New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority has released a redesigned map of its subway system, which maintains the colours of the prior one while "simplifying" it. More about New York City releases first new subway map in decades
Promotion: American electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian's new colour, California Dune, references "the essence of going out in the dunes of California," the company's design head explained at a panel talk at SXSW. More about Rivian's SXSW talk explores how a vehicle's colour affects emotion
A structural stone loggia and cross-laminated timber upper storey frame views of the English countryside at Field House, a home in West Sussex by London studio Wilkinson King Architects. More about Limestone loggia wraps rural English home by Wilkinson King Architects
Architects and designers including David Chipperfield, Daniel Libeskind, Audrey Large and Philippe Starck have created funeral urns for Il Tornitore Matto by Alessi's The Last Pot exhibition at Milan design week. More about Philippe Starck and Daniel Libeskind create funeral urns for Alessi
As British furniture brand SCP celebrates its 40th anniversary, its founder Sheridan Coakley reflects on the brand's journey over the past four decades. More about "You can't have your roots in modernism forever" says SCP founder Sheridan Coakley
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Philippe Starck's surreal nine-storey Maison Heler hotel in Metz, France, topped with what appears to be a 19th-century mansion. More about "We all need a bit of silliness" says commenter
Local studio In Praise of Shadows has added a curved wooden salon bar to the BioRio cinema in Hornstull, Stockholm, which it refurbished to create a "warm and inviting atmosphere". More about In Praise of Shadows gives historic Stockholm cinema a tactile makeover
Artists Tika Shelia and Ano Jishkariani have furnished an apartment with design objects based on recent political demonstrations that took place in Tbilisi, Georgia. More about Around the Studio furnishes apartment with protest-based furniture for Conspiracy Bar exhibition
Local studio Bates Masi + Architects has settled a hillside house on a brick base overlooking the seashore in Montauk, New York, USA. More about Bates Masi creates two-toned Navy Beach house in Montauk
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the SunBooster device by tech startup SunLed Life Science. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features clip-on gadget that mimics sunlight
Design studio Rios has presented an installation made of timber panels for the International Mass Timber Conference in Oregon, USA, to demonstrate the "innovative potential of mass timber construction". More about Rios creates "spiraling timber coil" Campfire installation from reclaimed wood
Swedish architecture studio Campus has completed a clifftop home in Värmdö overlooking the Stockholm archipelago, designed using a palette of exposed concrete, timber, steel and stone. More about Campus uses "raw and utilitarian" finishes for coastal home in Sweden
Italian architect Carlo Ratti explains how people, not technology, will be at the centre of this year's Venice Architecture Biennale in this exclusive interview. More about "This certainly won't be the tech bro biennale" says Venice Architecture Biennale curator Carlo Ratti
Italian fashion brand Prada has opened Mi Shang, a restaurant in the Rongzhai villa in Shanghai that was designed by director Wong Kar Wai to evoke the visual identity of his films. More about Wong Kar Wai references own cinematic style for Prada restaurant in Shanghai
Designer Tim Fu has unveiled plans for a housing development close to Slovenia's Lake Bled, which he claims is the first architecture project to use AI at all design stages. More about Tim Fu uses AI as "design collaborator" for Slovenian housing development
Dezeen has partnered with global brands including ASUS, IKEA, Lasvit, Blond and V-Zug on an exhibition, talk and a host of videos during Milan design week. More about Dezeen teams up with ASUS, Blond, IKEA and more during Milan design week
EcoLogicStudio has opened a new studio and design lab in Turin, Italy, modelled on the typology of a house, as the studio seeks to explore how its experimental biodesign work can integrate with day-to-day domesticity. More about EcoLogicStudio opens Design Apothecary as "experiment in living in the fourth industrial revolution"
British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert has joined Dezeen Awards 2025 as a judge. Here he picks five key projects that best represent his approach to brand, product and digital design. More about "I became a designer because I love solving problems" says Benjamin Hubert
Architecture studios Garcés de Seta Bonet Arquitectes and Marvel have released visualisations of the E la nave va project, which will transform the Tres Xemeneies power plant in Spain into a culture and media centre. More about Barcelona power plant to be turned into "land art piece"
Promotion: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has announced the development of a world-first easily recyclable polyurethane foam, developed in partnership with chemicals company BASF. More about Vitra introduces recyclable polyurethane upholstery foam called V-Foam