Despite its huge environmental benefits, cob is an extremely niche construction material. As part of our Building with Cob series, architecture editor Lizzie Crook explores what it would take to change that. “Cob really is… Read More »How to make cob a mainstream building material
As part of our Building with Cob series, we’ve put together an overview of cob and other traditional earthen building materials used around the world, including adobe and rammed earth. Building with earth is an… Read More »Dezeen’s guide to traditional earthen building materials
Derelict buildings don’t usually get left alone for long but they have a unique value in today’s cities, writes Jessica Furseth. A little bit of dereliction in an otherwise-polished city can be glorious. Take Battersea… Read More »“A little bit of dereliction in an otherwise-polished city can be glorious”
Students from Indonesia’s Binus University have won a White Pencil at this year’s D&AD New Blood Awards for their colour-coded soaps, designed to teach vulnerable users about consent. Elva Gracia, Maverick Lee, Lestat Kane and… Read More »Consent Soap provides sex education for people with learning disabilities
Promotion: global ergonomic brand Secretlab has expanded its series of adjustable furniture accessories, which intend to demonstrate its dedication to expanding the range of activities that users can comfortably undertake at their workspace. The brand’s… Read More »Secretlab expands foot and leg rest collection designed to encourage movement at the desk
Local designer Massimiliano Malagò has created an acrylic chair covered in illustrations and writings that explore the experience of “labour, love and leisure” in New York City. Shaped to resemble a throne, and engraved with… Read More »Massimiliano Malagò creates chair as “essay in the form of an object”