Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects has released construction photos of The Grand Ring, a vast wooden structure that will encircle the pavilions at the upcoming Expo 2025 Osaka. The photos reveal the progress on the… Read More »Sou Fujimoto reveals construction progress at Expo 2025 Osaka site
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Dior’s concept store in Bangkok, wrapped in golden facades modelled on the fashion brand’s Paris headquarters. Named Dior Gold House, the single-storey mirror-clad store is entirely surrounded… Read More »“Such bad taste it actually becomes attractive” says commenter
Dezeen Events Guide has selected some of the best exhibitions featured on the site in 2024, from architecture spotlights to cafe takeovers. A Fragile Correspondence and Design You Can Feel are among the architecture and… Read More »The 10 best architecture and design exhibitions of 2024
Photographer Paul Tulett has toured Japan to publish a book documenting the country’s vast collection of concrete edifices. Here, he spotlights nine unusual examples featured in it. The book, fully titled Brutalist Japan: A Photographic… Read More »Nine examples of “misunderstood architecture” featured in Brutalist Japan
Traditional and contemporary South Korean crafts are experiencing growth, according to a panel of experts at a filmed talk hosted by Dezeen and Bentley in Seoul. The talk brought together a panel of designers and… Read More »South Korean craft is making a resurgence say panellists at Dezeen x Bentley Lighthouse talk
Eindhoven studio Dutch Invertuals challenged 14 designers to rework one of its chairs for its Specimen exhibition, with the results including tree branches, copper fossils and LCD-style graphics. Kiki van Eijk, Joost van Bleiswijk, Daphna… Read More »Dutch Invertuals chair remixed by Kiki van Eijk, Daphna Laurens and more