Opinion
Opinion
"Why do so many architects think they are more privileged than they really are?"
Architects should finally acknowledge that the profession is no longer a guaranteed route to prosperity and unionise, writes Phineas Harper. More
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Interiors
Interiors
Masquespacio founders create home and office where "everything revolves around play"
The founders of Spanish studio Masquespacio have transformed a traditional Valencian farmhouse into their self-designed home and studio, with maximalist interiors that nod to the Memphis movement. More
Promotion
Promotion
XL Extralight exhibits sole and foam-making process at Milan design week
Promotion: XL Extralight showcased its manufacturing process in an exhibition designed by Italian architect Andrea Caputo as an "immersive museum itinerary" during Milan design week. More
Design
Design
Schoolchildren merge Uno and I Spy in award-winning card game
Pupils from The Piggott School in Reading, England, have won the Design Museum's Design Ventura competition with a card game that encourages children to learn about colours in their surroundings. More
Architecture
Architecture
Carlo Ratti Associati proposes replacement for collapsed Baltimore bridge
Italian architecture studio Carlo Ratti Associati has proposed a replacement design for the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore following its collapse in early 2024. More
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate features Aston Martin skyscraper in Miami "using a brand name as a shield"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Aston Martin's first residential skyscraper. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
The Metropolitan Museum of Art unveils Sleeping Beauties exhibition spanning four centuries of fashion
In this video, Dezeen previews the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute's latest blockbuster fashion exhibition Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, following last night's Met Gala. More
Architecture
Architecture
Proctor & Shaw expands Dulwich House with concrete extension overlooking garden
A series of "monumental" concrete columns frame views across a large garden at this house in Dulwich, London, extended by local studio Proctor & Shaw. More
Architecture
Architecture
Six former slaughterhouses reimagined for new purposes
The slaughterhouses and abattoirs in this roundup, originally built for slaughtering animals, have been transformed into galleries, breweries and cooking schools. More
Architecture
Architecture
More Architecture perches Floating Hotel among Chinese mountains
Amsterdam studio More Architecture used a large zigzagging roof to shelter Floating Hotel, which is dramatically positioned among the bamboo forests and mountains of Dachangping, China. More
News
News
Nike developing AI model as part of design "step change"
Sportswear brand Nike is developing its own generative AI model to design products using its vast bank of athlete data, Dezeen can reveal. More
Design
Design
Gijs Schalkx converts car to run on plastic waste
Dutch designer Gijs Schalkx has retrofitted an old car to run on an unusual fuel source: waste plastic that is turned back into oil. More
Dezeen Awards
Dezeen Awards
Christian Louboutin and Jomo Tariku named judges for Dezeen Awards 2024
Fashion designer Christian Louboutin, architect Keith Griffiths and designers Lisa Jones, Ruby Kean and Jomo Tariku have joined as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. More
Interiors
Interiors
EBBA references modernist architecture at WatchHouse coffee shop
Architecture studio EBBA has completed a store for coffee brand WatchHouse that draws on modernist design to provide a calming environment in the heart of the City of London. More
Architecture
Architecture
Carlos Matos references Mexico's "profound transformations" in secluded retreat
Mexican architect Carlos H Matos has completed a concrete house designed to be an "ode to antiquity" and "futurity" in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. More
Interiors
Interiors
Dubrovska Studio uses "leftovers" in Kyiv to furnish local dance studio
Local architecture practice Dubrovska Studio has created a fitness studio lined with curtains and outfitted with custom furniture made from materials sourced from around Kyiv in the face of wartime shortages. More
Architecture
Architecture
Peach-coloured walls enliven Goan holiday homes by Jugal Mistri Architects
Peach-toned walls and arched openings define Baia Villas, a set of six holiday homes in Goa that Mumbai studio Jugal Mistri Architects has designed to evoke local vernacular. More
Architecture
Architecture
Kooo Architects creates narrow Tokyo hotel with cut-out balconies and terraces
Japanese studio Kooo Architects has designed the skinny Hotel Rakuragu in central Tokyo to have a "unique shape", with cut-out balconies that help to preserve privacy. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Peel lighting series by Frandsen among 13 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of lights with theatrically curved bodies made from sheets of steel is among 13 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More
Design
Design
Bang & Olufsen brings back classic 90s six-CD player
Electronics brand Bang & Olufsen has collected and restored several hundred units of its 1990s-era Beosound 9000 CD player, giving them a second life as a limited-edition product for fans of physical media. More