article thumbnail

V&A's Tropical Modernism exhibition explores "the politics behind the concrete"

Deezen

London's Victoria and Albert Museum has launched its Tropical Modernism exhibition, which highlights the architectural movement's evolution from colonial import to a "tool of nation building".

Modern 124
article thumbnail

The Kardashians Are in Their Modern Farmhouse Era

Dwell

But as I watched this development over the past year, something tripped me up: Kris and Khloé were moving into modern farmhouses. He echoes Barraclough and tells me that modern farmhouses make a lot of sense in the strange city where the two live: Hidden Hills. The style, though trendy, seems a puzzling choice.

Modern 122
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

This week we created an explainer to Saudi mega-project Neom

Deezen

Jony Ive designed the coronation emblem for King Charles III As the United Kingdom gears up for the coronation of King Charles III in May, Buckingham Palace recruited former Apple design chief Jony Ive to create the official emblem for the event.

Project 128
article thumbnail

WEED'D is a collection of bongs that "can't be hidden when mum comes home"

Deezen

The [designs] stand in the middle between performing products and home decor objects," said WEED'D founder Stefano Aschieri, who recruited Bonanni as design director on the project. The bongs will be available at a launch event in Milan on 20 April, as well as online and at selected retailers in Italy, Switzerland and France.

Home 106
article thumbnail

Deep Retrofit Supply Chain Waiting For More Support

Westeck News

Canadians urgently need to adapt our homes to increasingly severe and frequent climate events. In 2023, Canada’s top ten weather events racked up an estimated $3.1 billion over five years for skill development, capacity building, and recruitment. Deep retrofits require unique skillsets.

article thumbnail

Ideal Standard just showed the industry how pop-up installations should look

Hotel Designs

. | Image credit: Villeroy & Boch After finding my land legs, once we arrived at the venue – a disused warehouse in the former shipyards of Artsenale di Veniezia – we were told that this was a carbon-neutral event, and that all of our travel was to be offset. Of course, colour is a key vehicle for expression and personalisation.

article thumbnail

Tongji University's College of Architecture and Urban Planning marks 70 years with Global Dean's Forum

Deezen

Promotion: Shanghai 's Tongji University is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its College of Architecture and Urban Planning with the Global Dean's Forum, a day-long event bringing together 11 major architecture schools from around the world. The school is now also starting to recruit post-doctoral researchers from abroad.