Dezeen Showroom: Japanese bathroom brand Toto has released its Washlet product in two new colourways. It combines bidet and toilet functionalities, and features enhanced hygiene technology and comfort settings. More about Washlet by Toto
With climate change threatening ski towns around the world, recent design graduate Tanay Wadodkar has created a small-scale geoengineering intervention in the form of snow-generating stickers. More about Snow-generating stickers help fight climate change effects in ski resorts
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a gridded Trolley Bag designed for Lidl. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Trolley Bag designed for Lidl by Nik Bentel
Dezeen Showroom: a wooden outer shell contains a pillowy inner seat in this chair, designed by Italian duo Lucidi Pevere for Connection, a sub-brand of furniture company Flokk. More about Oko chair by Lucidi Pevere for Connection
Architecture is the discipline at the core of creative Simone Brewster's multidisciplinary projects, she tells Dezeen in this interview following the opening of her debut exhibition at London's Design Museum. More about "Architecture has informed all the ways I approach design" says Simone Brewster
Furniture vendor Rarify has exhibited 60 pieces of SOM furniture, artifacts and photography across two floors of a New York shop, for the first-ever exhibition devoted to the furniture work of the iconic architecture studio. More about Rarify exhibition in New York features largest collection of SOM furniture
"Calm technology" is all the rage but big tech companies are leveraging the concept to distract from the ways their business models cause us harm, writes Rima Sabina Aouf. More about "Big Tech is using design philosophy as a smokescreen"
Designer Nik Bentel used the humble shopping trolley as his inspiration for the Trolley Bag, designed for supermarket Lidl as a "twist on the everyday food shop experience". More about Nik Bentel crafts gridded Trolley Bag for supermarket Lidl from stainless steel
Inspired by local microbreweries, London-based start-up Arda Biomaterials has made a plastic-free leather alternative by altering the protein structures in brewer's spent grain. More about Arda transforms beer waste into plastic-free faux leather
Dezeen Showroom: woven backrests bring a sense of island tranquility to this outdoor seating system created by architect Antonio Citterio for Italian brand Flexform. More about Oasis seating system by Antonio Citterio for Flexform
To celebrate the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has reimagined curling stones as a playful, dual-function snack bowl. More about Gustaf Westman designs tongue-in-cheek Curling Bowl
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have made recycled plastic into floor trusses for housing, arguing the waste stream could provide an abundant and sustainable structural building material. More about MIT researchers developing process to make houses from recycled plastic
Dezeen Showroom: the following lighting, tables and drinkware recently published on our Showroom section showcase the many uses, colours and finishes of glass. More about Seven products that spotlight the versatility of glass
Carmaker Ferrari has released preview images of the interiors for its first electric car, Ferrari Luce, designed with Jony Ive, Marc Newson and their design studio LoveFrom. More about Jony Ive and Marc Newson shun touchscreens for interior of Ferrari's first electric car
The late mid-century modern designer Verner Panton was born 100 years ago today. To mark the occasion, we have rounded up 10 of his most enduring pieces of furniture and lighting. More about Ten Verner Panton products that have stood the test of time
Verner Panton caused a sensation with his pioneering approach to furniture and lighting design. To mark the centenary of the Danish designer's birth today, we profile the man whose colourful pieces and interiors defined an era. More about Verner Panton preferred experimentation to "beautiful platitude"
In the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly, we talk about why protestors staged a demonstration outside the office of BIG, and whether a Saudi-inspired proposal for a high-speed railway connecting five countries is realistic. More about "Bjarke Ingels, shame on you!"
From ingenious sofa-rugs by Sabine Marcelis to an exhibition about waste in architecture and Mexican architects showing furniture in a modernist house, here are eight design-forward exhibitions from Mexico City art week. More about Eight exhibitions that showed design's growing relevance at Mexico City art week
Sportswear brand Nike has created an air-filled jacket that can be inflated and deflated, which is being worn by Team USA at this year's Olympics. Here, Nike chief design officer Martin Lotti explains why it's not a gimmick. More about Nike reveals inflating Air Milano Jacket at 2026 Winter Olympics
The cancellation of this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair was a necessary wake-up call for the Swedish design industry, insiders told Dezeen during a grassroots event they organised to take its place. More about Cancellation of 2026 Stockholm Furniture Fair "the best thing that could happen" for local industry