Best tech of 2017 | Flushable pregnancy test | Kenya Hara interview

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Extension to Walter Segal's modernist London home is modelled on ruins

Jonathan Tuckey Design has revealed plans to extend the former home of Walter Segal with an addition like an "overgrown ruin", while Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble has designed a shed for the garden. More ›

 
 

Dezeen's top 10 technology advances of 2017

For our review of 2017, architecture reporter India Block has selected the top 10 advances in technology that got us excited for the future this year, including a jet-propelled flying suit, revolutionary 3D printing technology and a non-invasive skin-cancer detectorMore ›

 
 

Produce Workshop used "tailoring tactics" to create plywood pavilion for Herman Miller

In this exclusive movie, Pan Yi-Cheng of Produce Workshop explains how his team used fabric-stitching techniques to create the plywood pavilion that was named World Interior of the Year last month.  More ›

 
 

Patricia Urquiola updates Cassina headquarters to commemorate brand's 90th anniversary

Designer Patricia Urquiola has overhauled Cassina's 1940s headquarters in Meda, northern Italy, to include a wall of plants and a cylindrical meeting space encased in metal panelling. More ›

 
 

OS & OOS creates sawhorse-inspired furniture using aluminium pipes

Dutch design studio OS & OOS has created a range of furniture based on the structure of a rack used to support wood cutting, with each piece made from aluminium pipes. More ›

 
 

Zav Architects designs Iranian house as a belvedere featuring open-air viewing platforms

Villa Cheshm Cheran by ZAV Architects

Tehran studio Zav Architects designed this boxy house in northern Iran as a series of enclosed living units surrounded by open-air platforms and social spaces with views across the rural landscape. More ›

 
 

Security robot bullied and forced off the street in San Francisco

Knightscope K5 robot

A robot patrolling a street in San Francisco to ward off homeless people has been removed after complaints from locals, who also knocked it over and smeared it with feces. More ›

 
 

Muji is not just about minimalism and simplicity, says art director Kenya Hara

Kenya Hara

Working for Muji is like "spinning circus plates" according to Kenya Hara, who discusses the hugely popular Japanese retailer's aesthetic and approach to products in this exclusive interview. More ›

 
 

Bouroullec brothers insert cloud-like canopy into Miami Design District

Bouroullec installation in Miami

French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have installed a modular sun shade and seating system made from steel and coloured glass in Miami Design District. More ›

 
 

Stella Collective "brings the outside in" for seaside cafe interior

Stella Collective insert a tropical canopy into a Brighton cafe

Melbourne interior design studio The Stella Collective has paired lush green foliage with stark white walls for this cafe in Brighton, UK, which is designed to feel like a jungle. More ›

 
 

The Rove Downtown hotel is "a new concept for Dubai" says Anne-Cecile de Chaumont

In our final movie filmed for the AHEAD MEA awards, Anne-Cecile de Chaumont of Rove Hotels explains how the mid-market Rove Downtown hotel in Dubai succeeded in a city dominated by luxury properties. More ›

 
 

Alabama architecture students convert historic bank into library for rural town

Newbern Library by Rural Studio

A brick bank building in Alabama dating to the early 1900s has been transformed into a community library by Rural Studio, a student design-build programme dedicated to social projects. More ›

 
 

Lia launches "world's first" flushable pregnancy test

US start-up Lia has developed a flushable pregnancy test that is made from sustainable, biodegradable materials, which they claim to be the first of its kind. More ›