An inflatable 18-metre-tall astronaut towered over the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York last night, designed by production designer Matt Steinbrenner to celebrate the award show's 40th anniversary. More about Giant inflatable astronaut looms over stage at MTV VMAs 2024
Pearson Lloyd founders Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd have curated the London Design Festival exhibition Well Made to explore what this term means in today's world. In a Dezeen exclusive, they highlight 10 objects from the show. More about Pearson Lloyd reveals 10 "well-made" design objects from LDF exhibition
Designers including Fernando Laposse, Studio Furthermore and Future Facility will present work exploring materiality and artificial intelligence at a major exhibition curated by Dezeen for ASUS Zenbook during this year's London Design Festival. More about Design You Can Feel exhibition exploring materiality and AI to open next week
The summer edition of our recently launched Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features a Gärsnäs daybed by Teresa Lundmark and Gustav Winsth. Subscribe to Dezeen Showroom New Releases now! More about Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features repeating-cushion daybed
As part of an installation for Paris Design Week, French design studio Uchronia has taken over the forecourt of the Hôtel de la Marine with a monumental bed that homages the hotel's 18th-century interiors. More about Uchronia creates giant four-poster bed for Paris Design Week
A bench wrapped in pool noodles and lamps informed by New York's awnings were among the objects shown at the first US edition of the European design fair Collectible. More about Nine highlights from Collectible design fair in New York City
American brand Jell-O has released four brightly coloured inflatable chairs designed to incorporate "Y2K nostalgia and modern design". More about Jell-O creates series of inflatable chairs informed by "iconic molds"
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Casalgrande Padana has released its Terrazzotech Bianco tile, a high-performance product that is said to offer exceptional wear resistance. More about Terrazzotech Bianco tile by Casalgrande Padana
Independent local designers are opening up their studios during Helsinki Design Week to demystify their creative processes, explains festival programme director Anni Korkman in this interview. More about "Lots of design festivals only present the end result" says Helsinki Design Week's Anni Korkman
Designer Sabine Marcelis has teamed up with Dutch stone supplier SolidNature to create a water fountain in Amsterdam's biggest and most famous park. More about Sabine Marcelis stacks reclaimed onyx slabs for fountain in Amsterdam's Vondelpark
A pinecone-shaped wildfire detector built out of wax and charcoal has won the UK James Dyson Award, recognising the best inventions by student and graduate designers. More about Pyri wildfire detection device melts in response to fire
Local design firm Fefostudio and architect Kamilla Csegzi have created a large table made from mycelium inset with openings for custom glassware for the Collectible design fair in New York. More about Fefostudio and Kamilla Csegzi create mycelium-based Ephemeral Table
Dezeen Showroom: stone-look tiles are given a detailed 3D surface treatment in Italian brand Marazzi's Mystone Berici collection, which includes a floral decor option. More about Mystone Berici tiles by Marazzi
From a canyon-like podium for the man effigy to a solar-powered battery library for artists, here are 10 large-scale installations from this year's Burning Man event in Nevada captured by photographer Gurpreet Chawla. More about Ten architectural installations from Burning Man 2024
London-based artist Suh Do Ho has collaborated with electronics brand LG OLED to create digital versions of his late father Suh Se Ok's abstract ink paintings, as revealed in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More about LG OLED and artist Suh Do Ho present transparent digital works at Frieze Seoul
Paint brand Dulux has revealed an "uplifting" bright yellow colour called True Joy as its Colour of the Year for 2025. More about True Joy named Dulux Colour of the Year 2025
Dezeen is co-hosting a series of events during London Design Festival this year, including talks with brands Buster + Punch, Molteni&C, Autex Acoustics and Ustwo, as well as a major exhibition with ASUS. Register here to attend! More about Dezeen to host major exhibition and several talks during London Design Festival
Dezeen Showroom: German brand Bette has updated its range of signature glazed titanium-steel shower trays, adding features like top-tier slip protection. More about Shower trays by Bette
Dezeen Showroom: a streamlined pendant light informed by the aerodynamic design of cars is among six new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about La-De-Da light by Nightworks among six new products on Dezeen Showroom
Art collective MSCHF has sliced off the tips of Italian furniture company Gufram's popular Pratone chair to highlight the "revolutionary" roots of contemporary design objects for a New York exhibition. More about MSCHF investigates radical roots of design by revealing the "innards" of Pratone chair