Sports brand Adidas has reclaimed bragging rights in the battle of the super shoes, with athletes Sabastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa wearing its Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3s to run the London marathon in world record times. More about Adidas reclaims super shoe crown with first sub-two-hour marathon
A pair of apple-sized fruit bowls were built into Helsinki designer Didi Ng Wing Yin's latest coffee table, which was on display at Spazio Rosanna Orlandi during Milan design week. More about Didi Ng Wing Yin adds "humorous approach" to furniture made from construction lumber
Architects Ben Addy and Dominique Petit-Frère, alongside designers James Melia and Nada Debs, have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026. More about James Melia, Dominique Petit-Frère and Ben Addy named Dezeen Awards 2026 judges
Utilitarian surfaces are contrasted with glossy finishes and splashes of red and green inside Cafe Kowloon, a modern Cantonese restaurant in east London designed by local studio Daytrip. More about Daytrip creates "atmospheric and slightly cinematic" interior for Cafe Kowloon
Texas-based studio Lake Flato Architects has created an infill gallery space in a small town outside of Austin, USA, with a "quiet material palette, carefully scaled massing, and simple forms". More about Lake Flato uses "refined material palette" for infill art gallery in Texas
US president Donald Trump has announced that he has hired a contractor to repair and repaint the base of the "filthy" Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington DC, which reportedly is prone to leaks. More about Donald Trump to line Washington DC Reflecting Pool in "American flag blue"
UK studios Musson Brown Architects and Miltiadou Cook Mitzman have completed a courtyard home in Newcastle, which was constructed using a prefabricated structure of cross-laminated timber. More about Musson Brown Architects and Miltiadou Cook Mitzman complete "flatpack" Newcastle home
That's a wrap on Milan design week 2026. Here are six trends to know from the industry’s biggest event of the year, starring a blow-up IKEA chair and a creepy AI-powered chandelier. More about Sci-fi lamps and inflatable furniture among six trends to know from Milan design week
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has created a colourful installation at Milan design week to mark the launch of his Chasing the Sun gift collection for champagne brand Veuve Clicquot. More about Yinka Ilori creates space with "a sense of warmth and optimism" for Veuve Clicquot
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Casalgrande Padana specialises in the design and production of tiles. The following five have recently been published on our Showroom section. More about Tiles by Casalgrande Padana can be found on Dezeen Showroom
The foundational principles of 3D drawing provided the cues for Geometriæ, a furniture collection unveiled at Milan design week by Swedish studio Front and Italian brand Moroso. More about Front and Moroso present furniture that looks like 3D perspective drawings
The Kruunuvuori Bridge – the longest bridge in Finland, and one of the world's longest bridges designed solely for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists – has opened in Helsinki. More about Finland's longest bridge reaches completion in Helsinki
A misbehaving chair by Lara Bohinc sits side-by-side with Juicy Marbles' meat-free steak in House of Creatures, an exhibition of Slovenian work at Milan design week. More about House of Creatures exhibition brings together design misfits in Milan
Promotion: sculptural lighting, finely crafted furniture and material-led objects are among the pieces set to be shown at Look Book during this year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York City. More about Thirteen lighting designers spotlighted at ICFF's Look Book 2026
US studio Vladimir Radutny Architects has renovated a loft inside a former car-part manufacturing building in Chicago, exposing tiles and brickwork while adding chainmail curtains. More about Vladimir Radutny highlights "poetic relics" in Chicago loft renovation
Architecture studio Spaceworkers has completed the Vila do Bispo Museum in Portugal, adding a red-concrete volume to a pair of repurposed granaries. More about Spaceworkers transforms Portuguese granaries into museum with red-concrete extension
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has collaborated with Indian brand Jaipur Rugs to develop Faces, a collection of wool rugs modelled on his buildings, exhibited at Milan design week. More about Kengo Kuma captures "sensory memory of architecture" in Jaipur Rugs collection
Local practice Bruzkus Greenberg has redesigned a penthouse apartment in Berlin, adding a blue-stained wooden core that contains key functions including the entrance and built-in banquette. More about Bruzkus Greenberg arranges compact apartment around multifunctional "blue box"
A limestone wall runs along the front facade of a tasting room for Auteur Wines in Sonoma County, which was designed by US architecture studio Bohlin Cywinski Jackson to prioritise a casual atmosphere and a "connection to place". More about Bohlin Cywinski Jackson creates relaxed tasting room in California's wine country
New York practice Studio Bucky has nestled an off-grid cabin among trees in rural Westmeath, Ireland, shrouding its tapered exterior in red-stained shingles. More about Reds shingles create "sense of personality and wonder" at Cucu cabin by Studio Bucky