A large wooden roof with a decorative structure depicting the emblem of the city Toyota tops this museum in Japan, completed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. Named Toyota City Museum, the building sits alongside the… Read More »Shigeru Ban uses wood “in abundance” at Toyota City Museum in Japan
The mid-century modern architecture in Columbus, Indiana, is a physical reminder of the post-war belief in design as a tool for progress, says critic Matt Shaw in this interview for Dezeen’s mid-century modern series. A… Read More »Columbus was built as “an exemplary mid-century city”
Next up in our series about mid-century modern design is the Panton chair by Danish designer Verner Panton. Still produced today by Swiss furniture brand Vitra, the cantilevered plastic chair made design history. The Panton… Read More »The Panton chair helped “provoke people into using their imagination”
From a Cornish home styled on traditional farmsteads to a residence in California with the air of a Bond villain’s lair, here are Dezeen’s houses of the month for October. Other houses featured in our monthly… Read More »Dezeen’s top five houses of October 2024
Dezeen Showroom: the result of a collaboration between designers Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba and Italian furniture brand Viccarbe, the Noha chair has a soft seat that looks like a pillow. Available in three seating… Read More »Noha chair by Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba for Viccarbe
Collector Rajan Bijlani has opened up his London residence for an exhibition featuring highlights from his 500-piece collection of furniture made for Le Corbusier‘s master plan of Chandigarh in the 1950s and 60s. The Syncretic… Read More »Original mid-century Chandigarh furniture exhibited in collector’s London townhouse