If it’s good enough for the desks of Barack Obama and Tim Cook, it’s good enough for us. Humanscale is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Freedom Chair, an office chair that redefined ergonomic design… Read More »Celebrating the Freedom Chair’s 25 Year Anniversary With Humanscale
Dezeen Showroom: high performance meets natural textures in US brand Designtex‘s Facet fabric, which features a pattern of fine linework over a woven-look background. Facet is part of Designtex’s Wayside collection, which is made of 100… Read More »Facet fabric by Designtex
Archaeological remains of Shakespeare’s 16th-century Curtain Playhouse have been uncovered and integrated into the Museum of Shakespeare in Shoreditch, east London, by Perkins&Will. Designed to “reveal and celebrate the historically significant remains” of the theatre,… Read More »Museum of Shakespeare protects archaeological remains of Curtain Playhouse
Continuing our mid-century modern series, we spotlight the CH24 Wishbone Chair, which was created by Danish designer Hans J Wegner for furniture manufacturer Carl Hansen & Son in 1949. The iconic chair, with its characteristic… Read More »Hans J Wegner’s CH24 Wishbone Chair “captured the essence of modern Danish design”
Clementine Blakemore Architects founder Clementine Blakemore describes her shock at her “first proper building commission” being shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in this exclusive interview. Blakemore was surprised to find her Wraxall Yard holiday accommodation project… Read More »Stirling shortlisting shows “even modest buildings can be really good” says Clementine Blakemore
Dezeen Showroom: Australian brand Zintra Acoustic has added eight designs to its Emboss acoustic panel collection, which features textured surfaces made from embossing. Adding to the brand’s existing 10 Emboss designs, the collection aims to imbue… Read More »Emboss acoustic wall panels by Zintra Acoustic