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Kate Darby and David Connor preserve rotting structure in conversion of 18th-century cottage

David Connor Design and Kate Darby Architects have transformed a tumbledown cottage in England's West Midlands into a home and studio, enveloping the ruined old structure in a shell of black corrugated metal. More ›

 
 

Richard Branson revealed as major investor in Hyperloop One

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The Hyperloop One transport company has been renamed Virgin Hyperloop One, following a major investment from Richard Branson's company. More ›

 
 

Chris Collaris Architects completes black wooden cottage with exaggerated roof

Dutch architect Chris Collaris has completed a house in Amsterdam clad entirely in blackened timber and featuring an asymmetric gabled roof.

Dutch architect Chris Collaris has built a house in Amsterdam that is clad entirely in blackened timber, featuring an asymmetric gabled roof that extends out to form a sheltered entrance. More ›

 
 

Ada is a spiky balloon that creates charcoal drawings on surrounding walls

This captioned movie features an installation by Munich-based artist Karina Smigla-Bobinski. Called Ada, it features a huge helium balloon covered in charcoal spikes, which create patterns on the surrounding white walls. More ›

 
 

Tato Architects and Phorm Architecture combine Japanese and Australian design for Brisbane house

House in Hamilton in Queensland, Australia by Tato Architects

This hillside house in Brisbane, designed by Japanese studio Tato Architects and Australian office Phorm Architecture, features outdoor living spaces raised up on stilts. More ›

 
 

Materia's Design Week Mexico pavilion casts shadow patterns across itself

Parteluz Pavilion by Materia

White concrete columns intersect with wooden beams to form the pavilion for this year's Design Week Mexico, designed by Mexican architecture studio Materia. More ›

 
 

Latest Dezeen Mail includes IKEA's furniture for pets and a robot deity

IKEA's new furniture range for cats and dogs features in this week's Dezeen Mail newsletter, along with plans to create an AI god and a house with a DeLorean parked outsideSubscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

Umbrellium develops interactive road crossing that only appears when needed

Bright LEDs flash warning signals to smartphone users who veer onto this interactive road surface, which is designed to disappear during the dead of night and reappear only when needed. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a customisable sofa from The Conran Shop

Competition: win a Conran sofa in the fabric, colour and collection of your choice

Dezeen has teamed up with The Conran Shop to give one reader the chance to win a sofa from its updated Build Your Own upholstery collection, which they can customise from a range of designs, fabrics, and colours. More ›

 
 

Superflex installs dozens of swings at Tate Modern to "combat social apathy"

Danish design collective Superflex has filled the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall with a snaking framework of three-seater swings, which it hopes will encourage social interaction between visitors. More ›

 
 

Good Design for a Bad World: details announced for free talks at Dutch Design Week 2017

Can design tackle the really big problems facing the world? Or is design helping to cause these problems? Join Dezeen and Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven on 21 and 22 October, where these questions will be addressed in a series of free discussions. More ›

 
 

Tino Schaedler takes cues from movie sets for his LA family home

Casa Pino by Tino Schaedler

Large windows provide framed views of Los Angeles from this hilltop house, which German art director Tino Schaedler has designed for his family. More ›

 
 

Six of the most appealing assistant roles on Dezeen Jobs this week

David Chipperfield and MVRDV are among the architects and designers recruiting for assistants and other support roles on Dezeen Jobs this week. Here are six of the best opportunities available. More ›