Design
Design
Balldo sex toy turns testicles into a dildo
British startup Nadgerz Inc has created a sex toy that allows the testicles to be used for penetrative sex. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Seven houses that play a starring role in films including Parasite and The Power of the Dog
Following our interview with the production designer behind Oscar-nominated drama The Power of the Dog, Dezeen takes a look at seven homes that are at the centre of films and TV series. More
Architecture
Architecture
Frank Gehry releases design for Colburn Center in Los Angeles
The Colburn School has announced plans for a 100,000-square-foot campus expansion in Downtown Los Angeles designed by architect Frank Gehry. More
News
News
Frida Escobedo set to design The Met's new wing
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has announced that it has chosen Mexican architect Frida Escobedo to design the new Oscar L Tang and HM Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing, which was previously assigned to David Chipperfield Architects. More
News
News
Diébédo Francis Kéré wins 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has won this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize, becoming the first African architect to win the award. More
Materials
Materials
Hemp rebar could offer low-cost non-corroding alternative to steel
Researchers at the USA's Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have invented an alternative to steel rebar made from hemp, which they claim avoids the problem of corrosion while cutting carbon emissions from construction. More
Architecture
Architecture
BIG reveals hotel room wrapped in 350 birdhouses
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled its design for a hotel room surrounded by hundreds of birdhouses for the Treehotel in Sweden. More
Design
Design
Daniel Libeskind creates angular cognac bottle to "embody the legacy of Richard Hennessy"
Architect Daniel Libeskind has created an angular bottle for the Richard Hennessy cognac, which is named after the founder of drinks brand Hennessy. More
Design
Design
Grant Major designs The Power of the Dog ranch as a "hyper-masculine alpha male environment"
Production designer Grant Major designed a two-storey house to embody a main character's suppressed homosexuality as the centrepiece of the Oscar-nominated set design for Netflix's The Power of the Dog film. More
News
News
David Chipperfield Architects unveils Winter Olympics arena in Milan
The Berlin studio of David Chipperfield Architects and engineering firm Arup have revealed the Santa Giulia arena in Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics. More
Architecture
Architecture
Six vulva-shaped designs including skyscrapers, stadiums and a spaceship
Following the unveiling of the Vulva Spaceship concept last week, we have rounded up five buildings that have been compared to female genitalia. More
Architecture
Architecture
Xinxiang Cultural Tourism Centre in China resembles a stack of ice cubes
A stack of nine frosted glass "ice cubes" atop a pool of water houses this cultural centre in Xinxiang, China, designed by French studios Mathieu Forest Architecte and Zone Of Utopia. More
News
News
Overland Partners designs binational park "as a prototype for border cities"
San Antonio-based firm Overland Partners has released plans for a binational border park between Mexico and the United States that will be built along the Rio Grande. More
News
News
Grimshaw's latest design for London Euston HS2 station revealed
Architecture firm Grimshaw has teamed up with Haptic to design a "bold geometric roof" in its latest plans to bring HS2 high-speed railway to London's Euston station. More
Architecture
Architecture
Ten buildings that showcase the beauty of London's council housing
Jack Young's book The Council House aims to capture the beauty of London's council estates, which he photographed to "look like they could be perched on an Italian hillside". He chooses 10 favourites for Dezeen. More
Architecture
Architecture
Glass facades are "the main culprit" for billions of annual bird deaths
Legislation is needed to force architects to prevent the mass slaughter of birds that "didn't evolve to deal with glass", experts have told Dezeen. More
Architecture
Architecture
Foster + Partners unveils its first city masterplan in Vietnam
British architecture practice Foster + Partners has revealed its masterplan design for a new 117.4-hectare city in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, that will include residential neighbourhoods, education, medical and leisure facilities. More
Technology
Technology
Ye and Kano release MP3 player designed to "challenge what an album can be"
American musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and design technology company Kano have launched Stem Player, a pebble-shaped device that allows users to customise songs in the palm of their hand. More
Architecture
Architecture
Women make up just one in five top positions at biggest architecture firms despite "huge jump"
The percentage of women in top jobs at the biggest architecture firms has doubled over the past five years – but men still occupy four out of five key roles, according to research conducted by Dezeen to mark International Women's Day. More
Architecture
Architecture
Ten climate-resilient homes that have adapted to the realities of global warming
From a hurricane-proof house in Puerto Rico to a floating villa with retractable stilts, we've rounded up ten homes that incorporate the climate change-resilience strategies set out in the latest IPCC report. More