Promotion: the new Saxum collection from Italian tile brand Casalgrande Padana combines the natural look of stone with the practical qualities of porcelain. More about Casalgrande Padana releases porcelain tile collection with "sensual beauty of stone"
Restaurateur Josh Greenspan and furniture company USM have created VV's Cocktail Room in Manhattan, a small space wrapped almost entirely in Steel Blue USM Haller modular shelving and informed by Greenspan's visits to Japan and Hong Kong. More about Josh Greenspan creates New York cocktail lounge almost entirely with USM modules
Giant shutters close off the towering facade of Wardrobe House, a rectangular wooden home in the Czech Republic designed by local studio Šépka Architekti. More about Šépka Architekti models prefab house in Prague on wooden wardrobe
TV show Grand Designs is still going strong after 27 years. In this interview, the show's host, Kevin McCloud, considers how British architecture has changed over that time. More about Residential architecture is getting more playful, says Kevin McCloud
Real estate developer Tishman Speyer has released plans to restore the facade of the Chrysler Building in New York and redesign at least 75 per cent of the interiors, after taking over the building's lease. More about Chrysler Building set to be restored and overhauled after being sold
Ahead of Oxford Street closing to traffic later this month, local architecture studio East has released its latest renders revealing how the popular London shopping destination will look when pedestrianised. More about East unveils updated images of its plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street
The Zaha Hadid Foundation is set to open a public arts venue within the former headquarters of the late Zaha Hadid's eponymous studio in London. More about Former Zaha Hadid headquarters to open as public arts venue in London
British studio John McAslan + Partners has transformed and extended a disused power station into a learning space and accommodation for the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School. More about John McAslan + Partners revamps Victorian power station for University of Oxford
Multi-coloured, earth-toned bricks wrap the facade of this eight-storey residential project on Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, which is shown in this Instagram carousel created by Dezeen for Glen-Gery. More about NA Design Studio wraps residential building in Brooklyn with multi-coloured Glen-Gery bricks
Local studio Architects Office has used leftover glued-laminated timber of varying sizes and traditional joinery methods to construct a pavilion between apartment buildings in São Paulo, Brazil. More about Architects Office uses mass-timber scrap as "immense jigsaw" for São Paulo pavilion
Promotion: across many of its kitchen designs, design studio Eba spotlights the potential of Santos's plinth drawer unit, which "makes the most of every centimetre" of space. More about Eba equips kitchens with floor-level storage thanks to Santos' plinth drawer
Promotion: taking place from 6 to 11 October, the annual festival Designblok has returned to Prague under the theme Light, spotlighting a diverse range of projects and talks that explore "knowledge, truth, hope and life". More about Designblok's 2026 programme celebrates hope and light
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Flexform has showcased a selection of its seating on Dezeen Showroom, including new designs by Antonio Citterio and Monica Armani. More about Five products listed by Flexform on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Competitions: a contest tasking designers to develop temporary, small-scale interventions that revitalise public spaces features in this roundup of the latest competitions on Dezeen. More about Five competitions closing in October
Swedish brand IKEA has created an online marketplace for pre-owned furniture and products, which retail at around 60 per cent less than comparable items bought new. More about IKEA launches UK and Ireland marketplace to buy and sell second-hand furniture
New York design studio Apparatus has released Act V: Afsaneh, a lighting and furniture collection with mythological themes fabricated in materials such as bronze, brass and glass. More about Apparatus draws on Persian mythology for its first full collection in five years
Dramatic bamboo vaults form a series of teaching and research spaces at Maestro Ilaiyaraaja Centre for Music Learning and Research, completed by Indian studio Ekarth Studio in the state of Tamil Nadu. More about Sculptural music centre shows bamboo as "a serious construction material"
Architecture studio Office for Future has unveiled plans to remodel a former school in Stavyshche into temporary housing, wrapped around a courtyard, for families affected by the war in Ukraine. More about Office for Future reveals plans to transform school into housing for displaced Ukrainians
A folding sink and a room divider that provides natural air conditioning feature in Berlin's inaugural Find Attached exhibition, showcasing an arsenal of products from 14 emerging designers that make the most of limited resources. More about Young Berlin designers do more with less at Find Attached exhibition
Local studio Fieldwork has transformed a run-down building in west London into a home and casting studio with "a sense of drama and atmosphere". More about Fieldwork turns dilapidated building into mansard-roof-topped home and studio
Tickets for the Dezeen Awards 2026 party are available to purchase, with this year's celebration of global architectural and design excellence taking place on 16 November at the Royal Opera House in London. Get yours now! More about Have you got your Dezeen Awards 2026 party tickets?
Architecture studio Didea designed the interior of the Super F streetwear store in St Julian's, Malta, as a flexible, modular grid to avoid invasive architectural alterations inside the Mercury Tower by ZHA. More about Didea creates steel-clad streetwear store inside ZHA's Mercury Tower
From experimental stone forms that defy gravity to a showcase of Lessinia's vernacular building traditions, this video, produced for Marmomac, highlights the top exhibits at this year's event in Verona, Italy. More about Five Marmomac highlights that explore natural stone and new technology
British car brand Jaguar has unveiled it electric Type 01, which has thin headlights, a long bonnet and rear-leaning stance designed to set it apart from "homogenous" EVs as the first car in a "complete reset" for the brand. More about Jaguar "inaugurates a new era" with Type 01 electric car
Designers Shashwath Santosh and Nithin Eluvathingal have created a small remote device called a "knocker" that attaches to a tree and knocks on wood from afar to explore well-known superstitions. More about Knocker device remotely "knocks on wood" using smartphone app