Danish furniture brand Fredericia worked with local studio Flooat for the launch of its first showroom in Tokyo, which has a minimalist interior that nods to its location in an industrial concrete building. More about Flooat and Fredericia design Tokyo showroom as "quiet, plain canvas"
Promotion: US technology company Snaptrude's software features an AI element designed to alleviate pressure on architects by enabling them to produce more work in less time without compromising quality. More about Snaptrude's AI platform enables architects to integrate intelligence into the design process
Promotion: a panel of experts discussed the qualities of enduring design at a talk hosted by US brand Design Within Reach and Dezeen at Chicago Fulton Market. More about "Modern has to be a mindset, not an aesthetic" say designers at Design Within Reach talk
Canadian studios Oyama and Julia Manaças Architecte have designed Waterhouse, a woodland house clad in wood shingles that blends into a natural clearing in Sutton, Quebec. More about Shingled Canadian house blends forms into fluid composition
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the 2026 Winter Olympics Athletes' Village in Milan. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features a "well-conceived, long-range plan for the investment"
Dezeen Showroom: Swiss brand Impact Acoustic has launched a sound-absorbing wall tile made from mycelium that is cultivated rather than manufactured. More about Archisonic Mycelium wall tiles by Impact Acoustic
Dezeen Showroom: US textile company Designtex applied a soft, painterly aesthetic to this wall covering, which is part of its non-vinyl range made with bio-based content. More about Borealis wall covering by Designtex
Australian architecture studio WHDA has updated the Swan Hill Specialist School in Victoria, adding a steel-framed sports court with colourful brise soleil that acts as its "catalytic social heart". More about WHDA upgrades Australian school with steel-framed sports court
British studio Foster + Partners has announced plans to restore The Eagle and Child pub in Oxford, UK, which is the architecture firm's first-ever project involving a public house. More about Foster + Partners unveils plans for first pub project
The proliferation of St George's flags across England raises questions about design's capacity to influence political forces in today's world, writes Catharine Rossi. More about "The St George's cross speaks of the power of design to transform public space"
Ahead of its 30th anniversary, Acne Studios founder Jonny Johansson explains why customers don't influence the fashion brand's sustainability decisions in this interview. More about "It's more difficult being a small brand today" says Acne Studios founder
Forty-eight rocks were handpicked from a Chilean mine to form the centrepiece of Mareida, a London restaurant designed by Macarena Aguilar Izquierdo of Santiago-based studio DAW. More about Chilean rock library forms centrepiece of Mareida restaurant by DAW
Design studio OLA Shanghai has collaborated with toy brand Lego and sports brand Nike to create a colourful modular playground at a primary school in Shanghai, China. More about Lego and Nike add modular sports playground to Shanghai primary school
Prize giveaway: for our latest competition, lighting brand Tala is offering Dezeen readers the chance to win one of its newly released Wake sleep lamps, created by designer Thomas Heatherwick. More about Prize giveaway: win a Wake sleep light by Tala and Thomas Heatherwick
Dezeen Showroom In Situ: for the next instalment of our In Situ series, we round up real-world workplaces furnished with products previously published on our Showroom section. More about Four workplaces around the world furnished with Dezeen Showroom pieces
US studio Spaced Agency has built out the street level of the nearly 90-year-old restaurant Wo Hop in New York City, using the building's basement dining room and facade as references. More about Spaced Agency treats expansion of Chinatown restaurant as "architectural archaeology"
Dezeen School Shows: a pavilion with a design inspired by the black-winged stilt is among the projects from Hong Kong Design Institute. More about Bird-inspired pavilion among student projects from Hong Kong Design Institute
The shell of a prehistoric marine mollusc informed the spiral shape of the Pasona Natureverse Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, created by local architecture studio The Design Labo. More about The Design Labo creates shell-shaped pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka
This year's Stirling Prize shortlist has again raised concerns about London bias. Ahead of the winner announcement this week, Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft crunches the numbers on whether the award for Britain's best new building unfairly favours the capital. More about Is the Stirling Prize too London-centric?
Technology brand Apple is collaborating with Design Miami on an exhibition highlighting the work of four emerging designers as part of the fair's Paris edition, which opens next week. More about Apple spotlights Designers of Tomorrow in debut exhibition at Design Miami.Paris