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South African architecture studio SAOTA has completed an angular residence in the Los Angeles hills meant to provide privacy while drawing in the "calmness and serenity" of the surrounding landscape. The Stradella Ridge house sits on a steep, triangular property in Bel Air, an affluent neighbourhood in the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains. The

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a one-kilometre-long museum in China. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. This week, Japanese architect Junya Ishigami revealed the one-kilometre-long Zaishui Art Museum that stretches across a lake in China. The 20,000-square-metre, linear museum was designed as the entrance to a new development zone in Rizhao in

Dezeen School Shows: from a contemporary motel in Denver to outdoor toilets for hikers in the Rocky Mountains, we've selected ten student projects that focus on architecture and design in the US. Read more

Promotion: NCS Colour has released its latest colour report documenting its predicted colour trends in 2025 that highlight "a need to connect with nature". Read more

Mexican artist Gonzalo Lebrija has unveiled the sculptural El Faro lighthouse and art gallery on the Costalegre coast in western Mexico. Built on a peninsular as part of a wider development, El Faro was designed as an exhibition space and local "landmark", that will also operate as a lighthouse for local boats and fishermen. Lebrija

French studio Amelia Tavella Architectes referenced fossils for the textured stone facade of the Auguste Benedict School, which is designed to appear as though it has "emerged from the earth". Nicknamed Fossil Building by the studio, the long, low-lying structure sits at the bottom of a hill in the southern French village of Cabriès and

British studio RSHP has unveiled plans to overhaul the Bayeux Tapestry Museum in Normandy, France, adding an extension to exhibit the 70-metre-long, historic tapestry. RSHP's design will involve restoring the existing 17th-century museum and extending it to better display the embroidered cloth that depicts the lead-up to William I's conquest of England in 1066. The

Dezeen Showroom: Swedish studio Form Us With Love has collaborated with solid wood furniture brand Stolab on a collection of customisable dining chairs intended for use in a range of interiors. Chairs in the Alt Collection share a common seat design comprising a rounded square seat combined with a back made up of three upright pieces and a

Swedish automaker Polestar has begun taking orders for the Polestar 4 – the world's first mass-market car to have no rear window. The Polestar 4 is a five-door electric SUV coupé that has now gone on sale in Europe and Australia following on from its Chinese launch last year. The omitted rear window is a

Finnish brand Iittala's reinvention aims to build on its founding identity of "experimental, boundary-pushing" design, says its creative director in this interview with Dezeen. Finnish designer Janni Vepsäläinen, who joined Iittala last year from fashion brand JW Anderson, aims to make sure the brand stays relevant and innovative, something she believes is in its DNA. "[My]

The Dezeen team are reporting live from Stockholm Design Week in the Swedish capital (5-11 February) with updates throughout the day, including exclusive previews of products, installations and events.   5:30pm After a long day at the furniture fair, some of the Dezeen team are relaxing with raspberry cocktails in designer Gustaf Westman's Stockholm studio

Japanese brand Karimoku Case has redesigned an apartment on a hilltop in Tokyo, using wood and a neutral colour palette to create a "calm and serene atmosphere". Named Azabu Hills Residence, the project was designed by Karimoku Case – a studio developed by Karimoku Furniture in collaboration with design studios Keiji Ashizawa and Norm Architects. The

The Dezeen team are reporting live from Stockholm Design Week in the Swedish capital (5-11 February) . Read on for all the coverage from the first day (Monday 5 February) – and follow the live feed for today's activity!   6:00pm As the sun sets over Stockholm on the first day of Stockholm Design Week,

Design duo Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen has worked with furniture brand Norman Copenhagen on a collection of plant-based chairs, unveiled today as part of Stockholm Design Week. The Mat collection features two chairs; one is made from hemp – a type of cannabis plant, and the other combines this material with eelgrass, a marine plant similar