Новости за 23.05.2024

During this year's NYCxDesign festival, local designer Riley Hooker has created a modular and twisting inflatable seating system informed by "slime mold" meant to acts as a gathering place in times of "crisis". Fabricated by Rhode Island design studio Pneuhouse and created in collaboration with designer Nick Meehan, SIT(UATION) was installed in Creative Time HQ

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features IKEA's reveal of its first product range for pets, Utsådd. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Swedish furniture brand IKEA has collaborated with rehoming centre Woodgreen Pets Charity to create the Utsådd collection, its first product range for pets. The collection, which includes 29 pieces such

Brooklyn design bookstore Head Hi has showcased lamps made by 54 different designers for its annual group show during NYCxDesign. The fifth annual Head Hi Lamp Show happened in a long Soho loft with white-painted walls and wood flooring, having moved from its previous Brooklyn location. At the entrance was a bar area with two

Promotion: Italian furniture brand Flexform has created the Somewhere magazine, which highlights its sofas and armchairs, for "homes that make people feel welcome". Named Somewhere, the magazine was created to emphasise how Flexform's furniture is "able to express your personality. Where you feel at home," the brand said. While the products in the collection are already

Dezeen Showroom: designer Samuel Wilkinson has created a contemporary take on traditional timber armchairs with Yõso, manufactured by British brand Allermuir. Yõso is a solid oak wood chair that combines elements of classic timber furniture design with modern refinement and a contemporary sense of detail. Its simple appearance belies the complexity of the design, which required

Dezeen Showroom: British art and design studio Ben Rousseau has released a contemporary version of a traditional wall clock that features a digital display set into a glossy black face. Tempus Obsidian timepieces display the time via an illuminated wall-mounted fixture that has a dark, mirrored surface reminiscent of Obsidian, a type of naturally occurring

We've selected six US-based roles available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Anacapa Architecture, Bryan O'Sullivan Studio and Walker Warner Architects. Read more

A vaulted ceiling clad in wooden slats features inside Harriet's House, a cottage in Tasmania extended by local studio So Architecture. Located in the city of Launceston, the 50-square-metre addition replaces two dated extensions previously added to the rear of the Georgian-style dwelling. As the site of the cottage is overlooked on both sides, So Architecture

Architecture studio Artefact has created an installation for Clerkenwell Design Week using bricks made of stone instead of fired clay, which the manufacturers claim emit 75 per cent fewer greenhouse gases in their production. The temporary shelter, called Brick from a Stone, consists of a colonnade with six columns and was designed by Artefact using stone bricks

Against all odds, design festival We Design Beirut is going ahead this week. In this interview, organiser Mariana Wehbe tells Dezeen why she was determined to make it happen. We Design Beirut is the Lebanese capital's first design week in five years, following a series of catastrophes that have reshaped the city. Initially scheduled for

Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Ibebi has released a versatile table designed for use in workplaces that can be folded away for easy storage. Tam Tam was created to enhance the adaptability of office spaces, facilitating work surfaces that can be easily moved around and put aside when necessary. The tables feature a centrally-placed hinge that allows

This year's Lisbon by Design features design pieces, craftworks and collaborative installations made in Portugal exclusively for the design fair, which is hosted in the city's Gomes Freire Palace. Now in its fourth edition, the annual event showcases furniture, lighting and decorative objects as solo and collaborative installations in a series of rooms. Lisbon by Design

Students from London Metropolitan University worked with Benchmark to create a range of products using the furnituremaker's wood offcuts and objects gathered from the streets of London for Clerkenwell Design Week. A group of second and third-year students from the university's undergraduate degree in product and furniture design participated in the project, called Aldgate Gold after

With just one week left to enter Dezeen Awards 2024, we're spotlighting seven changes we've introduced to our categories this year. Read more

International group Design Holding has rebranded to Flos B&B Italia Group to draw attention to "foundational brands" Flos and B&B Italia. The company, which also owns brands Louis Poulsen, Maxalto, Arclinea and Azucena, changed its name to give more prominence to the founding Italian lighting and furniture brands. "The rebranding aligns our corporate name with our

The Big Roof is a flexible educational and storage space in eastern England, created by British practices Invisible Studio and Mole Architects for the Forest School Camps charity. Described by Invisible Studio and Mole Architects as a "big shed", the project replaces three dilapidated agricultural buildings in the Cambridgeshire Fens previously used by the educational

Dezeen Showroom: workplace furniture brand Narbutas has launched a sit-stand desk designed to be assembled and ready to use in just nine minutes. The Q-Active desk was created to fit the requirements of a modern office by delivering comfort and ergonomics as well as a dynamic character. It also saves companies the time and labour that