A slender-framed bamboo chair, electrolytically coloured steel furniture and tiles pigmented with micro-algae feature in this roundup of products exhibited at Designtide Tokyo. Designtide Tokyo, a platform for independent designers, returned to the Japanese capital… Read More »Ten design projects from a burgeoning generation of Japanese designers
Work has begun on the GEM Factory of the Future building in Maine designed by architecture studio Grimshaw and SMRT to integrate technological and robotic advancements with fabrication. Located at the University of Maine, the… Read More »Grimshaw breaks ground on research building in Maine designed to “revolutionize manufacturing”
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features automotive brand Nissan’s electric version of a 1980s sports car. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. This week, Nissan revealed an electric iteration of its R32… Read More »Dezeen Agenda features an electric version of Nissan’s 1980s Skyline car
Mexican studio Colectivo C733 has helped preserve an 18th-century port customs building, constructing a cultural centre and museum around it using historical adobe and steel in Nayarit, México. The municipality of San Blas hired Colectivo… Read More »Colectivo C733 installs museum inside 18th-century Mexican port building
Of the several pristine, beach-ladened islands that extend from New England and New York, Nantucket is perhaps the most remote. Jotting off Cape Cod, this smaller and quainter outcrop has a strong seafaring character and… Read More »Nantucket’s Reimagined Beachside Hotel Attracts Without Skimping on Style
In a world where sustainability has become a common buzzword, Portugal-born, Barcelona-based designer Rosana Sousa transcends mere lip service with her intentionally crafted approach to furniture design. Her latest collection, made from repurposed solid walnut… Read More »Rosana Sousa Merges Portuguese Craftsmanship With Sustainability