IKEA launches smart lighting | James Dyson optimistic about Brexit

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Smartvoll adds sculptural concrete staircase to loft apartment in old Salzburg tank station

Loft Panzerhalle by Smartvoll

This loft apartment in a former tank station in the Austrian city of Salzburg features a sweeping concrete staircase and a glass shower cubicle that cantilevers over the living space. More ›

 
 

IKEA ventures into smart home products with Trådfri lighting series

IKEA smart lights

IKEA has introduced smart functionality into its new Trådfri lighting range, as it takes its first major step into the Internet of Things. More ›

 
 

James Dyson "enormously optimistic" about post-Brexit business

As the UK begins its withdrawal process from the EU today, Brexit supporter James Dyson has said he is "enormously optimistic" about business prospects outside Europe. More ›

 
 

The Human Trace is traditional tableware marked with the fingerprints of its makers

The production line of Poland's oldest porcelain factory has been temporarily sabotaged – so one batch of its traditional tableware  is stained blue with factory workers' fingerprints. More ›

 
 

House with steeply pitched roof by Chvoya offers vantage point over a Russian bay

House in Pribylovo by Chovya

A large window is set at the apex of the steeply inclined roof of this house by Chvoya in western Russia  to offer its residents views out across a nearby bay. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: Part-III architect at Grafton Architects

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-III architect at Dublin-based Grafton Architects, which won the inaugural RIBA International Prize for its university campus in Peru last yearMore ›

 
 

Cute Circuit creates graphene dress that flashes in time with wearer's heartbeat

First dress made with graphene by Cute Circuit

This dress created by wearable tech company Cute Circuit features LED lights placed on graphene panels that change colour with the wearer's breathing. More ›

 
 

Arii Irie Architects uses angled windows and tilted roofs for Japanese house extension

House with Gardens and Roofs by Arii Irie Architects

Tokyo-based Arii Irie Architects has added a series of corrugated-metal blocks to a 1980s house in central Japan, and used wooden beams and angular windows to prop up their mono-pitched roofs. More ›

 
 

The New Design Project mixes styles and colours in renovated Manhattan apartment

Fresh & Serene on Park Avenue South by The New Design Project

New York studio The New Design Project has paired mid-century and contemporary furniture at this Midtown Manhattan apartment, and added pops of colour across the neutral interior. More ›

 
 

RDHA embeds stone and glass library into grassy Ontario hillside

Waterdown Library and Civic Centre by RDHA

This new public library  by Canadian firm RDHA features a large slab that cantilevers over the landscape, and a sloping green roof and exterior stair that runs up the front of the building. More ›

 
 

15 must-see exhibitions and installations at this year's Milan design week

Our highlights of Milan design week 2017, which kicks off next week, include an exhibition that examines the demise of capitalism and a bubble-blowing installation. More ›

 
 

"What's architecture without utopia?"

Analemma Tower

Following last week's healthy debate around a conceptual looping skyscraper in New York, a newly proposed tower that would hang from an asteroid drew a similar response from readers, which is summarised in our latest comments update. More ›

 
 

Jaime Hayon designs furniture for Viccarbe based on the movement of sharks

Dezeen promotion: Spanish designer Jaime Hayon will unveil his new seating collection for Valencian brand Viccarbe during this year's Milan design week, inspired by the "physiognomy and movement of sharks". More ›

 
 

"Why do architects dictate children's play so stringently?"

We need to stop concentrating our energies on hazard-proofing playgrounds, and worry instead about how our buildings and environments could be better suited to children, says Phineas Harper in this Opinion column. More ›

 
 

BIG's Serpentine Pavilion finds permanent home in Vancouver

BIG's Serpentine Pavilion 2016 in Vancouver

The "unzipped wall" designed by Bjarke Ingels' firm for the Serpentine Pavilion 2016  commission is set to be re-erected in Downtown Vancouver. More ›