Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Kashima sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
Dezeen Showroom: the English Chesterfield is given a modern update in the Kashima sofa, a classic designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset. More
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Start Something Powerful Competition
Start Something Powerful Competition
Hanju Seo wins Start Something Powerful Competition with tree identification system
Hanju Seo has won Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition with a concept that helps identify individual trees by their bark, enabling small forest owners to participate more effectively in carbon offset programmes. More
News
News
Prada and Axiom Space reveal spacesuits for next lunar landing
Fashion house Prada and aerospace company Axiom Space have revealed their design for NASA's Artemis III spacesuit, set to be worn by the first astronauts to return to the surface of the moon in over 50 years. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Barnacle Wall Sconce by Articolo Studios
Dezeen Showroom: Australian lighting company Articolo Studios has collaborated with artist Emma Davies to produce the Barnacle wall sconce, which is covered in delicate shell-like forms handmade from reclaimed materials. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Tribute100 ceramic surfaces by Fiandre
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Fiandre pays homage to its classic Serie 100 collection with Tribute100, a range of tiles with metallic glazes that subtly reflect light. More
Mid-century modern
Mid-century modern
Whether "teaspoons or a national bank", Arne Jacobsen designed things down to the last detail
We continue our series on mid-century modernism with a profile on Danish architect Arne Jacobson, whose ethos of total design saw him craft buildings down to the smallest details. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Ripple sofa by Askia Furniture
Dezeen Showroom: Romanian brand Askia Furniture has launched the modular Ripple sofa collection, named after its ruched edges that are designed to emulate draped fabric. More
Start Something Powerful Competition
Start Something Powerful Competition
Oil spill cleanup proposal takes second place in Start Something Powerful Competition
Designer Rehan Petit has been awarded second place in Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition for his proposal to cleanup oil spill using repurposed boat bumpers. More
Transport
Transport
OMI designs autonomous "multi-person scooter platform" to combat urban congestion
Transport-focussed industrial design studio Of My Imagination has unveiled a proposal for a multi-person scooter that could travel along cycle lanes to help reduce overcrowding within cities. More
Lamps
Lamps
We+ makes portable Remli lamp from "hardly recyclable" urban detritus
Tokyo-based design studio We+ has released a portable table lamp made from a material that it has developed, which contains rubble and debris from building sites. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Facet fabric by Designtex
Dezeen Showroom: high performance meets natural textures in US brand Designtex's Facet fabric, which features a pattern of fine linework over a woven-look background. More
Mid-century modern
Mid-century modern
Hans J Wegner's CH24 Wishbone Chair "captured the essence of modern Danish design"
Continuing our mid-century modern series, we spotlight the CH24 Wishbone Chair, which was created by Danish designer Hans J Wegner for furniture manufacturer Carl Hansen & Son in 1949. More
Mid-century modern
Mid-century modern
"There was a profound belief in the power of the polymath during the mid-century period"
We should bring back the holistic approach and interdisciplinary ethos of the mid-century modern designers, argues Dominic Bradbury as part of our mid-century modern design series. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Emboss acoustic wall panels by Zintra Acoustic
Dezeen Showroom: Australian brand Zintra Acoustic has added eight designs to its Emboss acoustic panel collection, which features textured surfaces made from embossing. More
Start Something Powerful Competition
Start Something Powerful Competition
Underground desert sanctuaries win third place in Start Something Powerful Competition
Matthew Pratt has been awarded third place in Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition with his proposal for subterranean desert sanctuaries to help future generations to flourish in arid climates. More
Dundee Design Festival
Dundee Design Festival
Eight highlights from Dundee Design Festival 2024
Aeroplane seat covers designed for neurodivergent passengers and a knitted landscape filled with giant mushrooms were among the designs showcased at this year's Dundee Design Festival. More
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Germane Barnes redesigns classical columns around African diasporic themes
American architect Germane Barnes aims to illustrate aspects of the African Diaspora by reimagining the three classical columnar orders at the Columnar Disorder exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
DW60 dishwasher by Asko
Dezeen Showroom: sustainability, performance and hygiene meet in the DW60 dishwasher by Swedish brand Asko, which says its appliance is the most reliable in its class. More
Mid-century modern
Mid-century modern
Isamu Noguchi's sculptural Akari lamps are "poetic, ephemeral, and tentative"
Continuing our mid-century modern design series, we explore Japanese-American designer Isamu Noguchi's Akari lamps made from Japanese washi paper, which remain a staple in stylish interiors to this day. More
Mid-century modern
Mid-century modern
Women's contribution to mid-century modern design is "not challenged as much now" says Pat Kirkham
Many female designers from the mid-century modern movement are more celebrated now than when they were producing work, says design historian Pat Kirkham in this interview for our mid-century modern series. More