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This week, readers are haunted by Ghost House, and making comparisons between the design of the trophies for this year's Pornhub awards and EasyJet's branding. We also announced the schedule for Dezeen Day. Read on for more...

 

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BPN Architects designs Ghost House to have "ethereal presence"

"Will become quite popular with Black Mirror"

Ghost House, which is embedded into the ground and named "on account of its ethereal presence", received mixed reviews.

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Peter Saville designs Pornhub Awards to celebrate sexuality without being a cliche

"SleazyJet inspired colours"

Graphic designer Peter Saville has created a bright orange trophy based on the shape of sex hormones for this year's Pornhub awards.

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Dezeen Day schedule: see details of all the talks and speakers

Dezeen Day talks schedule and speakers announced

Dara Huang, Paola Antonelli, and Paul Priestman are among the speakers announced for Dezeen Day, our international architecture and design conference taking place in London on 30 October. 

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Kanye West's dome-shaped housing prototypes are demolished

"We should be celebrating him"

One reader is saddened that Kanye West's low-cost housing prototypes were demolished after the musician failed to secure a building permit.

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Volkswagen rebrands with "flat" logo to mark start of electric era

"Why did it take so many people so long?"

Readers aren't sure why Volkswagen's new logo – a flat "digital first" version to mark the "start of a new era" – took so long to design.

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World's largest bicycle park built below Utrecht train station

"An extremely forward-thinking project"

Ector Hoogstad Architecten completed a three-storey bicycle park to store 12,656 bikes below Utrecht Central Station in the Netherlands.

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Design "turns art into something practical" says Simone Bonanni

"Design turns art into something practical"

Simone Bonanni explains how he went from doodling in the margins of his notebooks to designing pieces for Moooi in this video.

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Refugee shelters could be built from concrete fabric in 24 hours

"Extremely smart and definitely useful"

Cutwork has impressed with its concept for a refugee shelter that could be built in just 24 hours by adding water to a concrete textile.

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$5 million solid gold toilet stolen in "surreal" Blenheim Palace heist

"I'm sure it's worth a crap load of money"

Readers can't help but laugh after a solid gold toilet by Maurizio Cattelan was stolen from an exhibition at Blenheim Palace.

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Adam Knibb adds metal and timber corner extension to Georgian vicarage

"Stands out without suppressing the existing building"

British studio Adam Knibb Architects has completed a contemporary metal and wood-clad extension to an old Georgian vicarage.

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V&A promotes degrowth with a pavilion that's nothing but empty space

"This is a waste of space and resources"

Readers aren't convinced by a London Design Festival installation that aims to make a statement that the world needs to produce less. 

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Kathrine Barbro Bendixen uses cow intestines to create sculptural lights

"A significant development in the field of moo-d lighting"

Danish designer Kathrine Barbro Bendixen has caused controversy among readers with her discarded cow intestine lighting installations.

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Sella Concept creates "grown-up" interiors inside London co-working space Public Hall

"A work space with actual desks and office chairs"

One reader is relieved that Public Hall, a co-working space designed by London design studio Sella Concept, features furniture.

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