Paint brand Dulux has revealed Rhythm of Blues, a trio of blue colours designed to "soothe, steady or excite", as its Colour of the Year for 2026. More about Rhythm of Blues named Dulux Colour of the Year 2026
A bouncy spiral vase and IKEA's first chubby meatball plate feature in Swedish designer Gustaf Westman's festive tableware collection, created for the retailer to prove that "there's not one cookie-cutter way of celebrating". More about Gustaf Westman unveils colourful tableware for debut IKEA collection
South Korean carmaker Hyundai has unveiled a compact EV concept designed specifically for driving in European cities, whose swooping form was determined by the properties of steel. More about Hyundai "rethinks the compact EV from the ground up" with Concept Three
Dezeen has revealed the 189 projects longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards interior categories, including designs by Holloway Li, Perkins&Will, Keiji Ashizawa Design, Linehouse and Buckley Gray Yeoman. More about Dezeen Awards 2025 showcases 189 standout interiors projects from all over the world
A repurposed 19th-century farm and a dwelling clad in burnt larch feature in New Scottish Houses, a book celebrating modern homes in rural Scotland. More about Eight "deeply contextual" rural Scottish houses
With an emphasis on "long-term thinking", American architecture studio Miller Hull Partnership has placed a modular wood cabin on steel columns on a sloped island site in Washington state. More about Miller Hull Partnership "embraces levitation" for Washington cabin on stilts
Cork cladding, curved ceilings and mirrored surfaces animate this holiday home in Portugal, renovated by Atelier Local to feel spacious despite its compact plot. More about Atelier Local redesigns House in Valongo to "feel larger than it actually is"
UK studio Charles Holland Architects has collaborated with RASKL to create a demountable, timber bandstand on Mitcham Fair Green in south London. More about Charles Holland and RASKL add colourful contemporary bandstand to Mitcham Fair Green
Dezeen Showroom: a bedside lamp with a ceramic base that casts a sun-like glow is among 11 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Wake Sleep lamp by Tala among 11 new products on Dezeen Showroom
The Netherlands' Nieuwe Instituut has opened the fourth in its series of New Store pop-up shops, this time inviting consumers to participate in the production and recycling of a clothing item made from local wool. More about New Store 4.0 at Paris Design Week explores "farm-to-closet" fashion
Designer Michael Anastassiades has been awarded this year's London Design Medal, with architect Norman Foster, activist Sinéad Burke and emerging designer Rio Kobayashi also recognised. More about Michael Anastassiades and Norman Foster among winners of 2025 London Design Medals
Dezeen has announced the 262 buildings longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards architecture categories, including projects by Foster + Partners, Snøhetta, David Chipperfield, Open Architecture, Schemata Architects, and White Arkitekter. More about World's best 262 buildings longlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025
Italian studio NM3 and architect Silvia Guerrini have created a pared-back store interior for fashion brand Miss Sixty in Milan, which juxtaposes gleaming steel and bright yellow hues with nude tones and amber glass. More about Steel lighting grid illuminates monochromatic Miss Sixty store in Milan
Dezeen School Shows: artwork informed by the work of artist Marcel Duchamp is among the projects being exhibited at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar's New Exhibition Ghūl. More about Spinning riso-printed disc installation among exhibition projects by VCUarts Qatar
This boutique hotel in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, by CAAM + Arquitectos revolves around a sandy inner courtyard and is intended to be "discovered through the feet". More about CAAM + Arquitectos brings the beach into Suuel hotel in Mexico
Raw blocks of grey basalt stone bring tactility to this minimalist home extension in London, designed by local architecture studio EBBA. More about EBBA extends London home with basalt blocks offering "tactile richness"
To mark the beginning of harvest festival season in many parts of the world, we've rounded up nine examples of residential architecture that prioritise food production. More about Nine homes designed around growing food for a good life
Architect and designer Tanuvi Hegde has created a chair that aims to help reduce stress by inviting users to play with a metal ball built into its wooden frame. More about Tanuvi Hegde designs Reflect chair to encourage fidgeting
New York studio Rockwell Group has unveiled interiors for a steakhouse inside a newly renovated office building on Park Avenue, featuring sumptuous red walls and strong geometry. More about Rockwell Group designs art deco-influenced Manhattan restaurant
Oak joinery and white surfaces run throughout the interior of Heartwood, an end-of-terrace house in London renovated by local architecture studio Knox Bhavan. More about Knox Bhavan completes "elegant and refined" overhaul of Notting Hill home