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Crafting the Present reveals manufacturing techniques behind mid-century furniture classics

June 14, 2024 Amy Frearson 0

The 3 Days of Design exhibition from Danish furniture brand Fredericia reveals how iconic designs by Hans J Wegner and Børge Mogensen have been subtly adapted in line with today’s standards. On show at the Fredericia headquarters in Copenhagen, Crafting the Present showcases the craft processes, tools and makers behind the brand’s furniture. Curated by

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Foster + Partners and NEON create colourful pavilions from “everyday” building materials

June 11, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

British studios Foster + Partners and NEON have created pavilions made from building materials, including ducting and recycled scaffolding, for this year’s London Festival of Architecture. Located on plazas outside office buildings developed by Brookfield Properties, the two pavilions were designed as colourful gathering spaces that aim to encourage discussions around recycling. “Designed as landmarks,

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Eduardo Souto de Moura and Liz Diller create cork installations for Lisbon

June 11, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Liz Diller, Eduardo Souto de Moura and Yves Béhar are among six architecture and design studios that have created cork installations for the City Cortex program in Lisbon. Curated by Guta Moura Guedes and produced by the world’s largest cork processing group, Amorim, City Cortex challenged architects to create sculptures and installations that would expand

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The world is “over-branded” says Karim Rashid at Design Doha

June 5, 2024 Dezeen staff 0

Promotion: the world is under-designed and over-branded, designer Karim Rashid argued on stage at Design Doha Forum. Rashid was speaking as part of a panel titled “Branded Futures: Will Our Lives and Our Cities Become Over-Designed?” that formed part of the Design Doha Forum (DDF). Tackling issues of branding and urbanism and exploring potentially excessive design within

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Recycling “breakthrough” could usher in zero-emissions cement

May 31, 2024 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have devised a way of cheaply producing low-carbon concrete at scale by making use of waste cement and the steel industry’s electric arc furnaces. The method developed by the engineers involves recycling old cement from demolished buildings by heating it up and reactivating the compounds within it. Key to

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Inga Sempé celebrates the joyful mess of everyday life in The Imperfect Home

May 31, 2024 Amy Frearson 0

A full-size home interior installed inside the Triennale Milano showcases furniture and homeware by French designer Inga Sempé alongside dirty dishes, hanging laundry and personal trinkets. The Imperfect Home is a retrospective exhibition showcasing over 100 objects developed by Sempé since she founded her Paris-based studio back in 2001. Designed with interiors office Studio A/C,

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Five architecture and design events in June from Dezeen Events Guide

May 31, 2024 Sophie Chapman 0

Design Shanghai, New Designers and NeoCon are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this June. Other events taking place during the month include design festivals London Festival of Architecture and 3 Days of Design. London Festival of Architecture 1 to 30 June 2024, UK The 17th edition of the London Festival

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Five architecture and design events in June from Dezeen Events Guide

May 31, 2024 Sophie Chapman 0

Design Shanghai, New Designers and NeoCon are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this June. Other events taking place during the month include design festivals London Festival of Architecture and 3 Days of Design. London Festival of Architecture 1 to 30 June 2024, UK The 17th edition of the London Festival

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Canadian court declares Krista Kim copyright owner of “first NFT digital house in the world”

May 30, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

The Federal Court of Canada has declared that Krista Kim is the “sole author” of Mars House, after the artist became embroiled in a copyright dispute over the NFT-backed digital home. Kim sought a declaration of copyright ownership for Mars House in response to a dispute over the intellectual property of the digital home between

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