Swedish furniture brand IKEA has recreated its recognisable Frakta carrier bag as a “huggable” padded shopper called Resten, which can be used as a pillow while on the go. Created in partnership with Singapore-based firm… Read More »IKEA turns classic blue shopping bag into portable pillow
Mould is growing on Gaia, a mass-timber business school in Singapore that was completed last year for the Nanyang Technological University by Japanese architect Toyo Ito and Singapore-based studio RSP Architects. Nanyang Technological University (NTU) claimed… Read More »Mould growing on Toyo Ito-designed “largest wooden building in Asia”
Dezeen Showroom: designed by architecture practice Sans-Arc Studio for Australian brand Bankston Architectural, the Zzzigurat doorknob puts a twist on conventional door hardware. The Zzzigurat doorknob has a characterful shape based on ancient Mesopotamian Ziggurat towers,… Read More »Zzzigurat doorknob by Sans-Arc Studio for Bankston Architectural
Sydney Design Week, Detroit Month of Design and Lake Como Design Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this September. Other events taking place during the month include the Singapore… Read More »Seven architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide
Metals “mined” by plants feature in a first-of-its-kind ring, made by materials researcher and designer Karoline Healy under her jewellery brand H2ERǴ. The metals were obtained using the emerging technology of phytomining, in which special… Read More »H2ERǴ ring made with metals “mined” by plants
Promotion: the annual Tile of Spain Awards in Architecture and Interior Design competition is now open for entries, which highlights worldwide projects that make “innovative” use of ceramic tiles manufactured in Spain. Lead by The… Read More »Call for entries for the Tile of Spain Awards 2024