The metaverse will allow you to "extend your body into architecture" says Fredrik Hellberg of Space Popular
The virtual world and the real world will become one and the human body will merge with fashion and architecture, according to speakers at Dezeen Club's metaverse meet-up event held at a virtual rooftop bar earlier this week. More
Sarit Shani Hay fills Soft Landscape installation with animal cushions
Designer Sarit Shani Hay has created Soft Landscape, a sculptural installation of cushioned animals in coastal landscapes for the Design Museum Holon that draws on the architecture of the museum itself. More
Het Nieuwe Instituut appoints Aric Chen as general and artistic director
Shanghai-based architecture and design curator Aric Chen has been named the new general and artistic director of Rotterdam's Het Nieuwe Instituut. More
Polestar to create "world's first climate-neutral car" by 2030
Electric car brand Polestar has revealed its plan to eradicate all carbon emissions from its production process to create a climate-neutral car by 2030. More
Ten lush rooftop gardens that serve as tranquil oases above the city
In the third of a trio of spring lookbooks this Easter weekend, we've rounded up ten verdant rooftop gardens including a penthouse garden in Australia and a stepped vegetable garden in Vietnam. More
Schemata Architects designs tiny Nakamata sweet shop in Maebashi
Tokyo studio Schemata Architects has designed a confectionery store in Maebashi, Japan, with a courtyard to help open up and revive a shopping street that was on the decline. More
Trama Arquitetos creates raw concrete house above cork tree grove in Braga
Portuguese architecture studio Trama Arquitetos has designed Cork Trees House, a concrete and Corten-steel clad home located on a slope above a grove of cork trees in Braga, Portugal. More
Ten architect-designed kitchens with terrazzo details
The terrazzo trend shows no sign of slowing down, with the decorative speckled material cropping up in residential projects as well as in restaurants and workspaces. For this lookbook, we've rounded up ten playful and practical terrazzo kitchens. More
Unemori Architects creates small blocky house on "tiny plot" in Tokyo
Japanese architecture studio Unemori Architects has designed a small house formed of several stacked boxes wrapped in corrugated steel on a 26-square-metre plot in Tokyo. More
Wine and Eggs is a colourful Los Angeles grocery with a European feel
Designer Adi Goodrich has created the interiors for Wine and Eggs, a neighbourhood grocery in Los Angeles' Atwater Village, with custom-made furniture and details that nod to Parisian cafes and Italian tobacconists. More
Assemble and Nelly Ben Hayoun among creative teams announced for "Festival of Brexit"
London studio Assemble and experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun are among 10 teams commissioned to create "ground-breaking" large-scale public projects for the UK event that's been dubbed the Festival of Brexit. More
Skene Catling de la Peña to transform Aalto-designed silo into cultural events space
London studio Skene Catling de la Peña and not-for-profit organisation Factum Foundation are set to turn the Toppila silo designed by architects Aino and Alvar Aalto in Oulu, Finland, into the Aaltosiilo cultural space. More
Eleven stylish home-working spaces that complement the decor
Home offices don't have to look like work offices. For this lookbook, we've rounded up eleven remote workspaces that don't compromise on style. More
Atelier Van Lieshout designs Brutus neighbourhood for artists in Rotterdam
Artist Joep van Lieshout has designed a brutalist-informed residential neighbourhood and a cluster of cultural buildings in Rotterdam as a "new model for urban renewal" that aims to foster an artistic community. More
Villa Korup is a weathering steel-clad home on the Danish island of Fyn
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter, in collaboration with Marshall Blecher and Einrum Arkitekter, has created a family home made entirely from cross-laminated timber that has been clad in weathering steel. More
Benjamin Hubert creates packaging and branding for wellness brand Never Go Alone
Benjamin Hubert's studio Layer has designed tactile packaging, a layered fabric face mask and the overall branding for Never Go Alone, a collection that aims to help protect against the coronavirus. More
Office interiors
Office interiors
SODA designs workspaces with "high-end retail aesthetic" for Liberty House
London studio SODA based the bold interiors of The Office Group's Liberty House offices on Regent Street on the colourful prints of the adjacent Liberty London department store. More
Pan Projects creates floating Teahouse Ø on Copenhagen canal
London architecture studio Pan Projects has designed Teahouse Ø as the first in a series of floating pavilions aimed at opening up Copenhagen's canals to the public. More
Ten inspiring outdoor living spaces for dining and socialising this summer
As spring approaches in the northern hemisphere, it's time to start preparing for sunnier days and warmer evenings. For this lookbook, we've rounded up ten inviting spaces featuring outdoor furniture for relaxed al-fresco dining and socialising. More
Team BLDG transforms factory bathhouse into skylit art gallery
Shanghai-based studio Team BLDG has turned the bathhouse of a former aluminium factory in Xiamen into an art gallery and studio called The Field for an artist who creates Buddha statues. More