The top 10 holiday homes of 2025
As the holidays approach, we take a look at houses from India to Scotland that would be ideal places to spend the vacation in for the latest roundup in our 2025 Review. More about The top 10 holiday homes of 2025
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Lebanese students create drone noise-blocking headphones and more designs for life under conflict
Design and architecture students from Lebanon have tackled some of the biggest challenges facing their country in the exhibition Design in Conflict, held in Beirut's notorious abandoned Burj El Murr skyscraper. More about Lebanese students create drone noise-blocking headphones and more designs for life under conflict
Sheep Inc combines cork and wool walls for "flagsheep store"
Interior designer Mark Brown used cork and wool to create natural, tactile interiors for clothing brand Sheep Inc's first store, in London. More about Sheep Inc combines cork and wool walls for "flagsheep store"
Museum design informed by Palestinian experiences among projects from Ajman University
Dezeen School Shows: a museum designed to represent the Palestinian experience is among a series of museum design projects from Ajman University. More about Museum design informed by Palestinian experiences among projects from Ajman University
Five clever joint systems that transform basic materials into furniture without glue
Designers are developing fixing systems that allow raw or sheet materials to be assembled into furniture and taken apart just as easily. We've picked out five of the best examples. More about Five clever joint systems that transform basic materials into furniture without glue
Estúdio Leonardo Zanatta gives São Paulo pavilion "harp-like" form
Local firm Estúdio Leonardo Zanatta has completed a white pavilion with a large sloped roof for commercial activities and cultural events in São Paulo, Brazil. More about Estúdio Leonardo Zanatta gives São Paulo pavilion "harp-like" form
ZAO/standardarchitecture snakes concrete art gallery around courtyard in China
Chinese studio ZAO/standardarchitecture has created the Xiao Feng Art Museum in Hangzhou, housing galleries within an angular concrete form that loops around a central courtyard. More about ZAO/standardarchitecture snakes concrete art gallery around courtyard in China
The six most talked-about concept cars of 2025
Next in our 2025 review, we look at concept cars that grabbed readers' attention this year, including an art deco Mercedes-Benz, a minimalist Audi and a car informed by rocket ships. More about The six most talked-about concept cars of 2025
Richard Rogers book teaches kids "the role of buildings in their lives"
Designer Ab Rogers has created a colourful fold-out architecture book for children that showcases the work and ethos of his late father, the British architect Richard Rogers. More about Richard Rogers book teaches kids "the role of buildings in their lives"
Colourful restaurant Motorino offers peek into neighbouring Fitzrovia chapel
English interiors studio North End Design drew on 1980s Japanese and American boardrooms, British car companies from the 60s and wood-panelled recording studios when designing this restaurant in London with an unusual cut-out feature. More about Colourful restaurant Motorino offers peek into neighbouring Fitzrovia chapel
Local Local completes "contemporary and playful" renovation of neoclassical Athens townhouse
Brightly coloured furniture and quirky finishes add character to the otherwise minimal interior of this historic townhouse in Athens, Greece, which has been modernised by architecture studio Local Local. More about Local Local completes "contemporary and playful" renovation of neoclassical Athens townhouse
Rockwell Group brings "theatricality of dining" to Las Vegas steakhouse
Design studio Rockwell Group has completed the theatre-style interiors of a Korean steakhouse at The Venetian resort in Las Vegas. More about Rockwell Group brings "theatricality of dining" to Las Vegas steakhouse
OFIS Arhitekti renovates stone house in Slovenia to feel "ancient and alive"
Crisp white surfaces contrast exposed stone walls at The Avber House, a traditional homestead in Slovenia renovated by local architecture studio OFIS Arhitekti. More about OFIS Arhitekti renovates stone house in Slovenia to feel "ancient and alive"
Five great Dezeen features you might have missed in 2025
This year saw Dezeen publish more features than ever before. As part of our review of 2025, Dezeen features editor Nat Barker picks five that are worth revisiting. More about Five great Dezeen features you might have missed in 2025
Skyscraper hotel Fairmont Tokyo "blurs boundaries between inside and out"
Australian interiors firm BAR Studio has combined lush landscaped terraces and locally sourced materials in Tokyo's Fairmont hotel to forge a connection to its waterfront location. More about Skyscraper hotel Fairmont Tokyo "blurs boundaries between inside and out"
Cornetta Arquitetura immerses "contemporary cabin" in Brazilian forest
Brazilian studio Cornetta Arquitetura has designed a concrete and wood, prefabricated vacation house to provide "a lesson in conservation" in the Atlantic Forest outside of São Paulo. More about Cornetta Arquitetura immerses "contemporary cabin" in Brazilian forest
Task to design sauna on Icelandic lake among the latest Dezeen Competitions
Dezeen Competitions: we've rounded up five architecture and design competitions that are open for entries into the new year, including designing a sauna and greenhouse in Lake Mývatn, Iceland. More about Task to design sauna on Icelandic lake among the latest Dezeen Competitions
Kazunari Sakamoto creates art library in Shanghai museum for Chanel
Japanese architect Kazunari Sakamoto has renovated the third floor of Shanghai's Power Station of Art museum, transforming it into an art library named Espace Gabrielle Chanel. More about Kazunari Sakamoto creates art library in Shanghai museum for Chanel
The top 10 staircases of 2025
From a reflective spiral staircase rising in a museum to an enclosed staircase puncturing the roof of a house, we continue our Review of 2025 with 10 of this year's best staircases. More about The top 10 staircases of 2025
This week on Dezeen we featured a coffee pot with a helical spiral base
This week on Dezeen, designer Matteo Frontini updated the classic Moka coffee pot by adding a helical spiral base informed by jet engines. More about This week on Dezeen we featured a coffee pot with a helical spiral base