Creative agency Steep Learning Group wanted to emulate "a giant doughnut outside a doughnut shop" when creating a playful 2.5-metre-tall sculpture of a pair of shorts to act as the mascot for clothing brand Gramicci's east London store. More about Gramicci store in east London revolves around jumbo pair of stripy shorts
Street artist Frankey has created Lucky Dragon, a playful interactive sculpture at the Rosewood hotel in Hong Kong with a light-up heart that aims to "bring joy". More about Frankey draws on local legends and childhood memories for Lucky Dragon installation
Dutch designer Vera van der Burg aimed to "slow down" AI by combining it with a ceramics practice in the project From Text-to-Clay, which has seen her exhibit several unworldly creations. More about Vera van der Burg puts AI and ceramics into "reflective" feedback loop
French fashion house Chanel filled Paris's Grand Palais with Alice in Wonderland-style mushrooms and real trees, which created a runway for the brand's Spring Summer 2026 haute couture show. More about Towering mushrooms transform Grand Palais for Chanel couture show
Artists Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page have collaborated to design the cavernous Bar Far installation in Rome's Trastevere neighbourhood. More about Arms and legs protrude from catacomb-like bar interior in Rome
Designer Marcin Rusak has transformed the ultrasonic signals emitted by plants into a sculptural and sonic installation for champagne house Perrier-Jouët at Design Miami, captured in this video produced by Dezeen. More about Marcin Rusak transforms plant acoustics into botanical installation for Perrier-Jouët
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has unveiled an intricate haptic installation composed of thousands of plaster-cast objects at this year's Design Miami, as shown in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More about SCAD debuts intricate plaster-cast installation at Design Miami
French artist Alexandre Henry has created a series of sculptures based on furniture and objects salvaged from war-torn areas of Ukraine that he repaired using metal from Russian missiles. More about Alexandre Henry transforms explosion-damaged objects into "silent witnesses" of Ukraine war
A jagged entry pavilion and a suspended concrete sculpture are among the elements at a vast memorial in rural Brazil designed by local studio GPAA to honour the hundreds who died during a mining dam collapse in 2019. More about GPAA designs details of Brazil's Brumadinho Memorial to "carry profound meaning"
Architecture studio MAD has designed a "giant mattress" at the Seoul Biennale of Architecture that comforts people standing next to it by illuminating and releasing cooling water mist. More about MAD unveils interactive Breathing Cells sculpture at Seoul Biennale of Architecture
Architecture collective Assemble has married thatch and timber to craft Fibredog, a public artwork that doubles as a shelter in London, on show as part of Frieze Sculpture. More about Assemble draws on folkloric rituals for dog-like shelter in London
By severing the link between chairs and sitting down, design art provides a glimpse into humanity's future, writes Julie Lasky. More about "Civilization has gone about as far as it can go, chair-wise"
Acoustic solutions brand Autex Acoustics showcased Bring the Outside In, an immersive forest-like installation that featured the brand's signature acoustic material, during LA Design Festival in downtown Los Angeles. More about Autex Acoustics designs "acoustic forest" for LA Design Festival
Swiss designer Nadja Stäubli has curated a multi-sensory installation featuring interactive sculptures during NYCxDesign. More about Chroma installation celebrates "fun and fantasy" of Swiss design at NYCxDesign
Australia's first all-Indigenous curatorial team at the Venice Architecture Biennale brought a distinctly Aboriginal design approach to its pavilion, a calming and inclusive space focused on the theme of Home. More about Australia's first all-Indigenous Venice team aims to avoid "false sense of Australiana"
Statuemania is back, but the political weaponisation of memorials will not end happily, writes Robert Bevan. More about "When we place people on a pedestal, we only diminish ourselves"
Designer Rio Kobayashi used salvaged wood to craft furniture and sculptures that are on display alongside works by American painter Fritz Rauh as part of an exhibition at California gallery Blunk Space. More about Rio Kobayashi creates furniture from redwood offcuts for Blunk Space exhibition
Pianos hang from the ceiling like carcasses in a slaughterhouse in an exhibition by Dutch designer Maarten Baas, at Galerie Ron Mandos in Amsterdam. More about Maarten Baas hangs pianos from hooks in Crescendo! exhibition
This year's Design Miami was characterised by experimental work, but that wasn't always the case at the fair, art-design duo the Haas Brothers tell Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about "We almost got kicked out of Design Miami" say the Haas Brothers
British artist Alex Chinneck has designed knotted lampposts, a twisted telephone booth and a constricted postbox as playful public sculptures in Bristol, England. More about Alex Chinneck creates distorted street furniture to bring "surrealism into the public realm"