When a couple discovered Ray Kappe’s 1973 modernist structure, neglected for three decades, they recognized something beyond mere architectural potential. The house had grown into its landscape, trees and structure finding unity over time. This… Read More »Glass Ridge House Marries Eastern Philosophy With California Design
Perforated screens of reclaimed terracotta brick and metal mesh for climbing plants wrap the volumes of this home in Australia, designed by local architect Peter Besley. Named Birdwood, the home on a sloping site at… Read More »Peter Besley shelters Brisbane home with walls of perforated brickwork
The most desirable phones are no longer only the ones with the most advanced features. Here, contributing editor Rima Sabina Aouf reviews four of the best contemporary dumbphones with deliberately pared-back functionality. A dumbphone –… Read More »Four of the best dumbphones for a digital detox
As the world gets hotter demand for cooling systems is increasing, but energy-hungry air conditioning risks making the situation worse. Starr Charles explores whether more efficient solutions are possible. With global temperatures rising, the world’s… Read More »Can we quit our air-con addiction?
Architecture studio Snøhetta has unveiled designs for a mixed-use coastal development “reminiscent of a mountain range” in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Set to encompass 114,000 square metres, the Jesselton Docklands development will sit at the coastal… Read More »Snøhetta designs waterfront district to echo mountain landscape in Borneo
Dezeen Showroom: Polish furniture brand Tylko has branched out from modular storage to produce its first seating design: a highly customisable sofa by industrial designer Krystian Kowalski. Tylko describes Smooth as applying the brand’s made-to-measure mindset… Read More »Smooth sofa by Krystian Kowalski for Tylko