Passenger handles from a defunct Japanese train line stack up to form this minimalist ring-shaped lamp by design studio Akasaki & Vanhuyse. London-based Akasaki & Vanhuyse procured around 1,400 resin handles from Tokyo’s Tokyu 8500… Read More »WA lamp by Akasaki & Vanhuyse is crafted from decommissioned Tokyo train parts
A bridge lined with local granite and the restoration of a remote tower in the Scottish Highlands are among the four buildings shortlisted for RIAS‘ 2025 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award. Also on… Read More »RIAS unveils shortlist for Scotland’s best building 2025
Dezeen School Shows: a redesign of traditional Turkish dining tables that encourages communal eating is among the projects from the University of the Arts London Chelsea. Also featured is LED wall lighting designed to combat… Read More »Traditional Turkish table redesign among projects from University of the Arts London Chelsea
A collection of reflective cabins designed by prefabricated housing company ÖÖD have been added to the site of a 1970s hotel on Oregon‘s Rogue River. Named Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge after the Indigenous Tututni tribe,… Read More »Mirrored cabins by ÖÖD extend Oregon riverside retreat
Insulation panels made using mycelium and a modular timber construction system were used to create PAKK Pavilion, an angular timber structure in Tallinn, developed by materials company Myceen and the architecture department at the Estonian… Read More »Mycelium insulates experimental timber pavilion by Myceen and EKA PAKK
DJ booths clad in wood, metal and a giant disco ball feature in this lookbook, which rounds up nightclubs, restaurants and even a bathhouse that centre music. With dance music culture “booming again” throughout the… Read More »Eight interiors where DJ booths take centre stage