João Teixeira's Simple, Alluring, Bent Plywood Tokyo Bench

This bent plywood Tokyo bench is by Portuguese furniture designer João Teixeira.

The bent plywood form references the Japanese torii (the traditional gates you see at shrines), while one end of it curves over the upholstered piece to provide a landing pad.

Teixeira already has a smaller version of the bench, the Tokyo Bench Kids, in production by British furniture company Curve Lab.

As for when the grown-up version will go into production, Teixeira says only that it's launching "soon."

A Beautiful Prosthetic for Amputee Swimmers

This Nimble Prosthetic Fin is by industrial designer Alberto Essesi. While most prosthetic legs we see are designed for walking, here the Milan-based designer has addressed the activity of swimming instead.

"The Nimble prosthetic fin redefines mobility for below-the-knee amputees. At its core is an innovative, 3D-printed flexible lattice structure. This centerpiece is engineered to reduce stress on the user's limb while simultaneously generating powerful thrust with each kick, all within an incredibly lightweight carbon fiber construction."

3D-printed rubber and plastic round out the carbon fiber.

This appears to...

Walters & Cohen clads Canterbury school building with snapped flint

London studio Walters & Cohen has completed The Rausing Science Centre for a school in Canterbury, Kent, offering a contemporary take on the historic area's material palette of flint, oak and limestone.

The Rausing Science Centre provides six science classrooms and a 120-person lecture hall on the site of former Mitchinson's Day House at The King's School, which was built in 1982 by former British studio Maguire and Murray but demolished after Historic England refused a listing application.

Given the site's sensitive location alongside one of only two entrances into Canterbury's historic cathedral...

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Architects and designers moving into UX, say recruiters

Increasing numbers of architects and designers are moving into UX design in search of better pay and working conditions, we report as part of our Performance Review series.

Recruiters specialising in the user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) fields, which typically focus on app and website design, told Dezeen they are seeing significant interest from job-seeking architects and industrial designers.

Founder of UX recruitment agency Academy Adam Perlis is among those who have noticed the trend.

"Naturally, we do see a lot of folks making this career transition," he said.

"There's more opportunities, there's higher pay, there's more flexibility," he added. "To me,...

Junya Ishigami places cloud-like kiosk "on the verge of falling over" in Fukuyama

Junya Ishigami is one of three Japanese architects to have designed sculptural, mobile kiosks for the Hiroshima Architecture Exhibition 2025, currently taking place in Fukuyama, Japan.

Architects Yasushi Horibe and Hideyuki Nakayama have also each created a kiosk for the architecture and art event, which is being held in Hiroshima Prefecture until 30 November.

Ishigami's contribution, named Clouds Descend, is positioned in front of the south exit of Fukuyama Station.

The sculpture, which functions as a visitor information centre for Hiroshima Architecture Exhibition 2025, was designed to emulate a cloud skimming the...

Woodio Soft washbasin collection by Woodio

Dezeen Showroom: Finnish bathroom brand Woodio has refined the shapes of the basins in its Soft collection, which are made from the brand's waterproof wood composite material.

The Soft collection is part of Woodio's bathroom furniture offering, which uses wood composite as a low-carbon alternative to traditional ceramics that need to be fired at high temperature.

Woodio calculates that the carbon footprint of its products, which are made from a combination of woodchips and binders, is 80 per cent smaller than that of the equivalent ceramic products.

The new additions to the Soft range include tabletop, recessed...

Linehouse adds translucent sloping facade to Shanghai food market

Architecture studio Linehouse has completed a new food market in Shanghai, China, featuring a series of translucent sloping screens to create a new facade.

The three-storey market, named Ink Ink Market, is located within a residential neighbourhood that was once home to the Tiantong'an Railway Station.

Linehouse designed a sloping facade made from a lightweight translucent plastic called polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).

This was designed in reference to Shanghai's old laneway architecture, which often features sloped roofs with protruding chimney windows. The facade also has mesh screens punctuated by a series of balconies.

The sloping screens create...

Copper extension signals "new generation of architecture" for Sussex home

The patchwork of architectural styles at the rear of the 19th-century Hops House in Sussex encouraged Jackson Design Studio to add a distinctly contemporary extension clad in copper.

The extension accommodates a new kitchen, living room, and dining area for Hops House, which is named after the fact that it originally operated as a brewery.

Since it was converted into a residence, the property had undergone a number of alterations.

As a result, it features a mix of period architecture: the home's front facade is typically Georgian and symmetrical, but the back has both mock-Georgian and Edwardian elements.

CHANEL SUMMER 2025 ILLUSTRATION

Illustrations for the summer campaign of Chanel 2025