French studio Amelia Tavella Architectes referenced fossils for the textured stone facade of the Auguste Benedict School, which is designed to appear as though it has “emerged from the earth”. Nicknamed Fossil Building by the… Read More »Amelia Tavella Architectes completes limestone-clad school in southern France
British studio RSHP has unveiled plans to overhaul the Bayeux Tapestry Museum in Normandy, France, adding an extension to exhibit the 70-metre-long, historic tapestry. RSHP‘s design will involve restoring the existing 17th-century museum and extending… Read More »RSHP designs tapered museum extension to house Bayeux Tapestry in Normandy
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish studio Form Us With Love has collaborated with solid wood furniture brand Stolab on a collection of customisable dining chairs intended for use in a range of interiors. Chairs in the Alt Collection share a… Read More »Alt Collection chairs by Stolab
Swedish automaker Polestar has begun taking orders for the Polestar 4 – the world’s first mass-market car to have no rear window. The Polestar 4 is a five-door electric SUV coupé that has now gone… Read More »Polestar eliminates the rear window in latest electric car
Finnish brand Iittala‘s reinvention aims to build on its founding identity of “experimental, boundary-pushing” design, says its creative director in this interview with Dezeen. Finnish designer Janni Vepsäläinen, who joined Iittala last year from fashion brand… Read More »Janni Vepsäläinen aims for Iittala to “remain culturally relevant for another 100 years”
Japanese brand Karimoku Case has redesigned an apartment on a hilltop in Tokyo, using wood and a neutral colour palette to create a “calm and serene atmosphere”. Named Azabu Hills Residence, the project was designed… Read More »Karimoku Case lines minimalist Tokyo apartment with local wood