OMA plans LA temple | Win brutalism posters | Volcanic rock table

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House-shaped windows puncture perforated-metal facades of Yokohama nursery

House-shaped windows puncture perforated-metal facades of Yokohama nursery

Japanese practice Hibinosekkei has completed a nursery in Yokohama, which features plywood-lined interiors and house-shaped openings set into its dark facades. More ›

 
 

Pleated aluminium forms chair designed by ÉCAL student Ilseop Yoon

Ilseop Yoon creates pleated chairs from sheets of aluminium

ÉCAL student Ilseop Yoon used a sheet of moulded aluminium to create the pleated seat and backrest of this chair. More ›

 
 

This week, robot fish and plans for drone shopping assistants were unveiled

MIT reveal life-like soft robotic fish for documenting marine life

Tech developments that made the news this week on Dezeen included MIT's nimble robotic fish for documenting marine life and Walmart's intentions for a system of drones that could help customers. More ›

 
 

OMA to extend historic Jewish temple in LA with skewed pavilion

Audrey Irmas Pavilion by OMA

Architecture firm OMA has revealed the design of its first cultural building in California: a pavilion featuring tilted walls and patterned openings that will accompany a Jewish temple in Los Angeles. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a set of posters featuring brutalist Italian housing

This Brutal House posters competition

Dezeen is giving away sets of Brutalismo posters, which feature black and white photographs of Italian brutalist residential complexes covered with colourful, bold graphics, for our latest competition. More ›

 
 

Flat-pack furniture startup Floyd produces easy-to-assemble items for millennials

Online startup Floyd has designed a suite of flat-pack furniture to be easily taken apart and moved around, intended for young city dwellers and to offer a long-lasting alternative to IKEA products. More ›

 
 

Innriinnri uses volcanic rock from Iceland to create sculptural table

Natural materials sourced from Iceland's volcanic landscape were used to make this piece of furniture by Reykjavík studio Innriinnri. More ›