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Eight whimsical pavilions with supersized organic shapes

Architects have gotten creative with pavilions lately, drawing inspiration from nature for designs that resemble everything from twisting seashells to giant mushrooms. In...

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Spacefiction Studio prioritises natural light and air at colourful school in India

Staggered courtyards, colourful skylights and bridges animate this Indian school extension, which architecture practice Spacefiction Studio has designed to challenge the typical “constricted...

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Aircela demonstrates prototype device that "produces gasoline directly from air"

Tech company Aircela has revealed what it claims is the first working machine in the US that produces gasoline from air, bypassing the...

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Fin lounge chair by Daniel Schofield for NaughtOne

Dezeen Showroom: contract furniture brand NaughtOne worked with Copenhagen-based British designer Daniel Schofield on a fully upholstered lounge chair that references 1960s space-age...

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Sneak peek of Peter Cook's Lego Serpentine pavilion revealed

Dezeen can exclusively reveal a sneak peek of the British architect Peter Cook‘s Play Pavilion, which is nearing completion alongside this year’s Serpentine Pavilion...

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Design industry is "sustaining mediocrity" says Samuel Ross

British design needs to become more political, Samuel Ross tells Dezeen in this interview as he gears up for the opening of the...

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Burnt orange walls wrap Casa Magarola by Rául Sánchez Architects

Spanish studio Raúl Sánchez Architects has perched a blocky concrete home on a steeply sloping site near Barcelona, cloaking it in an earthy,...

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Press armchair and bench by Studio Truly Truly for DesignByThem

Dezeen Showroom: plump cushions contrast with angular wooden frames in this armchair and bench duo, created by Dutch design studio Studio Truly Truly...

5 Sólidos "channels the 1980s" with glass brick and velvet for Medellín apartment thumbnail
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5 Sólidos "channels the 1980s" with glass brick and velvet for Medellín apartment

Colombian studio 5 Sólidos has outfitted a duplex apartment in Medellín with a curvaceous red velvet couch and a concrete stair surrounded by...

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This week we showcased a rainwater harvesting kit that aims to reduce household bills

This week on Dezeen, Northumbria University graduate Hope Underwood unveiled a water harvesting system that can be retrofitted to domestic drainpipes to divert rainwater....