Dezeen Showroom: a chair carved from birch wood that acts as a blank canvas for painting is among ten new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Kumu chair by Nikari among 10 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Local studio SODA has used warm colours and natural materials to create the first store for tea brand Chai Guys on Portobello Road in London's Notting Hill neighbourhood. More about Chai Guys Portobello cafe interior evokes "the colour of spices"
Montreal-based Ivy Studio has chosen a variety of dramatic marble to outfit a Middle Eastern restaurant, which features a colour palette influenced by "the earthy tones of the Syrian deserts". More about Ivy Studio installs colourful marble in Montreal’s Hayat restaurant
Local studio Medprostor has covered and partially repaired a 900-year-old Romanesque church in Slovenia, placing an operable roof on top of the open structure to create a space "between a ruin and a reconstruction". More about Medprostor tops 12th-century church in Slovenia with folding roof
This week's lookbook explores eight peaceful residential interiors that feature expansive glazing and floor-to-ceiling windows framing verdant views. More about Eight tranquil interiors where oversized windows frame lush views
The late works of American artist and designer Wendell Castle have gone on display at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London, showing the evolution of his signature stack-lamination technique. More about Wendell Castle's stack-laminated furniture goes on display at Carpenters Workshop Gallery
New York studio Post Company has designed warm, wood-filled interiors for a boutique hotel in Aspen, Colorado, which offers a pared-back take on the Arts and Crafts style. More about Post Company imbues Mollie Aspen hotel interiors with earthy hues
A vaulted concrete base supports an elevated football pitch and running track at the Hexi Sports Field, which The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University has completed in Shaoxing, China. More about Concrete vaults support rooftop football pitch in China by UAD
For our latest lookbook, we've gathered eight stylish closed staircases, ranging from a winding wooden spiral staircase to a light-filled "stairway to heaven". More about Eight closed staircases in tactile materials and sculptural shapes
In this month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter RIBA president Muyiwa Oki argues it's crucial that whoever wins the upcoming general election prioritises fixing the UK's energy-inefficient housing. More about Dezeen In Depth features the RIBA president's call for nationwide retrofit of Britain's housing
This week on Dezeen, the seven finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2024 were announced, which included a copper-clad convent in Corsica and an art gallery in the Czech Republic. More about This week the Mies van der Rohe Award finalists were revealed
A trio of incomplete skyscrapers in downtown Los Angeles have been covered with graffiti, sparking debate about the development, which has been abandoned since 2019. More about Trio of abandoned Los Angeles skyscrapers covered in graffiti
The first furniture design by Mexican architect Michel Rojkind and a machine that uses AI to generate unique Mexican furniture were on display during Mexico City art week. More about Eleven design moments from Mexico City art week 2024
Dezeen Courses: we've rounded up seven courses in the fashion sector that are suitable for individuals at different stages of their careers. More about Seven courses in the fashion sector on Dezeen Courses
Dezeen Showroom: acoustic treatment brand Autex Acoustics has listed a selection of its sound-dampening products on Dezeen Showroom, including panels that mimic the appearance of wood and stone. More about Autex Acoustics releases acoustic products that blend into a variety of interiors
White volumes, balconies and planters are stacked around a central courtyard at House for Young Families in Da Nang, Vietnam, which has been designed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. More about H-H Studio designs home in Vietnam as "a place to live, work, study, grow crops and entertain"
A blocky form animated by hit-and-miss brickwork defines Peckham House, a self-build project by architecture studio Surman Weston that draws on its surroundings in southeast London. More about Surman Weston self-builds "characterful family home" with three gardens in London
Space tourism company Space Perspective has unveiled a test capsule for its Neptune spacecraft that, buoyed by a giant balloon, could carry tourists into the stratosphere next year. More about Space Perspective completes capsule for balloon-powered "journey to the edge of space"
With 100 designers from the Middle East and North Africa, Design Doha is showcasing emerging regional designers, says Rana Beiruti, who is curator of the biennial's Arab Design Now exhibition. More about Design Doha set to be "regional home for design" says curator Rana Beiruti
International design platform and fair Design Miami has announced the first edition of Design Miami/ Los Angeles, which will take place from 16 to 20 May at a private estate in the northwest of the city. More about Design Miami announces Los Angeles edition for May 2024