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OMA completes first project in Dubai

OMA

OMA has used sprayed concrete, polycarbonate and movable walls to transform  four warehouses on Dubai's Alserkal Avenue into a cultural centre. More ›

 
 

New brand Les Basic by Alexander Lotersztain wants to help millennials slow down

A modular sofa called Homework, a recycled wombat, and a bedside table that doubles as a drinks trolley feature in Alexander Lotersztain's new furniture brand targeting the millennial generation. More ›

 
 

Cappellini uses Bolon's flooring material as upholstery for experimental furniture

Bolon's collaboration with Cappellini

In the next movie in our Bolon at Heart video series, Cappellini director Giulio Cappellini  reveals how the Italian brand is experimenting with a new material by Swedish flooring company Bolon to upholster furniture. More ›

 
 

Artist can live life of solitude in micro apartment that emulates a religious retreat

Urban Hermitage by Spheron Architects

Spheron Architects used mirrors, wooden cabinets and white net curtains to furnish this 26-square-metre room  in London, creating a space for an artist to live and work as a hermit. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: architect at Dualchas Architects

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect to join Scottish firm Dualchas Architects, which is teaming up with Norwegian studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter on a cliffside visitor centre in the Outer Hebrides. More ›

 
 

The Conran Shop launches limited-edition Eames Lounge Chair in new colour combo

Eames Lounger Special Edition at Conran Shop

The Conran Shop has partnered with Vitra to produce a limited-edition Eames Lounge Chair with an updated shell and upholstery. More ›

 
 

Jagged roof tops video studio in Venice Beach by Modal Design

Amoroso video studio and guesthouse by Modal Design

American firm Modal Design has created a studio  building for a video art collector in California, which features an angular roof and multi-tonal zinc cladding. More ›

 
 

NADAAA overhauls brick Virginia house with ample glazing and a plywood interior

Rock Creek House by NADAAA

Boston architecture firm NADAAA has remodelled a 1920s Virginia residence by extending the attic, adding large windows, and using plywood sheets to arrange the internal layout. More ›

 
 

Peter Kostelov creates transformable rooms for New York apartment

Peter Kostelov's renovated uptown Manhattan apartment

This renovated Manhattan apartment  by Russian architect Peter Kostelov features tucked-away furniture that pulls out to suit the needs of its user. More ›

 
 

Dubai Frame nears completion despite architect's claims of copyright breach

The Dubai Frame is due to open later this year – even though an ongoing lawsuit filed by its architect, Fernando Donis, alleges the design is stolen. More ›

 
 

Iota's crochet furniture provides an income for out-of-work women

Milan: iota debut collection

Tel Aviv brand Iota will make its Milan Design Week debut next month with a collection of petal-like poufs, stools and rugs crocheted from bespoke yarns. More ›

 
 

SHoP Architects' wooden skyscraper for New York gets the chop

Design for 475 West 18th Street by SHoP Architects

The developer behind plans for New York's tallest timber-framed building, designed by SHoP Architects, has axed the project. More ›

 
 

One Bayfront Plaza by KPF set to become Miami's joint-tallest building

KPF's Skyscraper at One Bayfront Plaza in Miami

International architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has revealed plans for a supertall skyscraper in Miami, which will match Foster + Partners' twin towers at the city's maximum height limit. More ›

 
 

"Who will design a passport capable of containing multiple nested identities?"

Estonia's e-residency programme suggests how passports could more accurately reflect the rich and complex nature of identity, says Dan Hill, following the launch of our Brexit passport design competition. More ›