Researchers from the University of Chicago have invented a cladding material that changes colour to help with heating or cooling and could be retrofitted to improve buildings' energy efficiency. More
Following Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's latest collaboration with fashion brand Louis Vuitton, we have collected eight projects and collaborations featuring her trademark colourful polka dots. More
Plush velvet upholstery, Moroccan rugs and chinoiserie-style ottomans feature in this lookbook of hotel interiors that use saturated jewel colours to bridge the gap between cosiness and luxury. More
Interiors will get weirder in 2023 with bolder colours, mushroom materials and less birch plywood, designers have told Dezeen. More
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak and biomaterials company Living Ink have teamed up to create a T-shirt using black dye made from algae instead of petroleum, in what they say marks a major breakthrough for sustainable fashion. More
Clashing colours, statement furnishings and mismatched patterns feature in this lookbook, which rounds up ten flamboyant interiors that embody the maximalist aesthetic. More
Flamingo pink walls in a Greek seaside apartment and a living space in Italy defined by primary colours feature in our latest lookbook, which collects colourful living rooms that are designed to stand out. More
For our latest lookbook, we've curated 10 interiors decked out in Wild Wonder after paint brand Dulux named the pale yellow hue as its Colour of the Year for 2023. More
Estudio Santa Rita has completed a compact and efficient building with colourful storage units and a saw-tooth roof that houses the offices and workshops of a creative couple in Mérida, Mexico. More
Paint brand Dulux has revealed Wild Wonder, a pale yellow paint colour that it described as "a soft gold with hints of green" as its Colour of the Year for 2023. More
A Swedish house with a stairway hidden behind a bookcase and an architect-revamped new build in the Netherlands feature in our latest lookbook of ten homes with colourful staircases that draw the eye. More
Finnish interior designer Linda Bergroth has brought together unexpected colour combinations for the Durat showroom in Helsinki, which is filled with the manufacturer's terrazzo-like surface material made from plastic waste. More
A pop-up guest bedroom features in this open-plan apartment by Studio Noju, which was renovated to create the illusion of having separate spaces and dressed in colours that nod to its Seville location. More
Boxy balconies and decorative recessed windows characterise this colourful housing complex in Raipur, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects, which was engineered to withstand its location's hot climate. More
California studio Nwankpa Design has transformed a room in a family house into a colourful, private space for a mother to work, breastfeed and exercise. More
Designer Kickie Chudikova has filled a room at Milan design week with kaleidoscopic furniture and lighting informed by the appearance of insects to promote the importance of biodiversity. More
Multidisciplinary designer Khaled El Mays has created a surreal psychedelic-style installation at Nilufar Gallery for Milan design week, which features statement modular seating. More
Colleen Healey Architecture has restored and expanded an early 20th-century carriage house on an unusual lot in Maryland by placing black stucco and colourful panels on the facade. More
Fashion brand Hermès has built four large structures modelled on water towers and covered in translucent sheets of coloured paper inside events space La Pelota at Milan design week. More
Toronto studio Nivek Remas has renovated its founder's home to create an office for the studio based on changes in working conditions due to the coronavirus pandemic. More