In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the planned demolition of Gothenburg’s Olympic medal-winning swimming pool, which protesters say would be a “waste of history”. Sweden’s Valhallabadet swimming pool, which was designed by architect… Read More »“What a waste to demolish it” says commenter
Dezeen Showroom: designer Thomas Heatherwick worked with lighting brand Tala on a lamp designed to help users tune into the natural rhythms of sleeping and waking. Aptly named the Wake Sleep light, the lamp comprises a… Read More »Wake Sleep light by Thomas Heatherwick for Tala
Oral care company Suri has made its first update to its electric toothbrush, known for its sustainable approach with bioplastic brush heads recycled through a takeback scheme. Suri 2.0 features an added pressure sensor, a… Read More »Suri 2.0 brings new features to bioplastic electric toothbrush
Fashion brand Bottega Veneta has opened a pop-up shop at London department store Harrods with an interlocking shelving system that draws on modernist architecture. Located on the ground floor of the Knightsbridge store, the Bottega… Read More »Bottega Veneta unveils Harrods pop-up store informed by modernist architecture
Promotion: Danish luxury eyewear brand Lindberg is set to continue its foray into artistic patronage with an upcoming installation in New York, created in collaboration with Brooklyn-based artist Yuko Nishikawa. The installation will be part… Read More »Lindberg and Yuko Nishikawa create installation from dismantled glasses
Living units have been arranged around a central courtyard in Barrington 1503, a residential project by California studio LOHA that was designed to skilfully address the “complexities of communal living“. For a rectangular site in… Read More »Co-living building by LOHA adds “much-needed density” to West Los Angeles