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JKMM and ILO architects extend Helsinki's Cable Factory with metal-clad dance centre

A large steel-clad cube encloses the Dance House in Helsinki, which local architecture studios JKMM and ILO architects have created by converting and extending part of a former cable factory.

Six buildings that show reuse "isn't a constraint on creativity"

As ditching demolition in favour of reusing existing buildings becomes crucial in the face of climate change, Building for Change author Ruth Lang selects six buildings that show renovations don't need to be dull.

Ukraine's postal service Ukrposhta has issued a stamp to mark last week's explosion on the bridge connecting Crimea and Russia, which features inside jokes and Titanic movie references.

Main Line Twist textile by Camira

Dezeen Showroom: British textile brand Camira has launched the Main Line Twist fabric, "a new take on tweed" made with a combination of wool and flax.

Lene Bødker's glass sculptures reference the human torso

Lene Bødker combined the classical motif of a human torso with nature in her sculptures, which are featured in the Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2022 collaboration.

Victorian viaduct repurposed as public park in Manchester

Weathered-steel planters feature in the linear park that London studio Twelve Architects and the National Trust conservation charity have created on the disused Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester.

Offhand Practice designs second-hand bookshop in Shanghai to mimic greengrocer

Used books are displayed in supermarket-style crates at the Deja Vu Recycle Store in Shanghai, which local studio Offhand Practice has designed to counter the "shabby" image associated with second-hand shops.

Barber and Osgerby designs Signals lights using big cones of blown glass

Colourful cones of Murano glass give a graphic feel to this series of limited-edition lights created by British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for Galerie Kreo.

Ten large-scale projects by Moshe Safdie's studio Safdie Architects

A student project that became a Montreal design icon, a "horizontal" skyscraper in China and the world's largest indoor waterfall inside an airport are among the projects developed by Boston-headquartered studio Safdie Architects.

Sabu Studio creates handmade Onu lights from split timber

Dezeen Showroom: Australian furniture studio Sabu Studio has designed the Onu Series, a pendant and floor light made from wood that has been split to create an eye-catching light source.

GB Lounge chair by Gijs Bakker for Karakter

Dezeen Showroom: Danish brand Karakter has rereleased the GB Lounge chair – a relaxed, modular design by Dutch designer Gijs Bakker from 1972.

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