Egypt's giant New Administrative Capital recently became the country's official seat of government, but its development has gone largely under the radar. Here is everything you need to know about Egypt's enormous new capital city. More about Everything you need to know about Egypt's new capital city
Designer Paul Crofts and furniture brand Isomi have applied 3D-knitting to sofa design with Knit One, a foam-free modular couch debuting at NeoCon 2025 this week. More about Isomi creates 3D-knitted sofa with air as the only cushioning material
To highlight the hidden toll of water scarcity in Latin America, non-profit organisation Water For People has developed a book printed with hydrochromic ink that only becomes visible when the pages are wet. More about The Dehydrating Book can only be read when wet
Promotion: Spanish lighting brand Marset has created Caramel, a range of wall sconces made using artisan hand-blown glass, which were shown at Salone del Mobile 2025 as part of Milan design week. More about Marset's Caramel collection intends to "create paintings of light"
American fragrance company Zeya has designed a scent diffuser with compostable cellulose scent cards that are inserted into a small device. More about Zeya unveils diffuser with changeable "scent cards" made of cellulose
Dezeen School Shows: a research laboratory for climate justice in the Pacific nation of Tuvalu is among the projects by students at Singapore University of Technology and Design. More about Climate research lab among projects from Singapore University of Technology and Design students
WHY Architecture has completed its overhaul of the Michael C Rockefeller Wing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which houses cultural artefacts from Africa, Oceania and the Ancient Americas. More about The Met opens redesigned Rockefeller Wing by WHY Architecture
On the eve of its 98th anniversary, Italian football club AS Roma has unveiled an updated logo that hearkens back to its original crest from 1927. More about AS Roma ditches logo for "progressive return" of historic crest
An exposed concrete shell incorporates walls, stairs and furniture at Nakano House, a "cave-like" residence in the heart of Tokyo designed by Japanese studio Suzuko Yamada Architects. More about Suzuko Yamada Architects casts furniture within walls of concrete Japanese house
A timber-framed undercroft "dissolves" the boundaries between inside and out at this house in Brisbane, renovated by local studio Kieron Gait Architects. More about Kieron Gait Architects updates Balmoral Hillside House with timber-framed undercroft
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled designs for a marble-clad residential tower in Taipei, Taiwan, that will be covered in protruding volumes. More about MVRDV unveils design for marble-clad skyscraper in Taipei
Palestine Regeneration Team's contribution to the British Pavilion is one of the few projects at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale to address the ongoing war in Gaza. Here, the architecture group tells Dezeen that more architects need to speak out against injustice. More about "Architectural profession letting Gaza down with its ongoing silence" says Palestine Regeneration Team
Fashion house Loewe has revealed its annual craft prize winner, as part of an exhibition of shortlisted projects at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid. More about Reclaimed aluminium furniture and mussel-fibre textiles feature in Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2025 exhibition
Dezeen Showroom: a series of versatile tables comprised of rounded aluminium forms is among eight new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Twill tables by DesignByThem among eight new products on Dezeen Showroom
London design studio Study O Portable has created Rubber Rocks, a collection of furniture for Gallery Fumi that is made from rubber but resembles "weathered architectural elements". More about Study O Portable reinterprets ancient ruins as bouncy rubber furniture
Promotion: designers and brands are encouraged to enter the 72nd annual iF Design Award, which has recognised outstanding projects across design and architecture since 1953. More about iF Design Award 2026 opens for entries
Laminated timber beams and grey brick form the expansion of an artisanal mezcal production facility in Michoacan, Mexico, by local practice Estudio ALA. More about Estudio ALA expands mezcal distillery in Mexican agave fields
Dezeen School Shows: a cultural centre informed by Qatari heritage is among the architecture projects by students at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar. More about Qatari cultural centre among projects from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Arts in Qatar
London practice Tuckey Design Studio has converted the Grade II-listed The Wool Hall in Somerset, UK, into a home and recording studio that celebrates its history as an "outlet for craft and musical production". More about Tuckey Design Studio renovates historic recording studio in Somerset
Pyramidal roofs, both truncated and not, form the focus of our latest roundup, which collects seven homes topped with angular hip roofs. More about Seven homes crowned with statement pyramidal roofs