Paris's digital art museum | Pebble Rug | US Library of Congress rebrand

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Stijn Poelstra photographs Mondrian-esque elements of the Rietveld Schröder House

Rietveld Schröder House photographed by Stijn Poelstra

Photographer Stijn Poelstra has captured the abstract proportions and primary colours of a Gerrit Rietveld-designed Schröder House in Utrecht. More ›

 
 

Paris's first digital museum of fine art finds home in 19th-century foundry

Paris' first digital museum of fine art opens in a renovated 19th-century building

Colourful projections of early 20th-century paintings, including those by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, are displayed at the Atelier des Lumière – a digital museum dedicated to fine art in Paris. More ›

 
 

Renzo Piano volunteers to design "beautiful" new bridge for Genoa

Italian architect Renzo Piano has offered to design a structure to replace the collapsed Ponte Morandi bridge in his hometown of Genoa. More ›

 
 

Canal Chair for Moooi "is part of my personal heritage" says Luca Nichetto

Canal Chair by Luca Nichetto for Moooi

Italian designer Luca Nichetto explains how his Canal Chair references Venice, where he first made his name as a designer, in our latest Design Dreams movie in collaboration with Moooi. More ›

 
 

Neutral tones used to create tranquil family home in Copenhagen

Kaja Møller's home

Kaja Møller, head of Danish furniture brand Fredericia, opted for a Scandi-inspired colour palette of greys, whites and taupes for the interiors of her family home in Copenhagen. More ›

 
 

Muuto launches bobbly rugs designed by Margrethe Odgaard to feel like pebbles

Muuto debuts bobbly rugs that feel like pebbles underfoot

Danish textile designer Margrethe Odgaard has created a collection of rugs for design brand Muuto, which are designed to feel like pebbles underfoot. More ›

 
 

Make inserts public gardens between office towers at London Wall

London Wall Place by Make

Architecture studio Make has completed a pair of office buildings in the City of London, alongside a series of pocket gardens traversed by sinuous pre-weathered steel bridges. More ›

 
 

Pentagram models US Library of Congress logo on bookends

Pentagram's Library of Congress rebrand

Pentagram's New York office has updated the visual identity for America's Library of Congress in Washington DC, with a shape-shifting logo that resembles stacks of books and bookends on a shelf. More ›

 
 

"New York's new prisons will be more than just places of incarceration"

Rikers Island jail complex, New York

New York's plans for replacing Rikers Island jail will require input from design's brightest minds if the buildings are to integrate with their neighbourhoods, and conditions for inmates and staff are to improve, says Aaron Betsky. More ›

 
 

Burning Man livestream provides glimpses at life in Black Rock City

Burning Man fans can watch the action from this year's festival unfold without getting dusty, thanks to a live online broadcast of the event. More ›

 
 

"Where are the Hadid signature curves?"

Zaha Hadid Architects Bristol housing

In this week's comments update, readers are critical of Zaha Hadid Architects' recently revealed designs for a housing development. More ›

 
 

Anacapa Architecture creates minimalist residence for entrepreneur in Santa Barbara

Minimalist Residence by Anacapa Architecture

American studio Anacapa Architecture has designed a low-slung home in central California, with light-filled rooms that open onto a backyard with a fire pit and an outdoor shower. More ›

 
 

Six female designers create responses to artworks in Ernö Goldfinger's former home

2 Willow Road exhibition by Frith Kerr

Ilse Crawford, Gitta Gschwendtner and Roksanda Ilinčić are among six female designers that have created artworks for an exhibition at 2 Willow Road, the London house that belonged to architect Ernö Goldfinger. More ›