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Scent-infused mirror maze by Es Devlin fills south London warehouse

British set designer Es Devlin has created a disorienting mirror maze inside a former warehouse in Peckham, which is perfumed with an exclusive Chanel scent (+ slideshow).

 
 

Michael Iveson builds bubble-wrap corridor inside The Averard Hotel in London

Bubble-wrap partitions reveal the former layout of a derelict west London hotel as part of an installation by UK artist Michael Iveson (+ slideshow).

 
 

BIG and Fiberline reveal manufacturing process behind Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2016

Movie: Dezeen goes behind the scenes at the factory where the fibreglass blocks that comprise BIG's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion were made in this exclusive video produced for material manufacturer Fiberline.

 
 

CGI artist Forbes Massie explains his approach in new film by Eizo ColorEdge

Dezeen promotion: this film by Eizo ColorEdge follows visualisation artist Forbes Massie as he describes his studio's methods for creating images that "your grandmother falls in love with" (+ movie).

 
 

Peris + Toral Arquitectes uses scaffolding to create temporary pavilion in Barcelona

Layers of polycarbonate, netting and metal mesh wrap the scaffolding structure of this temporary visitor centre, designed by Peris + Toral Arquitectes for a public square in Barcelona (+ slideshow).

 
 

The Shit Museum brings various poo-related designs to London

London Design Festival 2016: a "liberating" adult nappy, poo tableware and an event space furnished with manure are among the offerings at one London Design Festival exhibition (+ slideshow).

 
 

Unions ban construction workers from demolishing Sydney's brutalist Sirius building

Australian trade unions have banned construction workers from demolishing one of Sydney's only brutalist buildings, which failed in its bid for heritage listing earlier this summer.

 
 

Modus Studio cloaks Arkansas home in wood and pre-rusted steel

American firm Modus Studio has drastically revamped a ranch-style house in Arkansas by covering the front facade in cedar and Corten steel, and adding an angular extension (+ slideshow).

 
 

Daniel Arsham creates colourful cave from moulded sports balls at Galerie Perrotin

American artist and designer Daniel Arsham has created a cave from purple spheres as part of his first solo exhibition in New York (+ slideshow).

 
 

"People are beginning to rediscover old bathing traditions"

London Design Festival 2016: communal bathing culture is experiencing a global revival according to curator Jane Withers, who has put together an exhibition exploring the phenomenon.

 
 

"We can't stop superblocks or sprawl, but we have to make space for life in between"

Opinion: Aaron Betsky finds lessons for western city planners and designers in amongst the mega-blocks, privatised spaces and urban sprawl of Asian cities.

 
 

Assemble patterns ceramic tiles by baking them in a barbecue

London Design Festival 2016: Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble has produced ceramic tiles that were "smoked" in a barbecue, as part of their ongoing Granby Workshop project (+ slideshow).

 
 

"Heatherwick is a master of designing interesting things that nobody asked for"

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Comments update: Thomas Heatherwick's design for a huge sculpture made up of 154 interconnected staircases divided opinion this week, with one commenter labelling him the "Coldplay of design".

 
 

Luminaire to auction off glass objects by Nendo, Tadao Ando and Campana brothers

Dezeen promotion: well-known international designers have each donated glass objects to Luminaire's GlasLove auction (+ slideshow).

 
 

Ten projects worth knowing by London Design Medal winner David Adjaye

London Design Festival 2016: with the news that David Adjaye has won this year's London Design Medal, we've rounded up some of the British architect's most memorable designs, from his long-awaited Washington museum to a range of sustainable underwear (+ slideshow).

 
 

OMA reveals its first residential tower for New York

The New York office of Dutch firm OMA has proposed an apartment building with a "prismatic" corner for Manhattan.

 
 

Guests at London's Ace Hotel can now scale a Patternity-designed climbing wall

London Design Festival 2016: Patternity has added a graphic climbing wall adorned with monochrome contours to the basement gym inside east London's Ace Hotel (+ slideshow).

 
 
 
   
 
 

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