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Gustaf Westman designs IKEA plate to serve meatballs "like they're sitting on little thrones"

Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has revealed the first piece from his upcoming IKEA collaboration, an elongated plate designed to serve and display the...

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UK Architects Declare expresses "sincere apology for not speaking out sooner" on destruction in Gaza

The steering group of the UK chapter of climate network Architects Declare has released a statement regarding the destruction and humanitarian crisis in...

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Eight pavilions installed in an abandoned Bali theme park for Jia Curated 2025

The fourth edition of Bali design festival Jia Curated featured pavilions made from materials including barley, bamboo, cardboard and string. We’ve picked out...

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Vinklu squeezes tiny cafe between buildings in Bucharest

Romanian architecture studio Vinklu has squeezed a tiny cafe, with a simple, pitched form that references Japanese roadside shrines, into the gap between...

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Ten Australian&designed pieces that shed light on design from down under

Dezeen Showroom: the following furnishings and lights are among those recently published on our furniture directory on behalf of Australian design brands, manufacturers and...

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Ten key themes from the Venice Architecture Biennale

This year’s Venice Architecture Biennale central exhibition has more than 750 participants. To help make sense of the huge event, Dezeen asked curator...

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Stepped volumes create panoramic terraces for Villa 95 by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

Zigzagging stone volumes offer vantage points across the landscape surrounding this coastal villa in Andalusia, completed by Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos. Named...

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"We are not going to be silenced" say Lebanese Pavilion curators

The curators of the Lebanese pavilion have explained why they fought to be at the Venice Architecture Biennale despite the challenges of life...

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Canada "prints living structures" at Venice Architecture Biennale

Alien-like structures that sequester carbon emerge from shallow pools at the Canada Pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. Named Picoplanktonics, the pavilion’s...

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Chelsea FC launches "world's first football&themed residences" in Dubai

English football team Chelsea Football Club has unveiled plans for four residential skyscrapers in Dubai‘s Maritime City, which will feature a rooftop football...