Dezeen Showroom: cutting and folding techniques give life to the Kite acoustic ceiling panels, designed by duo MUCNYC for workplace furniture brand Narbutas. More about Kite acoustic panels by MUCNYC for Narbutas
Chinese architecture studio Büro Ziyu Zhuang has created Prairie Ark, a public gallery resembling a flying saucer that has touched down on grassland in Inner Mongolia, accompanied by a viewing tower. More about Büro Ziyu Zhuang creates UFO-shaped gallery in grassland in Inner Mongolia
Architect Daniel Oakley has released videos of the first 3D computer models created at Zaha Hadid Architects, exclusively revealed here as part of our parametricism series. More about Unseen videos reveal Zaha Hadid's first digital designs
British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby are closing their eponymous London studio after three decades, bringing to an end one of the UK's most influential design partnerships. More about Barber Osgerby to close studio after 30 years "to begin working independently"
Google and Samsung have entered the smart glasses market with Intelligent Eyewear – AI-powered wearables made in collaboration with South Korean and American eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. More about Google and Samsung launch AI-powered Intelligent Eyewear
Design studio Fung+Bedford has used its signature paper-folding technique to create a trio of twisted pendant lights, suspended in the nave of a historic church for Clerkenwell Design Week. More about Fung+Bedford folds origami lighting from eight-metre-long sheet
Designer Michael Anastassiades has announced the closure of his eponymous lighting brand after 20 years in business, telling Dezeen he plans to dedicate his newfound free time "solely to creating things". More about Michael Anastassiades closes lighting brand to refocus on design full time
With just one week left until entries close for Dezeen Awards 2026, past winners spoke to Dezeen about the impact the accolade has made, with one designer heralding it as a "transformative milestone." More about Dezeen Awards helps give visibility "far beyond the traditional design field"
British designer Max Lamb has brought his most recognisable seating prototype into production for the first time, rendering it in sleek pinewood for Swedish brand Hem. More about Max Lamb's seminal Economy Chair goes into production with Hem
Promotion: environmental crises can create the conditions for new forms of craft and cultural production, said architect Kulapat Yantrasast during a panel discussion about the role of craft in responding to environmental and social change. More about "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste" says Kulapat Yantrasast
Among a slew of announcements during Google's annual IO developer conference, the American technology company announced a new visual identity for its Gemini AI model, with new typography and "vibrant colours". More about Google rolls out Neural Expressive redesign of Gemini AI tool
Promotion: Spanish furniture brand Actiu's headquarters, nestled in the mountains of Castalla, Spain, is a bioclimatic industrial campus where architecture, landscape and health "operate as a single system". More about Actiu headquarters a "model of healthy industrial architecture"
Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen and Leonardo Gúzman Valencia in Chile have collaborated on a prototype for modular housing lifted on stilts with clearly separated building components that respond to changing site conditions and allow for flexibility. More about Chilean modular housing protoype uses stilts to traverse difficult site
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Bolzan has published a selection of its latest beds and bedheads on Dezeen Showroom, showcasing its craftsmanship and use of natural materials. More about Bolzan lists five of its products on Dezeen Showroom
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Ikonstudio's inaugural collections of historic furniture. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "quaint" historic furniture by Louis Kahn and SOM
New York fashion retailer Komune has displayed laser-cut metal lamps on recycled-wood bases by local designer Bechara Maalouf in a slim gallery during NYC design week, informed by the intricate window guards of Maalouf's family home in Lebanon. More about Bechara Maalouf displays lamps informed by Lebanese window guards
Dezeen School Shows: a series of pebbled interactive objects designed to help neurodivergent people with time management is among the projects from the University of Illinois Chicago. More about Time management pebble among industrial design projects from the University of Illinois Chicago
Dezeen Showroom: created by design studio Webb for Flokk-owned, UK-based furniture brand Connection, Terrain is a modular lounge seating system with a soft, organic feel. More about Terrain modular seating by Webb for Connection
Local architecture studio YNAS has renovated and extended a traditional timber home in southern Japan, opening up its interiors and improving its connection to the surroundings with corrugated-metal canopies. More about YNAS uses timber-framed canopies to reconnect Japanese home with the outdoors
Parametricism is not what humanity needs from architecture in the 21st century, writes Catherine Slessor as part of our series on the style. More about "Parametricism is a technophile triumph of fetishised process over outcome"