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Breathe Architecture converts film studio head offices into Paramount House Hotel

Paramount House Hotel by Breathe Architecture

Australian practice Breathe Architecture has transformed the former headquarters of Paramount Pictures in Sydney into a boutique hotel with warm and tactile interiors. More ›

 
 

Femme Atelier reimagines the doorframe as collection of ombre furniture

Femme Atelier reimagines the doorframe as items of furniture

Bangkok studio Femme Atelier's collection of furniture is made up of tables and chairs that take their design cues from traditional door and window frames. More ›

 
 

This week, Skyscraper architect Adrian Smith and designer Stella McCartney spoke to Dezeen

Skyscraper movie Adrian Smith

This week, Dezeen interviewed Adrian Smith, the architect consultant who designed the tower that is the focal point of the summer blockbuster Skyscraper, and fashion designer Stella McCartney. More ›

 
 

Studio Libeskind's Museum of Zhang ZhiDong references Wuhan's industrial past

Museum of Zhang Zhidong by Studio Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind's studio has completed its first project in China – a museum in Wuhan featuring an arcing steel-clad volume elevated above a new public plaza. More ›

 
 

Baby blimp "giving Trump a taste of his own medicine", says designer Matt Bonner

The Trump Baby blimp is an attempt to communicate with the US president "in a language he understands", the graphic designer behind the project claims

The Trump Baby blimp is an attempt to communicate with the US president "in a language he understands", says the graphic designer behind the project in this exclusive Dezeen movie. More ›

 
 

Dornbracht's tiny home spa fits into micro apartments

Bathroom of the future is a six-square-metre spa according to Dornbracht

A horizontal shower replaces the bathtub in German bathroom brand Dornbracht's futuristic six-square-metre home spa, designed for small-space living. More ›

 
 

Dream The Combine installs elevated runway and pivoting mirrors at MoMA PS1 courtyard

Hide and Seek at MoMA PS1 by Dream The Combine

Minnesota studio Dream The Combine has constructed a series of black steel frames that accommodate net hammocks, mirrors and misters, providing a setting for MoMA PS1's summer music series. More ›

 
 

Eight of the best illustrations that capture World Cup fever

With the Fifa World Cup 2018 final taking place this Sunday between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, we've rounded up eight of the best illustrations that represent the highs and lows of the tournament. More ›

 
 

Pentagram rebrands Nashville art museum with 1930s-influenced logo

Frist Art Museum by Pentagram

Pentagram's Austin studio has included an "art deco-style" letter S in this new identity for an art museum in Nashville, Tennessee, taking cues from the 1930s building it occupies.  More ›

 
 

Poppy Booth creates megaphone for introverts and soapbox for nihilists

Kingston University graduate Poppy Booth has created a pair of tongue-in-cheek objects that comment on the "ridiculousness" of consumer habits. More ›

 
 

"Could architecture and design do anything to alleviate 'walmartism'?"

Walmart store interior

Walmart's textureless surfaces are intended to look as cheap as possible. But surely, mulls Aaron Betsky, even a little tactility could improve the stores and other similar spaces without breaking the bank. More ›