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JSa lines Hotel Carlota courtyard with black concrete blocks

Hotel Carlota by JSa

Lattices of dark blockwork wrap around a verdant courtyard and narrow swimming pool at this hotel in Mexico City, overhauled by local firm JSa. Read more

 
 

Design brand FontanaArte sold to Italian Creation Group

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Lighting brand FontanaArte has been sold to a private finance company, continuing the consolidation of the Italian furniture industry. Read more

 
 

David Bowie's personal collection of Memphis furniture goes up for auction

David Bowie Memphis auction

David Bowie's extensive collection of pieces by the Memphis group is set to be auctioned in London. Read more

 
 

"Who wants to look out through painted windows?"

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Was advertising agency BETC right to remove the extensive graffiti during its overhaul of a derelict flour and grain warehouse? Find out what readers thought in this week's comments update. Read more

 
 

Smell of Data fragrance alerts internet users to leaks of their private data

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This grenade-shaped scent diffuser has been designed to alert internet users of data leaks from their smartphones, tablets and computers. Read more

 
 

Crystalline church by Moneo Brock sits against a mountainous backdrop in Monterrey

Photography is by Jorge Taboada.

Traditional elements like a bell tower are reinterpreted as pointed protrusions in this sculptural church in Monterrey, designed by architecture studio Moneo Brock. Read more

 
 

Five design brands dominating the accessories market

Accessories round-up

Design brands are looking for new ways to infiltrate each area of the home and are creating products that cover all the bases. From beautiful stationery to hotel shampoos, we've rounded up five of the most successful examples. Read more

 
 

Vibia's customisable Crea lighting collection is made for designers

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Dezeen promotion: the Crea collection by Spanish lighting brand Vibia is made up of pendant, ceiling and wall lights that can be customised by designers to suit different spaces. Read more

 
 

Gort Scott to replace disused London office block with micro apartments

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Architecture studio Gort Scott has unveiled plans to replace an out-of-use office block in London's Walthamstow with 45 "pocket" apartments. Read more

 
 

Ding doorbell brings minimal approach to smart-home design

Ding smart doorbell

Barber and Osgerby's creative consultancy Map has collaborated with a London startup to create a minimal new smart doorbell called Ding. Read more

 
 

Hypnotic gifs animate traditional Japanese joinery techniques

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Timber joints slot together in these Tetris-like gifs – the work of a young Japanese man so obsessed by joinery techniques he set up a Twitter account dedicated to the cause. Read more

 
 

10 of the best TED Talks about architecture

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The TED conference series has enabled leading thinkers, including architects, to share their ideas with the world for over 30 years. Dezeen contributing editor Jenna M McKnight has chosen some of the best presentations about the built environment from the past three decades. Read more

 
 

COS unveils collection inspired by minimalist artist Agnes Martin

COS X Agnes Martin collection

To coincide with the opening of Agnes Martin's retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, fashion brand COS has created a collection based on the artist's works. Read more

 
 

Samsung pulls Galaxy Note 7 phone from production

Samsung Note7 news

South Korean tech giant Samsung has ceased production of its Galaxy Note 7 after reports of the smartphones exploding and catching fire. Read more

 
 

Muf creates "wonderlab" inside Science Museum gallery

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Architecture studio Muf has created a new interactive gallery at London's Science Museum, featuring playground slides, a quilted theatre and a huge model of the solar system. Read more

 
 

Stilted cabin is raised among the treetops on the Stockholm archipelago

Viggso by Arrhov Frick Arkitektkontor

Swedish studio Arrhov Frick Arkitektkontor has used slender stilts to elevate this timber-framed cabin into the treetops on an island in the Stockholm archipelago. Read more

 
 

Welcome to the new-look Dezeen

Dezeen relaunch 2016

Dezeen has changed. We've revamped our site to make it as beautiful as the architecture and design projects we write about. Read more

 
 
 
   
 
 

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