Belgian studio Studio Okami Architecten has completed Patio House, a home in East Flanders wrapped in brick walls punctuated with a cross-shaped pattern. Located in a residential neighbourhood in Kruibeke, the dwelling is designed as… Read More »Studio Okami screens low-lying Belgian house with patterned brick walls
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has unveiled a pair of Christmas trees made from elements that will become furniture at the Edition hotels in Toranomon and Ginza, Tokyo. Each of the trees was made from timber… Read More »Kengo Kuma creates pair of Christmas trees from timber furniture components
Fossil fuel-based polyurethane foam has been a firm favourite in furniture manufacturing for over half a century. Jane Englefield investigates the consequences of this dependable but unsustainable material. Polyurethane foam is created by mixing chemicals… Read More »The “knotty problem” of polyurethane foam
Dezeen Showroom: dramatic veins of Patagonia granite are illuminated in the Penedo cabinet designed by furniture brand Greenapple. The Penedo cabinet is made from a combination of stone, brass and highly knotted oak root wood, creating… Read More »Penedo cabinet by Greenapple
After Jaguar’s unveiling of its bold new identity was met with a major backlash online, Sophie Tolhurst analyses the rebrand. It won’t have escaped your notice that last week Jaguar, the Tata Motors-owned British car… Read More »“The future Jaguar is offering feels baffling rather than visionary”
Audi has unveiled the visual identity for its new Chinese EV brand, which sees the carmaker’s distinctive four-ringed logo replaced with an all-caps AUDI wordmark. The branding was unveiled at the Shanghai launch of the… Read More »Audi ditches four-ring logo for Chinese electric car range