Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa referenced louvres on townhouses in Kyoto when designing the concrete House in Aoyama, which is intended to foster a sense of privacy. Located in Tokyo’s central Aoyama area, the home is… Read More »Wooden louvres create “subtle seclusion” at Tokyo house by Keiji Ashizawa Design
The London Design Festival has announced designers Natsai Audrey Chieza, Pat McGrath, Harry Blakiston Houston and Rei Kawakubo as the winners of this year’s London Design Medals. British makeup artist McGrath, who was described as… Read More »Natsai Audrey Chieza and Pat McGrath win London Design Medals
Promotion: London Design Festival has announced the details of its thought leadership programme, Global Design Forum, that aims to celebrate “design and the minds shaping its future”. Running from 14 to 20 September at the… Read More »London Design Festival announces programme for Global Design Forum 2024
Dutch designer Rik van Veen has created a bench made from leftover plastic pipes that are fused together and carved to create a textural pattern reminiscent of a leopard’s fur. The Leopard bench is the… Read More »Rik van Veen transforms old gas pipes into spotted Leopard bench
The rezoning of land in New York City for skyscrapers and a casino puts the experience of the city’s High Line “under threat” according to the founders of Friends of the Highline. Friends of the… Read More »High Line “under threat” from proposed skyscrapers and casino say Friends of the Highline founders
Chicago-based studio Wheeler Kearns Architects has created a wood-wrapped lake house with three separate structures whose design was informed “by the natural beauty and tranquillity” of Lake Michigan. Completed in August 2022, the Meadow Lane… Read More »Wheeler Kearns wraps Michigan lake house with two tones of wood