Interlinked geometric shapes form Tadao Ando-designed National Museum of Uzbekistan

Construction has begun on the Tadao Ando-designed National Museum of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, which will be comprised of interconnected concrete squares, circles and triangles.

The museum, which will be located in the centre of Uzbekistan's capital, Tashkent, broke ground today.

Ando was informed by Uzbekistan's architectural heritage when designing the building, which will house the National Museum of Uzbekistan as well as a library.

These will be located in a square and a circular building that are connected by a central triangular building.

"By building with these pure forms, I wanted to return to the...

Video Game Mixes Cleaning Movement with Horror Genre to Sell Consumer Products

Now that video games rival TV shows and movies as entertainment, so too has product placement crept into them. The in-game ads have been suitably gamer-targeted: Monster energy drinks, Subway sandwiches and Cup Noodles have featured in games like "Final Fantasy XV," "Death Stranding" and "Uncharted 3."

Now Japanese consumer products company Kao—basically the Procter & Gamble of Japan—has created their own video game, expressly to advertise their cleaning products.

While the concept sounds insane, the execution is both clever and timely. The company has capitalized on both the #CleanTok trend, whereby TikTokkers deep-clean filthy...

Natural Beeswax Sculptures by Tomas Libertiny

Continuing his exploration of beauty and intelligence in nature, Tomáš Libertíny has added two more natural beeswax sculptures to his expansive collection. Drawing on his personal struggles, the Rotterdam-based artist has created a bust of Hera, wife of Zeus, and a second iteration of the bust of Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, addressing themes of depression [...]

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Slab seating collection by Jumphol Socharoentham for Waste is More

Dezeen Showroom: designer Jumphol Socharoentham and Thai brand Waste is More have created a seating collection made partially from recycled plastic, used coffee grounds and sugarcane waste.

The Slab collection features classic, refined silhouettes, including elements made from Waste is More's own waste-based materials, which are seamlessly integrated into solid wood frames.

The collection comprises a chair, bench, stool and bar stool, all with Waste is More's material sheets forming the seats and backrests.

These materials are made from discarded resources such as spent coffee chaff from roasteries, agricultural sugarcane waste and recycled plastics, creatively mixed by the brand to...

Experimental Hook-and-Loop Attachment System for Walls and Floors

This ReCon Project, developed at Austria's Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), proposes a hook-and-loop fastening system for wall surfaces.

While a true hook-and-loop arrangement (like that used in Velcro) isn't possible with rigid surfaces, the research team came up with a close approximation. Protrusions were cast into concrete, and a flexible sheet material was 3D printed with corresponding protrusions on one face, allowing the sheet to be non-permanently adhered to the concrete.

Brett Allen Johnson Harnesses the Glow of the American Southwest in Dreamy Oil Paintings

As though seared into our collective consciousness, some images of the American Southwest seem to fully embody its inhospitable terrain, mercurial weather, and intense, challenging beauty. One of these would most certainly be Edward Curtis’ dramatic 1904 photograph of the sacred Canyon de Chelly (pronounced “deh-shay”) in Arizona, featuring a string of Navajo riders on horseback, silhouetted against towering rock formations behind them.

Both a record of the Indigenous inhabitants who called this land home for centuries, taken 40 years after the forced march known as the Long Walk, the photo is also a testament to a quickly evolving nation. And...

Material Works extends Hackney home into an oversized bay window

London architecture studio Material Works has updated a Victorian home in Hackney, extending into its garden with a large double-height bay window framed with natural stone.

Named Hackney Bay House, the project involved transforming what the studio described as a "dark and confined" dwelling into an open, light-filled series of spaces for a family.

Despite being located in a conservation area, the neighbouring home had been extensively expanded before this status was granted, giving Material Works a precedent to extend the client's dwelling into its rear garden.

Taking cues from the visual language of the...

Yinka Ilori designs trio of watches to "make you smile every time you check the time"

British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has designed three colourful watches for Swiss brand MB&F as part of its MAD Editions range.

Named Grow Your Dreams, the collection consists of three different-coloured watches, named Sun, Nature and Water, which will each be available in a limited number through a raffle.

According to Ilori, he designed each of the watches using his trademark colourful aesthetic to bring a sense of joy for people checking the time.

"When I set out to design this watch, my goal was to make something that brings joy and uplifts people," Ilori told Dezeen. "Every...

Cracker Barrel scraps new logo after outrage at redesign

American restaurant chain Cracker Barrel has announced that it will keep its "old timer" logo and abandon plans to replace it with a minimalist redesign following intense online backlash led by Donald Trump.

The Southern country-themed restaurant has reinstated its original 1970s logo, featuring a barrel and a salesman in overalls, in response to heated criticism of the rebrand.

"We thank our guests for sharing your voices and love for Cracker Barrel," the restaurant chain wrote on social media. "We said we would listen, and we have. Our new logo is going away and our 'old timer' will remain."