Images of the much-anticipated Zayed National Museum by British studio Foster + Partners in Abu Dhabi have been released ahead of its planned opening. Currently under construction as part of the Saadiyat Island cultural development,… Read More »Foster + Partners’ Zayed National Museum revealed ahead of December opening
Dezeen Showroom: Australian lighting brand Ilanel has released a statement pendant lamp informed by the shape of comets and their long, trailing tails. The aptly named Comet pendant light comprises a horizontal length with single… Read More »Comet pendant light by Ilanel
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a veterinary hospital in Albania with sculptural curved-concrete walls by Swiss studio Davide Macullo Architects. Located in the Albanian capital of Tirana, the 2,243-square-metre building contains both… Read More »“Nothing short of amazing” says commenter
Austrian architect Jakob Sprenger and designer Antonia Crespi have transformed the restaurant of a boutique hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland, with bespoke furniture and fittings. Crespi and Sprenger wanted to create “a contemporary design rooted in… Read More »Jakob Sprenger updates codes of Swiss chalet design in The Alpina Gstaad restaurant
French studio Hamonic+Masson & Associés has completed the Monsieur Claude restaurant in Rueil-Malmaiso, Paris, which is surrounded by a cloud-like sculpture made from 3,240 stainless steel tubes. The metal structure, named Mon Nuage, also contains… Read More »Hamonic+Masson & Associés raises cloud-like restaurant on stilts above French square
Studio Mumbai founder Bijoy Jain has collaborated with Louis Vuitton creative director Pharrell Williams to create a giant snakes and ladders board for the brand’s Spring Summer 2026 menswear show in Paris. The show was… Read More »Giant snakes and ladders board designed as “perfect metaphor for life” at Louis Vuitton Pompidou show