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View online     HYG Architects designs Japanese home as "spatial continuum" of its surroundings Clerestory windows and a curved ceiling create shifting patterns of light and shadow through this timber-lined home near Tokyo, designed by local studio HYG Architects. Read more ›   BIG uses rammed earth to create trio of luxury villas in Japan Danish studio BIG has completed its first buildings in Japan, creating a trio of rammed-earth villas on the remote island of Sagishima for hotelier Not A Hotel. Read more ›   Tin Can is an old-school phone with modern safety measures for children A trio of parents have created Tin Can, a landline telephone that allows children to make calls without giving them access to the harmful distractions of a smartphone. Read more ›   Massimiliano Fuksas and Zandra Rhodes revealed as Dezeen Awards 2026 judges Architect Massimiliano Fuksas and interior designer Tekla Evelina Severina, alongside designers Zandra Rhodes and Tawanda Chiweshe, have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026. Read more ›   Keiji Ashizawa envisions Loca Niru restaurant as "a dialogue across time" Located in the historic House of Tan Yeok Nee, Japanese restaurant Loca Niru in Singapore has a pared-back, simple interior that contrasts its ornate exterior. Read more ›   Singapore Design Week to relaunch as Singapore Design Biennale in 2027 DesignSingapore Council will launch the Singapore Design Biennale in 2027, which will succeed the long-running Singapore Design Week event. Read more ›   Munich Creative Business Week spotlights the "joy of creating" Promotion: from 4 to 10 May, Munich Creative Business Week is set to host its 15th annual festival around the city of Munich, which will feature exhibits, events and an all-day Design Summit. Read more ›   Twelve "regionally diverse" architecture studios selected for US embassy design A group of 12 architecture studios, including SHoP Architects, Weiss/Manfredi and Ennead Architects, has been selected by the US Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to work on diplomatic buildings for the next five years. Read more ›   Julian modular sofa system by Vincent Van Duysen for Molteni&C Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture company Molteni&C worked with designer Vincent Van Duysen on a roomy modular sofa system decorated with contrasting piping. 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