US president Donald Trump has issued an executive order to end the federal use of paper straws and encourage consumers to switch back to plastic, reversing Biden-era measures to curb plastic pollution. More about Trump signs executive order to ditch paper straws for plastic
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Studio Merlin's extension of a home in Stoke Newington, London. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "cute and balanced" Victorian home extension
UK architecture firm Heatherwick Studio has designed an undulating structure atop the elevated Belvedere park in Louisville to be something "powerful, exciting and new" for the city. More about Heatherwick Studio designs "ribbon-like" riverfront park in Kentucky
Dezeen Showroom: cordless lighting by Zafferano America is now available in a new sage colourway, rendering each lamp in a calming light green hue. More about Sage cordless lamps by Zafferano America
Qatar is set to create a permanent pavilion in the Giardini della Biennale in Venice, Italy, which will be the first new national pavilion in the gardens for 30 years. More about Permanent Qatar pavilion to be created in Venice's Giardini della Biennale
A cluster of volumes clad in blackened pine conceals a small courtyard at the centre of House with a Hidden Atrium in Denmark, designed by Swedish architecture studio Förstberg Ling. More about Förstberg Ling clads "introspective" extension in Denmark with charred pine
A series of demountable sliding screens carve out space in this Crescent House flat, renovated by local architecture studio TYPE on one of London's most celebrated post-war housing estates. More about TYPE uses sliding screens to divide flat on Golden Lane Estate
Construction of the Neom region in northwest Saudi Arabia has so far cost more than $50 billion, according to the project's deputy CEO Rayan Fayez. More about "More than billion has been spent so far" on Neom
Dutch firm UNStudio has unveiled plans for the Expo City Dubai masterplan, a mixed-use development that will serve as "a new centre for the future of Dubai". More about UNStudio to transform Expo City Dubai into new urban centre
After spending the past few days on the ground at Stockholm Design Week, Dezeen's editorial team has selected 12 standout launches from the event including a demountable sofa and a "future classic" lamp. More about Our favourite products from Stockholm Design Week 2025
Scottish designer David Taylor unveiled 25 handcrafted aluminium objects during Stockholm Design Week. Here, the trained silversmith reveals the secrets behind his process. More about Crafting aluminium is "like silversmithing on steroids" says David Taylor
Japanese researchers have used a nimble robotic hand exoskeleton to train expert pianists to improve their performance, using a technique they believe could be applied to e-sports, surgery or even handicrafts. More about Finger-waggling exoskeleton helps pianists play faster
Five architecture projects have been named for the 2025 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, including an aquarium in Mexico by architecture studio Tatiana Bilbao Estudio and a Buenos Aires veterinary clinic by Adamo Faiden. More about Tatiana Bilbao among Mies Crown Hall Americas 2025 architecture prize finalists
A collection of contemporary designs, including rugs by Doshi Levien and Eny Lee Parker for CC-Tapis and lighting by Flos, have been installed in the house and studio of iconic Mexican architect Max Cetto during Mexico City art week. More about Contemporary design fills modernist Max Cetto house in Mexico City
Dezeen School Shows: a project exploring the use of AI to decide one's future is included in this School Show from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. More about Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey spotlights four student projects
Dezeen Showroom: White Tiger granite and golden-hued bronzed brass combine dramatically in the Skywalk kitchen, designed by kitchen brand Eggersmann. More about Skywalk kitchen by Eggersmann
London studio Satish Jassal Architects has completed Rowan Court, a cluster of brick-clad social housing blocks in Seven Sisters that "repairs the frayed edges" of an existing 1970s estate. More about Satish Jassal Architects adds red-brick social housing blocks to London estate
Danish studio BIG has designed a curving folded roof informed by traditional Kosovan skirts for the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo in Pristina. More about BIG to wrap Kosovo opera and ballet theatre in sculptural photovoltaic roof
Yrjö Kukkapuro, the Finnish furniture and product designer who dreamt up ideas "until the very end" over more than 70 years of creating, has passed away at his home in Kauniainen at the age of 91. More about Postmodernist Finnish designer Yrjö Kukkapuro dies aged 91
Swedish studio MatssonMarnell invited Stockholm Design Week visitors to the home of co-founder Magda Marnell, where local designers showcased beeswax candles, sculptural chairs and hairy lamps. More about One Day Exhibition showcases private flat filled with unusual design pieces