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"Trendiest store in the world" Colette to close after 20 years

World-renowned Paris boutique Colette has announced it will close at the end of the year, to be replaced by a new branch of global brand Saint Laurent. More ›

 
 

All four seasons coexist in Milan garden proposed by Carlo Ratti

Garden with Four Seasons, Milan, Italy, by Carlo Ratti Associati

Italian architect Carlo Ratti has revealed plans for a covered garden in Milan, which would use climate-control technology to allow visitors to experience spring, summer, autumn and winter at any time of year. More ›

 
 

Lion crest on Dutch national football kits undergoes sex change for women's team

Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam has transformed the Royal Dutch Football Association's lion logo  into a roaring lioness, to represents the national women's squad.  More ›

 
 

World Interior of the Year 2017 shortlist announced

Inside Shortlist 2017

There are 78 projects contending for this year's World Interior of the Year, including a mathematics gallery designed by Zaha Hadid Architects  and the office Neri&Hu created inside an old missile factory. More ›

 
 

Camille Walala creates colourful labyrinth inside London's Now Gallery

Artist Camille Walala has used her signature colourful style to create a maze inside a southeast London gallery, imagined as a playground where visitors can "unleash their inner child". More ›

 
 

Job of the day: urban designer at Hawkins\Brown

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an urban designer/masterplanner to join Hawkins\Brown Architects at its London studio, which recently remodelled The Bartlett architecture school's Bloomsbury building. More ›

 
 

Klein Dytham creates book-lined leisure space inside AL_A's Central Embassy tower in Bangkok

Open House Central Embassy by Klein Dytham architecture

Klein Dytham Architecture  has completed a sprawling "village" of shops, restaurants and co-working space within Amanda Levete's recently completed Central Embassy complex in Bangkok, Thailand. More ›

 
 

Low-lying residence by Dick Clark stretches across a Texas prairie

Dick Clark + Associates build Brownwood Residence

This rural home designed by Austin-based Dick Clark + Associates features walls made of concrete and glass, and deep roof overhangs that mitigate exposure to harsh sunlight. More ›

 
 

100,000 forbidden books used to construct Parthenon replica on Nazi book-burning site

Parthenon of Books by Marta Minujín

Argentinian artist Marta Minujín has used thousands of prohibited books to construct a replica of the Parthenon in Athens on a Nazi book-burning site in Kassel, Germany. More ›

 
 

Portland Art Museum spotlights local modernist architect John Yeon

Watzek House by John Yeon

The life and work of modernist architect John Yeon is the focus of an exhibition at Portland Art Museum, which aims to elevate his profile and highlight his contribution to the area. More ›

 
 

Jan Boelen named as curator of Istanbul Design Biennial 2018

Jan Boelen Appointed Curator of the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial

Belgian design critic and teacher Jan Boelen has been announced as the curator of next year's Istanbul Design Biennial. More ›

 
 

Daniel Buren adds colourful shapes to Tottenham Court Road tube station

Daniel Buren installation at Tottenham Court Road tube station

French artist Daniel Buren has unveiled the final part of a permanent installation at London's Tottenham Court Road station, which sees the walls of the ticket hall covered in colourful shapes and monochrome stripes. More ›

 
 

Nike launches lightweight Flyknit sports bra

Nike Flyknit Sports Bra

Nike has used its trademark knitted material to create a sports bra, which the company has described as its "biggest Flyknit apparel innovation yet". More ›