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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Space Modification Unit transforms Beijing hutong into tranquil tea house Porthole windows offer glimpses into this Beijing tea house, where rooms are defined by light linen drapes and set in a landscape of white gravel, terrazzo and marble. More ›     Benjamin Paulin converts Aesop's Paris offices into temporary treatment rooms The Rue Saint-Honoré offices of skincare brand Aesop have been transformed by Benjamin Paulin into a temporary space for facial appointments and treatments. More ›     Job of the day: head of product development for Lee Broom Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a UK-based head of product development for Lee Broom, who transformed his London showroom into an Op Art-inspired installation at last year's London Design Festival (pictured). More ›     London house and garden studio overhauled with marble and cherry wood British interiors firm Studio MacLean used monochrome paintwork, oak chevron flooring, and cherry wood and marble finishes to overhaul this London house. More ›     Sebastian Herkner produces "playful and brutalist" collection for Pulpo German designer Sebastian Herkner's latest creations for Pulpo are chubby coffee tables and shallow bowls, which launched this weekend at Maison&Objet. More ›     Gordon Gallery opens new exhibition space in Tel Aviv warehouse district Three large windows bring light into this small concrete gallery  in Tel Aviv, designed by Gottesman-Szmelcman Architecture as a new exhibition space for Gordon Gallery. More ›     Kyu Sung Woo designs student housing for historic Massachusetts college A cluster of brick-clad buildings with jagged roof lines form this student residential complex at Amherst College by American firm Kyu Sung Woo Architects. More ›     Vzor launches collection of "timeless" chairs by mid-century Lithuanian sculptor Chairs that sculptor and painter Roman Modzelewski designed in the 1950s are available to purchase for the first time as part of a new collection launched by Polish brand Vzor at IMM Cologne.  More ›     Architects and designers join millions marching for women's rights after Trump inauguration Yves Behar, Gareth Pugh and Assemble were among the millions of people who took part in the worldwide marches for women's rights over the weekend, spurred on by the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. More ›     Seven buildings that feature walls of polycarbonate plastic With its ability to improve a building's thermal efficiency  and maximise natural light, polycarbonate plastic  is becoming increasingly popular in architecture. We've rounded up seven of the best examples. More ›     Rafael de Cárdenas converts New York firehouse into tech startup incubator A+Awards: New York architect Rafael de Cárdenas took home an Architizer A+Award for the renovation of a 19th-century firehouse, which was turned into office space for young technology companies. More ›     Jaime Hayón uses "21st-century marquetry" to create whimsical Stone Age Folk Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has assembled sections of quartz material Caesarstone into stoney faces that form tabletops, cabinet fronts and wall hangings. More ›     BD Barcelona's REmix project highlights the potential of reusing outdated stock Dezeen promotion: BD Barcelona Design  has enlisted Spanish designers Curro Claret and Ramón Ubeda for a new product range made from the brand's own discards. More ›       Follow us     Forward this newsletter to a friend You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe     Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise