London house atop former prison | Anthropomorphic vases in Milan

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Coffey Architects sets small brick home atop Victorian prison vaults in London

Hidden House by Coffey Architects

Reclaimed brick walls help this home of modest proportions blend with its historic context in London's Clerkenwell, where it stands on top of a former 19th-century prison. More ›

 
 

Dezeen's #milanogram2017 day four highlights feature parties and palazzos

It's day four at Milan design week. Instagram users have been using the #milanogram2017 hashtag  to share their pictures of parties around the city – including the massive Dezeen at IKEA Festival party last night – and palazzo installations. More ›

 
 

Formafantasma's Wire Ring lamp turns the power cable into a design feature

Formafantasma's Wire Ring lamp for Flos at Milan design week 2017

Italian design duo Formafantasma's Wire Ring lamp, unveiled at Milan design week, has a flattened power cord that forms a sculptural support for the light. More ›

 
 

Asif Khan and Brian Eno collaborate on energy-themed pavilion for Kazakhstan expo

UK Pavilion for Astana Expo by Asif Khan/Brian Eno

British architect Asif Khan  and musician Brian Eno have unveiled their design for the UK Pavilion at the Astana Expo 2017 in Kazakhstan, which will explore the origins of energy. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: product developer at &tradition

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs  is for a product developer at Danish brand &tradition's Copenhagen office, which is based in a former warehouse converted by Norm ArchitectsMore ›

 
 

Dezeen at IKEA Festival: Form Us With Love unveils sustainable collaboration on day three

If you plan to visit IKEA Festival in Milan today, find out what's happening and when in the third of a series of daily briefing videos we're publishing throughout Milan design week. More ›

 
 

Phallic bumps and curly tails characterise Matteo Cibic's vase-a-day project

Vasonaso by Matteo Cibic

These anthropomorphic vases, on display during Milan design week, are part of a project by Italian designer Matteo Cibic, who challenged himself to make a new one each day for a year. More ›

 
 

Cylindrical headquarters for motorcycling federation features dramatic sweeping staircase

New FIM Headquarters in Mies by Local Architecture

Slender metal columns support the offset concrete roof of this cylindrical office block designed by Local Architecture for the International Motorcycling Federation on the outskirts of Geneva. More ›

 
 

Dezeen at IKEA Festival: Hay and opera singing feature in highlights from Wednesday afternoon

In our second broadcast from Wednesday at IKEA Festival, Danish brand Hay revealed the design process behind its Ypperlig collection and an opera singer entertained visitors. More ›

 
 

Custom furniture follows lines of geometric graffiti in live-work loft by CHA:COL

Barker Den by Cha:Col

Los Angeles architecture studio CHA:COL has renovated an apartment for a writer, which features bespoke millwork and decor based on popular mobile video game Monument Valley. More ›

 
 

SHoP completes "dancing" copper-clad luxury apartment towers in New York

American Copper Building by SHoP Architects

US firm SHoP Architects has completed a pair of skyscrapers that feature copper cladding, bent silhouettes and a skybridge suspended more than 90 metres above the ground. More ›

 
 

Chicago hostel The Hollander connects guests on Instagram prior to arrival

The Hollander by Ciguë and Delordinaire

Dishevelled surfaces and industrial details create a shabby-chic aesthetic at this hostel in Chicago, where guests are encouraged to interact with each other via Instagram before their stays. More ›

 
 

Cassina and Molteni&C heading to court over rights to Gio Ponti lounge chair

Ponti chair by Patricia Urquiola for Cassina

Italian furniture brands Cassina and Molteni&C are locked in a legal battle over who has the rights to a 1950s design by architect Gio Ponti, after they both showed the chair at Milan design week. More ›

 
 

SO-IL imagines a future of sustainable city living with smog-filtering MINI Living house

MINI LIVING Breath Installation

New York firm SO-IL has built a prototype house at the MINI Living space in Milan, featuring a white mesh exterior designed to filter polluted city air, and a plant-covered roof. More ›

 
 

"I might become Mies van der Rohe" says Frank Gehry

frank-gehry-portrait

Frank Gehry  has said he is as comfortable working on historically sensitive projects like his "nimble" Philadelphia Museum of Art renovation as he is creating blockbuster buildings. More ›

 
 

Zaha Hadid Architects reveals greenhouse-like technology hub to accompany world's first wooden football stadium

Zaha Hadid Architects  has unveiled a set of glasshouse-like technology buildings and a slatted-timber footbridge, which will join its wooden football stadium  on a eco park in Gloucestershire, England. More ›

 
 

Yuri Suzuki installs giant pendulums in courtyard of Milanese seminary

In hopes of providing Milan design week visitors with a moment of peace, Yuri Suzuki has designed an immersive installation in the form of 30 swinging pendulums playing calming noises. More ›