The late Balkrishna Doshi‘s time working under modernist pioneer Le Corbusier sparked a career of fun and creative freedom, his granddaughter and fellow Indian architect Khushnu Panthaki Hoof tells Dezeen in this interview. “[Doshi] would… Read More »Le Corbusier “used to prank” Balkrishna Doshi says granddaughter Khushnu Panthaki Hoof
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has designed bubbly glass trophies for the Art Basel Awards that aim to capture the shape of breath in glass. The amorphous trophies will be presented to the… Read More »Herzog & de Meuron’s Art Basel trophies are “different from anything that’s ever been done”
The inaugural edition of design show Alter in Tokyo exhibited works by 56 creatives, including “nearly invisible” window blinds and a chair covered in layers of washi paper. Alter focused on collaborative design, with designers… Read More »Alter exhibition aims to revive Tokyo’s “increasingly homogenous” design landscape
Japanese architect Jun Aoki has used translucent glass panels to create a flowing exterior for Tiffany & Co‘s flagship store in Ginza, Tokyo. Situated on a corner plot in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district, the 66-metre-tall… Read More »Jun Aoki cloaks Tiffany & Co store in curving glass panels
Dezeen has teamed up with Habitare to spotlight this year’s edition of the Finnish design fair, examining how tactile materials and design can “provide a counterforce to our increasingly digital world”. The event took place… Read More »Habitare 2025 explored the human need to “touch and feel things”
Cameras and photographic lenses take centre stage in this minimalist showroom that Chinese firm Onoaa Studio has created for manufacturer Sigma in Shanghai. Onoaa Studio wanted the 500-square-metre showroom to embody the heritage of Sigma,… Read More »Sigma’s pared-back Shanghai showroom lets photography paraphernalia come into focus