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Nendo-designed Escher exhibition opens at Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria

The impossible geometries of Dutch graphic artist MC Escher are explored by Oki Sato's studio Nendo in an exhibition open at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.

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Secret rooms are accessed through a bath tub in G House by Gon Architects

A bright blue wall and a giant window-side bath tub feature in this converted attic apartment by Gon Architects, in the Conde Duque district of Madrid.

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Stockholm Design's Charlotte Wiking dies at 48

Inspirational business leader Charlotte Wiking, a key figure in Sweden's creative industries, has passed away after a short illness.

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First geoengineering experiment to dim the sun on track for 2019

Harvard scientists will attempt to replicate the climate-cooling effect of volcanic eruptions with a world-first solar geoengineering experiment set for early 2019.

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Dezeen's top 10 skyscrapers of 2018

Architecture reporter India Block picks 10 of the year's best skyscrapers for our review of 2018, from one sporting a 100-metre-high waterfall to the northernmost tower block in the world.

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Range Rover Evoque offers upholstery in Kvadrat wool or a plant-based textile

The non-leather upholstery options for the new Range Rover Evoque cater to a new breed of ethical luxury consumer, says chief designer Amy Frascella in this movie Dezeen produced for Land Rover.

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Designers create Christmas wrapping paper to support London's homeless

Twelve studios have come together to design bespoke Christmas wrapping paper for charity, featuring prints inspired by hip-hop icons and social media.

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White Arkiteker designs water tower with wave shape for Sweden

Undulating concrete panels will form the facade of VÅGA, a large water tower planned for a hilltop in Varberg, Sweden, to create the impression of a wave rolling across the landscape.

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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designs modernist white house in Miami Beach

American firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has completed a house in Miami Beach, with a flat roof, glass walls and pilotis, all evocative of the region's modernist architecture.

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Pioneering African-American designer Charles Harrison dies aged 87

Charles Harrison, the industrial designer who revolutionised the View-Master toy and the plastic trash can, has passed away aged 87.

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Dezeen's top 10 design and technology trends of 2018

For our review of 2018, design editor Augusta Pownall picks out 10 trends that highlight what's been going on in the design and tech world over the past year, from a focus on football and a move away from Milan, to the return of the humble poster.

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Ai Weiwei designs footprint flag as a symbol for human rights

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has designed a light blue flag with a white footprint, to raise awareness about the importance of human rights.

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"Pantone's colour of the year harks of naivety, not optimism"

Pantone's Living Coral shade can't be a harbinger of positivity, says Michelle Ogundehin, when real coral reefs are being devastated by global warming.

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Batay-Csorba envisions Triple Duplex as alternative to traditional housing in Toronto

Canadian studio Batay-Csorba Architects has designed a low-rise apartment building that challenges Toronto's planning policies, which preference single-family homes and fail to address population growth.

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