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Traditional design techniques are “alive and well” in Le Salon de Septembre exhibition

November 19, 2023 Natasha Levy 0

Old and new blurred together in this exhibition at Paris’ GSL Gallery, which celebrated contemporary creatives who observe design traditions of the past. Le Salon de Septembre was the inaugural exhibition to be held at GSL Gallery, a factory-turned-arts space in Paris’ Patin neighbourhood run by creative collective The Guild of Saint Luke. Guided by

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Daisuke Yamamoto presents recycled steel chairs under Milan railway arch

November 16, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Japanese designer Daisuke Yamamoto presented recycled steel chairs on podiums of the same material as part of an exhibition in Milan, which has been shortlisted for a 2023 Dezeen Award. Yamamoto’s Flow project explores ways to minimise industrial waste by focusing on a single material – light-gauge steel (LGS). Commonly used in construction as a

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Casalgrande Padana releases five varied tile collections

November 15, 2023 Dezeen staff 0

Promotion: Italian brand Casalgrande Padana has released five tile collections suitable for a range of interior and exterior spaces. Casalgrande Padana specialises in the design and manufacturing of tiles and its Petra range is designed to mimic the textural appearance of natural stone. The tile’s dimensional finish nods to the organic variation in colour found

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D/Dock creates immersive exhibition space inside 19th-century Amsterdam gasworks

November 15, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Creative studio D/Dock has transformed a hall inside Amserdam’s former Westergasfabriek gasworks into Fabrique des Lumières – billed as the largest immersive art centre in the Netherlands. Commissioned by Parisian company Culturespaces, D/Dock’s design and build team transformed the double-height 3,800-square-metre hall into an exhibition space where bright, colourful artworks are projected across the floor

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Ruth De Jong draws upon Nope set design for Chicago Architecture Biennial

November 10, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Production designer Ruth De Jong has installed a house modelled on her set design for director Jordan Peele’s film Nope at the Chicago Architecture Biennial as part of a series of installations exploring horror and architecture. The installation is a life-size recreation of the facade and front porch of a ranch home featured prominently in

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Worsening natural hazards an “opportunity” to rethink cities says Rebuild By Design head Amy Chester

November 10, 2023 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

The increasing need to protect cities from environmental hazards is a chance to transform communities for the better, says Rebuild By Design managing director Amy Chester in this interview conducted as part of Dezeen’s Designing for Disaster series. Rebuild by Design began in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in New York as a competition run

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Dezeen Awards China 2023 Designers of the Year shortlist revealed

November 9, 2023 Kaia Wang 0

Dezeen has announced the Designers of the Year shortlist for the inaugural Dezeen Awards China, which includes Mario Tsai, OPEN Architecture and Ziin Life. The Designers of the Year award rewards the best emerging and established talent or studio across architecture, interiors and design, and recognises those whose innovative work has made a notable impact on

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Seven architecture and design events in China in November

November 8, 2023 Christina Yao 0

The largest solo exhibition from MAD Architects in Shenzhen and the month-long Festival of Design in Shanghai are among the architecture and design events taking place in China featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Other events taking place this month in China include an exhibition documenting Renzo Piano’s work at OōEli in Hangzhou, his first

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Chicago Architecture Biennial fills postmodern Thompson Center with installations

November 7, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

A wooden pavilion shaped by dehydration and banners made from found urban objects are on show at Chicago’s James R Thompson Center for the Chicago Architecture Biennial. The Floating Museum, an art collective and curator for the fifth Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB 5), collaborated with stakeholders of the iconic, Helmut Jahn-designed structure to array a

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Dezeen Awards China 2023 architecture shortlist revealed

November 6, 2023 Kaia Wang 0

Dezeen has announced the 34-strong architecture shortlist for the inaugural Dezeen Awards China, which includes buildings by Trace Architecture Office, AIM Architecture and Thomas Heatherwick. The shortlisted projects, which are in the running for awards in seven different architecture project categories, represent the best buildings recently created in the country. Among the projects, which are

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