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Pinwheel house by JM Architecture resembles “a white pebble in the landscape”

July 4, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Glossy white-concrete panels clad this holiday home with a pentagonal plan in Italy, which has been designed by Milan studio JM Architecture. The dwelling is named Pinwheel after its distinctive shape, which was JM Architecture’s solution for the client’s “only request” – that it offers views of both the nearby Lake Maggiore and surrounding alpine

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WA One Lakes Houses / Elias + Vermaasen Arquitectos Asociados

July 4, 2023 Benjamin Zapico 0

A Window to the Lake. From the first visits to Bariloche touring lands, we noticed that there are very few places that allow the lake to be seen from the street. This got us thinking and it started to become the guiding idea of our project. “Maintaining public views and intervening as little as possible in the lot.” That is why we respect the natural slopes of the place, channel the existing stream, and leave the view clear towards the lake.

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David Adjaye accused of sexual misconduct by three women

July 4, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye has been accused of sexual assault and harassment by three former employees, with one making a criminal complaint against him. The allegations, which have been detailed in an investigation by British newspaper the Financial Times (FT), come from three women who worked for Adjaye in 2018 and 2019. According to the

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Fred Rigby Studio creates dried flower meadow inside Lestrange’s Coal Drops Yard store

July 4, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Forest sounds and furnishings made from storm-stricken trees bring elements of nature into this menswear boutique in London’s King’s Cross, designed by local practice Fred Rigby Studio. The store is the fourth outpost from men’s fashion brand Lestrange and was conceived based on blueprints by biophilic design expert Oliver Heath, combining greenery with reclaimed and

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There’s still time to be listed on Dezeen’s digital guide for London Design Festival 2023

July 4, 2023 Sophie Chapman 0

You can still list your London Design Festival 2023 event on Dezeen’s Events Guide’s digital guide to the festival, which takes place in venues across the city from 16 to 24 September. The festival offers a programme of exhibitions, installations, tours, open showrooms, workshops, talks and networking opportunities, as well as the Design London trade

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The Renaissance of the Sofa: Innovations, Atypical Shapes, and Anthropometry

July 4, 2023 Enrique Tovar 0

The earliest vestiges of furniture in society can be traced back to the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt when the armchair of Queen Hetepheres I (ca. 2600 BC) was discovered. This armchair marked a significant milestone in the history of furniture. It is not surprising, therefore, that the chronology of furniture is intertwined with architectural, pictorial, and sculptural expressions of the time, where these elements often act as witnesses and, in exceptional cases, as central objects in the history of art and design.