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View online     Studio Bark's flat-pack U-build system lets anyone self-build U-Build is a simple modular construction system designed by Studio Bark, which encourages individuals and communities to self-build. Read more ›   The Standard completes new hotel in London The Standard's first UK hotel opens this summer, featuring colourful interiors designed by Shawn Hausman  to contrast "the greyness of London". Read more ›   Charlotte Kingsnorth's patinated bronze tables look like they have lichen on them Industrial designer Charlotte Kingsnorth has created a set of furniture with distinctly patterned surfaces, produced by applying chemicals and pigments to heated bronze. Read more ›   20 days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2019 and have your work seen by our star judges With 20 days to go until entries close for Dezeen Awards 2019, there's still time to get your work seen by some of the biggest names in the industry. Read more ›   "We have lost sight of what design thinking actually is" Design thinking courses give the whole concept a bad name. But when rigorously applied, real design thinking can solve problems, say Charlotte and Peter Fiell, authors of new book 100 Ideas that Changed Design. Read more ›   Assemble's Granby Workshop creates slip-cast tableware using modular moulds Granby Workshop, the social enterprise set up by Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble, has launched a range of slip-cast vessels as part of London Craft Week. Read more ›   Muir and Openwork create mist-filled "chasm" at National Gallery of Victoria Canyon-like walls overflowing with mist define the Doubleground pavilion, which nestles within the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Read more ›   Leong Leong and KFA complete Hollywood campus for Los Angeles LGBT Centre Curved glass blocks, white stuccoed volumes and courtyards are strung together to form this new community facility for Los Angeles' LGBTQ community, designed by architecture firms Leong Leong and KFA. Read more ›   Eames House preservation plan launched 70 years after residence was completed The Eames Foundation has released a plan to maintain the modernist Californian residence that Charles and Ray Eames built for themselves to make it look like the designers "just stepped out for the day". Read more ›   Comme des Garçons is "nothing about clothes" says Rei Kawakubo Rei Kawakubo is one of the world's best known fashion designers, but never sketches. In this interview, she discusses her unusual design process, how she set up Comme des Garçons and why she won't be pigeonholed. Read more ›   Dezeen Weekly features sustainable treehouse starter homes The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features a proposal for treehouse starter homes that aim to tackle London's high pollution levels, and a wooden "sleep box" designed by Mark Zuckerberg. Sign up to Dezeen Weekly › Read more ›   Nike app uses AR and AI to scan feet for perfect fit Nike has launched an app setting that provides "hyper-accurate" sizing recommendations for each of its shoes by scanning your feet with a smartphone camera. Read more ›   Vincent Callebaut proposes a roof that generates energy and food for Notre-Dame Cathedral Paris-based architect Vincent Callebaut wants to give Notre-Dame Cathedral a new roof that generates energy and contains an aquaponic farm. Read more ›   Nike explains the engineering behind its latest record-breaking marathon running shoe Brett Holts, vice president of Nike Running Footwear, and runner Paula Radcliffe explain the new Nike ZoomX Vaporfly NEXT% shoe worn by London Marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge in this movie produced by Dezeen. 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