The increasing prominence of craft in design amid dwindling commercial opportunities has echoes of the scene in 1980s London, British industrial designer Jasper Morrison tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "I have a lot of sympathy" for young designers says Jasper Morrison
Japanese snack food brand Calbee has announced that it is changing the design of its packaging for some products because of "supply instability affecting certain raw materials" as a result of the ongoing Iran war. More about Calbee changes crisp packaging colour to black and white due to Iran war material shortages
Creative agency Steep Learning Group wanted to emulate "a giant doughnut outside a doughnut shop" when creating a playful 2.5-metre-tall sculpture of a pair of shorts to act as the mascot for clothing brand Gramicci's east London store. More about Gramicci store in east London revolves around jumbo pair of stripy shorts
Architects Daniel Libeskind and Nzinga Biegueng Mboup and designers Joonas Vartola and Budiman Ong have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026. More about Daniel Libeskind and Nzinga Biegueng Mboup revealed as Dezeen Awards 2026 judges
Design studio Tutto Bene has updated Italian brand Fornasetti's Milan flagship store, using stainless steel, burl wood and trompe l'oeil-painted walls to create spaces that reference the brand's history. More about Tutto Bene combines "the futuristic and the historic" for Milan Fornasetti store
Promotion: Confindustria Ceramica and the Italian Trade Agency have launched the annual Ceramics of Italy International Tile Competition, celebrating global projects using Italian ceramic and porcelain tiles. More about Ceramics of Italy International Tile Competition 2026 opens for entries
California studio Johnston Marklee has completed Ray Phoenix, a residential building in Arizona clad in a mint green metal facade, the colour informed by the surrounding desert. More about Johnston Marklee completes "democratic by nature" green-metal tower in Phoenix
Canadian design outfit Ikonstudio has launched its inaugural collections of historic furniture, which were designed by SOM and Louis Kahn. More about Ikonstudio releases historic furniture by Louis Kahn and SOM
Indonesian studio Earth Lines has created Hilltop, a house in Bali with a palette of reclaimed native woods and sheltered from the sun and rain by an oversized gable roof. More about Earth Lines draws on vernacular materials and forms for Bali home
Parametricism can never become a dominant architecture style now that the forces of capitalism are no longer interested in the lives of the masses, writes Douglas Spencer. More about "The relationship between architecture and capitalism on which parametricism was premised ceased to exist long ago"
The controversial Tour Triangle, a trapezoidal skyscraper in Paris by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron, has topped out at 180 metres. More about Tour Triangle skyscraper by Herzog & de Meuron tops out in Paris
Marble and marquetry bring a sense of old-school glamour to suites designed by architect Maxime d'Angeac for the 220-metre Orient Express Corinthian yacht, which has set sail for the first time from a dock in Saint-Nazaire, France. More about Interiors of world's largest sailing yacht draw on "golden age of luxury cruises"
Dezeen Showroom: a pendant light comprising hand-worked leather straps, glass and brass is among five new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Heirloom pendant light by Buoyant among latest products on Dezeen Showroom
Wool and sheer voile curtains envelop this intimate listening bar in south London designed by artist Eva Gold, drawing on references including David Lynch's Twin Peaks series and a modernist Mies van der Rohe installation. More about Curtains create cosy corners in Peckham listening bar Upstairs at Hausu
Promotion: German bathroom brand Bette will showcase its material precision and "ultra-flat" showering solutions during Clerkenwell Design Week. More about Bette to spotlight its material innovation at Clerkenwell Design Week
Mexican photographer Alejandro Ramírez Orozco has directed and curated a project that captures a variety of design objects within architecturally diverse spaces across Mexico. More about Alejandro Ramírez Orozco explores "ephemeral dialogue" between architecture and objects
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for an agriculture factory for the year 2050, built using manure plaster and thatch, is among the projects from the University of the West of England. More about Proposal for sustainable agriculture factory among projects from UWE Bristol
Curved walls coated in textured, terracotta-toned plaster wrap this circular home in Indonesia, designed by local architecture practice Caceres + Tous. More about Earth-toned walls wrap circular home in Lombok
A vintage three-seater settee and a purple conversation pit feature in our latest lookbook of living rooms anchored by statement sofas. More about Eight living spaces where statement sofas make a splash
Architecture studio Pend has completed a pair of light-filled mews homes organised around private courtyards on a compact brownfield site in Edinburgh, Scotland. More about Pend transforms overlooked infill site into mews homes that balance light and privacy