One of the most underappreciated rooms in the house is the dining area. The typical homes of today are getting smaller, and many tiny apartments lack the space needed to designate a whole room for… Read More »9 Simple Dining Room Ideas for a Stylish Makeover
Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed Observation Tower Kärven, which is constructed from a network of timber beams resembling “a bundle of twisted straws”. Situated within a nature reserve in Getterön, the 12-metre-tall and seven-metre-wide… Read More »White Arkitekter adds hyperboloid observation tower to Swedish nature reserve
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. Also featured on the list are… Read More »Dezeen’s top five houses of August 2024
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. Created in partnership with Singapore-based firm… Read More »IKEA turns classic blue shopping bag into portable pillow
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. Nanyang Technological University (NTU) claimed… Read More »Mould growing on Toyo Ito-designed “largest wooden building in Asia”
Dezeen Showroom: designed by architecture practice Sans-Arc Studio for Australian brand Bankston Architectural, the Zzzigurat doorknob puts a twist on conventional door hardware. The Zzzigurat doorknob has a characterful shape based on ancient Mesopotamian Ziggurat towers,… Read More »Zzzigurat doorknob by Sans-Arc Studio for Bankston Architectural