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This week on Dezeen, the architecture studio behind the Grenfell Tower refurbishment was excoriated in the final report of the public inquiry into the devastating 2017 fire. London-based Studio E, which refurbished the building, was determined to have"demonstrated a cavalier attitude to the regulations affecting fire safety" while working on the project, which included the The post This week on Dezeen the Grenfell Tower Inquiry concluded appeared first on Dezeen.

Art collective MSCHF has sliced off the tips of Italian furniture company Gufram's popular Pratone chair to highlight the "revolutionary" roots of contemporary design objects for a New York exhibition. Held at Perrotin gallery in the Lower East Side, the For Industry Plants exhibition was launched to create a dialogue between Gufram's participation in Italy's 1960s Radical The post MSCHF investigates radical roots of design by revealing the "innards" of Pratone chair appeared first on Dezeen.

Dezeen School Shows: a waterfront redevelopment that aims to mitigate flooding in Colombia is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Clemson University. Also included is a bridge that takes cues from the landscape of Charleston, USA, and a project that focuses on community initiatives to work towards sustainable spaces. Clemson University Institution: The post Clemson University spotlights ten architecture student projects appeared first on Dezeen.

Mexico-based Garza Studio has created a solid aluminium bench topped with two seating plates that move on top of a plane of steel bearing balls for the Collectible design fair in New York City. The project, called Move a Little Bit Further, allows two people sitting on top of it to move towards and away The post Garza Studio creates bench with seats that move on steel bearing balls appeared first on Dezeen.

A slatted floor is among the wooden features that fill the interior of Cooper House, the self-designed home of the founders of local practice S2B Studio in north London. Nestled in the garden of a listed building, Cooper House is designed by the husband-and-wife founders of S2B Studio to reference the history of the site, which The post S2B Studio separates levels of London home with slatted floor appeared first on Dezeen.

Developer Related Companies has released additional images of the SOM-master-planned Hudson Yards West development in New York, amidst an outcry from local advocates. First announced last year, the development is proposed for a disused rail yard to the west of Hudson Yards – a neighbourhood master-planned by KPF, with buildings including Diller Scofidio + Renfro's The post SOM unveils renderings of Hudson Yards West skyscraper and casino development appeared first on Dezeen.

A pale blue and terracotta-hued rear extension inspired by the warmth of the Caribbean has been added to a 1950s home in the suburbs of south-west London by local studio Artefact. Named Triangle House, the home overlooking Roseberry Park in Epsom has been extended by Artefact to create a new wing with a series of The post Artefact expands Epsom home with "optimistic" extension overlooking park appeared first on Dezeen.

In the run-up to this year's London Design Festival, we have selected ten installations, exhibitions and other standout projects taking place across the city from 14 to 22 September. Held over nine days, London Design Festival (LDF) will be located across 11 districts spread throughout the capital. The 22nd edition of the festival will include The post Ten must-see installations at London Design Festival 2024 appeared first on Dezeen.

Swedish industrial designer Gustaf Westman has collaborated with hosiery brand Swedish Stockings to create a limited-edition collection of tables made from recycled tights. Named Tights to Tables, each item in the collection was created using between 80 to 350 pairs of recycled nylon tights per table. "The size of the piece determines how many pairs we The post Gustaf Westman and Swedish Stockings transform nylon tights into "terrazzo-like" tables appeared first on Dezeen.

Tech start-up Pentaform has devised a potential solution to e-waste: making gadgets that dissolve in water and leave behind only their electronic components for recycling. Pentaform's idea involves making both the housing of an electronic product and its circuit board from a type of biodegradable and fully water-soluble plastic that the company is calling Aquafade. The post Aquafade water-soluble electronics provide way to tackle e-waste appeared first on Dezeen.