Brooklyn architecture studio Allied Works has created a building with interlocking boxy forms clad in sandstone and steel for the Palmer Museum of Art in University Park, USA. The sprawling structure serves as a home to The Pennsylvania State University's (Penn State) art collections, which fill the galleries and storage areas of the 73,000-square-foot (6,781
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Dezeen Showroom: moss, falling leaves and willow trees are among the reference points for a collection of carpet tiles created by Belgian flooring brand Modulyss. Modulyss created the Handcraft collection to bring the beauty of nature indoors, with each mix-and-matchable design referencing a different plant or type of terrain. Moss incorporates subtle furry, moss-like textures,
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Dezeen Showroom: Italian studio AMDL Circle has created the Typo office chair for furniture brand Mara, which is characterised by its playfully bent form. Read more
A minimalist exterior of white render and local stone paving reference the traditional architecture of Italy's Salento region at Casa Ulìa, a villa by local architecture studio Margine. Named Casa Ulìa, or Olive House, after the trees on the site, the 480-square-metre dwelling near Lecce was completed for a couple who wanted an "oasis of
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A swooping tiled roof will be the defining feature of Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian extension designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, which is nearing completion in Lisbon. Due to open this September, the extension will form a new entrance for the art museum and become Kengo Kuma and Associates' first completed project in Portugal.
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Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando has created a snake-informed watch as the latest addition to Bulgari's Serpenti range. Named Serpenti Tuboga x Tadao Ando, the collection of four watches are Ando's take on Bulgari's Serpenti range of jewellery where each piece has a form of a stylised serpent with head and tail. "Tadao Ando
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Dezeen Showroom: the classic garden pergola is given a contemporary twist in the Cosmo pavilion, designed by studio AMDL Circle for fellow Italian company Ethimo. The Cosmo pavilion is designed to frame outdoor furniture settings while bringing a sense of cosiness and protection from the elements. The product especially comes into its own in the
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As TikTok and other platforms become increasingly flooded with home-styling ideas, Michelle Ogundehin shares advice on how to navigate changing trends in the era of ubiquitous social media. Newspaper journalists are often keen for a quote on "the latest trends". What do I think of polka dots? What about red paint: hot right now, non?
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In this week's comments update, readers are discussing renderings released by Dolce & Gabbana of a supertall skyscraper in Miami, which will be the brand's first residential tower. Created in collaboration with New York architecture practice Studio Sofield, the 90-storey tower will reach 320 metres high. "Another example of kitsch moderne!" Commenters had mixed responses.
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Argentinian artist Pilar Zeta has joined Dezeen Awards 2024 as a judge. Here, she selects five projects that best reflect her work. Read more
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has created a one-off glass sculpture for whisky distillery The Dalmore to present a bottle of the brand's single malt whisky. Named The Dalmore Luminary No.2 Rare Sculpture, the piece was created as the second in a series designed to raise money for the V&A Dundee museum. The first piece –
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Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama collaborated with hundreds of craftspeople to create Purple Hibiscus, a handsewn installation of bespoke pink cloth covering the brutalist lakeside terrace of London's Barbican Centre. Purple Hibiscus is Mahama's first bright-coloured installation, finished in pink to contrast with London's "grey weather". "Why not pink?" he told Dezeen at the Barbican. "The
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