Snap-together IKEA furniture | South African chapel with sinuous roof

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Threefold Architects updates London mews house with monochrome interiors and rustic details

Black & White Mews by Threefold Architects

Threefold Architects has renovated  a mews property in London's exclusive Primrose Hill area, pairing stark white walls with blackened metalwork, polished concrete and painted brickwork. More ›

 
 

"RCR's work is under the radar, yet it is stealthily evolving in scale and ambition"

Awarding the Pritzker Prize to little-known RCR Arquitectes  is a quiet rebuke against the superficiality and greed that has dominated architectural culture around the world, says Catherine Slessor in this Opinion  column. More ›

 
 

Haberdashery's Canopy pendant light recreates the effect of dappled sunlight

Canopy light by Haberdashery

In this movie Dezeen produced for Haberdashery, Ben Rigby introduces the London design studio's first commercial lighting product, which casts dappled light reminiscent of sunshine filtering through leaves. More ›

 
 

Es Devlin creates bowl-shaped set as backdrop for virtual reality-themed play

Ugly Lies the Bone set

British set designer Es Devlin has used a basin-shaped map as the canvas for video projections for a play at London's National Theatre, which follows an injured soldier undergoing virtual-reality therapy. More ›

 
 

Camira reveals its interior trend predictions for 2017

Dezeen promotion: textile brand Camira has unveiled a report of key colours, fabrics and moods expected to influence commercial interiors for the next two years. More ›

 
 

Olafur Eliasson reveals his latest pocket-sized solar lamp, the Little Sun Diamond

Little Sun Diamond by Olafur Eliasson

Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has previewed a third design in his series of solar-powered mini lamps made for people without access to reliable energy. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: architect at 3XN

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Swedish-speaking project architect at the Stockholm office of Danish firm 3XN, which recently unveiled plans for an aquatics centre in LinköpingMore ›

 
 

Steyn Studio's chapel frames dramatic views of South African countryside below its sinuous roof

Bosjes Chapel by Steyn Studio

A bright white canopy undulates above the glazed walls of this chapel outside Cape Town, framing views right through it to scenic mountains, vineyards and pomegranate orchards. More ›

 
 

Omar Gandhi Architect perches glass-walled cabin on rocky cliff in Nova Scotia

The Lookout at Broad Cove Marsh by Omar Gandhi

Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architect has created a remote vacation home in Nova Scotia for an urban couple, with floor-to-ceiling windows that provide sweeping views of the sea. More ›

 
 

Mexico City house by JJRR/Arquitectura features sliding glass walls and verdant terraces

Monte Caucaso by JJRR/Arquitectura

Floor-to-ceiling glazing retracts to open up the interiors of this concrete home in Mexico City, designed by local firm JJRR/Arquitectura. More ›

 
 

MVRDV's letter-shaped housing blocks will spell out HOME across old army barracks

MVRDV has revealed its plans to redevelop the former Mannheim US Army camp  in Germany, creating a green mound from demolished barracks and four residential towers that spell out the word home. More ›

 
 

Comme des Garçons creates bulbous, armless figures in The Future of Silhouette

Comme Des Garcons aw2017

Models were disguised within oversized forms made from layers of wadding at this season's Comme des Garçons Autumn Winter 2017 show during Paris Fashion Week. More ›

 
 

Monolithic block appears to levitate for Studio Drift's Armory Show installation

Drifter installation by Studio Drift

A giant concrete-like cuboid seemingly defies gravity as it tilts and rotates in this installation by Studio Drift, shown at The Armory Show in New York. More ›

 
 

IKEA switches to furniture that snaps together in minutes without requiring tools

IKEA Jesper and lock technology

The fiddly ritual of assembling IKEA furniture is set to become a thing of the past as the furniture giant introduces products that snap together "like a jigsaw puzzle". More ›

 
 

Jan Henrik Hansen adds futuristic badminton hall to Swiss sports centre

Badminton Hall Langnau by Jan Henrik Hansen Architects

A+Awards: this badminton hall in a Swiss village, which looks more like a spaceport than a sports facility, received an Architizer A+Award last year. More ›