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Ten interiors with a natural and calming organic modern design
For our latest lookbook we've collected 10 projects that exemplify the organic modern design style, which combines minimalist interiors with natural textures and colours. More
Beirut explosion was "the funeral of my hometown"
Two years on from the devastating explosion that destroyed much of Beirut, architects and designers have shared first-hand accounts of how everyday life in the city continues to be profoundly affected by the disaster. More
Ascent skyscraper in Milwaukee becomes world's tallest timber building
Ascent, an 86.6-metre-tall mass-timber tower in Wisconsin designed by Korb + Associates Architects, has been certified as the world's tallest timber building. More
Sam Jacob Studio adds glass-tube entrance to London's V&A museum
British architect Sam Jacob has used ribbed glass to create a contemporary entrance for London's historic V&A museum and updated its bathrooms with a broken-ceramic cladding that feels "a little perverse". More
OEO Studio uses materials in a "playful way" for Designmuseum Denmark cafe and shop
Copenhagen-based OEO Studio has created a cafe and shop interior for Denmark's Designmuseum using stone, steel and wood to honour architect Kaare Klint's original design. More
Video reveals 170-kilometre-long mirrored skyscraper The Line in Saudi Arabia
This video shows the design for The Line, a 500-metre-tall, mirror-clad skyscraper that was designed to house nine million people in Saudi Arabia. More
Ten contemporary living rooms with cool stone surfaces
Rough-hewn granite and smooth marble are among the materials chosen for the living rooms in this lookbook, which use stone to create elegant interiors. More
This week the Stirling Prize shortlist was revealed
This week on Dezeen, RIBA revealed the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize, which was dominated by projects in London. More
Smogware is a tableware collection glazed with air pollutants
Dutch designers Iris de Kievith and Annemarie Piscaer have created Smogware, a collection of ceramics with a decorative glaze made using common air pollution particles. More
Andra Formen makes furniture from discarded electric scooters
Design collective Andra Formen has created the E-metabolism collection of lamps, chairs and vases made from electric scooters fished out of the canals of Malmö, Sweden, which was recently shown at Southern Sweden Design Days. More
Ai Weiwei unveils cage-like Arch installation in Stockholm
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's steel sculpture Arch has been installed outside the Nationalmuseum gallery in Stockholm, ahead of getting a permanent home in the city. More
Ten tranquil bathrooms with timber-clad interiors
Our latest lookbook features ten bathrooms where timber cladding has been used to create interiors with a luxurious, warm feel. More
Women-led studios create sculptural pavilions for Women in Architecture exhibition
Architecture studios Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, Helen & Hard and Ensamble Studio have designed three pavilions for the Women in Architecture exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center. More
Carsten in der Elst constructs furniture from aluminium and rubber tubes for Soft Works exhibition
Cologne-based designer Carsten in der Elst has explored how to create furniture from industrial byproducts with his Soft Works collection, which was exhibited at Tableau gallery during the 3 Days of Design festival. More
3 Days of Design
3 Days of Design
Frank Maali and Gemma Lalanda transform 1950s garage into steel-clad event space with a "sacral feeling"
Architects Frank Maali and Gemma Lalanda have turned a 1950s garage into an events space at homeware brand Vipp's Copenhagen headquarters, which opened during the 3 Days of Design festival. More
Milan design week
Milan design week
Japanese brands make Milan debuts as focus on the European market grows
Numerous Japanese brands chose to hold exhibitions during Milan design week for the first time this year as furniture fair Salone del Mobile returned to full capacity following the coronavirus pandemic. More
3 Days of Design
3 Days of Design
Henning Larsen constructs translucent pavilion to mark Fritz Hansen's 150th anniversary
Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has built a wooden pavilion for furniture brand Fritz Hansen's 150th anniversary that forms part of the 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen. More
Milan design week
Milan design week
Studio Swine uses packing crates to construct Milan installation that will "leave no trace"
Design duo Studio Swine has displayed 22 hardwood furniture pieces on a "mountain" made from the packing crates they were delivered in for the Forest Tales exhibition at Milan design week. More
Milan design week
Milan design week
Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota transform botanical garden in Milan into an "energy park"
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota have used over 500 metres of copper pipe to create energy-generating sculptures for its Feeling the Energy installation in the Brera botanical garden at Milan design week. More
Milan design week
Milan design week
Tom Dixon's 20th-anniversary exhibition features underwater furniture and mycelium towers
British designer Tom Dixon has unveiled Twenty at Milan design week, an exhibition exploring two decades of his work that includes a chair made from eelgrass and furniture that has been "grown" underwater. More