Dutch Design Week highlights | Mexican ranch bathrooms | Pompidou installation for kids

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

Joanna Laajisto creates "elegant, unconventional and human" workspace for design studio Fjord

Fjord offices by Joanna Laajisto

Finnish designer Joanna Laajisto has completed an office in Helsinki for service design company Fjord, featuring spaces for casual meetings and soft furnishings that offer a homely feel. More ›

 
 

Watch our talk on pollution live from Dutch Design Week

It's day two of our Good Design for a Bad World talks series, and Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs is joined by a panel to speakers to discuss design and pollution live from Dutch Design Week. More ›

 
 

Centre Pompidou's kids' installation mixes pattern, colour and inflatables

To celebrate the Centre Pompidou's 40th anniversary, Paris-based studio GGSV has designed an interactive installation for children in the Galerie des Enfants exhibition space. More ›

 
 

Our new Pinterest board features projects that address global issues

To coincide with our series of talks on Good Design for a Bad World, we've created a Pinterest board filled with architecture and design that engages with the big problems facing the world. Projects range from biodegradable beer packaging to ink made from carbon emissionsFollow Dezeen on Pinterest ›

 
 

RE+D embeds masonry-clad bathrooms into Mexican ranch hillside

Rancho El Descanso by Miguel García Martín

This public bathroom for a ranch in Mexico is built into the sloped terrain and covered by a prominent stepped roof, which is used for hosting events. More ›

 
 

10 must-see Dutch Design Week exhibitions that show designers making a difference

Dutch Design Week kicked off in Eindhoven today, and Dezeen is in town hosting debates about whether design can tackle global issues. We've picked out 10 other worthy events and exhibitions, from an embassy exploring the future of food to a plastic recycling workshop. More ›

 
 

Winy Maas leads debate on design's role in preventing terrorism live from Dutch Design Week

MVRDV founder Winy Maas joins a panel of speakers to discuss the relationship between city design and terrorism in this talk, which is the third in our Good Design for a Bad World series live from Dutch Design Week. More ›

 
 

Schemata Architects creates red-toned interior for Tokyo grocery store inside skinny tower

For the interior of this dried food store in Tokyo, Schemata Architects painted fixtures and fittings the same shade of red as the skinny building it is set inside. More ›

 
 

Our second talk live from Dutch Design Week explores how design can help refugees

Design's role in the ongoing refugee crisis is the focus of our next Good Design for a Bad World talk, which is the second in a five-part series we're streaming live from Dutch Design Week. More ›