Sewn paper and hand-hammered steel sit side by side in these lighting pieces and stools by designer Jesse Butterfield, displayed during London Design Festival 2026. More about Jesse Butterfield marries paper and metal in A Veiled Boundary exhibition
Furniture brand Karimoku has opened Oyado Mas, an exhibition of furniture and accessories by its Mas label, showcased in an environment designed to resemble an inn complete with a reception and guest room. More about Karimoku turns Tokyo showroom into "imaginary Japanese inn"
British designer duo Isabel Gibson and Helen Chesner have filled The Conran Shop's gallery with colourful, kinetic models for their London Design Festival exhibition, Motion Sickness. More about Isabel + Helen showcase their "obsession with movement" with kinetic models at The Conran Shop
Chiselled acoustic foam, hand-bent metal and interlocking rulers feature in an exhibition of stools created with single tools, presented by students from the Royal College of Art at London Design Festival. More about RCA design students exercise restraint in One Tool One Stool exhibition
Look-but-don't-touch design exhibitions are inherently unfulfilling so it's good that some designers are finding ways to let people properly interact with their work, writes Alice Fisher. More about "Is touching really asking too much?"
The Craft x Tech exhibition at the V&A will see artisans from Japan's Tokai region collaborate with international designers, including Philippe Malouin and Bethan Laura Wood, for London Design Festival. More about Craft x Tech finds "point of connection" between Japanese craftsmanship and global design
Chairs made of wood lacquer and a lighting installation informed by paper-twining were among the highlights of the In Situ exhibition during Design Miami Seoul. More about Seven collectible pieces from Design Miami Seoul that reimagine traditional Korean crafts
International studio Open Architecture drew on Lina Bo Bardi's own designs when creating The Poetics of Survival, the first major exhibition of the architect's work in China. More about SESC Pompéia indoor pond replicated for Lina Bo Bardi exhibition in Shanghai
Antwerp-based gallery Uppercut is presenting the works of six contemporary designers in the ornate halls and salons of a neo-gothic villa near Bruges. More about Uppercut unveils summer exhibition in the stately rooms of Chateau de Spycker
Brazilian studio Suite Arquitetos has used Portinari ceramic tiles to create a residential-style show space during Casacor São Paulo 2026. More about Suite Arquitetos installs rust-toned Casa Magma showroom in São Paulo
Architecture studio Debaixo do Bloco has distilled the landscape, architecture and atmosphere of Brasília into a domestic-scale installation within Oscar Niemeyer's Bienal Pavilion in São Paulo. More about "Experience of Brasília" evoked at interior installation in Niemeyer's São Paulo pavilion
The second edition of design exhibition Other Circle in Copenhagen showcased pieces by a wide variety of brands and designers, ranging from Claude AI to emerging Norwegian talents and buzzy smaller studios. More about Other Circle seeks inspiration in "creative culture as a whole"
A circular shelf used for displaying deeply personal objects featured in designer Anker Bak's 3 Days of Design exhibition, which was also used to launch an initiative focused on designing for people in vulnerable situations. More about Anker Bak and Jonas Sølberg launch Dignity Design platform at 3 Days of Design
There was a strong Japanese influence on this year's edition of Copenhagen's annual design week, with designers and brands from Japan, including Issey Miyake and Karimoku, showing works both on and off the 3 Days of Design schedule. More about Seven exhibitions that showcased Japanese design in Copenhagen
The Ukurant exhibition at 3 Days of Design includes craft-focussed furniture ranging from a raw branch wood stool to a vertebrate-like sun lounger rendered in gleaming plastic. More about Ukurant exhibition features squishy rubber tables and drywall vases
Promotion: Canadian lighting brand A-N-D has opened its permanent Copenhagen headquarters during 3 Days of Design, marking the launch with a multi-level exhibition showcasing its sculptural lighting collections. More about A-N-D transforms historic Copenhagen printing press into sculptural lighting gallery
A neighbourhood repair cart and a "Pizzeria of Promises" are among the products of Redesigning Design Weeks, a Nieuwe Instituut initiative that aims to counter the negative effects of intense tourism in design week hubs like Milan. More about Redesigning Design Weeks programme tackles downsides of event tourism
Speculative architect Liam Young has opened an immersive exhibition at London's Barbican Centre exploring futures shaped by artificial intelligence, planetary infrastructure and climate technology.
More about Liam Young imagines AI-powered mega cities and planetary supercomputers in Barbican exhibition
Stiffened cotton, mouth-blown crystal glass and washi paper come together in the chapel of Lisbon's 18th-century Estrela Basilica, where Luso Collective is showing an exhibition aimed at "shaping the collectible design scene in Portugal". More about Lisbon's Estrela Basilica sets scene for Portuguese collectible design show
Japanese lifestyle brand Muji invited seven Australian architects and designers to reimagine the use of its classic products in an exhibition held during Melbourne Design Week. More about Muji Made celebrates "quiet beauty" by transforming everyday objects