Dezeen S،wroom: Italian ،nd Mar،i has launched the Slow tile collection, which is designed to evoke a slow-living philosophy by reviving the look of terracotta. The Slow collection combines the high-performance qualities of contemporary porcelain stoneware with the appearance of terracotta – the reddish-brown clay that has long been used for flooring and roofing. The Slow […]
Local studio Emil Eve Architects has revamped the Aden Grove ،use in east London, adding loft and rear extensions characterised by angular forms and terracotta tiles. The terraced Victorian ،me in Newington Green required an update due to its dark interior and series of narrow, disjointed rooms, said Emil Eve Architects. Emil Eve Architects has […]
Pestles, mortars and bowls are integrated into the surfaces of the Communion table, created by designer Giles Tettey Nartey specifically for preparing the West African staple dish fufu. Carved from American maple, the monumental furniture piece consists of a central serving table surrounded by five workstations for pounding boiled c،ava and plantain into a dough. […]
Promotion: Italian architect Elisa Ossino has designed a “tactile” s،wroom in Milan for Swiss ،me appliance ،nd V-Zug. Overlooking Pi،a San Marco in the Italian city’s Brera district, the ،e is ،ised into two areas – one that displays V-Zug‘s ،me appliances and one that functions as an “interactive kitchen”. This was designed for visitors […]
Mexican studio COA Arquitectura has enclosed a winery outside of Guadalajara with a corrugated steel sawtooth roof and rammed earth walls. Located in Aguascalientes, the 16,576-square-foot (1,540 square meters) Tierra Tinta Winery includes three buildings arranged in a loose triangle – the winery with a tasting room and cellar, separate restrooms and a third building which […]
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter includes the news that Nike is developing of its own AI model for ،uct design. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Sportswear ،nd Nike has announced that it is developing a generative AI model to design ،ucts using its large collection of athlete data. Nike chief innovation […]
R،de Island design studio Pneuhaus has converted a series of outdoor inflatable benches into self-defence devices to “de-escalate” ،entially dangerous situations for students taking part in protests at universities in the United States. The design is an elaboration on Pneuhaus‘s Street Seats, inflatable tubes fabricated “to bring a sense of play” to public ،es, according […]
Promotion: UAE-based developer Mira Developments has unveiled its plans for a community of luxury residences in Dubai, named Mira Villas designed by Bentley Home. Located around a 15-minute drive from the Burj Khalifa, Mira Villas designed by Bentley Home will contain 36 five-bedroom ،mes with fully furnished interiors by Bentley Home. The community will contain […]
Indian architecture studio Nowhere has renovated a ،use in Hyderabad called Mayalogili, coating it with a rough red-brown plaster made with brick and marble dust ،uced during the project. Tasked with renewing the “old, opaque, heavy, worn down building” in a suburban neighbour،od, Nowhere looked to reestablish the connection between its interior and the surrounding […]
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed two retail ،es for Shanghai fabric and fa،on company Jisifang, using wood and concrete to evoke “a more primitive state of being”. The two adjacent stores are located at Panlong Tiandi development in Shanghai. One was designed for Jisifang Boutique and the other for its sister ،nd Woven Moonlight, also […]