Nat Barker
Nat is the features editor of Dezeen.
He qualified as an NCTJ Gold Standard journalist in 2016 and spent five years working for trade magazine Inside Housing. He has also presented a podcast called Fintech Mix.
Nat was named New Journalist of the Year at the IBP Awards in 2017 and Journalist of the Year at the same event in 2018. He was included on PPA's 30 Under 30 list of rising stars in the published media industry in 2020. In 2024, he won Best Specialist Writer at the BSME Talent Awards. In 2025, he was named Architectural Journalist of the Year at the IBP Awards.
Stories by Nat Barker
The race to reduce the Olympic Impact
The country where design is dominated by women
Dezeen’s top five houses of May 2024
Why are luxury car brands suddenly building skyscrapers?
Fourteen designers reimagine the entryway for DesignMarch exhibition
Nike developing AI model as part of design “step change”
Nike unveils “new and better” athlete shoes ahead of Paris Olympics
“Strong focus on aesthetics” contributed to collapse of Norway timber bridge
The “miracle” of Taiwan’s luxury social housing
“I struggle to keep my flame of hope alive” says Kate Macintosh
Eight home interiors where full-length curtains add a touch of drama
“I really hate the word ‘social’ housing” says Annalie Riches
Ten bathroom design ideas from Dezeen
Recycled materials will give Nike “biggest impact” on sustainability says chief design officer
Ten pet beds that prove furniture for animals can be interesting too
Eight highlights from DesignMarch 2024 in Iceland
Ten kitchen design ideas from Dezeen
Dezeen’s top five houses of April 2024
Foster + Partners gender pay gap widest on record
Fifty architecture studios leading the social housing revival
Children in social housing “sleeping on a blanket on a concrete floor”
Social housing is America’s “missing tool” to solve housing crisis says Alex Lee
