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View online     Hutch Design transforms concrete pig shed into rural retreat outside London Architecture studio Hutch Design has created The Maker's Barn, a holiday home on the outskirts of London that is finished with a palette of "natural and honest" materials. Read more ›   It's time for the Social Housing Revival The world is suffering from a housing-affordability crisis. Dezeen's new series will explore the Social Housing Revival, and celebrate the best contemporary social housing around the globe. Read more ›   Foster + Partners designing two-kilometre-high skyscraper in Saudi Arabia UK studio Foster + Partners is reportedly designing a two-kilometre-high skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which if completed would be the world's tallest building. Read more ›   OMA juxtaposes orange-steel cylinder with modernist building for Singapore restaurant Dutch studio OMA has transformed a modernist building in Singapore into the Air Circular Campus and Cooking Club, adding a cylindrical orange steel frame encompassing a bar and kitchen. Read more ›   Interior designer Iris Apfel dies aged 102 American interior designer, fashion influencer and "geriatric starlet" Iris Apfel has passed away at the age of 102. Read more ›   Ten innovative handbag designs from Dezeen's Pinterest Over the past month, Pinterest users have consistently sought out handbags in their searches. We round up 10 creative handbag designs from our Pinterest. Read more ›   New Marquina Bamboo Finish by Antolini Dezeen Showroom: Italian stone brand Antolini has developed an original surface texture for its stone that it calls Bamboo, named for its pattern of dense rods. Read more ›   "We need a major shift in the way we look at public housing" To help kick off our Social Housing Revival series, Peter Apps calls for a return to mass public house-building in cities around the world. Read more ›   Chia-Chair designed for plants first and humans second Three design students from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have created a chair that is primarily used for cultivating plant life. Read more ›   Justina Blakeney, Keiji Ashizawa and Claudia Afshar announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges Architects Keiji Ashizawa and Arjun Malik, artist Justina Blakeney, interior designer Claudia Afshar and graphic designer Ian Cartlidge have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. Read more ›   Layer puts creative twist on Wi-Fi router in three designs for Deutsche Telekom British design studio Layer has devised prototypes of three futuristic internet routers, including one with the ability to host Star Wars-style holographic video chats, in a project with Deutsche Telekom. Read more ›   Lucas y Hernández Gil adds multi-use greenhouse to Madrid bungalow A renovated 1970s bungalow with "kitsch character" and a greenhouse that doubles as a living room feature in Casamontesa – a weekend home designed by Spanish studio Lucas y Hernández Gil. Read more ›   StudioTwentySeven opens "monumental" flagship gallery in Tribeca Collectible design gallery StudioTwentySeven has taken over a huge space in a Tribeca textile building, creating a warm and serene environment to present museum-sized, limited-edition pieces. 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