BIG Kosovo theatre | Yrjö Kukkapuro dies | Robotic mirrors

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View online     Satish Jassal Architects adds red-brick social housing blocks to London estate London studio Satish Jassal Architects has completed Rowan Court, a cluster of brick-clad social housing blocks in Seven Sisters that "repairs the frayed edges" of an existing 1970s estate. Read more ›   BIG to wrap Kosovo opera and ballet theatre in sculptural photovoltaic roof Danish studio BIG has designed a curving folded roof informed by traditional Kosovan skirts for the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo in Pristina. Read more ›   Postmodernist Finnish designer Yrjö Kukkapuro dies age 91 Yrjö Kukkapuro, the Finnish furniture and product designer who dreamt up ideas "until the very end" over more than 70 years of creating, has passed away at his home in Kauniainen at the age of 91. Read more ›   One Day Exhibition showcases private flat filled with unusual design pieces Swedish studio MatssonMarnell invited Stockholm Design Week visitors to the home of co-founder Magda Marnell, where local designers showcased beeswax candles, sculptural chairs and hairy lamps. Read more ›   Design should "blend into the background of everyday life" says Naoto Fukasawa Ecological concerns and the pressures of the modern world mean designers no longer have the luxury of seeing their work as a form of self-expression, Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa tells Dezeen in this interview. Read more ›   Ying Gao's All Mirrors clothing responds to the observer's gaze Montreal-based designer Ying Gao has created a pair of garments embedded with soft mirrors and eye-tracking robotic components that transform when people look at them. Read more ›   Ste Marie designs "dreamlike" interior for Toronto luggage store Waxed plaster walls, rainbow onyx surfaces and an olive tree create a spa-like atmosphere inside the store that Canadian studio Ste Marie has designed for luggage brand Monos. 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