Dutch hospitality company Aedes has pushed Amsterdam‘s building restrictions to their limit to convert a heritage-listed tavern into an all-electric hotel. De Durgerdam hotel occupies one in a row of almost identical gabled buildings perched… Read More »De Durgerdam hotel takes over 17th-century sailor’s inn on dyke outside Amsterdam
French designer Philippe Starck has created a hydrogen refuelling station featuring a mirror-polished stainless-steel casing and colour-changing dichroic glass designed to give it a futuristic feel. Starck designed the dispenser for HRS, a leading European… Read More »Philippe Starck designs refuelling station that highlights the “nothingness” of hydrogen
Over the past year, Pinterest users have had a keen interest in skateparks. We’ve rounded up nine projects from our skateboarding board. This roundup features bold skateparks from around the world that aim to encourage… Read More »Dezeen’s Pinterest roundup features nine daring skateparks
Czech architecture studio Neuhäusl Hunal has renovated a prefabricated apartment in Prague, turning it into an open-plan home and workspace for sculptor and glassworker Vladimír Bachorík. Neuhäusl Hunal opted for curved translucent glass partitions in… Read More »Neuhäusl Hunal divides Sculptor’s Apartment in Prague using curved glass partitions
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Ziyi Lian has created a street food stall to investigate why animal organs are rarely consumed in western Europe. The ORGANic Club is a mobile stall that serves offal-based dishes, including… Read More »Ziyi Lian challenges food prejudices with mobile street-food stall for offal
Dezeen Showroom: Dutch lighting brand Brand van Egmond has released a sculptural series of chandeliers that mimic the delicate appearance of bubbles. Bubbles Flow and Bubbles Swirl were designed to conjure nostalgia in the viewer… Read More »Bubbles lighting collection by Brand van Egmond