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IKEA Kåma Sutra manual offers more satisfaction in the bedroom

IKEA has devised the "ultimate guide to bedroom satisfaction" with its own playful version of the Kåma Sutra, which proposes bedroom layouts including Lotus Flower and Doggy Style.

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TAAB6 uncovers and restores original features in Barcelona townhouse renovation

Barcelona studio TAAB6 has renovated a 1930s townhouse in the city's Horta district, Casa JJA, to create a family home that merges contemporary and traditional features.

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Matthew Simmonds explores historic architecture in stone sculptures

Doric columns, arches and vaulted ceilings are among the architectural details that Matthew Simmonds has carved from stone in these intricate sculptures.

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Morphogenesis celebrates "gender-positive" pay gap

Indian firm Morphogenesis has become one of the world's first architecture practices to report a gender pay gap in favour of its female employees.

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Five of the best exhibitions from Madrid Design Festival 2019

The second edition of the Madrid Design Festival saw designers create exhibitions across the Spanish capital. Our favourites include a showcase from mid-century furniture brand Darro and a series of sculptures inside a baroque mansion.

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Berlin workshop transformed into theatre school by Ortner & Ortner Baukunst

Architecture firm Ortner & Ortner Baukunst has created a new facility for the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin, by renovating a 1950s workshop building and adding a fly tower made from fibreglass and wood.

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Decathlon's athletic hijab for Muslim women won't go on sale in France

French sports retailer Decathlon has abandoned plans to sell a hijab for female runners in France, following a surge of complaints.

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Bernard Dubois channels childhood memories into Aesop interior in Brussels

Distinctive yellow Belgian bricks of the 1930s and 1960s are reinterpreted in this store designed by architect Bernard Dubois for skincare brand Aesop.

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Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kevin Roche dies aged 96

Pritzker Prize-winning architect and Eero Saarinen protégé Kevin Roche has passed away aged 96, leaving behind a "formidable body of work" including New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Ford Foundation headquarters.

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Damien Hirst creates $100,000-per-night hotel suite in Las Vegas

Sharks suspended in formaldehyde, graphics of oversized pills and flooring patterned with butterflies await high-rolling guests staying in this hotel suite, which British artist Damien Hirst has designed for the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

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Najla El Zein's "sensual" furniture goes on show in New York

New York gallery Friedman Benda is hosting the first solo exhibition of work by Lebanese designer Najla El Zein, which includes sculptural furniture influenced by pregnancy and seduction.

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Block colours and hidden storage feature in Van Staeyen's Antwerp townhouse renovation

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Caleb Johnson elevates In the Dunes home above beachfront site in Maine

US firm Caleb Johnson Studio has raised this cedar-clad coastal dwelling in Maine on wooden stilts so that the "landscape is allowed to flow under the house".

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Actiu launches "super stackable" office chair by Item Designworks

Dezeen promotion: the Whass office chair, created by Item Designworks for Spanish brand Actiu, is designed for flexible use.

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