Wutopia Lab wraps Shanghai Book City in perforated aluminium
Perforated metal sheets form the facade of this renovated bookshop in Shanghai, China, which local studio Wutopia Lab has filled with 10,000 metres of shelving. More
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David Taylor forms "the world's most anonymous material" into aluminium lighting
Designer David Taylor has created Knuckle, a duo of lighting designs for Swedish furniture brand Hem that are characterised by their crimped corners made by forcibly bending square aluminium tubing. More
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Tom Fereday casts Cove Lounge chair out of aluminium waste
Australian designer Tom Fereday has created a chair made out of recycled aluminium that aims to celebrate the industrial aesthetic of the material. More
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REX creates "holy grail" combination of performance spaces in Providence
New York architecture studio REX has completed the "most automated" performance building in the world at Brown University's campus in Providence, Rhode Island. More
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Kriskadecor uses aluminium to create "warm and inviting" interiors
Promotion: metal-chain manufacturer Kriskadecor is challenging the perception of aluminium as a cold material with a series of projects where it is used to brighten an interior. More
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Lars Beller Fjetland designs "100 per cent recyclable" aluminium bench for Hydro
Norwegian designer Lars Beller Fjetland explains how his fully recyclable Bello! bench created for Hydro aims to showcase the possibilities of extruded aluminium in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More
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Digital House is an aluminium-clad micro home in Germany
German architects Julian Krüger and Benjamin Kemper have created Digital House, a micro home that can be built without using nails or screws and was designed to be easy to disassemble. More
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Hydro celebrates sustainable designer partnerships at London Design Festival
Promotion: aluminium and renewable energy company Hydro is exhibiting its collaboration with designer Lars Beller Fjetland at the London Design Festival, exploring how partnerships can help make the metals industry more sustainable. More
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Juan Campanini and Josefina Sposito clad Buenos Aires co-op in aluminium
Local architecture studio Juan Campanini, Josefina Sposito has concealed an urban apartment building behind a simple aluminium facade in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More
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Ten functional and elegant products and furniture designs made from metal
Dezeen Showroom: we've selected 10 products and furniture designs made from stainless steel, aluminium and chrome-finished metal listed on Dezeen Showroom. More
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ElasticoFarm raises house on stilts around central void in Italian park
Architecture studio ElasticoFarm has created a house on stilts around a suspended void nestled in the trees of a private park in Cambiano, a town to the southeast of Turin in northern Italy. More
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Loop Loop develops "world's first plant-based aluminium dying process"
Dutch design studio Loop Loop has pioneered a process of adding colour to aluminium using pigments made from plants rather than petroleum. More
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YN Studio wraps Dalston workspaces with translucent "X-ray" facade
A steel frame clad with aluminium and polycarbonate panels was designed to add an industrial feel to Bradbury Works, a retail and office building in Dalston, London, by local studio YN Studio. More
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Mexico City museum features "living facade" made of thousands of aluminium panels
Local architect Fernanda Ahumada and studio FR-EE have completed The National Biodiversity Pavilion in Mexico City with a facade of moving aluminium panels that responds to light and wind. More
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In Situ Studio cuts "hoop" opening in cantilevered welcome centre roof
Local architecture firm In Situ Studio wrapped an art museum visitor centre in Raleigh, North Carolina with darkened steel and cantilevered a roof with an aperture over its patio. More
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Lualdi's design process opens up "creative possibilities with materials and textures"
Promotion: Italian door brand Lualdi says that 2023 marks a new focus in its design process as it aims to create products with experimental combinations of textures and materials. More
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Marc Fornes designs bulging coral-shaped pavilion for Louis Vuitton
Designer Marc Fornes presented an organically shaped pavilion at Milan design week to accompany the most recent Objets Nomades furniture collection by fashion house Louis Vuitton. More
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Bello! bench by Lars Beller Fjetland for Hydro
Dezeen Showroom: Norwegian designer Lars Beller Fjetland has created a bench informed by the design of pasta for aluminium producer Hydro. More
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Gluck+ places colourful facades on affordable housing block in Brooklyn
US studio Gluck+ has completed Van Sinderen Plaza, a social housing project that stretches along an elevated subway line in a low-income district and is meant to be "a gateway for the community". More
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Chybik + Kristof creates aluminium research centre to "realise new spatial possibilities" of modular architecture
Architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has completed the angular Modular Research Centre in the Czech Republic, which is constructed from aluminium and aims to reframe ideas behind prefabricated construction. More
