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View online     Graal Architecture's Orly Festival Hall references residential and industrial buildings This multipurpose events hall designed by French studio Graal Architecture evokes typical gabled houses as well as the industrial sheds found near to its location beside Paris-Orly airport. Read more ›   Mechanical musical instrument stands on Belfast quayside Architects Eunan Deeney, Matthew Kernan and Hannah Wilson have created the five-metre-tall SoundYard musical pavilion on Queen's Quay in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Read more ›   Hunter lounge chair by Torbjørn Afdal for Eikund Dezeen Showroom: Eikund has re-released a classic of Norwegian design, Torbjørn Afdal's Hunter lounge chair, which features a leather seat pulled taut by buckles. Read more ›   Wengang Zhai creates bubble macro images "to see if oil on water is beautiful" Images of oil on water by PhD student and photographer Wengang Zhai form the identity for Dezeen Awards, which this year celebrates its' fifth year anniversary. Read more ›   Henley Halebrown creates Bauhaus-informed offices in converted London warehouse The colours and craft techniques of the Bauhaus movement were the inspiration behind Laszlo, a century-old warehouse building transformed into workspaces by London studio Henley Halebrown. Read more ›   The Decorators create Portal Tables furniture to bring humans and bacteria together Design collective The Decorators has created three pieces of inflatable furniture that encourage humans and bacteria to intermingle through the process of food fermentation. Read more ›   Studio Vural envisions Manhattan tower draped in colourful flowers US firm Studio Vural has conceived a mixed-use skyscraper covered with Asian lilies as a "powerful image" to promote low-energy design. Read more ›   BIG's multi-storey film studio for Robert De Niro set to be built in New York Architecture studio BIG won approval for a 44-metre-high film studio in Queens, New York City, which is set to be the "first vertical film studio in the world". Read more ›   RIBA urges mass retrofit of England's interwar housing The Royal Institute of British Architects has urged the UK government to retrofit over three million homes in England to help cut carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty. Read more ›   Fluffy chair by Fredrik A. Kayser for Eikund Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Eikund has released an updated version of Fredrik A. Kayser's Fluffy chair, known for its long-haired sheepskin seat. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise