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This week readers are commenting on a hydrogen refuelling station created by Philippe Starck and a collection of handbags which Frank Gehry has designed for Louis Vuitton. Read on for more…

 

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Snøhetta perches "floating treehouse" on Norwegian hillside

"What an awe-inspiring architectural marvel!"

Readers are debating a mass-timber home on a hillside in Kongsberg, Norway, designed by Snøhetta and engineer Tor Helge Dokka.

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Frank Gehry creates architecture-informed handbags for Louis Vuitton

"Does Gehry create architecture-informed handbags or handbag-informed architecture?"

Commenters are unsure about the 11 limited-edition handbags designed by architect Frank Gehry for Louis Vuitton, which he unveiled at Art Basel Miami Beach during Miami Art Week.

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Philippe Starck designs refuelling station that highlights the "nothingness" of hydrogen

"Lots of shiny showmanship, but under the skin it is just fossil fuels again"

Readers are debating a futuristic hydrogen refuelling station featuring a mirror-polished stainless-steel casing and colour-changing dichroic glass designed by French designer Philippe Starck.

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"Pods have quietly become a standard part of our open-plan interior landscape"

"Love a pod"

Pods are more popular than ever but offer far more than merely a place to take a call in a busy office, writes Freyja Sewell. Commenters shared their thoughts.

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Skinny hotel in Vietnam offers guests a feeling of "protection and intimacy"

"There's a clear, coherent language without being uptight and perfectionist"

Readers are debating this skinny concrete hotel in Nah Trang, Vietnam, designed by local studio 324Praxis.

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Tesla Cybertruck launched and now in showrooms

"All it's missing now is hexagonal wheels"

Commenters are discussing Tesla's Cybertruck following its long-awaited launch. The vehicle has been appearing in showrooms across the USA, including at Miami Design District during Miami art week.

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Zaha Hadid Architects references migratory birds for Zhuhai art centre

"Out of step with the zeitgeist"

Four angular wings with steel canopies form Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre, which British studio Zaha Hadid Architects has completed on an artificial lake in China. Commenters aren't keen.

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Robotically woven fibres wrap university building for textiles in Germany

"Silkworm cocoon"

Commenters are admiring Texoversum, a university building in Germany, which Allmannwappner and Menges Scheffler Architekten have wrapped in a web of glass and carbon fibres.

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Sukchulmok wraps Seoul bakery with stainless-steel facade

"I'm hoping their croissants are as beautifully layered as this building"

South Korean architecture studio Sukchulmok has renovated a bakery and cafe in Seoul adding a reflective facade made of stainless steel. Readers are commending the "gorgeous" revamp.

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"If you have a style you can do anything you want" says Jaime Hayon

"I'd like to spend some time in this designer's brain!"

With a major retrospective now on show at MAD Brussels, Spanish designer Jaime Hayon tells Dezeen how his "serious fun" style has helped him jump between fine art and industrial design in this interview. Commenters responded.

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Büro Ole Scheeren unveils twisting Tencent Helix complex for Shenzhen

"Just because we can doesn't mean we should"

Readers think a quartet of twisting office towers, designed by Büro Ole Scheeren for Shenzhen, has missed the mark.

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Vincent Van Duysen showcases stone furniture at Miami art week

"Honey, call the kids, we need to move this chair"

Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen has unveiled a series of furniture pieces with Mexican stone company Arca during Miami art week. Commenters are intrigued.

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