Governments’ failure to agree a treaty on curbing plastics pollution draws attention to how reliant on the material we have become but there may be a silver lining, writes Smith Mordak. Devastating news this month… Read More »“We need plastic to keep our economic order going”
Rustic oak from a 300-year-old wine press was used to craft the interior of Shii, a tiny Japanese restaurant in Helsinki designed by local designer Joanna Laajisto. Shii is an omakase-style restaurant offe ring an… Read More »Joanna Laajisto uses reclaimed oak for everything at Helsinki restaurant Shii
Tbilisi-based 10:10 Interiors has renovated part of the Lopota Lake Resort & Spa in Georgia‘s Kakheti wine region, introducing a colour palette that evokes the surrounding landscape and clay vessels used in traditional winemaking. Located… Read More »Minimalism and Georgian craftsmanship combine in lakeside Kakheti hotel
Three weeks ahead of the launch of London Design Festival, Dezeen Events Guide has launched its digital guide and interactive map for the 23rd edition. The guide highlights the key installations, exhibitions, talks, workshops, open… Read More »Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to London Design Festival 2025
A massive sound system with a publicly accessible Bluetooth connection and a sculpture built from industrial scraps feature among the installations at Exhibit Columbus in Indiana, USA. The biennial festival returned this year for its… Read More »Massive speakers and swimming pool in front of mid-century library feature at Exhibit Columbus
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features BIG’s four-building 670 Mesquit complex in Los Angeles. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Danish studio BIG recently revealed 670 Mesquit, a four-building complex in Los Angeles… Read More »Dezeen Debate features BIG’s “comically out of scale” complex