The annual Osaka Art and Design event returns for its fourth edition with creative displays at venues around Osaka. Here, we round up seven designs and installations not to miss. More about Seven highlights from Osaka Art and Design 2026
Architect Sou Fujimoto has unveiled a Dior store in Osaka, Japan, featuring an undulating facade that envelops an interior by architect Peter Marino. More about Sou Fujimoto designs ribbed facade for House of Dior Shinsaibashi to evoke "flowing drapery"
Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has used details including a floor-level window and shoji screens within this wood-clad Osaka residence that aims to "set a new standard for contemporary living". More about Akio Isshiki Architects clads House in Saidera in charred cedar
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that The Grand Ring in Osaka will be mostly turned into firewood, according to its architect Sou Fujimoto. More about "To chop this structure up feels tragic" says commenter
The Grand Ring in Osaka will be mostly turned into firewood, its architect Sou Fujimoto has told Dezeen. More about Most of world's largest wooden structure The Grand Ring to be burned as "chips for fuel"
Architecture studio Keiji Ashizawa Design looked to Osaka Castle's triangular forms and the shape of the city's Tsutenkaku Tower when designing the latest Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Osaka, Japan. More about Osaka Castle's Golden Tea Room informs interiors of Blue Bottle Coffee Shinsaibashi
A traditional Japanese cladding method informed the overlapping wooden panels used to display knives at Tojiro Knife Gallery in Osaka, Japan, designed by creative agency L/O. More about L/O designs Osaka shop to "celebrate artistry and utility" of Japanese knives
The shell of a prehistoric marine mollusc informed the spiral shape of the Pasona Natureverse Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, created by local architecture studio The Design Labo. More about The Design Labo creates shell-shaped pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka
Japanese studio Noiz Architects has unveiled a mirrored pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, with facades that vibrates in the wind. More about Osaka Expo pavilion features vibrating mirrored facade
Toilets with inflated membrane roofs and 3D-printed planters are among the restrooms designed by young architects for the Expo 2025 Osaka. More about Six toilets designed by young architects for Expo 2025 Osaka
A suspended orb forms the centrepiece of the Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, designed by Amsterdam studio RAU Architects and design studio Tellart to reference the country's connection to water and its use of renewable energy. More about Glowing sphere protrudes from Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
A spiralling structure of cross-laminated timber and glass surrounds a circular events space at the Czech Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka, which was designed by European studio Apropos Architects. More about Spiralling ramp of timber and glass wraps Czech pavilion at Osaka Expo
Architecture studio Nikken Sekkei has collaborated with Nendo founder Oki Sato to create a demountable Japan Pavilion made from steel and cross-laminated timber for Expo 2025 Osaka. More about Nikken Sekkei designs energy-generating Japan Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka
Cardboard tubes are among the materials that Japanese architect Shigeru Ban used to construct the Blue Ocean Dome pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which contains exhibits by designer Kenya Hara. More about Shigeru Ban uses cardboard and bamboo for Blue Ocean Dome pavilion
A chain of plastic spheres fronts the Switzerland Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka, which Manuel Herz Architects designed as a homage to the Expo '70. More about Manuel Herz references "audacious spirit of Expo '70" for Swiss pavilion
A gridded wooden structure formed using traditional joinery makes up The Grand Ring, which Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects has used to encircle the Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan. More about World's largest wooden structure encircles Expo 2025 Osaka
A jacket with built-in electric fans designed by Japanese fashion brand Anrealage keeps staff cool at the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation pavilion at the Osaka Expo. More about Anrealage adds cooling fans to uniforms for Osaka Expo's NTT Pavilion
A web of wooden joinery designed to mimic the rafters of a boat frames the Bahrain Pavilion, designed by Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh for the Expo 2025 Osaka. More about Lina Ghotmeh brings "sense of voyage" to Osaka Expo with boat-like Bahrain Pavilion
Angular buildings linked by street-like passages distinguish the Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Osaka Expo, designed by British studio Foster + Partners and design agency Journey to mimic traditional villages in the kingdom. More about Foster + Partners creates "a village" for Saudi Arabia at Expo 2025 Osaka
London-based studio Woo Architects referenced the industrial revolution in its design for the UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which features a pixelated facade made from folded, perforated metal. More about "Tessellated veil" cloaks UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka