The world's most important furniture fair, Milan's Salone del Mobile, has announced plans to launch a satellite fair in Riyadh to "create a cultural and commercial bridge between Italy and Saudi Arabia". More about Salone del Mobile to launch "fully-fledged" Saudi edition in 2026
Italian bathroom brand Terzofoco has developed a versatile system of hand-thrown ceramic pedestals that support modular elements such as washbasins, planters and barbecues. More about LuneUp ceramic basins can double as barbecues
Chinese company Even Realities has launched its latest AI smart glasses, the Even G2s, offering advanced functionality such as real-time conversation enhancement while avoiding the controversial technology of an outward-facing camera. More about Even Realities launches Even G2 smart glasses with camera-free AI functionality
Fashion brand Issey Miyake has teamed up with Apple to launch the iPhone Pocket, a wearable smartphone carrier that stretches, much like the fashion brand's pleated clothing, to hold any iPhone. More about Apple and Issey Miyake create expandable "extra pocket" for iPhones
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has designed bubbly glass trophies for the Art Basel Awards that aim to capture the shape of breath in glass. More about Herzog & de Meuron's Art Basel trophies are "different from anything that's ever been done"
The inaugural edition of design show Alter in Tokyo exhibited works by 56 creatives, including "nearly invisible" window blinds and a chair covered in layers of washi paper. More about Alter exhibition aims to revive Tokyo's "increasingly homogenous" design landscape
Promotion: this year's edition of the Finnish design fair, Habitare, examined how tactile materials and design can "provide a counterforce to our increasingly digital world".
More about Habitare 2025 explored the human need to "touch and feel things"
Promotion: eight different microphones, bone-conducting technology, and AI-powered noise cancellation come together in the latest wireless headphones by tech company Nothing. More about Nothing launches Ear (3) headphones with "Super Mic" for calls
Dezeen Showroom: dramatic colours and veining characterise Quarzite Rosso Levanto, a dynamic natural stone offered by Italian company Antolini. More about Quarzite Rosso Levanto stone by Antolini
Milan's Salone del Mobile has announced its first-ever exhibition dedicated to unique and limited-edition design with Salone Raritas, which will debut as part of the furniture fair's next edition. More about Salone del Mobile launches its first ever collectible design fair
Costume designer Kate Forbes has recreated the grey sweater worn by Adrien Brody in The Brutalist film for fans to buy. More about The Brutalist costume designer reproduces Adrian Brody's Brutalist Sweater
Former Chicago Architecture Biennial artistic director Yesomi Umolu has been named general and artistic director of Rotterdam's Nieuwe Instituut museum starting next year. More about Nieuwe Instituut appoints Yesomi Umolu as general and artistic director
Emirati studio Some Kind of Practice presented a palm-clad pavilion with a central courtyard at this year's Dubai Design Week, exploring how this architectural feature has been shaped by climate and communities over time. More about Dubai courtyard installation examines how "architecture evolved in the region"
Ergonomic kitchens fitted with Fisher & Paykel appliances feature in this eight-apartment building in Auckland, as shown in this video produced by Dezeen for the luxury kitchen brand. More about Auckland apartment block by Monk Mackenzie integrates Fisher & Paykel appliances
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron showcased stools that sit at the "crossroad between analogue and digital", as well as floor lamps and books at the SKWAT art centre for design event Capsule Plaza Tokyo. More about Herzog & de Meuron creates reading spaces with own furniture at Tokyo art centre
Dezeen Showroom: Norwegian studio Plesner Patterns has brought lush and playful nature-inspired designs to this collection of rugs, developed in collaboration with carpet supplier InHouse. More about Grounded rugs by Plesner Patterns and InHouse
Dezeen Showroom: a modular storage system made from aluminium is among eight new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Stack furniture system by Studio Moto among eight new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish rug brand Nanimarquina worked with US company Designtex to create a duo of high-performance textiles for the contract market that have a crafted feel. More about Join and Mending fabric by Nanimarquina and Designtex
Dezeen Showroom: surfaces brand Forbo Flooring aimed to combine the durability of hard floors with the tactility of carpet in this flooring, which is decorated with digitally printed surface designs. More about Flotex flocked flooring by Forbo Flooring
The annual Designart Tokyo festival featured a huge variety of designs from a steel tea room to a rocket-fuel-tank speaker. Here, Cajsa Carlson selects six of the best from this year's event. More about Six of the most exciting projects at Designart Tokyo 2025