"City of no nonsense" Rotterdam to host inaugural design biennale
The first Design Biennale Rotterdam will take place across the Dutch city from 20 February to 2 March 2025 to address the "clear gap" in local events dedicated solely to design. More
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World's 59 most outstanding designs shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2024
Dezeen has announced the design shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes designs by Arper, Joseph Joseph, Snøhetta and Humanscale. More
Eight designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition
Eight innovative designs have been shortlisted for Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition, which called for pioneering proposals that reimagine the way future generations live over the next 100 years. More
Santiago Calatrava "inspired by the idea of time" for Gübelin watch
Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has designed a platinum watch named Ipsomatic for Swiss jeweller and watchmaker Gübelin. More
Visplay launches modular furniture for "modern workplace planning"
Promotion: commercial furnishing company Visplay is launching its Omnio Office modular furniture system at Orgatec 2024 in Cologne, Germany. More
Delve Architects transforms pair of houses with light-filled extensions
Local studio Delve Architects has added rear and side extensions to a pair of semi-detached houses for next-door neighbours in Surrey, UK. More
WORKac completes San Francisco offices with "dynamic sense of topography"
New York architecture studio WORKac has completed an office building with a white, layered facade at the Mission Rock development in San Francisco. More
Dezeen Debate features "beautifully crafted" winery in Spain
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Foster + Partners' addition to a Spanish winery. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Fuseproject proposes "friendly" design for AI-enabled robot
American design studio Fuseproject has designed a body for a robotic system by tech studio Kind Humanoid intended for various domestic and commercial environments. More
Hugh Strange Architects draws on farm architecture for Cornish courtyard home
Traditional farmsteads of England's West Country informed the rough render exterior and barn-like timber ceilings of this house in Cornwall by London studio Hugh Strange Architects. More
The organic designs of Eero Saarinen went "beyond the measly ABC" of modernism
We continue our series on mid-century modern design with a profile of Eero Saarinen, the Finnish-American architect and industrial designer whose creations were adopted as the optimistic symbols of a new post-war age. More
Ten houses with gloriously impractical features
Featuring transparent walls, unorthodox plans and giant staircases, we've rounded up 10 houses that may be trickier to live in than they are to look at. More
Acoustic Ceiling Panels by Askia Furniture
Dezeen Showroom: standard ceiling grids can be enhanced acoustically and aesthetically with the Acoustic Ceiling Panels collection by Romanian brand Askia Furniture. More
World's 49 most striking interiors shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2024
Dezeen has announced the interiors shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes interiors by Keiji Ashizawa, India Mahdavi, Mesura and Unknown Works. More
Hanif Kara wins 2024 Soane Medal for architecture
Structural engineer and AKT II co-founder Hanif Kara has been named the winner of this year's Soane Medal for "realising some of the most recognisable architectural projects across the globe". More
WOHA combines aluminium extension and Singapore remittance house for 21 Carpenter hotel
Architecture studio WOHA has added a perforated-aluminium extension to a 1930s building to create a hotel that is "very mindful of the history" in Singapore. More
Cobe set to transform "treasure box" steelworks site into Tallinn neighbourhood
Abandoned steelworks buildings will be repurposed into public space as part of Danish studio Cobe's design for a city district in Tallinn, Estonia. More
Kriskadecor designs "dynamic" outdoor cladding system
Promotion: metal chain-link manufacturer Kriskadecor has created a customisable outdoor cladding system composed of intricate aluminium components that shift and sway with the wind. More
Glasst Innovation Company launches "temporary and peelable" paint
US firm Glasst Innovation Company has launched the "world's first peelable architectural paint", which can be applied to a range of surfaces and peeled off by hand. More
Selldorf Architects completes porcelain-clad Brooklyn skyscrapers
Local studio Selldorf Architects has clad the One Domino Square skyscrapers on the waterfront of Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighbourhood with iridescent porcelain tiles More