In the run-up to Milan design week, we've compiled a list of must-see happenings around the city, including a mindfulness space by Zaha Hadid Architects and interior designer Kelly Wearstler's first furniture collection for H&M. More about Twenty-nine unmissable exhibitions and installations at Milan design week 2026
The highly-anticipated V&A East Museum by Irish studio O'Donnell + Tuomey has reached completion in London, with galleries by JA Projects and shops by Studio Mutt. More about V&A East Museum by O'Donnell + Tuomey unveiled in London
Sun, wind and rain will be encouraged to enter the towering timber pavilion that defines Dongjak Art Space, which architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein is designing in Seoul, South Korea. More about Christ & Gantenbein designs Seoul arts centre to have "direct relationship with the elements"
London design studio Nice Projects has created the interior of a members' club for UK retailer Selfridges, using tactile materials, including burl wood and travertine, as the background for a mix of classic and contemporary furniture. More about Nice Projects designs Selfridges members' club 40 Duke Street as "a collector's home"
Architect Kulapat Yantrasast has curated an exhibition exploring craft, cultural memory and environmental legacy in Uzbekistan for Milan design week 2026, as shown in this video produced by Dezeen. More about Kulapat Yantrasast to explore Uzbek craft traditions in Milan design week exhibition
Over 20,000 tiny lights glow across this lime-green bar by Toronto-based Studio Paolo Ferrari, located at the top of Zaha Hadid Architects' The Henderson in Hong Kong. More about "Timeless futurism" defines Hong Kong cocktail bar Peridot by Studio Paolo Ferrari
American architecture studio ZGF's building in Los Angeles is complete with a full-size space shuttle "in launch position" wrapped in a stainless steel cylinder. More about ZGF wraps space shuttle in stainless-steel tower for California Science Center
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a rattan furniture line by Canadian-American actor Pamela Anderson. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "appropriately organic" Pamela Anderson furniture line
US studio Payette has completed a pro-bono project called Land's Sake Farmstand in Massachusetts, USA, designed as a "functional and poetic" timber pavilion that emulates early agrarian buildings. More about Payette creates timber farm stand "rooted in the rhythms of New England"
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has released designs for a residential skyscraper in Quito, Ecuador, the studio's first in the city. More about Kengo Kuma bases Quito skyscraper design on "ancient ceramics"
The developers for the 175 Park Avenue in New York City have submitted permits for the proposed supertall skyscraper by SOM in Midtown Manhattan, which would become the third-tallest in the city if completed. More about Proposed SOM supertall skyscraper next to Grand Central Station advances
South Korean studios Sukchulmok and BRBB Architects have transformed a 1970s brick building in Seoul into their own workspace and residence, contrasting its blocky exterior with curvilinear timber-lined interiors. More about Sukchulmok and BRBB Architects use "sculptural forms" for self-designed studio in Seoul
London studio Niall McLaughlin Architects has unveiled its initial design for a cathedral in Sydney, Australia, which will form part of the country's first new cathedral precinct in over 100 years. More about Niall McLaughlin set to design new Sydney cathedral
Experts at technology university ETH Zurich and research institute Empa have developed a process that uses the mineral struvite to convert sawdust into a recyclable, non-combustible composite material. More about Researchers create fireproof building material from sawdust
Designer Stefan Scholten and Stone Made Italy founder Manuela Rotta are set to launch their Matera brand, featuring stone pieces by designers including Ronan Bouroullec, at Salone del Mobile during Milan design week. More about Stefan Scholten launches collectible design brand Matera at Salone del Mobile
Architects Ma Yansong and Omar Degan, interior designer Miminat Shodeinde and designer Jo Barnard, have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026.
More about Ma Yansong and Jo Barnard revealed as Dezeen Awards 2026 judges
Local studio Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados has designed Barrancas, an off-grid minimalist concrete home that sits on a metal base with reflective window shutters in Mexico City. More about PPAA designs Mexico City concrete house to rest on metal base
Promotion: Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard have created an immersive installation that reimagines the bathroom as a space of continuous evolution during Milan design week. More about Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard create "sensory experience" at Milan design week
Students at the Italian university Politecnico di Milano have created an exhibition at Dropcity design centre that explores the political symbolism of the White House through its interior design for Milan design week 2026. More about Dropcity exhibition explores the "performative architecture" of the White House
Local studio Nicolas Laisné Architectes has completed Vatea, a riverside apartment block in France with a sleek, skinny form that references ship design. More about Vatea apartment block resembles "ship set along the riverbank" in France