Researchers from Swiss design school ÉCAL have unveiled a range of flat-pack furniture at Milan design week that needs to be soaked in water to reach its final form. The collection, called Under Pressure Solutions… Read More »ÉCAL’s grow-at-home sponge furniture expands to ten times its size
Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a day of talks exploring the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances. Watch the second session here from midday uk time. DesignTalks is a… Read More »Watch the second session of DesignMarch’s talks exploring how design can dismantle cultural barriers
Dezeen Showroom: originally designed by Finnish designer Eero Aarnio in 1993, Helsinki-based manufacturer Eero Aarnio Originals has released the sculptural Parabel table made from maple wood. Designed to be functional while adding a sense of… Read More »Parabel table by Eero Arnio Originals
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a skinny house with exposed concrete walls in Japan, designed by local studio IGArchitects. Named 2700, the 2.7-metre-wide home was built on a long and thin site… Read More »“Doing more with less is always commendable” says commenter
An experimental pop-up at Milan design week offered visitors free haircuts, then turned the harvested hair into textile artworks and clothing. As the second edition of New Store, a project by Rotterdam’s Nieuwe Instituut, the… Read More »Nieuwe Instituut’s New Store 2.0 turns free haircuts into textiles in Milan
Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a day of talks focusing on the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances. Watch the first session here from 10am. DesignTalks comprises a series of… Read More »Watch the first session of DesignMarch’s talks on architecture’s role in community empowerment