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  • Stained plywood box houses kitchen and bedroom in renovated Seattle condo

    US architecture firm GoCstudio has inserted a dark plywood box into an apartment in Seattle that doubles as a studio space for an amateur photographer. Western Studio is a home and studio designed for a client who enjoys photography and hosting guests. The 1,000-square-foot (92.9-square-metre) open-plan unit is located inside a commercial building in Seattle’s […] More

  • BART and Ronin design virtual exhibition New Horizons to launch Vredestein car tyres

    Dezeen promotion: Dutch design agencies BART and Ronin have created a digital exhibition for tyre company Vredestein to launch its winter tyre and bring the new visual identity “refined by design” to life. BART and Ronin designed online exhibition New Horizons for Vredestein to launch its new products. The duo were enlisted by the company […] More

  • Studio Edwards arranges yellow steel beams to form modular work pods

    Studio Edwards has created a series of modular yellow-framed work pods to turn a vacant warehouse space in Melbourne into an office. The pods by Studio Edwards are designed to accommodate groups of up to four members of staff and are constructed from bright-yellow steel beams. These beams can be bolted together and taken apart […] More

  • Chubby Girl noodle bar in Beijing takes cues from the landscape of south-west China

    The stepped terrazzo floor, strip lighting and foggy mirrored walls inside this Beijing noodle bar designed by Office AIO are meant to mimic the urban makeup of the city of Chongqing. Chubby Girl is situated in Beijing’s Xiang’Er hutong and, since 2015, has been locals’ go-to spot for Chongqing noodles – a spicy street food […] More

  • Lorem Ipsum's experience design shows the “power of dramatic narratives”

    VDF studio profiles: Lorem Ipsum is a creative studio that crafts exhibitions and experiential installations, such as an audiovisual recreation of an airstrike, that fully immerse visitors in a story. Since being founded in New York in 2000, the company has expanded to include London and Moskow offices where designers and architects, writers and filmmakers […] More

  • 2LG Studio enlivens Louisville Road house in London with bright hues

    In a colourful overhaul of this period house in Tooting, south London, 2LG Studio has added dusky pink walls, blue tilework and coral-orange cabinetry. Louisville Road house falls under the Heaver Estate conservation area – a series of period properties that were constructed between 1888 and 1910 in south London’s Balham and Tooting neighbourhoods. The […] More

  • “Let's talk about diversity”

    We need to provoke discussion, not anger, when it comes to talking about diversity, says Michelle Ogundehin, who shares her personal experiences with racism, views on positive discrimination and ways in which individuals can make a difference. So, let’s talk about diversity in design. I am a woman of mixed-heritage (my father was black Nigerian, my […] More

  • Wooden Cave hotel suite in Greece is made from over 1,000 pieces of hand-cut spruce

    Sinuous spruce-wood walls wind around this cosy cave-like suite that Tenon Architecture has created for a resort hotel in southern Greece. Wooden Cave is part of Hyades Mountain Resort in the village of Trikala Korinthias, which lies on the slopes of Mount Kyllini. The suite sits at an altitude of 1,100 metres and has impressive […] More