As humans, we intrinsically find rounded forms calming – think river rocks, sand dunes, dumplings bobbing in soup. Coalesse, a Steelcase brand, presents the Jean Nouvel Seating Collection, pulling upon innate meanings of wholeness and… Read More »Jean Nouvel Introduces Curvy Seating That References Nature
Dezeen Showroom: New Zealand-based LyZadie Design Studio has created a series of tables made from reclaimed kauri and rimu wood that reinterpret traditional Māori weaving practices. LyZadie Design Studio founder Lyzadie Renault collaborated with artist Sheree… Read More »Letsweave tables by LyZadie Design Studio
UK studio Will Gamble Architects has refurbished The Island, an old holiday home in Cornwall that sits on a rock stack and is accessed via its own suspension bridge. Located off the coast of Newquay,… Read More »Will Gamble Architects renovates holiday home perched on Cornish rock stack
University of East London staff and students have created a school building in India from Sugarcrete, a biomaterial construction block made from sugarcane waste. Located in the city of Noida at Panchsheel Balak Inter College, the… Read More »Low-carbon blocks made from sugarcane waste used to form classroom in India
Foxes are reported to be digging burrows in the rooftop gardens of Google‘s upcoming office in King’s Cross, London, designed by BIG and Heatherwick Studio. The manicured terraces, which are one of the 11-storey building’s… Read More »Urban foxes inhabit roof of BIG and Heatherwick’s Google landscraper
London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street will move forward, following support from the public and businesses. Results from a public consultation published today revealed that out of 6,642 responses from… Read More »London’s Oxford Street to be pedestrianised “as quickly as possible” says Sadiq Khan