Local studio Office Winhov has completed the sensitive restoration of two historic local buildings, converting them into a museum and memorial for the Dutch victims of the Holocaust. Located on Amsterdam's Plantage Middenlaan, the National Holocaust Museum by Office Winhov was designed to commemorate the Dutch Jews who were persecuted and killed during the war. Two historic local buildings were converted into a museum and memorial. Photo by Stefan Müller Its facilities are spread across two existing buildings on opposite sides of a street, including an updated 1950s extension, which are nest ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has introduced the Artcore carpet tile created by designer Joris Peutz, which has a gradient effect reminiscent of transitions in nature. Artcore is informed by natural transitions such as the way a forest turns into a meadow and the city gives way to country — patterns that Peutz says "quiet the mind" and "create a sort of sanctuary". The Artcore carpet tile can be used to create a gradient effect "The intention is to harness the power of the natural world to inspire, uplift and nourish the heart and mind, while reflecting the beauty of nature ..read more

Berlin architects Gustav Düsing and Max Hacke have been awarded this year's Mies van der Rohe Award for Study Pavilion, a steel-framed university building in Germany. Düsing and Hacke, who founded their eponymous studios in 2015 and 2016 respectively, are the youngest people to have ever received the biennial accolade, also known as the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture or EUmies Award. Study Pavilion has won this year's Mies van der Rohe Award The gridded Study Pavilion was created for the Technical University of Braunschweig as a campus building containing flexible sp ..read more

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features this year's Don't Move, Improve! awards shortlist. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Annual awards programme Don't Move, Improve! has revealed its shortlist for this year's competition, hosted by New London Architecture (NLA). A colourful home by Charles Holland Architects and a residence by Mike Tuck Studio are among the 16 London homes vying for the fourteenth edition of the prize. Foster + Partners designs tiered supertall Park Avenue skyscraper This week's newsletter also featured Foster + Partners' design for a superta ..read more

The windmill sails of the Moulin Rouge, an iconic 135-year-old cabaret venue in Paris, collapsed to the ground in the early hours. Just before 2am this morning, the four blades attached to a red-painted windmill on top of the Moulin Rouge venue fell off and landed bent in front of the building, according to newspaper The Guardian. Blades atop Paris landmark Moulin Rouge windmill collapse overnight https://t.co/8o98mZ6FRh pic.twitter.com/cTJa8BjM4h — FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) April 25, 2024 The windmill sails of the Moulin Rouge have fallen off The letters M, O and U from the front sign also app ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: Italian stone brand Antolini has updated its Cristallo Vitrum tableware collection, adding a material combination that evokes the look of glacial ice. Titled Cristallo Vitrum "Wow", the new variation features translucent natural quartz stone paired with satin gold-finished steel. The collection aims to mimic the appearance of ice The play of cloudy and transparent sections and delicate amber veining gives the stone a mesmerising appearance, similar to large ice sheets, while the metal components create contrast. The Cristallo Vitrum tableware collection includes a lamp ..read more

US studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has designed four skyscrapers and a series of public spaces in Toronto, which will be the studio's first built project in Canada. Developed by Madison Group and totalling two million square feet (185,806 square metres) the project will consist of two individual properties holding two skyscrapers each, which will host a mix of residential, retail, and office spaces. Studio founder Rafael Viñoly died last year, and the studio said he played a role in the design before his passing. Rafael Viñoly Architects has designed a four skyscrapers in Toronto "This will b ..read more

Promotion: Design Hotels has launched its study Neuroaesthetics – Design for the Mind, which looks at how technological and cultural aesthetics impact human behaviour, with a talk at Milan design week. The Design Hotels talk featured Robyn Landau, co-founder of Kinda Studios, alongside neuroaesthetics architect and designer Suchi Reddy, founder of Reddymade. They were joined by Sigurd Larsen, a Berlin-based Danish architect and designer. The discussion was hosted by Dezeen's editorial director, Max Fraser. The panel session took place to launch the report Neuroaesthetics – Design for the Mind ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: Spanish designer Pablo Regaño has created a chair for Polish furniture company Artu designed to resemble a wicker basket. The Cesto chair has a simple form made up of metal tubes and slats, and is intended for outdoor use thanks to the material's durability. The Cesto chair resembles a basket The name of the chair comes from a Spanish word referring to a large wicker basket, used for gathering and storing different items. Regaño was inspired by the object's characteristic shape and wanted to celebrate its cultural significance, which is shared by many societies across the glo ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Casalgrande Padana looked to the central Alps for inspiration for its Stonetech collection of porcelain tiles. Casalgrande Padana considers the Stonetech collection an embodiment of its latest research and innovation, with a full-body structure that means the inner layers or the tile are identical to the top surface, so the appearance of the tile is not altered by wear and scratches over time. The tiles have a full-body design The slab tile is speckled with fragments that emulate the main rocks of the central Alps – marble, quartz and feldspar – in varying ..read more