Making it as a designer is tough. For our Performance Review series, Dezeen asked 12 successful designers to explain candidly how they got their break, including Philippe Starck, Inga Sempé and Formafantasma. More about Twelve top designers tell us how they made it
British designer John Pawson has created a minimalist white T-shirt, which is his first foray into clothing design, for brand Slowform. More about John Pawson designs T-shirt "in pursuit of the condition of minimum"
Work has begun on a looped Christian landmark named the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, which was designed by UK studio Snug Architects to rise over 50 metres in Warwickshire. More about Construction starts on UK's largest Christian monument
Japanese architect Tadao Ando's latest book collects his drawings and models produced across his career. In this roundup, he selects nine of his favourite examples featured inside. More about Tadao Ando showcases nine drawings that "capture the invisible depth behind architecture"
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an interview with Joe Gebbia in which he suggested that the creation of a National Design Studio demonstrates Trump's commitment to design. More about "Trump and good design go together like oil and water" says commenter
Double-bullnose brick referencing the older parks of Singapore informed the renovation of In a Park, a flat redesigned by architecture studio L Architects. More about L Architects uses double-bullnose bricks to create flat that "plants would enjoy"
A stone and steel bridge in the Cairngorms by Scottish studio Moxon Architects, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, features in this video produced by Jim Stephenson. More about Moxon Architects adds "functional and graceful" bridge to Scottish highlands
Born from his obsession with the colour black, The Black Book is architect Paul Cournet's in-depth investigation into 100 black material samples. Here, he highlights 10 of his favourites. More about Ten diverse materials that express black as the "ultimate colour"
Japanese designer Kazuhiro Yamanaka has created the inflatable Tsubomi table lamp, which has a distinctively creased appearance due to its paper material and packaging. More about Kazuhiro Yamanaka designs flat-packed paper lamp that fits in an envelope
Promotion: Prague-based festival Designblok returned in 2025 for its 27th edition, focusing on "risk-taking" within design, architecture and art. More about Designblok celebrates courage with its inaugural conference
Local practice Estúdio Rossi Arquitetos has completed a house with a glued-laminated timber structure on the coast of São Paolo that opens to the surrounding landscape through multiple screens and brise soleil. More about Estúdio Rossi Arquitetos "transforms memory into architecture" at Brazilian beach house
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features 12 issues facing the architecture profession. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features everything that's wrong with architecture
Dezeen Events Guide has launched its 2025 guide and interactive map for Miami art week, which is sponsored by Liaigre. More about Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to Miami art week 2025
Detroit developer Bedrock has announced a new round of funding for a controversial scheme to redevelop the John Portman-designed Renaissance Center, with new renderings of the project. More about Plan to demolish two skyscrapers at Detroit's Renaissance Center moves forward
Architecture practices Heatherwick Studio and Manica Architecture have revealed the design for a 62,000-seat stadium surrounded by brick chimneys for Birmingham City Football Club in Birmingham, UK. More about Heatherwick Studio unveils stadium surrounded by 12 chimneys for Birmingham City
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for an art museum at the Joshua Tree National Park, which considers its Californian topography, is among the projects from the University of Southern California. More about Californian national park art museum among projects from University of Southern California
Dezeen Showroom: US brand Designtex aimed to bring the artistic look of domestic textiles to the contract market with Adorn, a fabric with a rich, painterly pattern. More about Adorn fabric by Designtex
Sweeping concrete and brick walls wrap a circular, water-filled courtyard at the heart of The Sanctum, a low-slung home in Punjab, India, designed by local architecture studio Renesa. More about Courtyard acts as "spatial and emotional nucleus" of Indian house by Renesa
Plans for a 400-metre-long glass building in Hong Kong's Central district have been unveiled by a consortium of architecture practices, including Amanda Levete's firm AL_A and UNStudio. More about AL_A and UNStudio design "iconic groundscraper" for Hong Kong
Next our Performance Review series turns the spotlight on design. Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser sets out 10 ways that the industry is dysfunctional. More about Everything that's going wrong with design