Storied Finnish glassworks Iittala has unveiled Unda, its debut collaboration with Sabine Marcelis – a range of lamps and vases that required the designer to develop a whole new production technique in collaboration with the company's glassblowers. More about Sabine Marcelis captures movement of sunlight across water in Iittala glassware
Promotion: entries are now open for this year's edition of the Brick in Architecture Awards, which recognises the best brick buildings from the US and beyond. More about Entries open for The Brick in Architecture Awards 2026
In the ongoing battle over a renovation of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the administration of US president Donald Trump has said it may have to demolish the Edward Durell Stone-designed building and replace it with an amphitheatre. More about US government may demolish Kennedy Center due to "structural death spiral"
US studio Lehrer Architects has completed Loma Verde, a supportive housing development for once-homeless residents that features a slender footprint and stucco walls adorned with splashes of colour. More about Lehrer Architects designs supportive housing for "extremely narrow" site in Los Angeles
Skylights, an internal light well and silver-painted ceilings pull light deep into House in Shichiku, a home in Kyoto designed by local studio Tato Architects. More about Tato Architects uses silver-painted ceilings to draw light into Kyoto home
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her colourful polka dot artworks, has passed away in Tokyo from multiple organ failure at the age of 97. More about Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97
Around 1,800 people have pulled the keep of the historic Hirosaki Castle two metres closer to its original location in Japan's Aomori prefecture, following restoration works. More about Volunteers tug 360-tonne castle tower towards its original site in Japan
Dezeen Events Guide has launched its digital guide and interactive map for the 2026 edition of London Design Festival, which enters its 24th iteration. More about Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to London Design Festival 2026
Design practice Studio Three Sixty has created a temporary sauna that is being used as a theatre during Edinburgh's Fringe festival for the performing arts. More about Studio Three Sixty creates Sauna Theatre for Edinburgh Fringe festival
Boutique hotel brand Aethos has opened its first London outpost with interiors designed by Astet Studio in a Ron Arad Associates building that was formerly home to Nobu Hotel Shoreditch. More about Aethos London Shoreditch designed using an "East meets East" approach
Ecuadorian studio Caá Porá Arquitectura has worked with the local community to construct a pavilion in the Amazon rainforest that allows researchers to get a new perspective of the landscape in Pacto Sumaco, Ecuador. More about Caá Porá Arquitectura creates teaching pavilion in the Amazon rainforest
US studio IA has combined Craftsman-style detailing and a minimalist technical look with the details of a historic building for AI company Notion in San Francisco, California. More about IA creates Craftsman-style office for AI company Notion in San Francisco
Dezeen School Shows: a gravity-powered mountain trike designed to extend mountain tourism beyond the ski season is among the projects from the University of Ljubljana. More about Gravity-powered mountain trike among projects from the University of Ljubljana
Architecture studio Pearce+ has added a wildlife tower for bats, owls, kestrels, invertebrates and wetland species at Honeygar Farm in Somerset, UK. More about Pearce+ stacks reclaimed materials to create multi-species wildlife tower
Designers from IKEA and Xbox were paired up to create the products in this furniture collection, including a stool that looks and tilts like a giant thumbstick. More about Xbox teams up with IKEA for debut gaming furniture collection
Developer Riksbyggen and creative agency BBDO Nordics have designed three flats based on what a 25-year-old can afford to buy in Sweden today, with the smallest micro home measuring just 1.9 square metres. More about Riksbyggen creates Sweden's smallest apartments to "make the housing crisis tangible"
Architecture studio Colar has updated and extended a dilapidated adobe structure to create a single-storey home in Chiapas, Mexico. More about Colar revives adobe structure to create pared-back home in Mexico
Promotion: US technology company Dell has incorporated Nvidia GPUs and AI-assisted visualisation technologies into its workstation portfolio to support its latest real-time design studio. More about Latest Dell workstations close gap between "design concept and client-ready presentation"
Miami voters have approved Denver-based real estate company Oak View Group's bid to take over management of the city's historic Miami Marine Stadium and restore the structure. More about Miami votes to restore Hilario Candela's Marine Stadium
Dezeen School Shows: a light made from organic waste from traditional Chinese medicine is among the projects by students at Politecnico di Milano. More about Lighting made from Chinese medicine waste among projects from Politecnico di Milano