The We Design Beirut festival showcased the Lebanese capital's often-overlooked design scene. Here, Dezeen rounds up eight highlights from its inaugural edition. More about Eight highlights from the first-ever We Design Beirut event
Experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian enjoys the fact that people find it hard to pin down exactly what she does and believes others should embrace her "non-linear" approach, she tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "My mum only recently started to understand what I do" says Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian
Architecture studio Hassell has completed the Michael Kirby Law Building at Macquarie University in Sydney, organising its teaching spaces around a skylit, timber-framed atrium. More about Hassell completes "democratic and non-hierarchical" building for Sydney law school
French architecture studio Dream has completed an office building in Paris, which is clad with terracotta tiles to "evoke the history" of the industrial site in the Saint-Ouen district. More about Dream completes mass-timber office building for Athletes' Village in Paris
Architects Kerstin Thompson and Ben Edwards, designer Jonas Pettersson, sustainable developer Jonathan Smales and design entrepreneurs Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat have joined as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. More about Ben Edwards, Kerstin Thompson and Jonas Pettersson are Dezeen Awards 2024 judges
Dezeen Showroom: a bench made from wood that mimics the shape of Japanese Torii gates is among nine new products recently listed on Dezeen Showroom. More about Torii bench by Ultramar Studio among nine new products on Dezeen Showroom
An old bookshop in Berlin is now home to the studio of architecture and interior design practice Gisbert Pöppler, which incorporates the building's grand arched doorways and other original features. More about Gisbert Pöppler creates own office and showroom inside former Berlin bookshop
Local studio PGM Arquitectura has completed a series of garden suites on top of the podium of the St Regis hotel skyscraper in Mexico City, originally designed by Argentine-American architect César Pelli. More about PGM Arquitectura adds garden suites to César Pelli skyscraper in Mexico City
Dezeen School Shows: an educational centre with an emphasis on upcycling within product and furniture design is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at London South Bank University. More about Ten architecture projects by students at London South Bank University
French studio F+G Architectes has created a stable outside Lyon that is formed of wooden structures designed as a modern take on the area's typical agricultural buildings. More about F+G Architectes creates "deliberately restrained" timber stable near Lyon
For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight living rooms that incorporate retro 1970s-style fittings and decorative accessories to create decadent textured interiors with rich, vivid colours. More about Eight decadent living rooms with 1970s-style furnishings
Modular furniture, app-operated doors and a self-serve bar are among the experimental ideas being trialled at MM:NT, a mini-hotel in Berlin that will constantly evolve in response to feedback from guests. More about ACME and BWM design adaptable interiors for MM:NT apartment hotel
A flagship store and gallery for camera brand Leica has arrived in New York's Meatpacking District, designed by Format Architecture Office with a cream brick-screen facade. More about Brick lattice fronts Leica store in New York by Format Architecture Office
Dezeen School Shows: a community hub with commercial and residential programme spaces inspired by Haitian culture is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the School of Visual Arts. More about School of Visual Arts presents ten senior thesis interior design projects
Architecture practice Remix Studio has completed a campus for Futian High School in Shenzhen, designed as a "city in the city" and linked by colourful walkways and bridges. More about Remix Studio elevates school campus in Shenzhen on public podium
Our latest lookbook features bedrooms where raised platform beds add a stylish touch, ranging from a solid concrete bed in a home in Mexico to a sculptural wooden bed in a Tokyo flat. More about Eight bedrooms with decorative platform beds
This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter looks at the growing trend of luxury car brands building skyscrapers and features an interview with We Design Beirut organiser Mariana Wehbe. More about Dezeen In Depth probes the growing trend of luxury residential skyscrapers
This week on Dezeen, we revealed the renovation of the Grand Palais in Paris, which will be used as a fencing and taekwondo venue at the Olympic Games in Paris. More about This week the restoration of the Grand Palais Olympic venue was unveiled
An exhibit curated by local designers Eliza Axelson-Chidsey and Jess Fügler included a children's rocking horse and a "self-heimlich tool" as part of an exploration of everyday objects during NYCxDesign week. More about Paraphernalia exhibit explores "objects that shape us" in New York
American studios SOM, Ross Barney Architects, Juan Gabriel Moreno Architects and Arup have unveiled designs for a "satellite concourse" at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. More about Chicago airport expansion set to have "tree-like structural system"