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Cohta Asano builds his new Fukushima home as a cluster of nine cuboids

The 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan was the first in a series of grave events that prompted Fukushima-based architect Cohta Asano to develop the complex design for his new home. More ›

 
 

Grace Quah's Bartlett graduation project is a feminist film featuring homes that perform domestic chores

Silvertown Plug-In by Bartlett graduate Grace Quah

Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Grace Quah has produced a feminist film featuring a conceptual housing estate where appliances become the architecture, reducing the amount of unpaid domestic labour women are required to carry out. More ›

 
 

Tamar Canfi designs frames that "exaggerate and celebrate" thick lenses

Eyeglasses by Tamar Canfi

Shenkar College graduate Tamar Canfi has designed a collection of purposefully unusual eyewear that emphasises rather than hides high-prescription lenses. More ›

 
 

Zrobym Architects' summer house combines references to Scandinavian and Belarusian architecture

Summer house in Raubichi by Zrobym Architects

The cosy feel of classic Scandinavian cottages is referenced in the interior of this summer house near the Belarusian village of Raubichi, which is clad entirely in larch and cedar. More ›

 
 

Pocket-sized Ally device tests for food allergens in restaurant meals

Brunel University graduate Imogen Adams creates hand-held allergy testing device

Brunel University graduate Imogen Adams has created a portable allergen tester designed to put people with food intolerances at ease during meals out. More ›

 
 

Plywood-lined bedrooms feature in London loft conversion by Widger Architecture

Maynard Road by WIDGER architecture

Behind a charred larch exterior, this London loft extension contains a pair of plywood-lined bedrooms that double up as quiet study spaces. More ›

 
 

Balloons replace nails and screws for Inflate collection of children's furniture

Sausage-shaped party balloons are used to secure the self-assembly furniture and toys designed by Kingston University graduate Fern Toynton. More ›