Eight practical and beautiful concrete bathrooms around the world
Our latest lookbook explores eight bathrooms with striking concrete interiors, ranging from a Mexico City bathroom that also features a rough-hewn stone bathtub to a UK bathroom built around a "concrete sculpture". More
Tableau's Funct Feast exhibition aims to "bridge the gap between furniture and art"
Copenhagen studio Tableau has curated the Funct Feast exhibition of "functional art" and collectible design at the Älvsjö Gård venue as part of Stockholm Design Week . More
John Paino designs The Last of Us as a world where "civilisation is dead"
Production designer John Paino referenced tenement apartments, slums and Gazan camps when creating the set design for dystopian TV show The Last of Us, which also nods to the "fluorescent" colours of fungi. More
Jonas Bohlin and Christine Ingridsdotter create reusable Underbar as a "landscape of dreams"
Interior architect Jonas Bohlin has designed a bar featuring a wall made from dress shirts and a ceiling decorated with emergency blankets at Stockholm Furniture Fair. More
Now or Never exhibition visualises the carbon emissions of common materials
Swedish furniture designer Emma Olbers has created the Now or Never – 1kg CO2e exhibition at Stockholm Furniture Fair to showcase the climate impact of materials commonly used in architecture and furniture design. More
Karimoku opens Kyoto showroom informed by traditional houses and temple gardens
Designer Keiji Ashizawa has created the interior of Japanese furniture brand Karimoku's second showroom, which features a combination of its own wooden furniture and pieces by local artists and artisans. More
Halleroed combines futuristic and primitive for Acne Studios store in Chengdu
Fashion brand Acne Studios has opened its latest store in China, which was designed by Stockholm studio Halleroed and is located in the submerged SKP department store designed by Sybarite in Chengdu, China. More
Yves Béhar expands in Europe with launch of Fusedigital division
Designer Yves Béhar's studio Fuseproject has launched a digital division, Fusedigital, after acquiring Lisbon digital agency Mindshaker. More
Keiji Ashizawa draws on "whiteness of tofu" for tactile Saga Hirakawaya restaurant
Japanese designer Keiji Ashizawa paid homage to the food on offer when designing the Saga Hirakawaya tofu restaurant, which hopes to revitalise a depopulated community in Japan. More
Powerhouse Company adds Bunker Tower to brutalist 1970s building
Dutch studio Powerhouse Company has added a stepped, residential skyscraper to Eindhoven's monolithic bunker, turning the concrete building into a "friendly giant". More
David Thulstrup decorates Ikoyi restaurant with copper walls and curved metal-mesh ceiling
Copenhagen-based designer David Thulstrup drew on spice-making processes when designing the interior of London's Ikoyi restaurant, which features a variety of materials including copper and oak. More
Waugh Thistleton Architects designs "visibly sustainable" mass-timber office in London
London studio Waugh Thistleton Architects has unveiled the Black & White Building, a mass-timber office building designed for The Office Group in Shoreditch with a slatted tulipwood facade. More
San Siro stadium "will not be torn down" says Italy's undersecretary for culture
Italy's undersecretary for culture Vittorio Sgarbi has stated that Milan's iconic San Siro stadium, which was set to be replaced by a Populous-designed building, will not be demolished. More
Aedas designs arched skyscraper in Zhuhai to resemble local "auspicious stones"
Rock formations along the Zhuhai coast inspired architecture studio Aedas' design of the North Xingge Jinze skyscraper, which comprises two connected towers and has a cut-out sky garden. More
Opposite Office designs "dystopian" wall to protect National Congress of Brazil from rioters
Provocative architecture studio Opposite Office has designed the Castillo Congresso wall to encircle Brasília's National Congress and turn the Oscar Niemeyer-designed building into a "fortress to protect democracy". More
Azure co-founder Nelda Rodger dies aged 70
Nelda Rodger, the co-founder and editorial director of architecture and design magazine Azure, has passed away after a long illness. More
Keiji Ashizawa adds Blue Bottle Coffee shop to Kobe department store
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has created the interior of the Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Kobe's Hankyu department store, taking advantage of its display windows to connect the cafe with the street outside. More
Oscar Niemeyer government palaces damaged in Brasília riot
Supporters of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro have damaged the iconic Oscar Niemeyer-designed National Congress, Planalto Palace and Supreme Court buildings after storming the capital of Brasília. More
Ten modern homes with interiors informed by biophilic design
Biophilic design, which aims to create spaces in which humans are more connected to nature, is becoming increasingly popular. In this lookbook, we've gathered 10 interiors with soothing biophilic designs. More
Interior design trends for 2023 reflect "anger in the world" and post-covid community focus
Interiors will get weirder in 2023 with bolder colours, mushroom materials and less birch plywood, designers have told Dezeen. More