"Water mirror" reflects light into villa overlooking Lake Zurich by PPAA
Mexican studio PPAA has completed a concrete villa beside Lake Zurich in Switzerland, fronted by a long water feature that helps to illuminate the interior. More
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Bulgari unveils world's thinnest watch as skinny as a five-pence coin
Italian jewellery company Bulgari has reclaimed the record for making the world's thinnest mechanical watch with the release of its Octo Finissimo Ultra Cosc, which has a thickness of just 1.7 millimetres. More
Joe Doucet's Airiva wind turbines are made for city streets and buildings
Designer Joe Doucet has revealed his Airiva turbine – a modular wind power system that was conceived to have the necessary visual appeal to fit into urban settings. More
Formation 02 Toilet by Samuel Ross for Kohler
Dezeen Showroom: British designer Samuel Ross took cues from brutalist architecture when creating Formation 02, a bright orange smart toilet made for bathroom brand Kohler. More
Milan design week
Milan design week
Dezeen teams up with Gaggenau, Lasvit, Moooi and more during Milan Design week
Dezeen is partnering with a number of international brands during Milan design week this year, including talks with Moooi, Gaggenau and Design Hotels, and videos with Lasvit, Technogym and Triennale Milano. More
"Great innovator" Italo Rota dies aged 70
Italian architect Italo Rota, who designed projects including the Museo del Novecento in Milan, has passed away at age 70. More
Foster + Partners gender pay gap widest on record
The gender pay gap at Foster + Partners is the widest it has been since the data was first compiled six years ago despite an overall improvement at the UK's largest architecture firms year-on-year, official figures show. More
Al-Jawad Pike creates marble "immersive experience" for APL's Soho flagship store
British architecture studio Al-Jawad Pike has used colourful marble for the interiors of trainer brand Athletic Propulsion Labs' second flagship store in Soho, New York City. More
Muda Architects completes circular museum dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine
Chengdu studio Muda Architects has completed Tianfu Museum of Chinese Medicine in Pengzhou, China, which is based on the shape of the yin-yang symbol. More
Celsius Cooking system by Asko
Dezeen Showroom: smart accessories ensure optimal temperatures and heating times with the Celsius Cooking hob system designed by Swedish brand Asko. More
Urlo Studio completes steel pavilion for Ecuadorian sports club
Urlo Studio has completed an "aesthetic and functional" gym and multi-sport club with a glass and aluminium pavilion with a composite facade in Ecuador. More
Foster + Partners first Uruguay project to feature glass-lined courtyard
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners and local studio Ponce de León Arquitectos have broken ground on its first project in Uruguay, an apartment building wrapped around a multi-storey glass courtyard. More
Artcraft tiles by Marazzi
Dezeen Showroom: soft terracotta textures and decorative designs meet in the Artcraft tile collection, created by Italian brand Marazzi. More
Origata collection by Nao Tamura for Porro
Dezeen Showroom: New York-based Japanese designer Nao Tamura looked to the craft of kimono making to inform the Origata bench and console, created for Italian furniture brand Porro. More
Ae-Architecten layers old and new in Belgian house renovation
Belgian studio Ae-Architecten has used glazed yellow bricks and concrete-lined living spaces to renovate SL House, a detached home in Ghent, Belgium. More
Bell Phillips creates Cosway Street housing block with fluted precast brick facades
Scalloped facades featuring tones of cream and red brick define a U-shaped housing block by Bell Phillips in Marylebone in central London. More
Saudi Arabia lowers predicted number of residents at The Line by 2030
The Line mega-city, which is the flagship development for Saudi Arabia's Neom project, will allegedly house fewer than 300,000 people by 2030, down from an original goal of 1.5 million. More
CombiCookTop V4000 I804 by V-Zug
Dezeen Showroom: the extractor fan appears almost invisible in the CombiCookTop V4000 I804, a refined induction hob by Swiss brand V-Zug. More
Jasper Morrison, Beata Heuman and Michael Bennett named Dezeen Awards 2024 judges
Product designer Jasper Morrison, interior designer Beata Heuman and Studio Kër founder Michael Bennett have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges, alongside architects Shimul Javeri Kadri and Carolina Maluhy. More
Eight buildings with inverted-pitched roofs that resemble butterfly wings
An angular English home extension and a timber-clad Guatemalan retreat feature in our roundup of buildings with butterfly roofs. More