''Dezeen'' is an online
architecture
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,
interiors
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Allen's first ...
and
design
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magazine based in London, with offices in
Hoxton
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, as well as
New York City
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and
Shanghai
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.
History
''Dezeen'' was launched in
London
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by
Marcus Fairs at the end of November 2006.
Its
New York City
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office launched in 2015 and its Shanghai office opened in 2021.
Dezeen currently has a staff of 50. Its editor is writer and architectural historian Tom Ravenscroft.
In 2018, the magazine launched annual ''Dezeen Awards'' honouring achievements in the best architecture, interiors and design around the world. In 2023 it launched a Chinese Awards programme.
In March 2021, Dezeen was acquired by
Danish media company
JP/Politiken Media Group. Dezeen was JP/Politikens Hus’ first acquisition outside
Scandinavia
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. The acquisition was part of JP/Politikens Hus’ 2025 strategy to increase revenue from
DKK 3bn to 5bn. At the time of the acquisition, the site had more than 3 million unique monthly visitors and more than 6.5 million social media followers.
Marcus Fairs (1967–2022), Dezeen founder, CEO and editor-in-chief died on June 30, 2022. Obituaries were written for Fairs in many publications, including ''
The Times
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'' of London, and ''
Domus
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''.
In 2023, Dezeen partnered with
Academy of Art University
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to produce ten architecture and landscape projects.
Reception
''Dezeen'' was named the best architecture blog by ''
The Independent
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'' newspaper in 2012,
and ''
The Times
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'' newspaper included the magazine in its list of the "50 top websites you can't live without" in 2013.
''Dezeen'' was also included in ''
Time
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'' magazine's "Design 100" list of the "most influential forces in global design".
Awards
''Dezeen'' was named best business publication in 2022 and media brand of the year in 2019
by the Professional Publishers Association, best small digital publisher of the year in 2021 and 2018 by the Association of Online Publishers and editorial brand of the year in 2022 and 2019 by the International Building Press. Ravenscroft was named editor of the year by the Association of Online Publishers in 2023.
See also
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Designboom
''Designboom'' (stylized as ''designboom'') is a daily web magazine headquartered in Milan and covering the fields of industrial design, architecture, and art internationally.
History
Launched in 1999, the publication was the first web magazin ...
*
Architectural Digest
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...
*
Archdaily
ArchDaily is a website covering architecture, architectural news, projects, products, events, interviews and competitions, opinion pieces, among others, catering to architects, designers and other interested parties.
It is currently based in San ...
References
External links
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Architecture websites
Visual arts magazines published in the United Kingdom
Online magazines published in the United Kingdom
Design magazines
Magazines established in 2006
Magazines published in London
2006 establishments in England
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