Graphene jacket | Christo video interview | Home for orphaned Iranian girls

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Vollebak launches first graphene jacket that acts as a radiator

Graphene jacket by Vollebak

Innovative clothing manufacturer Vollebak has produced a jacket made with graphene that can conduct power, store body heat and repel bacteria. More ›

 
 

Outdoor urinals cause uproar after being installed on Paris streets

Minimal, open-air eco urinals by design studio Faltazi have been placed across central Paris, prompting protests from local residents and businesses. More ›

 
 

"Every interpretation is legitimate, even the most critical" says Christo of his artworks

In our exclusive video interview with Christo, the artist behind the London Mastaba installation on the Serpentine Lake looks back at some of his most ambitious projects and claims that all critical responses to them are valid

In our second exclusive video interview with Christo, the artist looks back at some of his most ambitious projects and claims that all critical responses to them are valid. More ›

 
 

Top four roles for project architects

The Bear Stand by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

This week we've selected the best positions for project architects available on Dezeen Jobs, including roles with David Kohn Architects in London and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in San Francisco. More ›

 
 

Studio Job opts for maximalism inside new Antwerp headquarters

Paint-splattered surfaces, spaghetti-print bed sheets and neon wall art all feature in Studio Job's new base in Antwerp, Belgium, in a design that founder Job Smeets describes as being "like a visual assault". More ›

 
 

Undercover launches space-themed Astronautics jacket with helmet hood

Jun Takahashi's cult fashion label Undercover has released a down jacket with a hood based on an astronaut's helmet. More ›

 
 

ZAV Architects completes home with veiled balconies for orphaned Iranian girls

abitat for Orphan Girls designed by ZAV Architects

Balconies with adjustable covers pepper the brick facade of the Habitat for Orphan Girls designed by ZAV Architects in Khansar, Iran. More ›

 
 

Sidewalk Labs unveils design for neighbourhood in Toronto "future city"

Quayside by Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto

Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs is proposing "unprecedentedly" tall timber buildings, sprawling public spaces, and heated pavements to melt snow, for the first neighbourhood in its major development on Toronto's waterfront. More ›

 
 

Tourists hotel in The Berkshires takes cues from classic American motor lodges

Tourists Hotel by Hank Scollard

A magazine founder, a chef and a bassist are among the diverse team that has torn down an old motel in western Massachusetts to make way for this wood-clad inn, based on "the aesthetic of a classic American motor lodge". More ›

 
 

Burberry plaid cast as resin for Opening Ceremony displays by Sabine Marcelis

Burberry x OC installation by Sabine Marcelis

Burberry's signature tartan is cast in resin panels to form backdrops for displays at Opening Ceremony stores, created by Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis. More ›

 
 

Wikipedia leaks surprising streetwear collaboration

Wikipedia leaks surprising streetwear collaboration

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has teamed up with Los Angeles-based fashion label Advisory Board Crystals to launch a streetwear collection, with 100 per cent of proceeds going to the Wikimedia Foundation. More ›

 
 

Reebok launches plant-based Cotton + Corn sneaker

Reebok launches plant-based Cotton + Corn sneaker

Sportswear brand Reebok has revealed the first product from its sustainability initiative Cotton + Corn — a pair of trainers with a bioplastic sole. More ›

 
 

Chris Price's black TreeHaus staggers down wooded hill in Utah

TreeHaus by Park City Design+Build

Dark-stained cedar planks cover a series of volumes that are stepped and rotated down a slope in a Utah forest, forming a house for architect Chris Price and his family. More ›