Apple launches first-ever budget MacBook
Technology brand Apple has launched the MacBook Neo, which it describes as its "most affordable laptop ever". More about Apple launches first-ever budget MacBook
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Upstairs at Ronnie's is an intimate venue designed to help guests "lose their sense of time"
Koko designer Archer Humphryes Architects has renovated the upstairs bar at London's iconic Ronnie Scott's jazz club to balance old-school glamour with the space's contemporary musical offering. More about Upstairs at Ronnie's is an intimate venue designed to help guests "lose their sense of time"
Chiba design exhibition explores "the idea of home as both origin and destination"
Design studio Akasaki & Vanhuyse has presented the Home-Home exhibition, which showcased works by 16 designers and artists in a modernist house in Chiba, Japan. More about Chiba design exhibition explores "the idea of home as both origin and destination"
Zeller & Moye "combines ruinous character with luxury" for Mérida hotel
Architecture studio Zeller & Moye has added a series of concrete insertions to a colonial building in Mérida, Mexico, to create the Hotel Sevilla. More about Zeller & Moye "combines ruinous character with luxury" for Mérida hotel
MIT researchers design Heirloom House concrete components to last "1,000 years"
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have unveiled the Heirloom House project, a series of nine structural-concrete components that can be manually rearranged and that are intended to last for 1,000 years. More about MIT researchers design Heirloom House concrete components to last "1,000 years"
Hay and Jasper Morrison collaborate on "useful and characterful" camping collection
British designer Jasper Morrison and design brand Hay have collaborated on a collection of over more 30 objects designed for camping, styled with nautical striped fabrics informed by samples Morrison found in Majorca and the Pyrenees. More about Hay and Jasper Morrison collaborate on "useful and characterful" camping collection
Inaugural Montreal Design Week set to "energize the city" in April
Organisers in Montreal, Canada, have announced the first-ever dedicated design week for the city, including a trade show, conference and activities across a network of galleries and studios. More about Inaugural Montreal Design Week set to "energize the city" in April
"The proposed White House ballroom is wholly incompatible with the site"
Opposition to Donald Trump's White House expansion plans has focused on the building itself but the implications for the grounds are just as egregious, writes Charles A Birnbaum. More about "The proposed White House ballroom is wholly incompatible with the site"
Madras Spaces creates rural Indian home using "only what was necessary"
Indian studio Madras Spaces has completed The Threshold House, a farmhouse in Tamil Nadu built using a locally sourced palette of repurposed brick, timber and tiles. More about Madras Spaces creates rural Indian home using "only what was necessary"
Honor's Robot Phone is a smartphone with an articulating arm
Chinese electronics company Honor has previewed a smartphone with an articulating robot arm at this week's Mobile World Congress. More about Honor's Robot Phone is a smartphone with an articulating arm
Formafantasma creates "intentionally banal" set for Marni's Milan Fashion Week show
An office chair, a lighter and a close-up of a PDF on a laptop are among the everyday scenes hand-painted on canvases by design studio Formafantasma for the set of Marni's Autumn Winter 2026 show at Milan Fashion Week. More about Formafantasma creates "intentionally banal" set for Marni's Milan Fashion Week show
Plans for Barbican revamp get go-ahead
British architecture studios Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan Studio's plan to renew the Barbican Centre have received planning approval from the City of London Corporation. More about Plans for Barbican revamp get go-ahead
AB+AC Architects uses natural materials and sculptural furniture for House of Green Patios
Lebanese-Italian studio AB+AC Architects has created an "urban retreat" with terracotta floors in Lisbon, Portugal, for clients who wanted to feel like they were living in the countryside. More about AB+AC Architects uses natural materials and sculptural furniture for House of Green Patios
Heatherwick, MVRDV and Mecanoo among shortlisted designs for "new world wonder"
Dutch social venture Shift has revealed the five shortlisted designs in a competition to design "a new wonder of the world" to promote action against climate change. More about Heatherwick, MVRDV and Mecanoo among shortlisted designs for "new world wonder"
Snøhetta and Hariri Pontarini Architects design revamped Ontario Science Centre
A scalloped design by Snøhetta and Canadian studio Hariri Pontarini Architects has been selected for the Ontario Science Centre on the Toronto waterfront as part of a wider, years-long redevelopment of the area. More about Snøhetta and Hariri Pontarini Architects design revamped Ontario Science Centre
Dezeen Debate features "kitsch" shuttlecock-shaped badminton centre
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Shuttle badminton academy in India. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "kitsch" shuttlecock-shaped badminton centre
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill adds "yacht-inspired" skyscraper to Miami waterfront
American architecture studio Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has completed the 47-storey Una Residences skyscraper in Miami, USA, which features wraparound terraces and sleek facades. More about Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill adds "yacht-inspired" skyscraper to Miami waterfront
Thousands of angry comments flood White House ballroom review
Ahead of reviewing the final site and building plans of the White House East Wing ballroom project this week, the National Capital Planning Commission has received over 32,000 public comments, with the "majority in opposition to the project". More about Thousands of angry comments flood White House ballroom review
Gridded concrete cloisters define Málaga university building by Vaillo + Irigaray Architects
Gridded volumes of exposed concrete surround a series of courtyards at the University of Málaga's Faculty of Tourism, designed by local studio Vaillo + Irigaray Architects. More about Gridded concrete cloisters define Málaga university building by Vaillo + Irigaray Architects
Nike's portable stadium kit allows football to be played anywhere
Sport brand Nike and creative agency Amsterdam Berlin have developed the ACG All Conditions Cup System, a movable modular stadium that facilitates football matches on rugged terrains from mountains to deserts. More about Nike's portable stadium kit allows football to be played anywhere