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View online     American diners and cake adverts inform pastel-toned house renovation by Office S&M Cake adverts from the 1950s informed the pastel palette of Brockley House, the renovation of a corner home in London by local studio Office S&M. Read more ›   Apple developing iPhones that will be controlled by users' thoughts Apple has partnered with neurotechnology company Synchron to develop products including iPhones and iPads that will be controlled using brain implants. Read more ›   Elizabeth Tower wins RIBA National Award The renovation of Elizabeth Tower by architecture studio Purcell, described as a "masterpiece in conservation and craftsmanship", has won a RIBA National Award. Read more ›   Brogan Cox and Nat Maks apply ink marbling to Tides tables Furniture designer Brogan Cox has teamed up with artist Nat Maks to create sycamore wood tables with marbled finishes, which were unveiled during London Craft Week. Read more ›   Salvia colourway by Bette Dezeen Showroom: German bathroom brand Bette has introduced a new colour called Salvia – a glossy sage green that will launch in the UK at Clerkenwell Design Week 2025. Read more ›   "Many would love to live in this," says commenter In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a micro home made from a section of a decommissioned wind turbine, created by Dutch design studio Blade-Made. Read more ›   E-1027 film "is a present" to Eileen Gray says director Beatrice Minger Filmmaker Beatrice Minger sought to embrace Eileen Gray's boundary-pushing approach with her new docu-drama about the enigmatic designer's famous E-1027 house, she tells Dezeen in this interview. Read more ›   IKEA launches "thorough investigation" following accusation of copying table design Swedish furniture company IKEA has launched an investigation into the design of a drinks table following industrial designer Jessica Signell's allegation that it copied her design. Read more ›   Australia's first all-Indigenous Venice team aims to avoid "false sense of Australiana" Australia's first all-Indigenous curatorial team at the Venice Architecture Biennale has aimed to bring a distinctly Aboriginal design approach to its pavilion, a calming and inclusive space focused on the theme of Home. Read more ›   Oshinowo Studio reveals etched-glass war memorial in Sierra Leone Lagos-based Oshinowo Studio has unveiled plans to add a glass war memorial to an Edwin Lutyens-designed plinth in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Read more ›   Coloured marble defines his-and-hers sinks in Marylebone penthouse A disagreement over colours led local design firm Wendover to split the bathroom of this "elegant and playful" London apartment into contrasting pink and green marble zones. Read more ›   An undiscovered crypt among student projects from UWE Bristol Dezeen School Shows: a crypt inhabited by cultists who "mourn a vanishing London" is among the student projects from the University of the West of England. Read more ›   There's still time to feature in Dezeen's guide to 3 Days of Design 2025 You still have an opportunity to feature in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide and interactive map for the 2025 edition of 3 Days of Design. Read more ›   Dezeen Agenda features an interview with Norman Foster on car touchscreens The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an interview with British architect Norman Foster at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more ›   Furman & Keil adds lightweight birdwatching pavilion to dockside near Austin Architecture studio Furman & Keil Architects has replaced a small dwelling with a lightweight, two-level pavilion for birdwatching alongside a waterway near Austin, Texas. Read more ›   Grohe celebrates the "pure joy of water" in Aqua Gallery installation Promotion: German brand Grohe presented an installation at this year's Milan design week, showcasing a range of bathroom products designed as precision-crafted artefacts that "seamlessly blend form, function and impact". 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