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Zenga Bros create convertible office furniture for skateboarding breaks

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Vancouver-based creative studio Zenga Bros has created a series of furniture pieces that convert into skate ramps, rails and quarter pipes as a “radical way to transform office space”. Supported by watch brand Swatch, the Skate Break collection consists of five pieces of furniture including an oversized steel lamp and a boardroom table that can […]

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Mara lists versatile workspace furnishings on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: 2024 has seen Italian design brand Mara list a selection of its products on our platform, including minimalist seating, tables and storage. Mara’s collaboration with Italian studio AMDL Circle resulted in the Typo office chair, which has a distinctively wrinkled, bent metal frame. Typo stands out for its use of crinkled metal This

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Lichao Architecture Design Studio combines "meticulous repair" with modern additions for Wuzhen Rural Brewery

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Chinese studio Lichao Architecture Design Studio has transformed an abandoned brewery in Zhejiang, China, into a creative park, retaining its industrial character with additions in reclaimed brick and weathered steel. The 25,400-square-metre site in the historic water town of Wuzhen was originally developed in the 1950s as an extensive factory campus containing production facilities, offices

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Maths designs wood-panelled BAO City restaurant with "moody cinematic feel"

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Sculptural light fixtures, glossy materials and deep red hues define BAO City in London, which also features karaoke rooms informed by Taipei, New York and Tokyo. BAO London’s in-house design studio Maths aimed to create an intimate wood-panelled space for the restaurant and took design cues from its location in the City of London. BAO

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Forensic Architecture creates interactive map to show the "compounding effect" of attacks on Gaza

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Research group Forensic Architecture has developed an interactive map depicting the destruction of buildings, infrastructure and aid in Gaza, which it claims reveals patterns in Israel’s military conduct. Forensic Architecture conducted independent research using data from open sources and third-party organizations to create the interactive platform titled A Cartography of Genocide, which features a map

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ARB finds architects suffer higher levels of discrimination and sexual misconduct than other professions

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Research into architecture workplace culture conducted by the UK’s Architects Registration Board has revealed widespread bullying, discrimination and sexual misconduct in the profession. The Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) workplace culture report found that architecture professionals experience higher levels of discrimination and sexual misconduct compared to other professions that have published comparable research, including academia and

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"Innovative, original and very distinct – it's also an eyesore" says commenter

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In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a museum in China with a peaked form clad in handmade ceramic tiles by Kengo Kuma and Associates. The roof of UCCA Clay Museum is defined by a series of peaks, cloaked with 3,600 handmade ceramic tiles in various shades of brown, intended to celebrate the “warmth

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Hsin Min Chan turns fictional creature into nose-to-tail eating experience

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Taiwanese designer Hsin Min Chan served up the head, skin and tail of an imaginary creature – all made from vegetarian food waste – at a dinner event during Dutch Design Week. The project, Exotic as a Species, saw Chan create an illusionary version of nose-to-tail eating. The Netherlands-based designer wanted to show the value

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Made.com Christmas gift guide features rugs, jugs and tumblers

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Promotion: Dezeen has teamed up with online retailer Made.com to put together a Christmas gift guide, including rich wool rugs, coloured glasses and hand-painted jugs. British online furniture and homewares platform Made.com offers a range of products to allow its audience to curate “unique, quality design” within their homes. This festive season, the retailer is

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