Berlin architects Gustav Düsing and Max Hacke have been awarded this year's Mies van der Rohe Award for Study Pavilion, a steel-framed university building in Germany. Düsing and Hacke, who founded their eponymous studios in 2015 and 2016 respectively, are the youngest people to have ever received the biennial accolade, also known as the European Union
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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features this year's Don't Move, Improve! awards shortlist. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Annual awards programme Don't Move, Improve! has revealed its shortlist for this year's competition, hosted by New London Architecture (NLA). A colourful home by Charles Holland Architects and a residence by Mike Tuck Studio
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Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has completed a cedar-wrapped house "inspired by the scattered boulders" that trail down the seaside property in Hubbards, Nova Scotia. Known as Rockbound, the 4100-square foot (380-square metre) home sits on a rocky, sloped three-acre site overlooking a bay that connects the property to Peggy's Cove, a national historic site
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The windmill sails of the Moulin Rouge, an iconic 135-year-old cabaret venue in Paris, collapsed to the ground in the early hours. Just before 2am this morning, the four blades attached to a red-painted windmill on top of the Moulin Rouge venue fell off and landed bent in front of the building, according to newspaper
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Dezeen Showroom: Italian stone brand Antolini has updated its Cristallo Vitrum tableware collection, adding a material combination that evokes the look of glacial ice. Titled Cristallo Vitrum "Wow", the new variation features translucent natural quartz stone paired with satin gold-finished steel. The play of cloudy and transparent sections and delicate amber veining gives the stone a
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US studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has designed four skyscrapers and a series of public spaces in Toronto, which will be the studio's first built project in Canada. Developed by Madison Group and totalling two million square feet (185,806 square metres) the project will consist of two individual properties holding two skyscrapers each, which will host
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Promotion: Design Hotels has launched its study Neuroaesthetics – Design for the Mind, which looks at how technological and cultural aesthetics impact human behaviour, with a talk at Milan design week. Read more
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish designer Pablo Regaño has created a chair for Polish furniture company Artu designed to resemble a wicker basket. The Cesto chair has a simple form made up of metal tubes and slats, and is intended for outdoor use thanks to the material's durability. The name of the chair comes from a Spanish
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Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Casalgrande Padana looked to the central Alps for inspiration for its Stonetech collection of porcelain tiles. Casalgrande Padana considers the Stonetech collection an embodiment of its latest research and innovation, with a full-body structure that means the inner layers or the tile are identical to the top surface, so the appearance of
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British studio Mole Architects has created Alde Valley Barn, a brick-clad holiday home on a farmyard in Suffolk that dates back to the 17th century. The four-bedroom house replaces a steel-framed barn, which was added to the farm in the English town of Aldeburgh in the 20th century. Mole Architects' design is deliberately simple, referencing the
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Ahead of this summer's Olympic Games in Paris, design offices Concepto and Studio 5.5 have installed 350 street lights made from salvaged scaffolding poles and lampposts in the athletes' village. The lighting project is part of a scheme overseen by the Olympic Games delivery authority Solideo with the aim to reduce carbon emissions by 47
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Indonesian architecture practice Dhaniē & Sal has completed Mawi Garage in South Tangerang, creating a steel structure that references the engineering of the cars and motorcycles inside. The client, a car collector, tasked the local practice with renovating an existing 488-square-metre shed that housed his extensive fleet, as well as extending it to add a
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Fashion house Loewe unveiled lamps created by 24 international artists during Milan design week in an exhibition that featured materials ranging from birch twigs and horse hair to leather and Japanese washi paper. The Loewe Lamps presentation took place within a single room at the historic Palazzo Citterio in Milan's Brera district. Loewe, which was
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Dezeen Showroom: solid surface brand HIMACS by LX Hausys has unveiled five undermounted basins that aim to offer inclusive bathroom design solutions with stylish appearances. The newly released HIMACS undermounted basins range includes basins designed for use in multigenerational households and for users with reduced mobility, and comes in a selection of refined colourways. The
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Ecco hosted a workshop during Milan design week inviting visitors to customise its latest leather innovations with natural dyes, as captured in a video produced for the brand by Dezeen. The workshop took place as a part of Material Matters, an exhibition hosted by the footwear and lifestyle brand at cultural space and design store
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Schiaparelli creative director Daniel Roseberry has collaborated with artist F Taylor Colantonio on a collection of sculptural bronze and silk furniture that includes a chair-lamp hybrid. The starting point for the creative collaboration was the neoclassical theme of the Toilet of Venus, a subject that was popular in the sixteenth century. The Schiaparelli collection includes
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You can still feature in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide for the upcoming 3 Days of Design festival, which takes place in Copenhagen from 12 to 14 June 2024. If you're hosting an event – including open showrooms, product launches, exhibitions and installations, talks and tours – in the Danish capital's 11 design districts, make sure you're listed in the
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Cecilie Manz and Jasper Morrison are among a group of designers who have added "a little glamour" to the humble cane as part of an exhibition at the Triennale Milano for Milan design week. Curated by Japanese designer Keiji Takeuchi, the show features 18 different takes on the walking stick, including a version for off-roading
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