By choosing Peach Fuzz as its Colour of the Year Pantone has celebrated passivity – when what the world really needs in 2024 is bravery and honesty, writes Michelle Ogundehin. More
Australia has become the first country in the world to ban engineered stone, following rising cases of silicosis among workers who handle the material. More
Promotion: acoustic partitions and furniture brand JEB have provided interior solutions for the University of Wollongong's new Tai Wai campus in Hong Kong, which aims to create an adaptable learning environment. More
Dutch design brand Moooi has launched a pair of rugs based on artworks by Alf Bärbel Wit Peters, aged eight. More
A video filmed at the Dezeen Awards 2023 ceremony reveals the Ceramophone, a musical instrument with keys made of porcelain tiles created by Solus Ceramics and Mirage. More
Continuing our review of the year, Dezeen looks back at the most controversial stories to hit the world of architecture and design in 2023. More
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Pulkra has displayed a selection of products from its catalogue on Dezeen Showroom, which are made out of its patented concrete composite, Acron. More
With the holiday season fast approaching, Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson has picked out a selection of products for design-conscious gifting. More
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Tesla's reveal of its long-awaited Cybertruck. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
Milan-based design exhibition Alcova has launched its Miami edition at Miami art week, meant to create a space for independent and experimental design studios at the annual event. More
Dezeen Showroom: created by designers Pio and Tito Toso for Italian brand Pulkra, the Dome range is intended to bring the austere beauty of concrete into the bathroom. More
Dezeen Showroom: Japanese office furniture manufacturer Okamura has added a slimline modular shelving system to its Lives collection of workplace furnishings. More
Palestinian textile designer Areen has created Flowing Threads, a pink-and-red pavilion made from silk fabric that she unravelled by hand to showcase the threads that make up the textile. More
Promotion: Swiss designer Yves Béhar and American brand Herman Miller's decade-long collaboration has yielded classic yet forward-looking office furniture pieces such as the Sayl chair. More
Chairs adorned with "spiritual" crystals and lamps made with McDonald's packaging were among the collectible design objects displayed at Design Miami 2023, held during Miami art week. More
Dezeen Showroom: design studio Martinelli Venezia celebrates the expressive qualities of concrete with the Compage tableware collection, created for Italian brand Pulkra. More
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Moroso collaborated with designer Patricia Urquiola on a duo of wooden tables characterised by linear grooves carved into their surfaces. More
A phone charger for rough sleepers, a basketball that never goes flat and glasses that instantly change prescription are among this year's top product designs, which we've rounded up as part of our review of 2023. More
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Ziyi Lian has created a street food stall to investigate why animal organs are rarely consumed in western Europe. More
Dezeen Showroom: Dutch lighting brand Brand van Egmond has released a sculptural series of chandeliers that mimic the delicate appearance of bubbles. More