Colour-changing leather | Church converted to restaurant | Mobile micro home

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

Offices in a converted warehouse centre around suspended concrete staircase

Office in Mumbai by SJK Architects

A concrete staircase overlooked by a glazed showroom and library forms the centrepiece of this headquarters for a textile brand in Mumbai designed by SJK Architects. More ›

 
 

On April Fools Day, five of the best architecture and design pranks from the Dezeen archive

Did you spot our April Fool story earlier today? Here's a roundup of other spoof stories we've run over the years, including bread-shaped skyscrapers and a hotel on the moon. More ›

 
 

Michaelis Boyd transforms London church into Cantonese restaurant Duddell's

Duddells by Michaelis Boyd

Architecture studio Michaelis Boyd has introduced touches of brass and geometric pattern to a listed church in London to create a 1960s-inspired home for Cantonese eatery Duddell's. More ›

 
 

Visit floating homes from around the world via our new Pinterest board

We've created a new Pinterest board dedicated to homes on water, including the Japanese-inspired houseboat we published this week, a prefab floating house and an amphibious home that rises to avoid flood waterFollow Dezeen on Pinterest ›

 
 

Master & Dynamic unveils design for headphones made from colour-changing leather

Master & Dynamic files patent for headphones that change colour with user's mood

Audio brand Master & Dynamic has revealed designs for headphones  made from leather that changes colour to match different moods. More ›

 
 

Moss converts Chicago corner shop into art gallery, apartment and its own studio

Logan Certified by Moss Design

Architect Matt Nardella has turned an abandoned bodega in Chicago into his home and studio, arranging spaces around a courtyard he created in the centre. More ›

 
 

Quebec chalet by Bourgeois/Lechasseur steps down to a lake

L'Accostee House by Bourgeois Lechasseur architects

Broad wooden steps lead from the living space of this Quebec residence, by local architects Bourgeois Lechasseur, down to the shores of Lac St-François. More ›

 
 

Soley Thrainsdottir creates sustainable cleaning tools using natural waste materials

Iceland University of the Arts graduate Soley Thrainsdottir has created a series of cleaning tools and products to examine the use of underdeveloped natural resources in industrial waste.

Iceland University of the Arts graduate Soley Thrainsdottir has turned leftover materials like pine needles and horse fat into a series of cleaning tools and products. More ›

 
 

Low-cost micro home is made from timber and scavenged materials

Invisible Studio built this mobile micro home at its woodland studio near Bath, England, for just £20,000, thanks to the use of salvaged materials and locally grown timber.  More ›