Architecture firm X+Living has renovated a large bookstore in Tianjin, China, using layered brickwork and slatted steel to form wave-like shelves, steps and seating that flow around its central hall. More about Steel slats form sculptural shelves at Tianjin Zhongshuge bookstore by X+Living
Architecture studio ZGF and Whiting-Turner have renovated a training facility used by the NFL team the Baltimore Ravens, using the American football team's moniker as a driving design concept. More about ZGF and Whiting-Turner upgrade Baltimore Ravens training facility
Carlotta Di Sandro and Cecilia Marcheschi of Atelier Vago have added pops of bright blue and yellow to the Pailunga creative space in a deconsecrated chapel near Pisa, Italy. More about Atelier Vago transforms Tuscan chapel into "house for art"
In our latest roundup, we look at houses where solid, windowless walls create privacy and intrigue by hiding interior spaces from the outside world. More about Eight closed-off homes concealed behind windowless facades
This week on Dezeen, we showcased supermarket chain Aldi's Jacket Potato Jacket, a puffer jacket complete with a silver foil poncho as an ode to steaming baked potatoes. More about This week Aldi unveiled a puffer jacket that looks like a giant potato
Architecture studios Hawkins/Brown and East have been selected to lead the pedestrianisation plans for Oxford Street, initiated by London mayor Sadiq Khan. More about Hawkins/Brown and East to lead pedestrianisation of London's Oxford Street
The last building designed by the late Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has reached completion at the Vitra Campus in Germany, with a snake-like form crafted from weathered steel. More about Doshi Retreat snakes through Vitra Campus in Germany
Sheep wool was presented in a new light in the Dutch Design Week exhibition Wool (Re)discovered, which aimed to get visitors talking about Europe's unloved fleeces. More about New Order of Fashion embraces Europe's "valueless" wool in Dutch Design Week exhibition
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis always wanted to create a giant lava lamp, and has achieved that dream with Column, a cylindrical and oversized version of lighting brand Mathmos's iconic 1960s design. More about Sabine Marcelis designs "milky" three-metre-tall lava lamp
The annual Southern Sweden Design Days festival in Malmö, Sweden, has announced that it will not hold an event in 2026, instead taking a year off to refine its format and "build on the strong foundation" it has created. More about Southern Sweden Design Days to take break in 2026 before 2027 return
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a puffer coat that resembles a giant baked potato, created by supermarket chain Aldi and London fashion brand Agro Studio. More about "Another half-baked idea" says commenter
Architect Julia Watson has followed up her seminal book Lo-TEK with a new volume focused specifically on Indigenous approaches to extreme water scenarios. Here, she shares an exclusive preview of eight examples from floating farms to sponge parks. More about Eight Indigenous technologies that could turn the tide on how we manage water
All 27 winners of this year's Dezeen Awards China, along with the projects of the year including a wetland museum, cafe set on a cliff and an installation combining steel containers with inflatables, have been revealed at ceremony in Shanghai. More about Dezeen Awards China 2025 winners revealed at party in Shanghai
Local residents contributed to the renovation of this multi-use games area in Mitcham, London, which was overseen by two members of social enterprise POOR Collective who grew up on the adjacent housing estate. More about POOR Collective completes colourful transformation of neglected south-London games area
Promotion: American industrial design brand Studio Other has created a custom-engineered office table that can be used as a communal worktop or a duo of personal desks. More about Studio Other's convertible table is two flexible desks in one
Dutch designer Johannes Offerhaus and The North Face have collaborated on a kinetic installation at New York's Storm King Art Center, partially made from leftover clothing materials. More about Johannes Offerhaus and The North Face installation can be stored in backpacks
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Renzo Piano Building Workshop's plans for an opera house in Vietnam. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features pearlescent opera house by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
From collaborations with fashion brands and oat milk companies to the use of everyday materials, designers during Design Week Mexico 2025 exhibited the best of material experimentation in Mexico City's scene. More about Eleven designers using surprising and sustainable materials at Design Week Mexico
Sloping walkable roof terraces stretch over GOE, a food research centre that Danish architecture studio BIG and Spanish studio Bat Architecture designed as a continuation of the landscape at San Sebastián, Spain. More about Stacked culinary hub by BIG and Bat Architecture "liberates the ground"
Every year, some surprising throughlines emerge from the programme of Dutch Design Week. This time, contributing editor Rima Sabina Aouf spotted attempts to revive democracy and a proliferation of alien creatures. More about Five unexpected themes that emerged at Dutch Design Week 2025