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Watch the third session of DesignMarch’s talks focusing on designing for the human senses

April 24, 2024 Simon Volt 0

Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a day of talks on the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances. Watch the concluding session here from 2:30pm London time. DesignTalks is a programme of panel discussions that take place at the Henning Larsen Architects-designed Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavík,

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Watch the second session of DesignMarch’s talks exploring how design can dismantle cultural barriers

April 24, 2024 Simon Volt 0

Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a day of talks exploring the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances. Watch the second session here from midday uk time. DesignTalks is a programme of live talks that take place at the Henning Larsen Architects-designed Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavík,

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Watch the first session of DesignMarch’s talks on architecture’s role in community empowerment

April 24, 2024 Simon Volt 0

Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a day of talks focusing on the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances. Watch the first session here from 10am. DesignTalks comprises a series of discussions that take place at the Henning Larsen Architects-designed Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. Streaming on

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DesignMarch live talks will focus on the role of design in addressing global imbalances

April 23, 2024 Simon Volt 0

Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a programme of talks by leading designers exploring the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances in the creative industry. To kickstart the festival, a programme of talks will take place throughout the day on 24 April 2024, which will be live streamed from the Henning

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V-Zug unveils neutral-toned showroom during Milan design week

April 15, 2024 Simon Volt 0

Swiss homeware brand V-Zug has opened its inaugural Milan showroom, combining soft hues and natural materials with high-tech appliances, as captured in this video produced by Dezeen. Called V-Zug Studio Milan, the showroom was designed by Italian architect and interior designer Elisa Ossino to encapsulate a “poetic simplicity” through blending objects crafted from natural materials with

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Shaw Contract reveals the winners of its 2023 Design Awards

October 19, 2023 Simon Volt 0

A hotel overlooking a Japanese castle and a neurodiversity-friendly office building are among the winners of Shaw Contract’s 2023 Design Awards, revealed in this video produced for the brand by Dezeen. Global flooring company Shaw Contract recognised five winners in the 18th edition of its Design Awards, which celebrate impactful living, working, learning and healing

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Architecture and design highlights from Glastonbury 2023 captured in Dezeen video

July 6, 2023 Simon Volt 0

This exclusive video shot by Dezeen features some of the best installations featured at this year’s Glastonbury festival, including outlandish stages and a mushroom mycelium pavilion. Glastonbury represents a huge exercise in production design and temporary architecture structures from across different disciplines, with over 100 stages, installations and sculptures for visitors to discover.   View

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Video reveals reconfigurable cabin in Dutch national park

June 20, 2023 Simon Volt 0

This video shows Cabin Anna, a modular timber cabin created by architectural designer Caspar Schols with sliding walls that open its interior up to the elements. Cabin Anna was constructed from a flat-pack structure and comprises sections of wood, metal and glass mounted on sliders that allow its form to be reconfigured.   View this post

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Vitra relocates Kazuo Shinohara’s “geometric” Umbrella House from Tokyo to its German campus

July 15, 2022 Simon Volt 0
Umbrella House at Vitra by Kazuo Shinohara

Vitra Design Museum has collaborated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology to relocate one of Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara’s last remaining homes from Tokyo to its architecture park in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Vitra recently unveiled the house, which was originally built in 1961 in Nerima, Tokyo, and was set to be demolished to make

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