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Fiona Crombie reimagines historic Hatfield House in Oscar-winning film The...

Production designer Fiona Crombie used secret passages and an enormous fake facade to transform a 17th-century English country house into the set for award-winning movie The Favourite. Set in England...

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Dieter Rams "regrets contributing to culture of overconsumption" says...

Dieter Rams admits playing a crucial part in the global problem of overproduction in a new documentary film. In an exclusive interview, director Gary Hustwit says the German designer regrets not...

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"Get rid of the open-plan office" says Space10 co-founder Simon Caspersen

With hot-desking, working from home and co-working on the rise, Space10 co-founder Simon Caspersen calls for the end of the open-plan office. The wall-free layout that has dominated offices over the...

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"Show respect to women in your workforce" says Jeanne Gang

Change isn't happening fast enough for women in architecture says Jeanne Gang, who suggests that all firms should be set a target to close their gender pay gap. Speaking to Dezeen at the end of 2018,...

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Alita: Battle Angel sets offer a "respite" from dark sci-fi dystopia, say...

The post-apocalyptic architecture in sci-fi blockbuster Alita: Battle Angel is a diverse fusion of Panama's vibrant ruins and Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City, say its creators. Production designers...

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"Design has to be about modifying power structures" says Nelly Ben Hayoun

Designers need to change the model of leadership to create a more diverse and critical industry, says designer Nelly Ben Hayoun, who has directed the documentary I Am (Not) A Monster. Speaking to...

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The Airbus A380 was a "dream project" that changed aircraft interior design,...

Last month, Airbus announced it was ceasing production of the A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft. Transport designer Paul Priestman, who designed the superjumbo's first interior, spoke to...

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"I didn't know I was going to be an architect" says Frida Escobedo

In the first of a series of short movies about Frida Escobedo, the Mexican architect describes how she fell into the profession and why she's never worked for anybody else. Speaking exclusively to...

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Tech companies' development of AI is "unethical" says Robot Love curator

AI development should not be left in the hands of mega-companies like Facebook and Google, warns Ine Gevers, curator of an exhibition in Eindhoven that examined the importance of emotion in the...

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Mexican architecture "more like a spirit than a style" says Frida Escobedo

In the second of a series of short movies about Frida Escobedo, the Mexican architect describes the architecture scene in her home country. Speaking exclusively to Dezeen in London, Escobedo said that...

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Boca Chica Hotel was "like an archaeology project" says Frida Escobedo

Frida Escobedo explains how she renovated the 1950s Boca Chica Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, in this exclusive interview with Dezeen. Situated on the Pacific coast of Mexico in the beach town of Acapulco,...

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"We need to become a creative brand" says Zaha Hadid Architects principal...

Zaha Hadid died three years ago this Sunday. In this exclusive interview, Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher talks about the impact her passing had on the studio, how it has grown, and...

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National Museum of Qatar is "a representation of a nation" says Jean Nouvel

Architecture that embodies a country's values can help improve communication between feuding nations, says Jean Nouvel as the National Museum of Qatar opens in Doha. Nouvel claims the building, which...

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Lynk & Co will "change the industry" with Netflix-style service for cars says...

Chinese automotive brand Lynk & Co is set to launch a subscription service in Europe in 2020, which will disrupt the car industry like "Uber has changed the taxi industry", according to company CEO...

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"China is one of the best places for experimenting" with urban technology...

All eyes should be on China in the race to develop smart cities, says architect Carlo Ratti, who is co-curating this year's Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture in Shenzhen. China offers unique...

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"I make emotional things with a function" says Ini Archibong

Ini Archibong presented the second instalment of his Below the Heavens furniture for Sé during Milan design week. In this interview, the designer says his aim is make objects that help you "escape your...

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Absence of regulations in India "leads to exploitation of interns" says...

Architects in India have to endure exploitative internships in order to complete their studies, according to recent graduate Urvashi Vasishtha. With unpaid internships under the spotlight, she spoke to...

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"Feminists have not understood the meaning of my work" says Gaetano Pesce...

Italian designer Gaetano Pesce has accused feminist protesters of misinterpreting Up, his iconic armchair that depicts a woman as a prisoner, and defended the use of plastic in design products. Pesce,...

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Wade and Leta reveal their "purposeful eclecticism" in five zany projects

Brooklyn design duo Wade and Leta are out to show how design can be more fun. The pair talk Dezeen through five of their favourite projects, ranging from a series of idiosyncratic couple portraits to...

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Game of Thrones season eight "was as intense as you can imagine" says...

Creating the sets for the final season of fantasy epic Game of Thrones was a "logistical nightmare", says production designer Deborah Riley. "It was as intense as you can imagine," explained Riley, who...

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