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Hayhurst and Co adds charred-timber extension to basement flat in north London

Burnt House by Hayhurst and Co

Dark timber cladding applied to the exterior of this extension to a London flat by Hayhurst and Co contrasts the white-oiled boards that line the kitchen and dining space within. More ›

 
 

Secret d'Atelier pays tribute to Le Corbusier's colour palettes with parquet flooring collection

Parisian studio Secret d'Atelier has created a range of lacquered parquet flooring that references the hues featured in Le Corbusier's book on colour theory.  More ›

 
 

Dezeen to team up with Instagram, Google, MINI and many more for Milan design week

Google and Instagram are among the leading global brands Dezeen is working with in Milan next week, in what is shaping up to be our busiest Milan design week ever. More ›

 
 

This week, Zaha Hadid's only realised house was finally unveiled

Capital Hill House by Zaha Hadid

This week, the late Zaha Hadid was in the news once again, as images and a video emerged of the private residence near Moscow she designed for Russian businessman Vladislav Doronin.
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Ventura Centrale to host giant puppets and a pop-up diner at Milan design week

Dezeen promotion: huge wooden puppets and a retro American diner are among the exhibitions featuring in this year's edition of Ventura Centrale. More ›

 
 

Pedevilla Architects lines cookery school with perforated timber panels

Bad Schoergau by Pedevilla

Wooden surfaces perforated with a pattern of intersecting circles decorate this cookery school and showroom at a spa in South Tyrol. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a pair of limited-edition Cloud Edge trainers by On

Cloud Edge by On

For our latest competition, we're giving away a pair of limited-edition trainers by Swiss sports brand On, featuring rubber loops on the soles for extra cushioning. More ›

 
 

The LADG envisions concrete pavilion for Coachella festival-goers

Undulating "concrete blankets" form a series of mountain-like structures in this conceptual pavilion designed by The Los Angeles Design Group for the Coachella festival. More ›

 
 

Dassault Systèmes teams up with leading designers to tackle air pollution

Milan design week exhibition by Dassault Systèmes will showcase concepts to reduce air pollution by designers including Kengo Kuma, as revealed in this movie Dezeen produced for the 3D software brand. More ›

 
 

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara to deliver Royal Academy's annual lecture

Dezeen promotion: Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects will give the annual Royal Academy of Arts architecture lecture on "freespace", the theme they chose for this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More ›

 
 

Africa's largest architecture practice pledges to move the needle on gender diversity

Boogertman + Partners, Africa's largest architecture practice, has promised to tackle its gender pay gap in response to Dezeen's Move the Needle initiative. More ›

 
 

Five emerging Brazilian design studios to watch from SP-Arte

SP-Arte may be best known as Brazil's leading art fair, but it also provides a platform for young designers. Contributor Benoit Loiseau selects his highlights of the ones to watch at this year's event. More ›

 
 

Heatherwick Studio and KPF to design new terminal for Singapore's Changi Airport

Architects Heatherwick Studio and Kohn Pedersen Fox have been appointed to design a new wing at Singapore's Changi Airport, which will aim to challenge the "sterility and soullessness" of terminal design. More ›

 
 

12 of Milan's best bars, restaurants and galleries nominated by designers

With Milan design week about to start, we asked designers to name their favourite hangouts in the city. Highlights include a plant-filled gin distillery, a "chocolate factory" and a locomotive factory converted into a gallery. More ›

 
 

Footage shows Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo take first successful test flight

Virgin Galactic's first successful test flight

This captioned movie shows Virgin Galactic's prototype SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity complete its first supersonic, rocket-powered flight, taking the company one step closer to commercial space travel. More ›

 
 

Heritage building in Uruguay houses new bakery and cafe by Pedro Livni Arquitecto

La Linda Bakery by Pedro Livni

Extending this historic home in the capital of Uruguay has allowed architect Pedro Livni to reconfigure living spaces into a cafe, and place a bakery in the courtyard. More ›