Eight highlights from the first-ever We Design Beirut event
The We Design Beirut festival showcased the Lebanese capital's often-overlooked design scene. Here, Dezeen rounds up eight highlights from its inaugural edition. More
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Paraphernalia exhibit explores "objects that shape us" in New York
An exhibit curated by local designers Eliza Axelson-Chidsey and Jess Fügler included a children's rocking horse and a "self-heimlich tool" as part of an exploration of everyday objects during NYCxDesign week. More
Inga Sempé celebrates the joyful mess of everyday life in The Imperfect Home
A full-size home interior installed inside the Triennale Milano showcases furniture and homeware by French designer Inga Sempé alongside dirty dishes, hanging laundry and personal trinkets. More
Nick Missel explores "cultural archeology" with silicone furniture at Design Miami.LA
Philadelphia-based artist Nick Missel exhibited a series of sculptural seats informed by scrap materials and working class survivalism at Design Miami's 2024 Los Angeles edition. More
Bruges Triennial 2024 explores "hidden possibilities" in the historic city
Promotion: Bruges Triennial has opened for its fourth edition, exhibiting a series of contemporary art and architecture installations across the city until 1 September. More
Nossa Terra exhibition showcases Portugal's "cultural habits" at Lisbon Design Week
French designer Sam Baron has curated the Nossa Terra exhibition, which displays designs and artefacts made from terracotta to showcase the customs of different Portuguese regions. More
The Red Room by Apparatus forms theatrical lighting presentation
New York lighting brand Apparatus has enveloped its showroom in red to present a new modular version of the Cylinder pendant series during NYCxDesign. More
Collective shows featuring small objects take centre stage during NYCxDesign week
A proliferation of multi-designer exhibitions showing variants of a single object allowed the work of emerging and local designers to take centre stage during NYCxDesign week, Dezeen US editor Ben Dreith reports. More
Five projects that highlight circular design at Southern Sweden Design Days 2024
Fashion garments made from airbags and furniture crafted from "unattractive" materials are among the projects on show at this year's Southern Sweden Design Days in Malmö. More
RIBA confronts colonial history of London HQ in Raise the Roof: Building for Change exhibition
A graphite mural and pine sculptures are among the artworks in an exhibition examining the colonial history embedded in the Royal Institute of British Architects' London headquarters. More
Head Hi Lamp Show in New York prioritises "creation over commercialization"
Brooklyn design bookstore Head Hi has showcased lamps made by 54 different designers for its annual group show during NYCxDesign. More
Lisbon by Design showcases "contemporary interpretations of Portuguese heritage"
This year's Lisbon by Design features design pieces, craftworks and collaborative installations made in Portugal exclusively for the design fair, which is hosted in the city's Gomes Freire Palace. More
Verso exhibits eclectic pieces by 23 designers in Brooklyn condo
Local gallery Verso has exhibited one-off and limited edition designs by 23 designers in various rooms of a newly built Brooklyn condominium building during NYCxDesign 2024. More
"Eccentric" furniture by queer designers fills Bushwick space
Design studio Studio S II has collaborated with artists Grace Whiteside and Liz Collins to showcase furniture by a majority of women, trans and non-binary designers in Brooklyn as part of NYCxDesign. More
Cow intestines and old mattresses feature in Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2024 exhibition
Spanish fashion house Loewe has announced the winner of its seventh annual prize celebrating craft from around the world, as an exhibition of the 30 shortlisted projects opens at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. More
Eight highlights from DesignMarch 2024 in Iceland
Each year at DesignMarch, Iceland sets out to prove that being a remote island with a tiny population isn't a barrier to having a thriving design scene. Here, Dezeen rounds up the highlights of the 2024 festival. More
Aram and Max Radford Gallery showcase emerging designers in Now 4 Then exhibition
London's Aram Store has collaborated with Max Radford Gallery to launch an in-store gallery space with an exhibition of pieces by upcoming furniture and lighting designers that nod to the brand's past. More
Formafantasma furniture interrogates "gendered nature" of modernism
Design duo Formafantasma paired harsh steel rods with delicate glass flowers in its La Casa Dentro furniture collection, comparing modernism's sobriety with the "femininity" of more decorative motifs. More
Alessandro Mendini was an "atomic bomb of fantasy" says Philippe Starck
In this video produced by Dezeen for Triennale Milano and Fondation Cartier, Philippe Starck describes the "genius" of Alessandro Mendini following the opening of Io Sono Un Drago: The True Story of Alessandro Mendini, an exhibition celebrating the designer. More
Andrés Reisinger creates 12 chairs based on vision he had while meditating
Argentinian designer Andrés Reisinger took a spiritual approach when producing the furniture for his latest exhibition, 12 Chairs For Meditation. More