Promotion: from 4 to 10 May, Munich Creative Business Week is set to host its 15th annual festival around the city of Munich, which will feature exhibits, events and an all-day Design Summit. More about Munich Creative Business Week spotlights the "joy of creating"
A group of 12 architecture studios, including SHoP Architects, Weiss/Manfredi and Ennead Architects, has been selected by the US Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to work on diplomatic buildings for the next five years. More about Twelve "regionally diverse" architecture studios selected for US embassy design
Angular black-concrete volumes are punctured by small tree-filled patios at this home in Mexico, completed by architecture studio Taller Alberto Calleja. More about Black concrete defines "strong and monolithic" Casa Mavra in Mexico
Belgian design duo Muller Van Severen has developed a collection of oversized aluminium candlesticks that tower over humans, which will be on show at Milan design week. More about Muller Van Severen creates human-sized candelabras for Milan design week
Canadian studio Ste Marie has crafted interiors for amenity spaces within a renovated 1960s tower in Chicago, which echo the "glamour and confidence of the mid-century office". More about Ste Marie "reimagines Chicago's corporate landscape" at The Bell
Textured brickwork, arch motifs and large mansard roofs nod to the Arts and Crafts style surroundings of Farmstead Road, an affordable housing development in London by local studio Metropolitan Workshop. More about Arts and Crafts details enliven London housing by Metropolitan Workshop
Receiving a tattoo is likened to a spiritual and religious experience in this lookbook of tattoo parlours run by renowned artists across the world. More about Six tattoo parlours that celebrate the "ceremonial practice" of tattooing
The director of interior design firm Care Of Studio has renovated a Victorian terrace in Sydney to form her own family home, choosing to keep much of its original structural fabric. More about Care of Studio preserves character in overhaul of 19th-century home in Sydney
Local studio Byben has created an accessory dwelling unit in southern California called Offset ADU, which features ipe-wood cladding and curved elements that "soften the feel and look" of the building. More about Byben completes Los Angeles house with sculptural Offset ADU
Ukrainian architecture studio Replus Bureau has renovated a 20th-century villa in Lviv, contrasting the exposed surfaces of its historic shell with contemporary extensions and finishes. More about Replus Bureau avoids "nostalgic reconstruction" in Ukrainian villa renovation
For our latest roundup, we have collected five times architects have either created new cowsheds or transformed existing sheds into houses, studios and libraries. More about Five cowsheds that showcase the beauty of agricultural buildings
This week on Dezeen, a three-year renovation of Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous building, Fallingwater, was completed. More about This week we revealed the renovation of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
Promotion: trade show Design Shanghai returned for its 13th edition last month, bringing together over 500 Asian and international brands for the four-day-long event. More about Design Shanghai 2026 championed modern design across Asia
California-based artist Kelly Akashi has created a glass chimney to recount her personal experience of loss after the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles for the 2026 Whitney Biennial exhibition. More about Kelly Akashi creates glass chimney as memorial to Los Angeles wildfire losses
Austere brick walls cloak a bright skylit painting studio at the heart of Atelier Cambre in Argentina, designed by local architecture practice Esteras Perrote. More about Esteras Perrote nestles brick-clad painting studio in Argentinian woodland
House of Koko interior designer Pirajean Lees looked to the sultry, saturated colours of director Wong Kar Wai's films when renovating Hong Kong's Dragon-i nightclub. More about Dragon-i nightclub renovation captures "rebirth of the romantic side of Hong Kong"
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Henriquez Partners Architects' designs for a trio of skyscrapers in Vancouver, including the city's first supertall skyscraper. More about "The only thing these towers are missing are feather boas" says commenter
Audio streaming service Spotify has opened a listening lounge at its London headquarters, featuring a bespoke speaker system and a material palette chosen to enhance the room's acoustic properties. More about "Technology and craftsmanship align" at Spotify's immersive London listening room
Promotion: musical instrument manufacturer Roland and renowned Japanese furniture company Karimoku have unveiled two pianos designed to blend analogue and digital technology with traditional and cutting-edge craftsmanship. More about Roland and Karimoku design artisanal Kiyola digital pianos crafted with techniques "refined over a thousand years"
US architecture studio Lake Flato and engineering and construction firm Structurecraft have experimented with dowel-laminated timber for a pavilion at the Mass Timber Conference in Oregon. More about Experimental pavilion in Oregon "challenges the rectilinear logic" of mass timber