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This week artist Anish Kapoor called for artists to oppose Donald Trump, while architect Mark Dytham said drones will change the landscape of our cities. Read on for more of the best stories on Dezeen...

Muji to sell tiny blackened timber prefab huts for £21,000

Muji has unveiled its design for a tiny prefabricated house, which readers have compared to micro apartments in New York City. Read the story and comments ›

Ten thousand IKEA refugee shelters left unused over fire fears, United Nations admits

Reader are questioning the decision to mothball 10,000 of IKEA's award-winning refugee shelters over fire-safety issues. Read the story and comments ›

Skyscraper competition proposal involves erecting towers within world's largest trees

A skyscraper concept that involves erecting towers within the world's largest trees has sparked a debate about deforestation. Read the story and comments ›

"It is necessary to oppose Trump" says Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor has called for artists to "oppose Donald Trump" – and readers are applauding him, even if they don't agree. Read the story and comments ›

Eduardo Souto de Moura transforms Portuguese farming village into luxury retreat

Eduardo Souto de Moura has transformed a former Portuguese farming village into a high-end hotel, and readers love the results. Read the story and comments ›

Carl Hansen & Son builds faux apartment to explore how furniture makes a home

Readers wish they could live in this faux apartment by Carl Hansen & Son, which features rich colours and mid-century furniture. Read the story and comments ›

IKEA's blue bag has been reimagined as a $38 baseball hat

One reader won't be coveting this baseball hat, which two Los Angeles fashion brands have made from the 40p IKEA Frakta bag. Read the story and comments ›

Jaime Hayon combines Caesarstone with stained glass to create colourful Stone Age Folk pavilion

Jaime Hayon explains how traditional marquetry techniques informed his Stone Age Folk pavilion for Caesarstone at Milan design week. Watch the movie ›

Steimle Architekten completes "crystal-like" concrete house in Germany

Readers love the board-marked concrete walls of this German house, but are the interiors too austere? Read the story and comments ›

Germans Ermičs' Ombré chairs pay tribute to influential Japanese designer

Commenters were impressed with this colourful glass chair, which is based on a famous seat design from the 1970s. Read the story and comments ›

Pitsou Kedem adds white plaster and black iron surfaces to vaulted Jaffa apartment

This Tel Aviv apartment by Israeli architect Pitsou Kedem, which incorporates traditional vaulted ceilings, is a hit with readers. Read the story and comments ›

Neri&Hu's Suzhou Chapel combines textured brick base with ethereal white cube

Readers love the contrast between textured brick and perforated metal in the design of this chapel by Neri&HuRead the story and comments › 

 
 
 

 

 
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Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to beat traffic with underground "car skates"

Elon Musk plans to beat traffic with underground "car skates" ›

Gimeno + Guitart creates chevron-patterned concrete for church of Santa Maria Assumpta

Gimeno + Guitart creates chevron-patterned concrete for church ›

10 movies featuring buildings that move or change shape

10 movies featuring buildings that move or change shape ›

Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti builds wooden house with chimney-shaped skylight

Slovenian wooden house with chimney-shaped skylight ›

Phineas Harper: "To confront populism, all architects should become classicists"

Phineas Harper on populism and classical architecture ›

News

 
Obama Presidential Library concept design unveiled in Chicago

Obama Presidential Library concept design unveiled ›

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Box-framed louvres shade windows of concrete house in Tel Aviv

Box-framed louvres shade windows of concrete house in Tel Aviv ›

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Design

 
Southern African wood and galvanised metal combine in furniture by Mabeo

Southern African wood and galvanised metal furniture ›

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McLaren Excell contrasts smoked oak with white panelling for London home in a former office

London home contrasts smoked oak with white panelling ›

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Othr 3D-prints abstract vessels by emerging designers for Collective Design

Othr 3D-prints abstract vessels by designers for Collective Design ›

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Competition: win a two-day trip to BD Barcelona's design headquarters

Win a two-day trip to BD Barcelona's design headquarters ›

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