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Amorim Cork Composites spotlights the versatility of cork

June 13, 2023 Dezeen staff 0

Promotion: architects and designers are increasingly finding new ways to use cork outside of cork stoppers as a way to reduce the carbon footprint of their projects, according to Portuguese company Amorim Cork Composites. As the innovation arm of the world’s largest cork producer Corticeira Amorim, Amorim Cork Composites, has seen a marked uptick in

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Oltre Terra exhibition calls for “constructive relationship” between humans and sheep

June 13, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Design duo Formafantasma has unveiled an exhibition at Oslo’s National Museum of Norway about the history and future of wool production, featuring a 1,700-year-old tunic and a carpet made from waste fibres. Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma created the Oltre Terra exhibition, curated by Hannah Eide, to unravel humanity’s past and present relationship

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Dezeen launches China edition of Dezeen Awards in partnership with Bentley

June 12, 2023 Benedict Hobson 0

Dezeen has launched a new edition of Dezeen Awards to celebrate the best architecture, interiors and design in China. Start your entry today! Dezeen Awards China is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, which has grown rapidly to become one of the most entered awards programmes on the planet and is a benchmark for

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This week we unveiled the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion

June 10, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

This week on Dezeen, we revealed the Serpentine Pavilion in London and reported from 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen. Named À Table, this year’s timber Serpentine Pavilion was designed by French-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh around a nine-sided table as a place to eat and gather. The pavilion is “a reflection of the times that we live in”,

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Helle Mardahl fills Copenhagen apartment with candy-coloured glass

June 9, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Danish designer Helle Mardahl has unveiled The Sensory Society, a 3 Days of Design exhibition that takes cues from Wes Anderson’s film The Grand Budapest Hotel. Mardahl filled an entire Copenhagen apartment with her colourful glass objects, creating installations that include a playful bar and a grand dressing table. The exhibition showcases new additions to

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Christian + Jade explores the Weight of Wood with exhibition at 3 Days of Design

June 7, 2023 James Parkes 0

Danish design studio Christian + Jade has created an exhibition in collaboration with wood flooring manufacturer Dinesen that explores the density of wood and its significance and history as a commodity. The Weight of Wood exhibition, which takes place at the Dinesen showroom as part of Copenhagen festival 3 Days of Design, was the result

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“Of course there’s a link between sustainability and inclusivity” says Katy Ghahremani in Climate Salon podcast

June 6, 2023 Calum Lindsay 0

Architects Katy Ghahremani, Shawn Adams and Sumele Adelana explore the link between sustainability and inclusivity in the third episode of our Climate Salon podcast series with SketchUp. Listen to the episode below or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts to catch the whole series. The third episode, titled Designing diversity into buildings, explores the role of architects in facilitating

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Tomás Saraceno adapts Serpentine gallery to welcome all species

June 2, 2023 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno has changed the HVAC and electrical system of the Serpentine gallery in London, in an effort to make an exhibition for all the nearby species. Titled Web(s) of Life, the exhibition presents some of the artist’s most recent and well-known environmentally focused works, while also encompassing interventions into the building itself. These

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Ten standout pavilions from the 2023 London Design Biennale

June 1, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

A giant wind chime, touch-sensing bio-textiles and windows for Ukraine are among the most intriguing installations from the London Design Biennale, which opens at Somerset House today. The biennale’s fourth edition was curated by the Nieuwe Instituut and its artistic director, Aric Chen. With the theme of The Global Game: Remapping Collaboration, the event aims

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Six architecture and design events in June from Dezeen Events Guide

May 31, 2023 Sophie Chapman 0

3 Days of Design, London Festival of Architecture and Design Shanghai are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this June. Among the other events taking place during the month are IMM Cologne, Design Miami/Basel and NeoCon. London Festival of Architecture 1 to 30 June, UK The 16th edition of the

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