Alice Finney

This week Hyundai released an electric version of a 1980s car

November 20, 2021 Alice Finney 0

This week on Dezeen, Korean car company Hyundai launched the Heritage Series Grandeur, an all-electric version of its 1980s saloon car. While the new version has the same boxy shape as the original Grandeur, it now also features pixel-style LED headlights and taillights and has been given a luxury interior makeover. Dezeen readers were appreciative of

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Conran and Partners designs open-plan office in Clerkenwell for its own headquarters

November 16, 2021 Alice Finney 0

The interior of Conran + Partners head office in London

Architecture studio Conran and Partners has moved its headquarters into an office in Clerkenwell, central London, that caters to the needs of post-pandemic working. The British studio, which was founded by the late designer Terence Conran, transformed an existing two-storey workspace in a building on Great Sutton Street into its new workspace. The studio’s new location

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This week Foster + Partners’ Tulip tower was rejected by the UK government

November 13, 2021 Alice Finney 0

An appeal has been launched for The Tulip by Foster + Partners

This week on Dezeen, the UK housing secretary dismissed planning proposals for a 305-metre-tall tourist attraction in the City of London over concerns about embodied carbon and the quality of its design. A letter published on Thursday by the UK government stated that the Tulip tower would cause damage “to the significance of designated heritage assets”.

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This week Foster + Partners’ Tulip tower was rejected by the UK government

November 13, 2021 Alice Finney 0

This week on Dezeen, the UK housing secretary dismissed planning proposals for a 305-metre-tall tourist attraction in the City of London over concerns about embodied carbon and the quality of its design. A letter published on Thursday by the UK government stated that the Tulip tower would cause damage “to the significance of designated heritage assets”.

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Cement and concrete industry publishes roadmap to reach net-zero emissions by 2050

October 15, 2021 Alice Finney 0

Forty leading international cement and concrete manufacturers have published a plan to eliminate carbon emissions from one of the world’s most polluting industries. The commitment has been made by members of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA). Together, they represent nearly 80 per cent of the industry outside China. Published ahead of next month’s

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Climate initiatives “desperately need the support of government” say RIBA climate report editors

October 8, 2021 Alice Finney 0

The authors of a RIBA report showing how construction can reduce its carbon emissions have urged people in the sector to endorse their findings to help pressure governments into taking action ahead of the COP26 climate conference. “The more endorsements we can get, the more powerful that message is,” said Maria Smith, editor of the

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Kim Kardashian launches first pop-up SKIMS store in Paris

October 4, 2021 Alice Finney 0

The beige interior of SKIMS pop up store in Paris

Art director Willo Perron has designed the first pop-up store for Kim Kardashian’s underwear brand SKIMS, which is in Paris and furnished with glossy, chunky display units and partitions. The temporary SKIMS store is located in a 2,800-square-metre ground floor space at the entrance of the Parisian department store Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann. Central to the store’s distinctive design

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Nine wooden cabins from Lake Annecy Cabin Festival

September 30, 2021 Alice Finney 0

Festival organiser Philippe Burguet picks nine of his favourite wooden structures from this year’s Cabin Festival, including a Japanese-style cabin and a playful teepee-shaped cabin with a swinging hammock. The Cabin Festival is held annually around Lake Annecy, a preserved area in Haute-Savoie, France that is internationally renowned for its scenic landscape and high water

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Bright Skies named Colour of the Year 2022

September 14, 2021 Alice Finney 0

A white archway with blue skies Dulux paint

A cool blue paint colour called Bright Skies has been named Colour of the Year 2022 by paint brand Dulux. Described by Dulux as “an airy, light blue” the colour was chosen as it “perfectly captures the optimism and desire for a fresh start that is the mood of the moment”. “The shared experience of

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Laura Owens covers Vincent Van Gogh exhibition in colourful handmade painted wallpaper

September 12, 2021 Alice Finney 0

American artist Laura Owens has covered the walls of an exhibition of Vincent van Gogh’s works in colourful handmade wallpaper. Currently on show at Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles, the exhibition Laura Owens and Vincent Van Gogh explores the relationship between the seminal artist and the contemporary painter. Seven of Van Gogh’s paintings, which have been

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