An inflatable 18-metre-tall astronaut towered over the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York last night, designed by production designer Matt Steinbrenner to celebrate the award show's 40th anniversary. More about Giant inflatable astronaut looms over stage at MTV VMAs 2024
Dezeen has announced the 81 projects longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards in the sustainability categories, including projects by SOM, Tarkett, Bolon, Mater and Smartvoll. More about Dezeen Awards 2024 sustainability longlist revealed
Pearson Lloyd founders Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd have curated the London Design Festival exhibition Well Made to explore what this term means in today's world. In a Dezeen exclusive, they highlight 10 objects from the show. More about Pearson Lloyd reveals 10 "well-made" design objects from LDF exhibition
Designers including Fernando Laposse, Studio Furthermore and Future Facility will present work exploring materiality and artificial intelligence at a major exhibition curated by Dezeen for ASUS Zenbook during this year's London Design Festival. More about Design You Can Feel exhibition exploring materiality and AI to open next week
French design studio Claves has transformed the interior of a Paris cafe, introducing bespoke retro-style decor that mirrors the architecture of local bars and tobacconists from the 1930s to the present day. More about Claves evokes classic Parisian bistro interiors at cafe Le Cornichon
The summer edition of our recently launched Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features a Gärsnäs daybed by Teresa Lundmark and Gustav Winsth. Subscribe to Dezeen Showroom New Releases now! More about Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features repeating-cushion daybed
As part of an installation for Paris Design Week, French design studio Uchronia has taken over the forecourt of the Hôtel de la Marine with a monumental bed that homages the hotel's 18th-century interiors. More about Uchronia creates giant four-poster bed for Paris Design Week
A bench wrapped in pool noodles and lamps informed by New York's awnings were among the objects shown at the first US edition of the European design fair Collectible. More about Nine highlights from Collectible design fair in New York City
American brand Jell-O has released four brightly coloured inflatable chairs designed to incorporate "Y2K nostalgia and modern design". More about Jell-O creates series of inflatable chairs informed by "iconic molds"
Promotion: Italian company Fast has embraced its values of local production and sustainability to create long-lasting outdoor furniture. More about Fast crafts tactile outdoor furniture made from aluminium
French studio Atelier du Pont has completed an office building for the operating teams of Parc de la Villette in Paris, with an exposed, gridded timber frame designed to lend its interiors a woodland feel. More about Atelier du Pont creates "woodland atmosphere" for timber office at Parc de la Villette in Paris
Dezeen has announced the 157 projects longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards in the design categories, including designs by Takt, Blond, Arper, Pentagram, Blå Station and Moooi. More about Dezeen Awards 2024 design longlist revealed
Independent local designers are opening up their studios during Helsinki Design Week to demystify their creative processes, explains festival programme director Anni Korkman in this interview. More about "Lots of design festivals only present the end result" says Helsinki Design Week's Anni Korkman
Designer Sabine Marcelis has teamed up with Dutch stone supplier SolidNature to create a water fountain in Amsterdam's biggest and most famous park. More about Sabine Marcelis stacks reclaimed onyx slabs for fountain in Amsterdam's Vondelpark
Dezeen's TikTok account is up and running, and has already passed 10,000 followers. You can now follow us across 11 social media platforms! More about Dezeen joins TikTok to share the best architecture, interiors and design
Danish architecture studio CF Møller has integrated a nature park into a flood-defence system beside the Gudenå river in Randers, Denmark. More about CF Møller creates flood-defence system that doubles as a nature park in Denmark
A pinecone-shaped wildfire detector built out of wax and charcoal has won the UK James Dyson Award, recognising the best inventions by student and graduate designers. More about Pyri wildfire detection device melts in response to fire
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Goettsch Partners' design of the Paramount skyscraper in Nashville. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Nashville skyscraper described as "nostalgia for the 1980s"
Local design firm Fefostudio and architect Kamilla Csegzi have created a large table made from mycelium inset with openings for custom glassware for the Collectible design fair in New York. More about Fefostudio and Kamilla Csegzi create mycelium-based Ephemeral Table
A cluster of buildings interconnected by sweeping, tentacle-like canopies form The Spine Resort, a rural resort that Shanghai studio AIM Architecture has completed in Sichuan. More about AIM Architecture connects resort buildings with tentacle-like canopies