IKEA launches smart lighting | James Dyson optimistic about Brexit

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen. [Architecture]( [Interiors]( [Design]( [News]( [Jobs]( [Watch Store]( [Smartvoll adds sculptural concrete staircase to loft apartment in old Salzburg tank station]( [Loft Panzerhalle by Smartvoll]( This [loft]( apartment in a former tank station in the Austrian city of [Salzburg]( features a sweeping concrete [staircase]( and a glass shower cubicle that cantilevers over the living space. [More ›]( [IKEA ventures into smart home products with TrÃ¥dfri lighting series]( [IKEA smart lights]( [IKEA]( has introduced [smart functionality]( into its new TrÃ¥dfri [lighting]( range, as it takes its first major step into the [Internet of Things](. [More ›]( [James Dyson "enormously optimistic" about post-Brexit business]( As the UK begins its withdrawal process from the EU today, [Brexit]( supporter [James Dyson]( has said he is "enormously optimistic" about business prospects outside Europe. [More ›]( [The Human Trace is traditional tableware marked with the fingerprints of its makers]( The production line of [Poland]('s oldest porcelain factory has been temporarily sabotaged – so one batch of its traditional [tableware]( is stained blue with factory workers' fingerprints. [More ›]( [House with steeply pitched roof by Chvoya offers vantage point over a Russian bay]( [House in Pribylovo by Chovya]( A large window is set at the apex of the steeply inclined roof of this house by Chvoya in western [Russia]( to offer its residents [views out across a nearby bay](. [More ›]( [Job of the day: Part-III architect at Grafton Architects]( Our job of the day from [Dezeen Jobs]( is for a[Part-III architect at Dublin-based Grafton Architects](, which won the [inaugural RIBA International Prize for its university campus in Peru last year](. [More ›]( [Cute Circuit creates graphene dress that flashes in time with wearer's heartbeat]( [First dress made with graphene by Cute Circuit]( This dress created by [wearable tech]( company Cute Circuit features LED lights placed on graphene panels that change colour with the wearer's breathing. [More ›]( [Arii Irie Architects uses angled windows and tilted roofs for Japanese house extension]( [House with Gardens and Roofs by Arii Irie Architects]( Tokyo-based Arii Irie Architects has [added]( a series of corrugated-metal blocks to a 1980s house in central [Japan](, and used wooden beams and angular windows to prop up their mono-pitched roofs. [More ›]( [The New Design Project mixes styles and colours in renovated Manhattan apartment]( [Fresh & Serene on Park Avenue South by The New Design Project]( New York studio The New Design Project has paired mid-century and contemporary furniture at this [Midtown Manhattan]( apartment, and added pops of colour across the neutral interior. [More ›]( [RDHA embeds stone and glass library into grassy Ontario hillside]( [Waterdown Library and Civic Centre by RDHA]( This new public [library]( by Canadian firm RDHA features a large slab that [cantilevers]( over the landscape, and a sloping green roof and exterior stair that runs up the front of the building. [More ›]( [15 must-see exhibitions and installations at this year's Milan design week]( Our highlights of [Milan design week 2017](, which kicks off next week, include an [exhibition]( that examines the demise of capitalism and a bubble-blowing [installation](. [More ›]( ["What's architecture without utopia?"]( [Analemma Tower]( Following last week's [healthy debate around a conceptual looping skyscraper in New York](, a newly proposed [tower that would hang from an asteroid]( drew a similar response from readers, which is summarised in our latest [comments update](. [More ›]( [Jaime Hayon designs furniture for Viccarbe based on the movement of sharks]( Dezeen promotion: Spanish designer [Jaime Hayon]( will unveil his new seating collection for Valencian brand [Viccarbe]( during this year's [Milan design week](, inspired by the "physiognomy and movement of sharks". [More ›]( ["Why do architects dictate children's play so stringently?"]( We need to stop concentrating our energies on hazard-proofing [playgrounds](, and worry instead about how our buildings and environments could be better suited to children, says [Phineas Harper]( in this [Opinion]( column. [More ›]( [BIG's Serpentine Pavilion finds permanent home in Vancouver]( [BIG's Serpentine Pavilion 2016 in Vancouver]( The ["unzipped wall"]( designed by [Bjarke Ingels' firm]( for the [Serpentine Pavilion 2016]( commission is set to be re-erected in Downtown [Vancouver](. [More ›]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us [Dezeen on Pinterest]( [Dezeen Feed]( [Dezeen Feed]( [Dezeen Feed]( [Forward this newsletter to a friend]( You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. [Unsubscribe]( [Contact us]( | [Submit a story]( | [Advertise](