Jennifer Hahn

London

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Design and Environment Editor at Dezeen

Design and environment editor @dezeen & words in @Vice @Huck @AtmosMag etc.

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Dropcity | Dezeen

1 week ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn |Max Fraser |Starr Charles |Dan Howarth

Pastel-toned, suicide-proofed chairs are among the penitentiary furniture revealed to the public as part of Prison Times, the debut exhibition curated by the Dropcity centre for architecture and design in Milan. More
Dropcity exhibition exposes hidden violence of prison furniture

1 week ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn

Pastel-toned, suicide-proofed chairs are among the penitentiary furniture revealed to the public as part of Prison Times, the debut exhibition curated by the Dropcity centre for architecture and design in Milan. The show, which opened in time for Milan design week, was born from a year-long research project investigating the role of design in the growing prison crisis.
Alcova's debut pop-up bar offers an alternative to "typical Bar Basso scrum"

2 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn

The founders of Milan design week showcase Alcova have opened a late-night bar and restaurant in an old slaughterhouse for the festival's 2025 edition. Under the name Vocla, the pop-up venue encourages festivalgoers to get up close and personal with design by serving food and drinks among a curated exhibition of collectible design, installations and experimental prototypes.
Copyright exemption plans for AI are "nothing less than vandalism" say UK architects and designers

3 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn

Leading UK architects and designers including David Chipperfield, Jasper Morrison and Amanda Levete have opposed government plans to allow artificial intelligence companies to train their models on copyrighted work without consent. A letter signed by 38 big names in the industry accuses technology secretary Peter Kyle of "running roughshod over one of our most productive and precious sectors".
Dezeen design editor named Young Arts Journalist of the Year

3 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Tom Ravenscroft |Jennifer Hahn

Dezeen's design and environment editor Jennifer Hahn has been named Young Arts Journalist of the Year at the Chartered Institute of Journalists' inaugural Young Journalist Awards. Hahn was presented the award, launched to "celebrate and promote the exceptional talents of young journalists", at a ceremony in London earlier this week. Other winners on the night included journalists from The Times and ITV News. The judges praised Hahn for her "polished writing" and her "eye for impact".
Apple files patent for foldable Apple Watch with two screens

4 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn

Future versions of the Apple Watch could feature a foldable display to rival the functionality of a smartphone, according to a recent patent application by Apple. The application, originally filed in September 2023 but published by the US Patent and Trademark Office this month, describes a smartwatch that hinges open to reveal a second screen and incorporates two separate cameras.
Ill-fated art deco ocean liner SS Normandie was "too luxurious" for her time

1 month ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn

SS Normandie graced the seas for only four years before meeting a fiery end at the start of world war two. But it was long enough for her to be considered the ultimate ocean liner, profiled here as part of our Art Deco Centenary series. Constructed by shipping company Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT) in 1932, Normandie was France's pièce de résistance in the arms race to see which European power could build the fastest, grandest transatlantic liner.
"Sexy furniture" and five other trends from Collectible design fair in Brussels

1 month ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn

Design fair Collectible has returned to Brussels to spotlight emerging designers from across the continent, creating unique and limited-edition pieces. These are the key trends to know from this year's event. Now in its eighth year, the collectible design fair is taking over the Vanderborght Building in central Brussels from 13 to 16 March to showcase new work by more than 100 exhibitors.
Stufish develops distinctive "Sabrina Carpenter architecture" for Short n' Sweet tour

1 month ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn

UK studio Stufish set out to create a unique architectural language informed by Austin Powers and New York lofts for pop star Sabrina Carpenter viral set on her first arena tour. The Short n' Sweet tour, which came to London this weekend, is entirely centred around a single set – an all-white, two-storey "apartment" with four rooms, two spiralling staircases and a heart-shaped conversation pit.
Six surprisingly light-filled London basement homes

1 month ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn

London's lack of space and strict planning restrictions are pushing some locals to look underground in their search for a home. Our latest lookbook brings together six sun-catching examples. To make the most of the UK's sparse sunlight, many of these basement extensions and sunken houses introduce skylights and lightwells or stepped gardens that dip below ground level.