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This week, Jony Ive's highly anticipated all-diamond ring has left readers unimpressed while others are praising an alley-wide office. New speakers have been revealed for Dezeen Day and half-price student tickets are on sale now. Read on for more...

 

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Jony Ive and Marc Newson's all-diamond ring revealed

"Where are they hiding the other 2,990 facets?"

A 3,000-facet all-diamond ring designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson has left readers squinting to spot its promised complexity.

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SO&CO squeezes 2.7-metre-wide office block into alley in Tokyo

"Making efficient use of available space"

Commenters are debating whether SO&CO's alleyway office is too restrictive or a positive move in the face of overpopulation.

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Benjamin Hubert, Patrik Schumacher and Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg to speak at Dezeen Day

Benjamin Hubert, Patrik Schumacher and Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg to speak at Dezeen Day

Leading industry figures join the Dezeen Day line-up, plus a limited number of early-bird and student tickets are now available.

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Michigan high school designed to reduce impact of mass shootings

"The saddest story on Dezeen this year"

A Michigan high school is being built to reduce the impact of a school shooting, but commenters feel design is not the solution.

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Heatherwick hits back at Vessel critics and defends Hudson Yards

"Glorified shawarma"

Thomas Heatherwick has responded to criticisms of Vessel and Hudson Yards, dividing commenters' opinions.

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Tranquil Dawn named Colour of the Year for 2020

"I'm not sure what, exactly, Tranquil Dawn means"

Dulux's Colour of the Year hopes to repair our disconnected society, but readers are struggling to connect the cool-green colour to its name.

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"It is time for something new" in Danish design says Maria Bruun

"Let the work speak for itself"

Maria Bruun hopes to lead the way for contemporary Danish design to become the new normal, leaving readers eager to see the results.

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Interior shortlisted for Dezeen Awards disqualified after commenter spots "subtle cues" that images are fake

"Thank you for publicising this"

Readers are praising a commenter's detective work that distinguished renders from reality in a disqualified Dezeen Awards submission.

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Petra bathroom collection is made from stain-resistant concrete

"Oh beauty"

Marco Merendi and Diego Vencato's dirt and stain-resistant bathroom furniture for Agape has proved to readers that concrete never gets old.

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Lamborghini's first hybrid production supercar will be its "fastest car of all time"

"Select all, copy and paste"

Commenters are feeling a sense of deja-vu at Lamborghini's first hybrid model, Sián, pointing out similarities to other supercars.

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"Should architects design provocatively ugly architecture that does not conform to Instagram's aesthetic conventions?"

"Should architects design provocatively ugly architecture against Instagram's aesthetic conventions?"

Instagram has had a huge impact on the architecture of our cities and perhaps it is time that this changed, says Will Jennings.

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Eight Brooklyn townhouses that make creative use of small spaces

"Curious to know the area of these"

These renovated Brooklyn townhouses look suspiciously spacious. Commenters are trying to understand how they did it.

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Apple unveils iPhone 11 Pro with "triple-camera system"

"This is why Jony left Apple"

The new Apple the iPhone 11 Pro features protruding camera lenses. Cue eye-rolling from readers.

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Kengo Kuma's stacked-timber Odunpazari Modern Museum opens in Turkey

"Beauty with intent"

Kengo Kuma's recently opened museum in Odunpazari, Turkey, is making its way onto some readers' places to visit bucket lists.

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