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Buritis House / Aguirre Arquitetura
© Israel Gollino architects: Aguirre ArquiteturaLocation: Uberlândia, BrazilProject Year: 2025Photographs: Israel GollinoArea: 550.0 m2
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Here's How They Clean the Balls in a Ball Pit
Ball pits, invented by designers Charlotte Rude and Hjördis Olsson-Une for Ikea in 1970, went on to become wildly popular. Fast food restaurants, amusement parks, play centers and community recreation facilities have all featured them.
To the wary parent, they seem like hotbeds of germs. Anecdotal stories (like these or these on Reddit, from people who worked at facilities with ball pits) of the slapdash way they're cleaned—or not cleaned—don't help the rumors:
- "A place I worked with a ball pit would just load up the balls in mesh bags and have one of the janitors drive through a...Hong Kong MX Lava Custard Mooncake and others
Who First Invented the Ball Pit? Two Young Ikea Designers, in 1970
In 1968, Charlotte Rude and Hjördis Olsson-Une were two young graduates of Sweden's Konstfack University, where they had studied art and design. The two moved to Älmhult, Sweden, where a glassworks was located; having caught the material exploration bug at design school, the two wanted to experiment with glass.
The pair had very little money and shared an apartment. To furnish it, they bought inexpensive leftover particle board from a nearby construction site, and built pieces they designed themselves.
Älmhult was also where Ikea had opened their first store, back in 1958, and was where their headquarters...
Poldina Classic lamp by Zafferano America
Dezeen Showroom: traditional table lamps are made cordless and rechargeable by Zafferano America in the Poldina Classic light, characterised by a pleated shade and statuesque aluminium body.
Zafferano America took the timeless aesthetic of classic restaurant table lighting and gave it a magnetic, rechargeable lighting module that shines for 10 hours after five hours of charging time.
The Poldina Classic lamp comprises a fabric shade and an aluminium baseUsers can select from three light temperature options – cool, warm or candlelight – which can each be dimmed by simply touching the base.
The base itself is made from aluminium and comes in Matte...
Hybrid Footwear Design: Combining the Best Parts of a Slipper and a Boot
Up until now, a slipper and a boot have been opposite pieces of footwear, functionally speaking. Slippers are soft, easy to pull on and made for padding around inside. Boots are stiff, require onerous lacing and are made to provide traction on rugged terrain.
This ReEmber Camp Slip On, by California-based footwear brand Teva, takes the best of both. It's soft and features a quilted upper for warmth, a grippy rubber outsole for traction, a cushioned footbed, a collapsible heel if you just want to jam them on, and a single strap if you need a little more fit.
Nautical Residential Beacon / Civic Architects
© Stijn Bollaert architects: Civic ArchitectsLocation: Amsterdam, The NetherlandsProject Year: 2024Photographs: Stijn BollaertArea: 1915.0 m2
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Urbanitree uses local materials and construction methods for African Flow School in Cameroon
Patterned walls of rammed-earth bricks and carpentry in local hardwoods celebrate "ancestral materials and methods" at the African Flow School, a kindergarten in Cameroon designed by Barcelona-based architecture studio Urbanitree.
The 1,600-square-metre school on the outskirts of Yaoundé in Soa was designed for the Missionary Daughters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.
The African Flow School features rammed-earth brick wallsThe school occupies a U-shaped brick structure that surrounds a communal courtyard, which was designed based on the mission's "flow" pedagogical model that uses spatial design to structure and inform learning.
Guided by this, Urbanitree approached the building itself as an "educational tool", using...
Five ideas that marked 20 years of Helsinki Design Week
On the heels of the 20th anniversary edition of Helsinki Design Week, Dezeen reporter Jane Englefield rounds up five enduring Finnish design principles she spotted at the city's biggest industry festival.
Helsinki Design Week 2025 took place from 5 to 14 September in various locations across Finland's capital. This year marked two decades of the event, offering a glimpse into the local design scene.
Finnish design is traditionally recognised for its utilitarianism and close relationship to nature. Here are five ways that architects and designers are continuing to channel time-honoured principles like these for a contemporary audience:
Photo courtesy of JKMM ArchitectsDemocratic design
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