"Offensive" Iron Ring halted | IKEA wins vegan design award | Plywood gin trolley

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.

Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Plans put on hold for "deeply offensive" Iron Ring sculpture at Wales' Flint Castle The Welsh government has halted plans for a huge ring-shaped walkway at Flint Castle  following a backlash against the design, which many see as a symbol of "oppression, subjugation and injustice". More ›     Cooke Fawcett's rooftop observatory gives views of London's skyline from above a Peckham car park Architecture studio Cooke Fawcett has built an elevated walkway  atop a multi-storey car park in south London, a space that is also used as an open-air gallery by arts organisation Bold Tendencies. More ›     HÛT creates mobile plywood gin trolley to serve its architecture office London-based architectural practice HÛT designed and built this movable gin trolley as office furniture for its new workspace. More ›     Job of the day: architect manager for Stella McCartney Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect manager to join fashion designer Stella McCartney in London, who collaborated with Adidas to design a pair of trainers made from ocean plastic. More ›     Biasol borrows "evocative earthiness" of Middle Eastern architecture for Melbourne restaurant Design studio Biasol used terracotta tones, handmade tiles and aged brass fixtures to fit out this Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant in Melbourne. More ›     Courtyard provides focal point for Seattle home by MW Works Seattle architecture firm MW Works has helped a couple to self-build this home, which is organised around a courtyard and clad in weathered reclaimed timber. More ›     Concrete ribs cradle brickwork walls at Bloco Arquitetos' Brasília residence Concrete ribs extend across the brick walls of this house on the outskirts of Brasília, Brazil, which Bloco Arquitetos  has designed as two pavilion-like structures linked by an outdoor path. More ›     PETA awards IKEA, Habitat and Heal's for vegan design IKEA, Habitat  and Heal's are among the brands named in PETA's first Vegan Homeware Awards, which recognise the best cruelty-free designs for the home. More ›     Latest Dezeen Mail features Jim Olson's revamped cabin and Philippe Starck's Olympic medals Philippe Starck's divisible Paris 2024 Olympics medals and Jim Olson's recently updated cabin in Washington are both in the latest edition of Dezeen Mail, our weekly newsletter.  Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›     V&A names Christopher Turner as new head of design, architecture and digital collections London Design Biennale director Christopher Turner has been appointed to lead the architecture and design department at the V&A museum. More ›     MNMA Studio gives São Paulo fashion store a stark makeover There are barely any clothes in this minimal fashion boutique in São Paulo, which local firm MNMA Studio has expanded with a glass-fronted corridor to join its two sides. More ›     Architects can help to manage gentrification caused by projects like the High Line, says Liz Diller Elizabeth Diller, one the architects behind the High Line, says the project's impact on on New York real estate can teach architects "a really good lesson" on the need to manage gentrification in the second part of our exclusive  video interview. More ›       Follow us     Forward this newsletter to a friend You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe     Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise