Design

The first building to ever win the RIBA Stirling Prize, the 29-year-old Centenary Building at the University of Salford, is threatened with demolition. Completed in 1995 by British studio Hodder+Partners, the university building could be demolished as part of a major redevelopment of the surrounding area called Adelphi Village. The Centenary Building was labelled Britain’s […]

Dezeen Showroom: created by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Ligne Roset, the Ploum sofa combines stretchy fabric with button-like detailing to create a unique and instantly recognisable shape. The Ploum sofa was first released in 2011 and designed by the Bouroullec brothers to deliver exceptionally high levels of comfort. The Ploum sofa has an instantly recognisable

A shelter for Gaza and a traditional Ahwari reed house are among the pavilions at this year’s Dubai Design Week, which explored using natural and circular materials to expresses their context. The festival’s landmark 10th edition featured work by more than a thousand designers from over 50 countries including more or less “every single country

Spanish design studio Masquespacio has created a trio of colourful clay lamps called Ceramic Blossom, combining 3D-printed and hand-moulded elements. Presented as part of the Isola exhibition during Dubai Design Week, Ceramic Blossom is a mini collection of three conical floor lamps finished in baby pink, lilac and light green. Ceramic Blossom is a trio

Lebanese designer Najla El Zein has created the Us, Her, Him elongated, limestone benches at Flag Plaza in Doha, Qatar. The sculptural benches, which were designed to reflect the complexity and importance of human connections, were made from 313 meters of hand-sculpted limestone. “The vision behind Us, Her, Him was to capture the nuanced experience