Following the completion of Open Architecture‘s conical Sun Tower in China, we’ve collected 10 eye-catching skyscrapers, towers and cultural buildings that stand out from their surroundings. Spiky residential towers, an ark-shaped church and a timber… Read More »Ten striking sculptural buildings that draw attention from afar
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has created a collection of sculptural bottles including some with an integrated “terrarium of sorts” as part of a glassware collection for gin brand Bombay Sapphire. Unveiled today, the limited-edition set… Read More »Thomas Heatherwick creates Bombay Sapphire bottle with cinched waist and “terrarium of sorts”
Dezeen Showroom: architecture firm Workshop/APD has drawn on its projects on the US island of Nantucket to create the Atlantic collection of rugs for Warp & Weft. Designed by Workshop/APD designers Andrew Kline and Ruoxi Wang,… Read More »Atlantic collection rugs by Workshop/APD for Warp & Weft
The Indian government’s rushed redevelopment of the Central Vista in New Delhi fails to move on from the colonial history of Edwin Lutyens‘s original project, writes Amit Khanna. For millennia, kings and rulers have built… Read More »“As the centre of Delhi is reimagined, it is hard not to see parallels in history”
Seven French designers and artists have worked with a mycelium-based biomaterial called Reishi to create products including folding screens, desks and lighting fixtures. Exhibited at Design Miami’s 2024 Paris edition, the Mycelium Muse exhibition was… Read More »Mycelium Muse exhibition celebrates “variations and irregularities” of mycelium fabric
A scalp-cooling wearable for cancer patients and an “autorotating” weather sensor shaped like a maple seed have been announced as the international winners of the 2024 James Dyson Award. The Athena helmet was named this… Read More »Anti-hair loss helmet for chemo patients wins 2024 James Dyson Award