BIG's Friday Smart Lock is its smallest ever product
Danish architecture firm BIG has branched into smart home products with the Friday lock, which combines a minimal form and enhanced security features. More
Studio Ben Allen designs artichoke-shaped garden room
Green shingles cover the exterior of this octagonal, flatpack garden room in south west London, designed by Studio Ben Allen. More
AHEAD MEA winners create "specific experience without feeling like an amusement park"
The best new hotels in the Middle East and Africa take ownership of their unique contexts, say the judges of this year's AHEAD Middle East and Africa awards, in this video produced by Dezeen. More
Architecture project of the year goes back to "core of architecture" says Dezeen Awards judge
A Room for Archaeologists and Kids by Studio Tom Emerson and Taller 5, which won the Dezeen Awards architecture project of the year award, shows that architecture "does not need to be complicated", says judge Lyndon Neri in this movie. More
Competition-winning mobile accessory designs showcased at Samsung Developer Conference 2019
Jury members discuss the top-three winners of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition mobile accessories category in this movie Dezeen filmed at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose, California. More
AHEAD Europe hotel awards winners are "understated but rich"
The best new hotels in Europe combine rich experiences with a subtle approaches to design say the judges of this year's AHEAD Europe awards, in this video Dezeen produced for the awards programme. More
Competition-winning mobile wallpaper designs showcased at Samsung Developer Conference 2019
In this Dezeen movie, jury members discuss the winners of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition wallpaper category, which were revealed last month at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose, California. More
Bêka & Lemoine's latest film shows Venice's worst flood in half a century
Architectural filmmakers Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine have released footage from a film showing the impact of flooding in Venice. More
Euroboden reveals design of "brutalist" Hammerschmidt office in Munich
Dezeen promotion: Euroboden has revealed visuals of a concrete office building near Munich, Germany, designed by Arno Brandlhuber and Muck Petzet. More
KayaKata creates "audiobook" of videos to accompany their hip-hop tracks
Tbilisi designer Max Machaidze and writer Zurab Jishkariani have produced animated videos to accompany nine music tracks by KayaKata, the hip-hop band they lead. More
Seek app builds biodiversity database as users identify plant and animal species
Kids can identify plants, flowers and wildlife in their area while adding to a global biodiversity database that helps monitor the planet's health, using the augmented-reality app Seek by iNaturalist and the WWF. More
Heatherwick Studio's Pier 55 renamed Little Island
Thomas Heatherwick's Pier 55 park within New York's Hudson River has been renamed Little Island, as visuals and a video detailing the project's construction are released. More
Glenn Murcutt unveils minimal MPavilion topped with linear "lantern" roof
A slender, translucent roof overhangs this year's MPavilion, which Australian architect Glenn Murcutt has installed in Melbourne's Queen Victoria Gardens. More
Sun Lee reworks traditional Korean craft into clothes made from paper
South Korean designer Sun Lee has created a six-piece collection of clothing from traditional Korean paper which has been cut, torn and rolled by hand. More
Garden of Galaxy personalised flower wins the Samsung Mobile Design Competition wallpaper category
Dezeen promotion: a personalised flower generated by an algorithm has won the wallpaper category in the Samsung Mobile Design Competition. More
Star of Galaxy robotic stand wins the mobile accessories category in Samsung's design competition
Dezeen promotion: a robotic stand that turns a Samsung Galaxy device into a collaborative smart assistant has taken the top prize in the accessories category of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition. More
Designers need to focus on the afterlife of their products says Oki Sato
Oki Sato explains how Nendo's chair for Fritz Hansen follows circular design principles, in this exclusive video filmed by Dezeen at the Japanese design studio's office in Milan. More
MINI Cooper SE is the brand's first all-electric car
Oliver Heilmer, vice president of MINI Design, explains how the brand updated the MINI Cooper design to create its first entirely electric car in this video produced by Dezeen for MINI. More
ArchitectsTM cuts copper-clad "light scoop" through Dublin home
A copper-clad "light scoop" sweeps through the interior of this home in Dublin, wrapping back on itself to cover a rooftop room overlooking a terrace. More
Samsung Mobile Design Competition finalists present their accessory designs to the jury
In this movie, jury members of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition discuss how the finalists in the accessory category offered a wide range of interpretations of what a mobile device can be. More