Nazi cellar conversion outrage | Chinese Eden Project | Jasper Morrison soap

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Edward van Vliet converts crane into three-storey holiday retreat in Amsterdam

Yays Crane Apartment by Edward van Vliet

A crane overlooking Amsterdam's IJ river has been transformed into a luxury rental apartment, featuring three stacked shipping containers accommodating living spaces designed by Edward van Vliet to reference the area's industrial past. More ›

 
 

Space Copenhagen debuts furniture designed for SAS Royal Hotel

Armchairs, mirrors and lighting designed by Space Copenhagen for the recently renovated SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen feature in Danish brand &tradition's latest collection. More ›

 
 

Bergersen Arkitekter's Viewpoint Granasjøen is an angular lakeside cabin with a turfed roof

Viewpoint Granasjøen by Bergersen Arkitekter

This compact timber-and-concrete cabin in the Norwegian village of Nerskogen incorporates large windows that angle upwards to make the most of views towards the nearby lake and mountain range. More ›

 
 

Slack's Vancouver offices occupy warehouse repurposed by Leckie Studio

Slack Vancouver by Leckie Studio Architecture + Design

Vancouver-based Leckie Studio has revamped an industrial building in the city for Slack, taking design cues from the original features and the Pacific Northwest climate. More ›

 
 

Outrage at luxury Chipperfield development on site of Nazi torture cellars in Hamburg

Protesters have clashed with a developer over plans to transform the Hamburg townhouse where the Gestapo interrogated victims during the second world war into a new urban quarter designed by David Chipperfield Architects. More ›

 
 

Grimshaw Architects reveals first image of Chinese Eden Project

Grimshaw Architects has released the first visual of the Eden Project in Qingdao, one of six outposts of the Cornish ecological tourist attraction the practice is working on. More ›

 
 

Airbus' self-piloted air taxi takes to the skies

Airbus' self-piloted air taxi takes to the skies

Airbus' autonomous, electric air taxi has successfully made its first test flight, after plans for its development were released back in January 2017. More ›

 
 

"Kamprad is dead, but IKEA has a long way to run"

IKEA's unstoppable success is testament to the attitude of founder Ingvar Kamprad, a man who never spent money on things his customers couldn't afford, says Kieran Long. More ›

 
 

Jasper Morrison's Soap allows for washing "without anything unnecessary"

Soap by Jasper Morrison x Good Thing

British designer Jasper Morrison has lent his famed minimal style to a no-frills translucent bar of body soap. More ›