Opinion
"What on earth is regenerative design?"
We must simplify our understanding of regenerative design in order to start usefully applying the concept, writes Jo Barnard. More about "What on earth is regenerative design?"
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Design
Postalco turns storage boxes into hackable furniture for Karimoku exhibition
Postalco Design Studio rethought the concept of storage in Stakko Chunks and Blocks, an exhibition at the Karimoku Research Centre in Tokyo. More about Postalco turns storage boxes into hackable furniture for Karimoku exhibition
Design
Sibling Architecture's Deep Calm exhibition recreates the feeling of a hug
Australian studio Sibling Architecture has created an exhibition that explores sensory design in architecture for Melbourne Design Week. More about Sibling Architecture's Deep Calm exhibition recreates the feeling of a hug
Dezeen Awards
One week left to enter Dezeen Awards!
With just one week left to enter Dezeen Awards 2025 in partnership with Bentley, there is still time to submit your projects by the deadline on 29 May at 23:59 London time. More about One week left to enter Dezeen Awards!
Promotion
Norman Foster announced as headline speaker at World Design Congress
Promotion: British architect Norman Foster will be the headline speaker at the World Design Congress, examining how interconnected efforts across global borders and design sectors can tackle the climate crisis. More about Norman Foster announced as headline speaker at World Design Congress
Design
Dyson unveils "world's slimmest vacuum cleaner"
Technology company Dyson has revealed the PencilVac vacuum cleaner, which it describes as "the broom of the future". More about Dyson unveils "world's slimmest vacuum cleaner"
Events
Dezeen Events Guide launches guide to 3 Days of Design 2025
Dezeen Events Guide has launched the 2025 festival guide to 3 Days of Design, which takes place from 18 to 20 June across eight districts in Copenhagen. More about Dezeen Events Guide launches guide to 3 Days of Design 2025
News
Jony Ive and OpenAI join forces to create "new family of products"
Technology company OpenAI has announced the acquisition of designer Jony Ive's startup IO in a bid to create products for artificial intelligence technology. More about Jony Ive and OpenAI join forces to create "new family of products"
Architecture
S9 Architecture goes heavy on timber for Ohio non-profit headquarters
American studio S9 Architecture has completed a building for The Cleveland Foundation that features warm cedar cladding, large windows and a post-and-beam structural system made of mass timber. More about S9 Architecture goes heavy on timber for Ohio non-profit headquarters
Interiors
Heatherwick Studio gives New York Longchamp store Energy Green makeover
Architecture studio Heatherwick Studio has updated its Longchamp store in Downtown Manhattan, recolouring the sculptural steel staircase and adding "three-dimensional carpets". More about Heatherwick Studio gives New York Longchamp store Energy Green makeover
Architecture
SMAR Architecture Studio crowns science museum in Lithuania with sun-like disc
A shining aluminium disc turns the roof of this science museum, designed by Australian practice SMAR Architecture Studio, into "a new sun" for Lithuania's second largest city. More about SMAR Architecture Studio crowns science museum in Lithuania with sun-like disc
News
World's tallest 3D-printed tower unveiled in Switzerland
A network of organic 3D-printed concrete columns makes up Tor Alva, a 30-metre-high tower modelled on a cake, unveiled yesterday in a small mountain village in Switzerland. More about World's tallest 3D-printed tower unveiled in Switzerland
Clerkenwell Design Week
Seven key furniture launches during Clerkenwell Design Week 2025
A foamless sofa, jelly-like stools and a 3D-knitted seat are among the colourful and innovative product launches seen during this year's edition of Clerkenwell Design Week in London. More about Seven key furniture launches during Clerkenwell Design Week 2025
News
Zaha Hadid Architects begins construction on its first adobe building
Architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for a mud-brick museum named Asaan in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, which will be the studio's first adobe building. More about Zaha Hadid Architects begins construction on its first adobe building
Clerkenwell Design Week
Arthur Mamou-Mani's 3D-printed "water corridor" unveiled at Clerkenwell Design Week
A glowing 3D-printed installation by architect Arthur Mamou-Mani has been revealed at Clerkenwell Design Week, which is captured in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More about Arthur Mamou-Mani's 3D-printed "water corridor" unveiled at Clerkenwell Design Week
Expo 2025 Osaka
Kengo Kuma models Qatar Pavilion on traditional sailing boats
Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates stretched white fabric over a scalloped timber structure for the Qatar Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka, which contains an exhibition designed by Dutch studio AMO. More about Kengo Kuma models Qatar Pavilion on traditional sailing boats
Design
Unwanted furniture turned into new items at no extra cost with Loope take-back scheme
Polish designer Tomek Rygalik has launched Loope – a recycled plastic furniture brand that allows customers to return used products when they are no longer needed, so they can be turned into a different piece of furniture free of charge. More about Unwanted furniture turned into new items at no extra cost with Loope take-back scheme
Dezeen Awards
Winning a Dezeen Award is "the ultimate seal of approval"
With just one week left until entries close for Dezeen Awards 2025, past winners have shared stories about the transformative impact the accolade has had, with one designer heralding it as "a lifetime achievement." More about Winning a Dezeen Award is "the ultimate seal of approval"
NYCxDesign
Kouros Maghsoudi's Hug Chair is a "pedestal for sexiness"
New York-based designer Kouros Maghsoudi has unveiled a chair with sculptural arms meant to demonstrate the "in-your-face" nature of American design, at an exhibition co-hosted by Dezeen during NYCxDesign. More about Kouros Maghsoudi's Hug Chair is a "pedestal for sexiness"
News
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announces themed cruise on the Great Lakes
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has partnered with Victory Cruise Line on a series of onboard lectures about the American architect's life, as well as visits to projects such as Unity Temple in Chicago. More about Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announces themed cruise on the Great Lakes