Adjaye’s Brit Award | Mauritius hotel | Bed-like office furniture

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.

View online     Camille Walala applies vibrant colours and graphics to Salt of Palmar hotel in Mauritius Sea blues, sunny yellows and bold monochromatic stripes appear throughout this boutique hotel, designed by artist Camille Walala to complement to the landscape of Mauritius. Read more ›   Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2018 Continuing our review of 2018, social media assistant Fiona Hartley picks the 10 most impressive staircases of the past year, including a flowing structure made from oak and a set of cantilevered pink steps. Read more ›   David Adjaye designs Brit Awards 2019 trophy to celebrate "perfection and imperfection" British architect David Adjaye has designed the trophy for the winners of next year's Brit Awards, which swaps the traditional hourglass for a figure with "unique" proportions. Read more ›   Kwong von Glinow designs Hong Kong high-rises containing multi-storey homes Apartments are made up of rooms stacked on top of one another in this extreme vertical housing proposal by Chicago studio Kwong von Glinow, which is the latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living series. Read more ›   Grafeoiphobia is a furniture collection for desk-shy, bed-happy workers Geoffrey Pascal has created a collection of office furniture that responds to the growing number of people working at home in their beds. Read more ›   MAD to build huge blue spiral staircase in old Fenix warehouse in Rotterdam MAD has revealed visuals of a "theatrical" spiral staircase set to create a panoramic viewing platform for a historic warehouse on Rotterdam's waterfront. Read more ›   Pink pillar draws focus at Hideout beauty salon by Ménard Dworkind A sculptural pink column forms shelves for nail polishes in this Montreal beauty salon designed by local studio Ménard Dworkind, which also features hacked pink armchairs and IKEA sinks as foot baths. Read more ›   Cassina reissues Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin 1 chair Frank Lloyd Wright's geometric Taliesin 1 armchair, which the American architect designed for his own home, is in production for the first time in 28 years. Read more ›   Dezeen's top 10 furniture designs of 2018 This year has seen furniture designers addressing global topics and issues, from recycling to feminism. For our review of the year, design reporter Natashah Hitti picks out the top 10, including a vegan stool made from salt and chairs that encourage women to "manspread". Read more ›   Architects urge government to consider environmental cost of timber building restrictions Engineered timber products such as cross-laminated timber must be exempt from the UK government's ban on combustible cladding materials, as they are essential in the global battle against climate change, say architects. Read more ›   Snøhetta completes ultra-efficient HouseZero at Harvard University Rooftop photovoltaics and windows that automatically open and close are among the sustainable features in a small Harvard building, which Snøhetta, Skanska and university researchers have retrofitted. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise