Want to work at Dezeen? We have six roles listed on Dezeen Jobs

Dezeen is looking for diverse, talented and ambitious people to join our award-winning team with roles ranging from editor positions to internships currently listed on Dezeen Jobs.

We are recruiting for a US editor, features editor, head of digital and engagement, marketing and press assistant, office manager/HR assistant and video production intern.

As an equal opportunities employer, Dezeen celebrates diversity and promotes equality and inclusion amongst our staff. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.

The vacancies are currently listed on our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, alongside a host of other architecture and design job opportunities around the world.

Read on for details of each current vacancy at Dezeen.

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US editor

We are looking for a talented journalist with extensive editing experience to oversee our coverage of the United States and the Americas.

Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate an outstanding writing ability and knowledge of the architecture and design industries in the US. They should have a strong news sense, a track record of securing off-diary stories, experience of commissioning and editing agenda-setting content and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, news-driven environment.

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Features editor

We are looking for an experienced and creative architecture and design writer to commission, write and manage features on Dezeen.

Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate meticulous editing and writing skills. They must also be proactive, imaginative and have a proven track record of coming up with and delivering strong editorial ideas that will help Dezeen in its mission to set the global agenda for architecture and design.

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Head of digital and engagement

We are looking for a talented individual to lead Dezeen’s digital and engagement team, which is responsible for delivering Dezeen’s social media, newsletters, marketing, comments, SEO and digital development strategies in order to grow our audiences and increase engagement across all our channels.

A deep understanding of SEO, experience of web data analysis and a track record of using those skills to grow audiences and engagement is essential for the role.

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Marketing and press assistant

We’re looking for a bright and ambitious person with an interest in architecture and design, a passion for marketing, impeccable writing skills and lots of good ideas to join our UK team as a marketing assistant.

Successful applicants will demonstrate excellent written and spoken English, sound knowledge of grammar rules, experience of using style guides and good knowledge of the architecture and design industries. Proven marketing experience is essential, with experience of newsletter marketing and list management highly desirable.

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Office manager/HR assistant

Dezeen is looking for a bright, organised, hard-working person to help us manage our growing office and team.

The ideal candidate will be friendly and efficient with plenty of common sense, good practical skills, excellent communication skills and a willingness to learn. A high level of IT literacy is essential, as is the ability to juggle multiple tasks and work under your own initiative. A problem-solving attitude is also vital.

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Video production intern

We are looking for a bright, friendly, proactive person to join our award-winning creative team as a video production intern.

You will be part of Dezeen’s in-house studio, helping to produce agenda-setting video content, live events and brand collaborations for a wide variety of prestigious international clients. The role would suit a recent graduate with knowledge of architecture and design and an interest in video production.

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Yuri Suzuki designs Sonic Bloom to connect people with the sounds of London

Sound artist and designer Yuri Suzuki has created Sonic Bloom, an interactive installation in London featuring a cluster of colourful horn-shaped speaking tubes through which people can communicate.

Sonic Bloom is a network of red, yellow and blue horns that are arranged in a formation that resembles a blooming flower – hence the installation's name.

The installation is in London's Brown Hart Gardens

Curated by Alter-Projects, each of Sonic Bloom's horns is a speaking tube, meaning that people can communicate with each other through the horns' interconnected tubes as well as listen to the sounds that they pick up and amplify.

Some of the horns face upward to catch the general sounds of the city.

The installation opens to the public today at Brown Hart Gardens in London's Mayfair area – close to the city's Oxford Street shopping district – where it will remain for 12 months.

Horn-shaped speaking tubes make up the sculpture

Suzuki, who is a partner at design firm Pentagram's London office, explained the thinking behind Sonic Bloom's primary colour palette, which he described as his favourite colours.

"I chose primary colours because I am dyslexic and they help with reading," the designer said. "With these clear divisions, people can easily identify the passage of sound."

"Primary colours also will fit very well into any landscape," Suzuki told Dezeen. "I have created sculptures in public realms before and primary colours do not conflict with landscapes and environments." 

Some of the horns face the sky to capture the sounds of the city

The installation's layout features seats and horns at varying levels to ensure that people of all ages are invited to interact with the sculpture. Suzuki described this as an important aspect of the work.

"I personally think just a statue standing in public realms does not give enough function to the community," the designer explained. "If people actively use it, then public art has a meaning."

Sonic Bloom is painted in primary colours

Sonic Bloom also features a digital element for those unable to travel to its site in London.

Users' voices will be recorded and transformed into flower animations, which will eventually be shared on a website for people across the world to click and listen to.

Devised before the coronavirus pandemic, Alter-Projects founder Anne-Laure Pingreoun described how the urgency of Sonic Bloom's message has been enhanced by the isolation caused by national lockdowns.

"We strongly believe that art and design can change cities, spaces and minds alike," Pingreoun explained.

"Nowadays, especially after covid, it is more important than ever that cities are filled with art, as culture is a powerful tool to regenerate areas and commerce."

The project aims to reconnect people after national lockdowns

The installation was designed so that it can be dismantled and easily reassembled in other locations to avoid waste. Alter-Projects also took the coronavirus pandemic into consideration when developing the final design.

"We had security in mind during the entire process, and wanted to make sure it was as Covid-proof as possible," Pingreoun said.

"We decided to use anti-bacterial paint, made sure the seats were securely distanced, and [property group] Grosvenor will be cleaning it regularly."

Everyone is invited to interact with the work

"Obviously, this sculpture could help to shorten the distance of communication between people, but at the same time, it could be positioned as a communication centre to help people slowly go back to pre-covid methods of communication," concluded Suzuki.

Suzuki is a Japanese sound artist and designer. In 2018, he created Sonic Playground, a collection of colourful sound-modifying sculptures for the High Museum of Art Atlanta in America.

Alter-Projects is a multidisciplinary curatorial agency founded by Pingreoun in 2015. The collective recently exhibited another sensory installation at the London Design Biennale.

The photography is courtesy of Alter-Projects and Yuri Suzuki.

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Sonic Bloom is on show at Brown Hart Gardens in London from 23 August for 12 months. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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Studio Hagen Hall completes 1970s-style makeover of London townhouse

Architecture office Studio Hagen Hall has transformed a townhouse in north London into a home inspired by 1970s Californian modernism to remind its owners of time spent living in Los Angeles.

Studio Hagen Hall was approached by recording artists Ben Garrett and Rae Morris to refurbish a townhouse near Primrose Hill, which appealed to the new owners because of its size, location and well-established garden.

The London townhouse is located near Primrose Hill

Garrett and Morris wanted the interiors to evoke the style of homes found in Los Angeles, and in particular the Laurel Canyon neighbourhood where they spent time together living and writing music.

"One of the main reasons the clients approached Studio Hagen Hall was because they recognised hints of 1960s and 1970s design in our previous work, specifically our use of materials, joinery design, and spatial planning," architect Louis Hagen Hall told Dezeen.

1970s interiors influenced the design

"Ultimately, our inspirations and references were very much aligned from the outset, so the evocation of this era of design was a very collaborative process," Hagen Hall added.

Hagen Hall's design approach for the Canyon House project is informed by the work of midcentury architects and designers including John Lautner, Richard Neutra and Charles and Ray Eames, who are all known for their work in California.

The house was stripped back to its shell for the renovation

The house, which was originally constructed in 1969, had previously been separated by awkward partitions and two staircases into three self-contained bedsits.

The first stage of the renovation involved stripping the building back to its shell, which revealed its suitability for a radical overhaul as it featured only a few internal load-bearing walls.

A bespoke velvet sofa features in the lounge

Studio Hagen Hall set about creating a series of intimate, flexible spaces within the house's compact footprint. The aim was to ensure these spaces feel connected to each other and to the gardens at its front and rear.

The removal of one of the staircases allowed for the creation of an open living area on the ground floor, featuring a raised conversation platform and snug adjoining the dining space and kitchen.

The recording studio is separate from the rest of the house

The lounge area features a bespoke velvet sofa with hidden storage that can be separated from the dining space using heavy linen curtains set into a custom-made elm recess.

The lower-ground floor now contains a professional-grade recording studio and writing room that is structurally separate from the rest of the house to achieve acoustic isolation.

Design features such as the conversation platform, open stair and the hatch connecting the kitchen and dining areas clearly nod to the style of midcentury homes.

The use of materials from this period, such as elm, velvet and fluted glass, is updated through the inclusion of more contemporary elements, including the micro-cement flooring.

Vintage and contemporary furniture pieces feature in each room

"From an aesthetic point of the view, the biggest challenge was trying to evoke the feeling of Californian-style 1970s living without creating a pastiche of that era," Hagen Hall added.

"This attitude also stretched to the choice of furniture and artwork, which includes a mix of vintage and contemporary pieces."

The kitchen includes a wooden window seat

The kitchen feels like a self-contained unit crafted entirely from elm, with a window seat providing a view onto the garden and back into the living area.

Cabinetry in the kitchen and bathrooms was designed with fluted glass, smoked glass and brass hardware that will develop a patina over time to complement the vintage midcentury furniture and lighting.

Cork tiles in the bathroom enhance the 1970s aesthetic

Velvet upholstery and a textured carpet lends the lounge space a warm and luxurious feel, while cork tiles used for the bathroom flooring and bath panels expand on the 1970s aesthetic.

The staircase linking the three floors features a steel and glass balustrade that maintains a visual connection between the spaces.

Pastel tones in the bedroom

Canyon House is longlisted in the house interior category of the Dezeen Awards 2021,  along with projects including a converted 19th-century home in Paris that was modernised by Clément Lesnoff-Rocard to included a double-height dining area facing a private courtyard.

The photography is by Mariell Lind Hansen.

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Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainability longlist announced

The longlist for the Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainability categories has been revealed, with 75 projects selected across three sustainability categories.

All longlisted projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the Dezeen Awards website where you can find more information about each one.

All longlists announced

The architecture longlist, interiors longlist, design longlist, studio longlist and media longlist have already been published.

This year Dezeen Awards has introduced new Dezeen Awards prizes for sustainable architecture, interiors and design. Sponsored by Dodds and Shute, these awards will go to projects that strive to reduce their impact on the planet.

The Resurface Table by Norwegian Trash, which is longlisted in the Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainable design category

Longlisted projects and studios have been selected from over 4,700 entries from 87 countries for the fourth edition of our awards programme, which celebrates the world's best architecture, interiors and design, as well as studios and individuals producing the most outstanding work.

Shortlists to be unveiled in September

The next stage of Dezeen Awards 2021 will see all longlisted projects assessed by our panel of 75 industry-leading professionals including

The judges will determine which studios feature on the shortlists, which will be announced in September. A further round of judging by our master jury will determine the category winners, which will be announced in November.

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See the full sustainability longlist below:

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The Well House by Atlas Studio, which is longlisted in the Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainable building category

Sustainable building

› Olympic House - IOC Headquarters, Lausanne, Switzerland, by 3XN
› The Braunstein Taphouse, Køge, Denmark, by ADEPT
› Cranmer Road, King's College, Cambridge, UK, by Allies and Morrison
› The Well House, Guizhou, China, by Atlas Studio
› Welcome to the Jungle House, Sydney, Australia, by CplusC Architectural Workshop
› The Arc at Green School, Bali, Indonesia, by Ibuku
› Terra ― The Sustainability Pavilion Dubai Expo 2020, Dubai, UAE, by Grimshaw
› Monash Woodside Building for Technology and Design, Melbourne, Australia, by Grimshaw
› Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center, Kamikatsu, Japan, by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP
› House in No Man’s Land, Germany, by HOFF Architects
› House of Dreams, Zhoushan, China, by Insitu Project
› Sands End Arts and Community Centre, London, UK, by Mæ
› Catalyst Building, Washington, USA, by Michael Green Architecture
› Prototype for Modular Office Renovation, Delft, Netherlands, by MOR Studio
› ciAsa Aqua Bad Cortina, Val Badia, Italy, by Pedevilla Architects
› Integral, Guilin, China, by Ronald Lu & Partners
› Sabina Ibiza, Ibiza, Spain, by Rolf Blakstad
› Haycroft Gardens, London, UK, by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
› Araksa Tea House, Mae Tang, Thailand, by Simple Architecture
› Powerhouse Telemark, Telemark, Norway, by Snøhetta
› Anandaloy: Centre for People with disabilities + Dipdii Textiles studio, Bangladesh, by Studio Anna Heringer
› Tea Leaf Market of Zhuguanlong Township, Fujian Province, China, by SUP Atelier
› The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, Georgia, USA, by The Miller Hull Partnership
› PANNAR Sufficiency Economic and Agriculture Learning Center, Nakhon-Ratchasima, Thailand, by Vin Varavarn Architects
› Citizen.MDW, Melbourne, Australia, by ZWEI Interiors Architecture

Browse all projects on the sustainable building longlist page.

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Silo by Nina + Co, which is longlisted in the Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainable interior category

Sustainable interior

› Native at Browns Brook Street, London, UK, by Red Deer
› The WELLington, Toronto, Canada, by Evolved Living
› Mansartis, Paris, France, by Fern
› ANZ 'Open House', Victoria, Australia, by Foolscap Studio
› Bermonds Locke, London, UK, by Holloway Li
› Orthodontics Only, Miami, USA, by IA Interior Architects
› Children's Farm, Grossarl, Austria, by In Pretty Good Shape
› GROUNDS, Prague, Czech Republic, by KOGAA
› Link Arkitektur’s Stockholm Office, Stockholm, Sweden, by Link Arkitektur
› MO de Movimiento, Madrid, Spain, by Lucas Muñoz
› The META Jobsite Project,Taipei City, Taiwan, by META Design
› The Lamb, Stockholm, Sweden, by Nanna Lagerman
› Silo, London, UK, by Nina+Co
› Furniture Pavilion S, Shanghai, China, by ROOI Design and Research
› VALO Hotel & Work: New Hybrid Interior Innovation, Helsinki, Finland, by SSA Hotels Oy/VALO Hotel & Work
› Park Office InteriorWorks, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Tétris
› Mitti ke Rang, Gujarat, India, by The Grid Architects
› The Student Hotel Delft, Delft, The Netherlands, by The Invisible Party
› The Commons by The Invisible Party
› Lolita Eipprova, Ljubljana, Slovenia, by Triije
› La Ressourcerie OASIS, Paris, France, by WAO
› Selma Culture Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden, by White Arkitekter
› The Naked House, London, UK, by Whittaker Parsons
› Buckingham Green - The Tower, London, UK, by Workplace Futures Group
› Tokyo Gift Palette by 株式会社 cmyk

Browse all projects on the sustainable interior longlist page.

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MSK by Petit Pli, which is longlisted in the Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainable design category

Sustainable design

› Fussy Refillable Deodorant by Blond
› Future Wardrobe by Future Wardrobe
› Cocoon by HagenHinderdael
› Honext Material by Honext Material
› Poma/Olera: Patera Magna by House of Thol
› Karin Carlander by Karin Carlander
› Solid Textile Board Coated By Really for Kvadrat
› The Resurface Table by Norwegian Trash
› Algae Bioplastic Vessels by Other Matter
› Bee Loop Honey Pot by Pencil and Lion
› MSK by Petit Pli
› Ptacek Home Chunk Line by Ptacek Home
› Furniture Pavilion S by Rooi Design and Research
› Scarlett Yang by Scarlett Yang Design
› Cardboard Ceramics After School Club by Store Projects
› Aquastor by Zihao Design
› Living Coffin by Studio Hendrikx and Loop Biotech
› NomNom by Studio Philipp Hainke
› Common Sands - Forite Tiles by Studio Plastique, Snøhetta and Fornace Brioni
› Notpla by Superunion
› iQ Natural by Tarkett
› The Elements by The New Raw
› This is Copper by ThusThat
› Tempera Series by Wknd Lab
› Whecat by XiaoLab

Browse all projects on the sustainable design longlist page.

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Round desk system by Narbutas

Dezeen Showroom: office furniture brand Narbutas has released the Round desk system, which is meant to create continuity between private and collaborative workspaces.

The Round desk system enables the set-up of large offices that combine the best of both open-plan and private layouts to foster a range of working styles.

Round desks feature subtly rounded edges

The system of single desks and bench desks is united by the furniture's organic shape, with subtly rounded edges on the tabletops.

The desks can be accessorised with add-ons, such modular storage cabinets of three different heights and acoustic desk screens that make it possible to create "an office within an office".

Desk screens come from Narbutas' existing product range, and there is also the option of PET felt acoustic screens, which are made with more than 50 per cent recycled content and are also recyclable.

Cabinets in three different heights are available as an add-on

"A traditional office ecosystem is based on a conventional approach towards creating a work environment," said Narbutas workplace design specialist Simonas Savickas. "Work, relaxation, and collaboration areas are treated as separate spaces not related to one another."

"However, utilising a holistic approach which treats individual zones as a unitary system helps us to create a work environment that would unleash people's creative potential, enable them to grow professionally and allow them to achieve great business results."

Product: Round
Brand: Narbutas
Contact: press@narbutas.com

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