy rimmed glasses, and they most-likely possess other-worldly glue skills. We are going to set the record straight regarding the disconnect between the public’s perception and the reality of architects.

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Vibrant green walls surround a chunky rammed-earth counter in this garden-themed pop-up shop in LA that creatives Alex Reed and Dutra Brown have designed for lifestyle brand Flamingo Estate. Flamingo Estate's Harvest Shop pop-up takes over a retail unit in Platform, a high-end shopping centre in LA's Culver City area. The shop offers an array

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Belgian photographer Kris Provoost explores the striking juxtaposition of Hong Kong's "hyper-dense" housing and natural landscapes in his latest photography series, Eden of the Orient. Eden of the Orient gives an insight into Hong Kong's unique built environment, which is enveloped by greenery but recognised as one of the densest places to live on Earth.

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British start-up Groundtruth has used 120 plastic bottles to create the RIKR backpack, which won the public vote in the wearable design category of this year's Dezeen Awards. The lightweight and durable bags are made from a fabric called GT-RK-001 that was developed by Groundtruth as a waterproof and high-performance recycled-plastic fabric. Groundtruth developed the GT-RK-001 textile over the

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Canadian studio Odami has redesigned a 1980s apartment in Toronto with bold and rich features like dark quartzite, walnut and green walls. The project, called St Lawrence, involved renovating an apartment that was previously transformed from a parking garage in the 1980s, with finishes that Odami said had now become dull and outdated. "[The apartment]

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Moh . Kyoto Yaneura Design . photos: © Hiroki Kawata Flexible two-storey house located in Kyoto, _   今作は六面体によって構成される建築の提案となっている。敷地いっぱいにグリッドフレームを配置し、そのフレームに6つの面を張り合わせて空間が形成されていく。 6つの面が構造から解き放たれることで、要求される性能や機能にデリケートに応えることが可能となった。一律に外壁や内壁、屋根や床といったカテゴリーに分けるのではなく、ゾーンによって要求される境界の性能を丁寧に紐解くことで、建築用語は再定義されることになった。薄い壁や透明の壁、分厚い壁、歩けない床や透明の床などが無理なく生まれていく。境界を平面的に断面的に様々なパラメーターで再検討し、プロットされている。その空間を住人が森で木陰を見つけるように、快適な場所を見つけて移動する。そういった居場所の設定を一時的に行っている。 また構造から解き放たれたシステムによって、空間がフレーム内で移動可能となった。空間が移動することで、環境の変化にも迅速に対応することも可能となった。ここでいう環境とは、天候や季節、家族構成やライフスタイル、お隣の建て替えなどによる外部環境の変化、プログラムの変化など様々な時間軸による環境の変化である。それらの環境の変化に合わせてアメーバのように形態を変化させることが可能な建築となっている。 このフレームを一つのガイドとして生活が溢れ出す住宅を期待しながら設計が進められた。

Im Guss Housing . Bülach Diener & Diener Architekten . photos: © Walter Mair Im Guss Housing shot by Walter Mair. _

Future Library . 2014 – 2114 + Future Library One thousand trees have been planted in Nordmarka, a forest just outside Oslo, which will supply paper for a special anthology of books to be printed in one hundred years time. Between now and then, one writer every year will contribute a text, with the writings … Continue reading Katie Paterson