Verner Panton caused a sensation with his pioneering approach to furniture and lighting design. To mark the centenary of the Danish designer's birth today, we profile the man whose colourful pieces and interiors defined an era. More about Verner Panton preferred experimentation to "beautiful platitude"
In the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly, we talk about why protestors staged a demonstration outside the office of BIG, and whether a Saudi-inspired proposal for a high-speed railway connecting five countries is realistic. More about "Bjarke Ingels, shame on you!"
Hackney restaurant and listening bar Bambi has been doubled in size with a revamped interior and a custom-made stainless-steel-and-wood wall cabinet for vinyl records. More about Nicola Weetch designs London Fields record bar "to feel lived-in"
Engraved walls, vivid red lighting and abstract sculptures feature in this Aarhus tattoo parlour designed by architecture practice Kidz Studio, so that clients can leave feeling "reborn". More about Kidz Studio designs Sinners tattoo parlour to illustrate the cycle of life
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the set design for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Bad Bunny's Super Bowl set design
New York studio WaCa Design and local studio Julia Kosciuk Arquiteta have used local materials and low-carbon methods for an expansive waterfront compound in Santa Catarina, Brazil, which bridges the beach and mountainous landscape. More about WaCa Design aims for low embodied carbon in Brazilian seaside compound
From ingenious sofa-rugs by Sabine Marcelis to an exhibition about waste in architecture and Mexican architects showing furniture in a modernist house, here are eight design-forward exhibitions from Mexico City art week. More about Eight exhibitions that showed design's growing relevance at Mexico City art week
Local studios Johan Sundberg Arkitektur and Tengbom used an exposed structure of pine and spruce to create a "sensory experience" at Kursgården Kämpasten, a campus of the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. More about Timber-framed Stockholm School of Economics hub added to forest campus
Sportswear brand Nike has created an air-filled jacket that can be inflated and deflated, which is being worn by Team USA at this year's Olympics. Here, Nike chief design officer Martin Lotti explains why it's not a gimmick. More about Nike reveals inflating Air Milano Jacket at 2026 Winter Olympics
The cancellation of this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair was a necessary wake-up call for the Swedish design industry, insiders told Dezeen during a grassroots event they organised to take its place. More about Cancellation of 2026 Stockholm Furniture Fair "the best thing that could happen" for local industry
British studio ACME's contentious design for the revamp of the UK's busiest train station, London Liverpool Street, has been granted planning permission. More about Controversial Liverpool Street station revamp gets green light
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects and Taiwanese studio CY Lee & Partners have unveiled plans for a 47-storey-tall skyscraper beside a 1930s post office in Taipei. More about Zaha Hadid Architects draws on fluted orchid for Taipei skyscraper
Crisscrossing planks of glulam timber form the sculptural roof of Arbour House, a family home designed by London-based architect Andrei Saltykov. More about Andrei Saltykov installs house with timber diagrid roof on north London backland
Interiors studio El Departamento has designed the Covent Garden flagship store for Spanish trainer brand Hoff, which features handmade zellige ceramics and sculptural furniture. More about El Departamento decorates Hoff store with bright tiles to "inject warmth into the London context"
Bright colours and curvy pathways are found at a supportive housing complex in Los Angeles' East Compton neighbourhood, which was designed by US studio Kadre Architects to "strike a balance between a serious and playful feel". More about Kadre Architects converts rundown Los Angeles motel into permanent housing
A collection of furniture by famed Mexican architects and designers under the Omet label was showcased in a modernist house in Mexico City during the city's art week. More about Furniture by Tatiana Bilbao, Fernanda Canales and others fills modernist Mexico house
Dezeen School Shows: a lamp collection, designed with moveable parts for customisation, is among the projects from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. More about Lamp range with moveable parts among projects from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
Antwerp practice Studio Okami Architecten has extended a family home in Belsele, Belgium, adding a pavilion-like volume clad in green marble that opens onto the garden. More about Studio Okami Architecten updates Belgian home with The Garden Pavilion
British studio Foster + Partners' Central Crossing skyscrapers, which feature an "illuminated spire" that runs the full length of the taller tower, have topped out in Hong Kong. More about Foster + Partners' Central Crossing skyscrapers top out in Hong Kong
London studio Niall McLaughlin Architects has released visuals of The Museum of Jesus' Baptism in Jordan, which will be constructed using local skills and materials, including rammed earth and stone. More about Niall McLaughlin designs museum to tell "story of baptism" in Jordan