Building & Construction

A 36-metre-tall concrete silo has been converted into a dramatic hotel lobby at Bacalan Block – the transformation of a former factory site in Bordeaux into a mixed-use development by Colboc Sachet Architects. Overlooking the River Garonne near the city’s centre, the new scheme was completed in 2021 and provides two hotels, a combined hostel […]

Chairs with high heels for feet feature in this seating collection from French designers Pierre Yovanovitch and Christian Louboutin, meant to reflect “female individuality”. Unveiled at Yovanovitch’s gallery in New York City, the duo’s latest collaboration includes nine bespoke oakwood chairs influenced by female muses from throughout history, mythology and film – Dita, Josefina, Syrena,

London’s Aram Store has collaborated with Max Radford Gallery to launch an in-store gallery space with an exhibition of pieces by upcoming furniture and lighting designers that nod to the brand’s past. The Now 4 Then exhibition showcases work by ten emerging UK designers – all showing pieces that were seen for the first time

A family house “joyfully transformed” with terracotta-coloured extensions has been named London’s best home improvement project by Don’t Move, Improve! 2024. The house renovation by local studio Emil Eve Architects, named Aden Grove, has been selected as the overall winner of the annual award from a shortlist of 16 projects. It was praised by this year’s

Works by Fernando Laposse, Paul Cocksedge and Studio Raw Material were among those shown as part of New York gallery Friedman Benda’s group exhibition highlighting sustainable approaches to design. Called Under Present Conditions, the show included collectible designs by 11 established and emerging talents from around the world, whose work deals in both social and

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Kunstsilo art gallery in Norway by Barcelona studios Mestres Wåge Arquitectes, BAX and Mendoza Partida. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. The Kunstsilo art gallery in southern Norway is located in a converted 1930s grain silo and was designed by Barcelona’s Mestres Wåge Arquitectes, BAX, and

Local studio Brandon Haw Architecture has created a masterplan for a development along the Brooklyn waterfront which will include five mixed-use towers created by design studios CookFox Architects, Rockwell Group and more. Totalling approximately 1 million square feet (92, 903 square metres) across 3.75 acres, Williamsburg Wharf will encompass residential, commercial, retail, and outdoor space

To kick off our North American Design 2024 series, which highlights independent furniture and object designers in North America, we showcase 10 studios creating unique objects in Detroit, Michigan. The first piece in our weekly series, which will draw attention to design studios in and around metropoles on the continent, focuses on the “lively and

Launching today, Dezeen’s North American Design 2024 series will define the state of independent design in North America, providing a cross-section of a different city each week. US editor Ben Dreith explains more. Dezeen has zeroed in on cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States, selecting independent furniture and product designers from each who

Terracotta-coloured facades and warm wood-lined interiors define Mid Terrace Dream, a terraced house in north London renovated and extended by local studio Collective Works. Collective Works has expanded the home, which it said was previously “run down”, with two adjoining pitched-roof volumes at the rear and a full dormer to expand its loft. Collective Works