Dezeen Showroom: textile manufacturer Ultrafabrics has designed Volar Bio, a high-performance and durable material partially made of recycled plastic bottles. Available in 15 playful colours ranging from scarlet to matcha, Volar Bio is made from… Read More »Volar Bio textile by Ultrafabrics
Ceramics supplier Solus Ceramics has created a range of terrazzo tiles made from waste materials, as revealed in this video created by Dezeen for the brand. Called Spolia, the range features a bespoke option that… Read More »Solus Ceramics launches terrazzo tiles made from recycled demolition waste
Dutch studio MORE Architecture has completed a concrete museum on an island in a manmade lake in Jiaxing, China. Named Ginkgo Gallery after the ginkgo trees that cover the island, the contemporary art museum comprises… Read More »MORE Architecture creates Ginkgo Gallery as “antidote to the museum boom” in China
Chinese architects Tao Liu and Chunyan Cai, founders of Shanghai-based Atelier Tao+C, have joined Dezeen Awards China 2024 as judges. Here, they select five projects that best reflect their work. “In recent years our work… Read More »Five key projects by Dezeen Awards China judges Atelier Tao+C
This hotel bar in the centre of Kyiv, Ukraine, was designed by Mirzoyan Studio to have plywood panelled walls and a green latticed ceiling to improve acoustics. Bursa Bar opened earlier this year in the… Read More »Mirzoyan Studio models Bursa Bar in Kyiv on musical instrument
US architect Philip Johnson’s Glass House annexe, the Brick House, has been restored and reopened following a 15-year closure in Connecticut. Lead by architect Mark Stoner and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the project… Read More »Philip Johnson’s Glass House guest annexe reopens after restoration