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Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

Designer Christmas cards 2016

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We've received dozens of Christmas cards from architects, designers and brands this year. Here's a selection of our favourites, including a disappearing pile of mince pies from Studioilse and an icy woodland cabin by Invisible Studio. More ›

 
 

This week, Tracey Emin announced plans to leave London following rejection of Chipperfield-designed studio

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This week on Dezeen, artist Tracey Emin controversially announced plans to move her studio from London to the Kent coast. More ›

 
 

Fendi's travelling 50s-style dressing room is filled with custom furniture

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Italian designer Cristina Celestino created the Happy Room installation as a jewel-toned VIP area for fashion house Fendi. More ›

 
 

Prefabricated weathering-steel boxes form California retreat by Alchemy Architects

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Minnesota-based firm Alchemy Architects has completed a home in California's Sonoma Valley, which comprises two separate modules that were almost entirely prefabricated before being brought to site. More ›

 
 

Architecture 49 refurbishes historic banking floor in central Montreal

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A massive skylight illuminates the newly revitalised trading floor for the National Bank of Canada, which was formerly a "dark and uncomfortable" space. More ›

 
 

Pentagram-designed branding aims to help eradicate "tampon tax"

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A partner at New York agency Pentagram has created the visual identity for an organisation set up to lobby the US government on the controversial tax on menstrual products. More ›

 
 

Dezeen's top 10 transport designs of 2016

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With 2016 drawing to a close, we're continuing our review of the year by looking back on some of the best transport designs, including a driverless car with a lift-up roof, a motorcycle that can't fall over and a 3D-printed wheelchair. More ›

 
 

Four centuries of eyewear design go on display at Design Museum Holon

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Inuit snow goggles, opera glasses disguised as ladies' handheld fans and experimental sunglass designs from the 1960s feature among a trove of historical eyewear that has gone on display at Design Museum Holon. More ›

 
 

10 cosy homes with fireplaces from Dezeen's Pinterest boards

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This week we're rounding up popular homes from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that use fireplaces to create cosy living spaces – including a Norwegian cabin and a Finnish winter retreat. More ›