Japanese design firm Studio Aluc "deliberately retained traces of past craftsmanship" to transform a historic machiya residence into a short-stay hotel in Kyoto. More about Studio Aluc turns 100-year old Kyoto townhouse into hotel
Interior designer Matthew Williamson has created an amber-toned trophy for the 2026 BRIT Awards, which was designed to mark the ceremony being hosted in Manchester for the first time. More about Matthew Williamson unveils worker bee-informed BRIT Award
London-based design brand Ventete has developed a blow-up cycling helmet that uses air instead of foam to absorb impact and easily fits into a bag when deflated. More about Ventete's inflatable bike helmet flattens to become thinner than a laptop
Promotion: French furniture brand Tiptoe has celebrated its 10th anniversary by asking 10 designers and artists to creatively reinterpret its first product – the clamp-on table leg. More about Tiptoe invites 10 designers to reimagine its signature table leg for its 10th birthday
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Herzog & de Meuron's Art Basel trophies. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Herzog & de Meuron "glass turd" trophies
Canadian studio Ste Marie has created three interconnected yet distinct hospitality venues at the base of a residential tower in Edmonton, Alberta. More about Ste Marie designs trio of atmospheric hospitality venues in Edmonton
Finnish company Ixi has revealed what it describes as the world's first "auto-focus glasses", which change their optical power depending on where the wearer is looking. More about Ixi introduces "auto-focus glasses" that switch from reading to long-distance prescriptions
Architecture studio De Rosee Sa has completed a house in Cornwall, UK, with barn-like volumes and natural materials that draw on the surrounding coastal landscape. More about De Rosee Sa embraces "quietness and subtlety" for The Cornwall Retreat
The creation of a National Design Studio illustrates an "unprecedented" concern for web design in the US government, says the nation's first chief design officer, Joe Gebbia, in this exclusive interview. More about "Design is in the White House" says America's first chief design officer Joe Gebbia
Low fees are a constant source of frustration for architects. As part of our Performance Review of the profession, Nat Barker delves into the issue. More about How architecture fees got so low
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has confirmed to Dezeen that he has been appointed America's first chief design officer by president Donald Trump. More about Joe Gebbia confirms role as America's first chief design officer
London studio Wright & Wright has expanded the University of Oxford's Corpus Christi College Library, tucking a limestone-fronted extension into its original Grade I-listed site. More about Wright & Wright adds "calm and confident" extension to University of Oxford library
Rome-based StudioTamat has designed eclectic interiors for an Italian villa, blending modernist influences with floral wallpapers and playful shapes. More about StudioTamat revamps 1960s villa in Italy's Castelli Romani
Furniture brand Karimoku has worked with design duo Christian + Jade on an exhibition that chronicles the vast spectrum of Japanese tree species and their "profound process of ageing". More about The Age of Wood exhibition challenges conventional perceptions of timber
A traditional Japanese cladding method informed the overlapping wooden panels used to display knives at Tojiro Knife Gallery in Osaka, Japan, designed by creative agency L/O. More about L/O designs Osaka shop to "celebrate artistry and utility" of Japanese knives
MIT Design Intelligence Lab has designed Geolectric, a lantern that explores alkaline-based geopolymers as a sustainable alternative to consumer electronics, and was given as a gift to the Irish president. More about MIT Design Intelligence Lab explores "sustainable consumer electronics" with Geolectric
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of woollen rugs decorated with patterns that reference flowers, forests and leaves is among six new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Grounded rugs by Plesner Patterns among six new products on Dezeen Showroom
The Pyramids: Special Economic Vortex Zones of North America explores pyramidal structures throughout the continent. Here, the book's creator Ian James comments on ten of the weirdest and most interesting examples. More about Ten American pyramids that show "capitalism's penchant for nostalgia"
Conservation group DC Preservation League and law firm Cultural Heritage Partners are suing US president Donald Trump to prevent him altering the appearance of the 19th-century Eisenhower building in Washington DC without a review. More about DC Preservation League sues Donald Trump to prevent "irreversible alterations" to Eisenhower building
Four-metre-high rammed-earth walls frame the plot of Backyard Community Club in Accra, Ghana, completed by local studio DeRoche Projects. More about DeRoche Projects encloses Accra tennis court with rammed-earth walls