Architecture
Architecture
BIG wraps Copenhagen headquarters with 140-metre-long concrete staircase
Danish architecture studio BIG has completed its own concrete headquarters on an industrial harbour in Copenhagen. More
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Mid-century modern
Mid-century modern
Verner Panton preferred experimentation to "beautiful platitude"
Verner Panton caused a sensation with his pioneering approach to furniture and lighting design. For our mid-century modern series, we profile the Danish designer whose colourful pieces and interiors define an era. More
Architecture
Architecture
Andblack Design Studio designs undulating preschool to "foster creativity and play"
Parametric forms topped with greenery define this preschool in Andhra Pradesh, India, which has been completed by architecture firm Andblack Design Studio. More
Dutch Design Week
Dutch Design Week
Teun Zwets creates show home with glossy furniture and cardboard bathroom
Dutch designer Teun Zwets has created a Dutch Design Week exhibition featuring colourful, cartoonish furniture, a grotto-like bed and a bathroom made out of cardboard. More
Dutch Design Week
Dutch Design Week
Refugees and design graduates unite to make towering Temple of Peace
A stepped six-tiered pyramid dominated the main Ketelhuisplein square at Dutch Design Week this year, wrapped in colourful flags offering 80 different symbols for peace. More
Promotion
Promotion
Barbara Barry and HBF celebrate eight iconic designs to mark three decades of collaboration
Promotion: American designer Barbara Barry is marking 30 years of collaboration with furniture brand HBF by celebrating eight of her most iconic products. More
Technology
Technology
Tavs Jorgensen develops cob bricks for low-carbon construction
Researcher Tavs Jorgensen has created a method of extruding cob into brick shapes, in an effort to make the low-carbon biomaterial more accessible. More
Interiors
Interiors
Electric Bowery and Land infuse Laguna Beach hotel with "Mallorcan vibes"
California architecture studio Electric Bowery and graphic design firm Land have completed the renovation of a 1980s hotel in Laguna Beach informed by European seaside inns. More
Architecture
Architecture
Elías Rizo reinterprets vernacular Mexican cabin in concrete
Mexican studio Elías Rizo Arquitectos has balanced a concrete house with a steep gabled roof on a hillside in Tapalpa, Mexico near Guadalajara. More
School Shows
School Shows
Fifteen architecture and design projects from students at the University of Toronto
Dezeen School Shows: a project exploring solutions to earthquakes in Turkey through urban design is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at University of Toronto. More
Architecture
Architecture
John Puttick Associates expands St Leonard's Church with glulam porch
British studio John Puttick Associates has refurbished a Grade II-listed church in Hove, East Sussex, introducing a 4.5-metre-tall timber extension that acts as an entrance porch. More
Mid-century modern
Mid-century modern
Eight lesser-known examples of mid-century modern architecture
Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Masterpieces is a book of "landmark architecture" built around the world between the 1950s and 70s. For our mid-century modern series, its author Dominic Bradbury picks out eight lesser-known buildings that encapsulate the era. More
News
News
First Neom region completes as "luxury island" Sindalah opens in Saudi Arabia
Sindalah, an island resort in the Red Sea designed by Italian studio Luca Dini Design and Architecture, has become the first Neom region to be completed in Saudi Arabia. More
Opinion
Opinion
"The 'worst product ever' has a lot to admire"
A screenless smartphone alternative powered by artificial intelligence, the Humane AI Pin was savaged by critics but designers should not make the mistake of dismissing it entirely, writes Abb-d Taiyo. More
Design
Design
AAU Anastas reinterprets stone vaulting as glass Serpentine Bell sculpture
Hollow glass blocks assembled similarly to a self-supporting stone arch make up the Serpentine Bell, a sculpture by Palestinian architects AAU Anastas and Japanese sound artist Tomoko Sauvage. More
Dezeen Awards
Dezeen Awards
Lou Hayter joins Joe Goddard for Dezeen Awards 2024 party celebrations
Dezeen Awards, in partnership with Bentley, has announced that DJ and songwriter Lou Hayter will join Hot Chip's Joe Goddard to perform at the Dezeen Awards 2024 party in London on 26 November. More
Dutch Design Week
Dutch Design Week
Six statement furniture projects by rising stars from the Dutch design scene
From shaggy tassels to shimmering bioplastic, six furniture projects by emerging Dutch designers confirm a trend for colourful and textured furniture at this year's Dutch Design Week. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Tiles by Palet among 13 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of colourful glazed tiles that are designed by the end user is among 13 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More
Design
Design
Spread designs abstract covers for the Journal of Architecture and Building Science
Design studio Spread has produced a series of colourful covers with geometric designs for Japan's Journal of Architecture and Building Science that have been shortlisted in the graphic design project category of Dezeen Awards 2024. More
Architecture
Architecture
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects adds concrete extension to Quebec spa
Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects has expanded a thermal spa and baths complex in Quebec, adding a concrete plinth that houses an outdoor swimming pool and a hidden relaxation room. More