by Dezeen | Feb 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Industrial designers Hank Beyer and Alex Sizemore have made prototype computers from unconventional materials such as ice and honey to explore how people value emotional connection versus usability. Called For the Rest of Us, Beyer and Sizemore made the retro desktops...
by Dezeen | Feb 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
In this week’s comments update, readers are divided over the demolition of Paul Rudolph’s brutalist Burroughs Wellcome building in North Carolina and sharing their views on other top stories. Photographs have surfaced showing the Rudolph’s 1969...
by Dezeen | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Stockholm Design Week, a live-streamed talk with Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and MoMA’s exhibition about systemic racism in the built environment are among the physical and digital events listed in Dezeen Events Guide taking place in February. Above: Norwegian...
by Dezeen | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Threefold Architects has completed Paddington Works, a co-working and events space in London that was designed around wellness principles. Paddington Works combines a mix of spaces that include private studios, shared co-working spaces, meeting rooms and a...
by Dezeen | Jan 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Bell Phillips has completed a red-brick extension to a grammar school in Kent, England, featuring gabled facades and architectural details that reference its historic surroundings. The London studio headed by Tim Bell and Hari Phillips designed the new Mitchell...
by Dezeen | Jan 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dublin interiors firm Kingston Lafferty Design has incorporated green walls, a yoga studio and rooftop terrace across the eight floors of this co-working office in the centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Commissioned by property developer Magell, Kingston Lafferty...
by Dezeen | Jan 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Toy brand Lego has released construction kits that allow grown-ups to build flower bouquets and bonsai trees from bioplastic components. The Danish brand’s Botanical Collection consists of two sets, both featuring snap-together components derived from sugarcane....
by Dezeen | Jan 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
David Adjaye, SO-IL and BlackSpace Urbanist Collective are among the speakers who presented in the final part of The World Around summit, which was broadcast live on Dezeen. Watch the event above. The session spotlighted designers, thinkers and artists who are...
by Dezeen | Jan 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
White concrete walls and chimneys feature in this seaside residence that was designed by Fuster + Architects to be able to endure tropical storms. Casa Flores is located in a suburban area in Naguabo, a fishing town along the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico. The...
by Dezeen | Jan 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
The second instalment of The World Around’s three-part summit included conversations with architects Francis Kéré, Counterspace, Cave Bureau and more. Watch the event above. The second group of presenters shared their work and perspectives on the political,...
