Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron has designed the monochrome Beijing flagship store for Swedish clothing brand Toteme, which features a pleated white stone facade. Located in the city’s Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping complex, the… Read More »Herzog & de Meuron inserts zigzagged staircase in Toteme Beijing flagship store
Betty Joel was one of the UK‘s most successful designers and furniture makers during the 1920s and 30s. As part of our Art Deco Centenary series, her great-nephew Clive Stewart-Lockhart picks his favourite of Joel’s… Read More »Nine designs by Britain’s forgotten queen of art deco
Dezeen Showroom: multiple spray models and ambient colour-changing light characterise this range of showers by designer Roberto Palomba for bathroom brand Ideal Standard. Produced by Ideal Standard – a sub-brand of German manufacturer Villeroy &… Read More »Solos showering solutions by Roberto Palomba for Ideal Standard
ASUS and Dezeen’s Design You Can Feel showcase, which features an interactive installation by Studio INI, opens from 8 to 13 April during Milan design week. The event, which explores the themes of materiality, craftsmanship… Read More »ASUS and Dezeen’s Design You Can Feel showcase opens on 8 April at Milan design week
Saudi Arabia‘s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced an initiative that aims to encourage incorporating traditional architecture in the country’s urban developments. The Saudi government recently launched an online platform outlining the initiative’s goals,… Read More »Saudi Arabia launches design guidelines to preserve country’s “distinctive architectural styles”
Vast ceremonial spaces, a presidential palace and the largest mosque in Africa have been captured in these photographs of Egypt‘s New Administrative Capital, taken by Johan Blasberg. Taken earlier this year, the photos show the… Read More »Photos reveal monumental scale of Egypt’s new capital city