Born from his obsession with the colour black, The Black Book is architect Paul Cournet's in-depth investigation into 100 black material samples. Here, he highlights 10 of his favourites. More about Ten diverse materials that express black as the "ultimate colour"
Japanese designer Kazuhiro Yamanaka has created the inflatable Tsubomi table lamp, which has a distinctively creased appearance due to its paper material and packaging. More about Kazuhiro Yamanaka designs flat-packed paper lamp that fits in an envelope
Promotion: Prague-based festival Designblok returned in 2025 for its 27th edition, focusing on "risk-taking" within design, architecture and art. More about Designblok celebrates courage with its inaugural conference
Local practice Estúdio Rossi Arquitetos has completed a house with a glued-laminated timber structure on the coast of São Paolo that opens to the surrounding landscape through multiple screens and brise soleil. More about Estúdio Rossi Arquitetos "transforms memory into architecture" at Brazilian beach house
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features 12 issues facing the architecture profession. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features everything that's wrong with architecture
Dezeen Events Guide has launched its 2025 guide and interactive map for Miami art week, which is sponsored by Liaigre. More about Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to Miami art week 2025
Detroit developer Bedrock has announced a new round of funding for a controversial scheme to redevelop the John Portman-designed Renaissance Center, with new renderings of the project. More about Plan to demolish two skyscrapers at Detroit's Renaissance Center moves forward
Architecture practices Heatherwick Studio and Manica Architecture have revealed the design for a 62,000-seat stadium surrounded by brick chimneys for Birmingham City Football Club in Birmingham, UK. More about Heatherwick Studio unveils stadium surrounded by 12 chimneys for Birmingham City
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for an art museum at the Joshua Tree National Park, which considers its Californian topography, is among the projects from the University of Southern California. More about Californian national park art museum among projects from University of Southern California
Sweeping concrete and brick walls wrap a circular, water-filled courtyard at the heart of The Sanctum, a low-slung home in Punjab, India, designed by local architecture studio Renesa. More about Courtyard acts as "spatial and emotional nucleus" of Indian house by Renesa
Plans for a 400-metre-long glass building in Hong Kong's Central district have been unveiled by a consortium of architecture practices, including Amanda Levete's firm AL_A and UNStudio. More about AL_A and UNStudio design "iconic groundscraper" for Hong Kong
Next our Performance Review series turns the spotlight on design. Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser sets out 10 ways that the industry is dysfunctional. More about Everything that's going wrong with design
A rich history of storytelling and self-sufficient island living have fostered an exciting contemporary design scene in Ireland, Irish Design Week head Tom Watts tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "Ireland is absolutely having a moment" says head of Irish Design Week
The Design Museum in London has unveiled costumes, props, and other ephemera from Wes Anderson's personal archives as part of an exhibition showcasing the design behind each of his films. More about Design Museum displays never-before seen Wes Anderson film props
Architecture studios Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners and De Zwarte Hond have arranged the Rijnvliet housing development in Utrecht, the Netherlands, around 1,000 fruit trees and 220 species of edible flora. More about "Edible neighbourhood" surrounded by fruit trees in the Netherlands
Interior designer Jillian Dinkel has transformed an Arts and Crafts house in Sydney, Australia, into a dedicated space for entertaining that combines traditional details with contemporary finishes. More about Jillian Dinkel turns Arts and Crafts home into "dynamic entertainer's retreat"
Dezeen has captured Kia's latest EV4 at a Korean bathhouse in Gyeonggi province in this video, which forms part of a series pairing the brand's electric vehicles with contemporary South Korean architecture. More about Kia showcases new EV4 at contemporary Korean bathhouse in Dezeen video
Italian brand Serafini has created a bespoke washbasin concept for high-end interiors, made from a rhythmic row of marble slabs that cleverly conceal the drainage. More about Water disappears through gaps in Serafini's "sculptural yet functional" Piano washbasin
Entries are now open for Dezeen Jobs Top Companies 2026, our first-ever programme that recognises outstanding studios and practices worldwide that are creating inclusive and forward-thinking workplaces. More about "Dezeen Jobs Top Companies is about highlighting the studios creating meaningful change"
New York's Department of Buildings has greenlit designs by architecture studio PAU and engineering outfit Arup for the city's sidewalk sheds to make them "safer, more egalitarian, and more beautiful". More about Department of Buildings approves six designs for New York's scaffolding