British studio Foster + Partners has announced plans to restore The Eagle and Child pub in Oxford, UK, which is the architecture firm’s first-ever project involving a public house. Dating back to 1840, The Eagle… Read More »Foster + Partners unveils plans for first pub project
The proliferation of St George’s flags across England raises questions about design’s capacity to influence political forces in today’s world, writes Catharine Rossi. Every time I go for a walk through my town, there are… Read More »“The St George’s cross speaks of the power of design to transform public space”
Ahead of its 30th anniversary, Acne Studios founder Jonny Johansson explains why customers don’t influence the fashion brand’s sustainability decisions in this interview. Since its founding in Stockholm in 1996, Acne Studios has gone from… Read More »“It’s more difficult being a small brand today” says Acne Studios founder
Forty-eight rocks were handpicked from a Chilean mine to form the centrepiece of Mareida, a London restaurant designed by Macarena Aguilar Izquierdo of Santiago-based studio DAW. Mareida is the brainchild of owner Prenay Agarwal, who… Read More »Chilean rock library forms centrepiece of Mareida restaurant by DAW
Design studio OLA Shanghai has collaborated with toy brand Lego and sports brand Nike to create a colourful modular playground at a primary school in Shanghai, China. Created as the latest collaboration between the two… Read More »Lego and Nike add modular sports playground to Shanghai primary school
For our latest competition, lighting brand Tala is offering Dezeen readers the chance to win one of its newly released Wake sleep lamps, created by designer Thomas Heatherwick. Two lucky readers will win a Wake… Read More »Competition: win a Wake sleep light by Tala and Thomas Heatherwick