A canopy of leaf-like sails that flutter in the breeze shelters this pavilion, completed by local practice GN Architects on the remote island of Chaishan in China. Perched on a former 1960s cargo pier alongside… Read More »GN Architects designs The Seaside Pavilion to bring “sense of romance” to Chinese island
Cardboard tubes are among the materials that Japanese architect Shigeru Ban used to construct the Blue Ocean Dome pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which contains exhibits by designer Kenya Hara. Ban has also used laminated… Read More »Shigeru Ban uses cardboard and bamboo for Blue Ocean Dome pavilion
“We continue to be committed to creating amazing spaces,” Maggie’s CEO Laura Lee tells Dezeen, following criticism of the design of a cancer care centre in Liverpool. Lee told Dezeen that Maggie’s remains dedicated to… Read More »Maggie’s defends HB Architects’ design for Liverpool cancer care centre
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Lodes worked with designer Patrick Norguet on a slender light that mimics the appearance of long-stemmed mushrooms. Named Kinno, the lamp is designed to be staked directly into soil and is… Read More »Kinno outdoor light by Patrick Norguet for Lodes
An inability to imagine the world differently is preventing us from understanding what a terrible situation humanity is in, writes Rachel Donald. Acidifying oceans, burning soils, choked atmosphere, extinct species and those that survive migrating… Read More »“We are collectively suffering through a crisis of imagination”
Ukrainian design studio Between the Walls has included padded surfaces, aluminium panels and a circular ball pit inside this Kyiv boutique. The womenswear store, named One by One, is located in the Lavina Mall in… Read More »Between the Walls injects “lightness and joy” into Kyiv womenswear boutique