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View online | | | Read more › | With hundreds of design fairs, conferences and trade shows taking place around the world every year, it can be hard to choose which to attend. To help you out, we've compiled a definitive guide to over 50 of the best events of 2019 for your calendar. Read more › | South African fashion designer Rich Mnisi named his first leather and steel furniture pieces Nwa-Mulamula after his great-grandmother, the "guardian figure". Read more › | London-based architect and designer Bastian Beyer's project explores the potential of using knitted textile structures that have been biologically solidified as sustainable construction materials. Read more › | Dezeen had its most successful year in 2018, with 25 million visitors to the site and more than 56 million total visits. Read more › | AvroKO blended the aesthetic of street corner convenience stores in New York with the 1970s to design this cocktail bar in central London, which features retro checkered floors and bright neon signage. Read more › | Copenhagen-based designer Karina Nielsen Rios has developed a line of outdoor upholstery fabrics for Danish brand Kvadrat that are both hardwearing and eco-friendly. Read more › | Named after a local strongman, Hercule is a concrete-and-glass house that makes the most of a small sloping site in Mondorf-les-Bains in the south of Luxembourg. Read more › | Nike has launched a pair of laceless basketball trainers that tighten at the touch of a button or swipe of a smartphone. Read more › | Read more › | Italian architect Piero Lissoni has used his first year as the art director of Sanlorenzo to rebrand the luxury superyacht company, create its lounges for boat shows, and design a pared-back booth at Art Basel Miami Beach. Read more › | Read more › | Urban Power has unveiled its plans for nine artificial islands, named Holmene, which will be a sustainable tech hub off the coast of Hvidovre, Copenhagen. Read more › | American studio Waechter Architecture has renovated and expanded a winery facility, adding charred cedar cladding to an existing building and creating a tasting room with glass walls. Read more › | Aged frescos and exposed timber ceilings offset new floors and fixtures inside this Lisbon apartment, which has been overhauled by Studio Gameiro. Read more › | Dezeen promotion: paint brand Dulux has included a "soothing" palette of soft, pastel colours called Dream in its trends forecast for 2019. Read more › | | 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 | |