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View online     Six alternative approaches to seating from Object Rotterdam 2020 Unusual, innovative and avant-garde approaches to seating were among the highlights of Dutch design fair Object Rotterdam, which took place earlier this month. Anna Winston picks six of the most intriguing chairs from the annual event's crop of up-and-coming talent. Read more ›   Zero-water garden created in Sharjah to show how desert plants can thrive in cities Architecture studio Cooking Sections and engineer AKII have created an experimental landscape in Sharjah to demonstrate how desert plants could be used as an alternative to water-hungry greenery in arid cities. Read more ›   "We don't give children the freedom to play" says designer Cas Holman American toy designer Cas Holman advocates "open-ended play". She tells Dezeen that with children's lives becoming increasingly regimented, we need to let them play more freely. Read more ›   Less is a Bore book celebrates "postmodern architecture in all its forms" Less is a Bore by Dezeen columnist Owen Hopkins reveals the diversity of postmodern architecture from around the world. Here, he spotlights 10 significant structures from the book that come in all shapes, sizes and colours. Read more ›   Sugalabo V is Louis Vuitton's first restaurant Louis Vuitton has opened a restaurant and cafe inside its new store in Osaka, Japan, with interiors fashioned by the brand's in-house design team. Read more ›   Useful Workshop's Curvature furniture is made from pressed sheet metal Seoul design studio Useful Workshop has created a furniture series made from sheets of aluminium that are bent to form curves using industrial machinery. Read more ›   Nomo Studio creates angular stacked holiday home in Menorca The rocky north coast and traditional white-washed buildings of Menorca inform the irregularly stacked boxes of a holiday home in Coves Noves by architects Nomo Studio. Read more ›   Sidewalk Labs tests possibilities for timber construction with 35-storey Proto-Model Sidewalk Labs, the architecture and urbanism arm of Google parent company Alphabet, has unveiled a digital model for what would be the world's tallest mass-timber building, reaching 35 storeys. Read more ›   Dezeen Weekly features the Nike 2020 Olympic skateboarding uniforms The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes Nike's 2020 Olympic skateboarding uniforms and a student's response to Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin closing. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly › Read more ›   Eric J Smith cantilevers Writer's Studio over forested hillside in Connecticut American architect Eric J Smith has used stone, oak and glass in this poet's writing studio, to "reinforce its sense of belonging" in the Connecticut woods. 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