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White Arkitekter adds hyperboloid observation tower to Swedish nature reserve

Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed Observation Tower Kärven, which is constructed from a network of timber beams resembling "a bundle of twisted straws".

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Dezeen's top five houses of August 2024

A revamped ruin in rural Girona and a 12-storey block on a compact plot in Mumbai are among the top five houses to turn Dezeen readers' heads this month.

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IKEA turns classic blue shopping bag into portable pillow

Swedish furniture brand IKEA has recreated its recognisable Frakta carrier bag as a "huggable" padded shopper called Resten, which can be used as a pillow while on the go.

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Mould growing on Toyo Ito-designed "largest wooden building in Asia"

Mould is growing on Gaia, a mass-timber business school in Singapore that was completed last year for the Nanyang Technological University by Japanese architect Toyo Ito and Singapore-based studio RSP Architects.

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Zzzigurat doorknob by Sans-Arc Studio for Bankston Architectural

Dezeen Showroom: designed by architecture practice Sans-Arc Studio for Australian brand Bankston Architectural, the Zzzigurat doorknob puts a twist on conventional door hardware.

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Seven architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide

Sydney Design Week, Detroit Month of Design and Lake Como Design Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this September.

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H2ERǴ ring made with metals "mined" by plants

Metals "mined" by plants feature in a first-of-its-kind ring, made by materials researcher and designer Karoline Healy under her jewellery brand H2ERǴ.

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Call for entries for the Tile of Spain Awards 2024

Promotion: the annual Tile of Spain Awards in Architecture and Interior Design competition is now open for entries, which highlights worldwide projects that make "innovative" use of ceramic tiles manufactured in Spain.

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Laurence Bonnel creates tactile restaurant interior informed by Japanese archipelago

Artworks are dotted throughout the interior of restaurant L'Abysse Monte Carlo in Monaco, for which its designers Laurence Bonnel and Rowin Atelier took cues from the Seto Inland Sea archipelago.

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Final chance to enter Dezeen Awards China 2024

Dezeen Awards China 2024 closes today, 30 August, at 23:59 Beijing time. Submit your project today for a chance to win!

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Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados creates bird cage-like house on Chilean coast

Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados has cantilevered a glass and red-painted wood house off a forested cliffside near the sea in Chile with layers that create "increasing levels of intimacy".

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Dezeen Agenda features launch of IKEA's second-hand marketplace

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Neil M Denari Architects aims for "immediate singularity" with purple LA office building

American studios Neil M Denari Architects and HLW have created an office structure in Beverly Hills equipped with solar panels and a distinctive "aubergine"-coloured facade.

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Ten student design projects featured in the Designblok Diploma Selection

Dezeen School Shows: a modular system of furniture that promotes sustainability is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students featured in the Designblok Diploma Selection.

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C3D Architecture breaks ground on "striking" Manhattan skyscraper

Construction has begun on a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan by local firm C3D Architecture that was designed with a bulbous facade that have a "striking visual effect".

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Fifteen furniture designers showcased at ICFF's Look Book 2024

Promotion: the eighth edition of design exhibition Look Book hosted almost 70 brands over three days at this year's design fair International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF).

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Tiffany marble bathtub by Lusso

Dezeen Showroom: British bathroom brand Lusso has released a bathtub made from one of the world's rarest varieties of marble.

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