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Gonzalo Iturriaga's blackened pine cabin provides refuge for a Chilean mountaineer

RF.C9 by Gonzalo Iturriaga

Chilean architect Gonzalo Iturriaga used folded planes of blackened pine to create this faceted cabin as a retreat for a mountaineer in Chile's Valparaíso Region. More ›

 
 

Tesla's Autopilot reduced crashes by 40 per cent, finds US investigation

Tesla has been vindicated by a six-month US government inquiry, initiated after its semi-autonomous technology was involved in a fatal car crash. More ›

 
 

Dezeen's pick of the best French furniture brands exhibiting at Maison&Objet

With Maison&Objet  opening in Paris this weekend, design reporter Alice Morby has put together a list of the top five French design brands to go and see at the fair. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: director of projects at Article 25

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a director of projects at Article 25 in London, an architecture charity that works in areas affected by disaster. More ›

 
 

Pamphilon Architects' larch-clad extension echoes butterfly roof of east London terrace

Slats of larch dress this angular addition  to a Victorian property in Dalston, which was built for a young family and is shortlisted in 2017's Don't Move, Improve! competition for best London house extension.  More ›

 
 

Two popular watches from Dezeen Watch Store get a colour refresh

Diagram 17 by Denis Guidone for Projects

Popular timepieces by Stock and Projects have been given a colourful overhaul, and are now available to buy from Dezeen Watch StoreMore ›

 
 

Neri&Hu revives 1930s Shanghai theatre with dramatic stone and bronze details

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has used smooth grey stone and fluted bronze to revive the grandeur of a 1930s theatre in Shanghai. More ›

 
 

Giant slanted glass wall defines New York apartment tower by FXFOWLE

35XV by FXFowle

This mixed-use building by American firm FXFOWLE consists of a shard-like tower that juts out above Manhattan's low-rise Chelsea neighbourhood. More ›

 
 

Yabu Pushelberg pairs warm wood and muted hues at Four Seasons Downtown New York

Four Seasons Downtown by Yabu Pushelberg

Design firm Yabu Pushelberg has completed the interiors for the Four Seasons hotel in Downtown Manhattan, using dark wood in the public spaces and soft colours in the guest rooms. More ›

 
 

Hylemo erects plywood columns for Versace's autumn winter show

The catwalk at Versace's Autumn Winter menswear show was sheltered by a pavilion of towering columns based on those seen in classical architecture. More ›

 
 

Five of the best Toronto home interiors on Dezeen

Zn House by +tongtong

As this year's Interior Design Show prepares to open in Toronto, we select five of the city's best home interiors from the pages of Dezeen. More ›

 
 

Hybrid bed-desk frame by Pieter Peulen helps students make the most of tiny living spaces

Flexit by Pieter Peulen

A bed, desk and wardrobe are all combined into the framework of this piece of furniture, created by designer Pieter Peulen to allow students to maximise space, and on show at this year's IMM Cologne furniture fair. More ›

 
 

This week's Dezeen Mail features a modernised friar's habit and Snøhetta's treetop cabin

The new habit clothes by Byborre design

This week's Dezeen Mail  contains a stylish, unisex update of the traditional Dominican friar's habit and Snøhetta's lofty new cabin for Sweden's Treehotel, complete with a stargazing net. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

Snøhetta designs "potentially world-changing office building" for small Norwegian town

Powerhouse Telemark by Snøhetta

Architecture firm Snøhetta has unveiled plans for a faceted office building in Norway, set to become the first in the country to produce more energy than it consumes. More ›

 
 

Shepard Fairey adapts Obama's Hope poster for Trump inauguration

Shepard Fairey inauguration posters

Shepard Fairey, whose iconic posters supporting Barack Obama's 2008 election won him Design of the Year, has a new offering for this Friday's presidential inauguration. More ›