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Architecture Interiors Design Technology News Jobs       Oksana Bondar uses human hair to create biodegradable stool Kingston School of Art graduate Oksana Bondar has created a dressing table stool from human hair to demonstrate the design possibilities of the material. More ›     Aketuri Architektai use grey tones to create contemporary family apartment in Vilnius Lithuanian practice Aketuri Architektai has paired pale grey interiors with dark timber joinery for this family apartment in Vilnius. More ›     Jun Kamei's amphibious garment could enable humans to breathe underwater Royal College of Art graduate Jun Kamei has built a garment that functions like gills, which could allow humans to survive when sea levels rise up and submerge the earth. More ›     Gensler designs pair of triangular skyscrapers on Sri Lankan coast The Gensler-designed Sapphire Residences in Colombo, Sri Lanka, will be  connected by a sky bridge topped with a swimming pool, and have interiors by Philippe Starck. More ›     James Hughes creates Hostile Bench to show "ugly side" of urban design Leeds Beckett University graduate James Hughes has made a bench with metal spikes embedded in its seat to highlight issues surrounding hostile urban design. More ›     Ares Partners converts former granary into hotel in rural China Chinese architecture office Ares Partners has completed a hotel nestled among the mountains of Ninghai County, China, in a collection of refurbished stone warehouses. More ›     Valentin Jeck photographs Yugoslavia's concrete architecture for MoMA exhibition Photographer Valentin Jeck has travelled around the region of former Yugoslavia to capture images of its brutalist architecture for MoMA's Toward a Concrete Utopia exhibition. More ›     Casper offers rentable nap rooms in the city that never sleeps Mattress startup Casper has opened a space where New Yorkers can relax and refresh, and even sleep for a short while in tubular wooden pods. More ›     Watch Grafton Architects speak live at the Royal Academy annual architecture lecture 2018 Grafton Architects founders Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara explain their theme for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018 in the Royal Academy of Arts' annual architecture lecture, which we streamed live. More ›     "We were doomed for failure in the eyes of the architectural community" says Skyscraper movie designer The megatall tower in new action movie Skyscraper was never expected to be a hit with architects, admits production designer Jim Bissell, but he wanted the building to be a "hero" nonetheless. More ›     Istituto Marangoni announces new design courses at its London school Dezeen promotion: to celebrate its 15th anniversary in the UK, international fashion school Istituto Marangoni has announced eight new design courses at its London location, starting from October 2018. More ›     Craig Steely positions Pam and Paul's House on hillside in Silicon Valley US studio Craig Steely Architecture has created a two-level home for a sloped site in northern California, with vast stretches of glass that overlook the treetops. More ›     Goodwood Festival of Speed sculpture by Gerry Judah celebrates 70 years of Porsche production The latest sculpture at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed features six Porsche cars attached to a 52-metre-high star-shaped white structure. More ›       Follow us     Forward this newsletter to a friend You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe     Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise