Design is being taken over by "toxic" luxury trends, French designer Philippe Starck told Dezeen in an interview at Milan design week. More about "I was shocked" by dominance of luxury brands in Milan says Philippe Starck
A lush secret garden is among the spaces to discover inside the France Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which French firm Coldefy and Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati have fronted with a giant copper staircase. More about Huge helical staircase emblazons French pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
Google has worked with artist Lachlan Turczan at Milan design week to present an immersive installation of mist and lasers that allows visitors to move light as though sweeping back curtains. More about Lachlan Turczan makes "the invisible visible" for Google Milan installation
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa and playground brand Jakuets have unveiled a series of sculptural objects for children to climb on, slide down or play with in any way they like, at Milan design week. More about Naoto Fukasawa designs colourful children's sculptures that are "impossible not to play with"
Promotion: American brick manufacturer The Belden Brick Company has created Luminescent, a range of decorative glazed bricks designed to shift in appearance from dawn to dusk. More about Belden Brick's Luminescent brick is designed to respond to changing daylight
A staircase formed from sinuous curves connects the levels of this Victorian home that Toronto studio Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has renovated for a ceramicist. More about Dubbeldam Architecture + Design sculpts "fluid contours" through renovated Toronto home
Indian architecture practice Studio Saransh has married black basalt with steel for its self-designed workspace in the suburbs of Ahmedabad, India. More about Studio Saransh escapes "chaos of the city" with self-designed Ahmedabad studio
Whether creating a dramatic entrance or elegantly connecting indoor and outdoor spaces, our latest lookbook collects homes where pivot doors make a striking visual impact. More about Ten head-turning home interiors that make a statement with pivot doors
Large brick arches frame a series of reading areas and classrooms at this library in the Indian village of Kochargaon, which has been completed by local studio PK_Inception. More about Arched openings frame village library in India by PK_Inception
New York architecture studio BoND has renovated a mid-century home designed by modernist architect Harry Bates in Fire Island Pines, injecting bold accents while keeping with the building's original style. More about BoND updates artist's modernist house in Fire Island Pines
Porthole-style windows puncture the gable ends of this timber mountain cabin in Norway, which has been designed by local architect Quentin Desfarges. More about Quentin Desfarges punctuates Norwegian woodland cabin with large circular windows
Car brands have become a mainstay of Milan design week. Here, we round up the key automotive moments from 2025's event, featuring Range Rover, Audi and Lexus among others. More about What car brands are doing at Milan design week 2025
This week on Dezeen, we reported from Milan design week, revealing the best furniture, products and installations. More about This week we highlighted the best designs from Milan design week
Dezeen Competitions: we've rounded up five architecture and design competitions with upcoming submission deadlines within the next two months. More about Fiji artwork contest among latest competitions on Dezeen
Local architecture studio Swatt + Partners has used two vertical concrete slabs to support a "wood-framed glass box" that floats over the landscape and holds a home office. More about Swatt + Partners tucks Moss Rock home office into woodsy site in California
Dezeen Showroom: several recently launched furniture and lighting pieces have been listed on Dezeen Showroom during this year's Milan design week. More about Eight lights and furnishings unveiled during Milan design week 2025
Pavilions designed by leading Japanese architects Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban and SANAA feature in this preview of 10 must-see pavilions at Expo 2025 Osaka, which opens this weekend. More about Ten stand-out pavilions at Expo 2025 Osaka
Danish architecture studio BIG has released photos of its CityWave office development in Milan, Italy, which is topped with a 140-metre-long sweeping roof. More about Photos reveal BIG's CityWave under construction in Milan
Fashion brand Loewe has unveiled Loewe Teapots, an exhibition of 25 teapots including vessels by David Chipperfield, Patricia Urquiola and Wang Shu, at Milan design week. More about David Chipperfield and Patricia Urquiola create sculptural teapots for Loewe
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a bat-friendly watchtower overlooking a forest in the Netherlands by Dutch studio NEXT Architects. More about "Is the view worth the effort?" asks commenter