Dezeen Showroom
Midas collection by Dimore Surfaces
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Dimore Surfaces drew on wabi-sabi principles for its Midas Collection of sintered stone surfaces. More about Midas collection by Dimore Surfaces
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News
Designers most likely among creatives to believe AI dulls creativity
Designers have emerged as the group most sceptical towards artificial intelligence in an attitudes survey of UK creative professionals, with four in five saying that the technology undermines originality. More about Designers most likely among creatives to believe AI dulls creativity
Football kits
Kéré Architecture football kit named "Best Jersey Design"
Germany-based studio Kéré Architecture has designed its own football kit for its team to wear in Berlin's architecture football championship. More about Kéré Architecture football kit named "Best Jersey Design"
Product design
Massproductions creates "sculptural objects for everyday use" with Arket
Furniture brand Massproductions has collaborated with its Stockholm neighbour, lifestyle brand Arket, on a capsule collection that features both new products and reimagined existing designs. More about Massproductions creates "sculptural objects for everyday use" with Arket
Lighting
Crayon Pine collection sees wood decorated with thousands of hand-drawn lines
Swedish designers Adrian Bursell and Siri Svedborg have launched a series of timber furniture and lighting, distinguished by a repetitive pattern of lines that is drawn directly onto their surface using colourful wax crayons. More about Crayon Pine collection sees wood decorated with thousands of hand-drawn lines
This week on Dezeen
This week Aldi unveiled a puffer jacket that looks like a giant potato
This week on Dezeen, we showcased supermarket chain Aldi's Jacket Potato Jacket, a puffer jacket complete with a silver foil poncho as an ode to steaming baked potatoes. More about This week Aldi unveiled a puffer jacket that looks like a giant potato
Dezeen Showroom
Swage chair collection by Angus Easthope for Design By Them
Dezeen Showroom: Australian brand Design By Them worked with industrial designer Angus Easthope on a duo of chairs that are characterised by having "a balance of structure and softness". More about Swage chair collection by Angus Easthope for Design By Them
Materials
New Order of Fashion embraces Europe's "valueless" wool in Dutch Design Week exhibition
Sheep wool was presented in a new light in the Dutch Design Week exhibition Wool (Re)discovered, which aimed to get visitors talking about Europe's unloved fleeces. More about New Order of Fashion embraces Europe's "valueless" wool in Dutch Design Week exhibition
Design
Sabine Marcelis designs "milky" three-metre-tall lava lamp
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis always wanted to create a giant lava lamp, and has achieved that dream with Column, a cylindrical and oversized version of lighting brand Mathmos's iconic 1960s design. More about Sabine Marcelis designs "milky" three-metre-tall lava lamp
Dezeen Showroom
Garzetta table by Afteroom for Andreu World
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish studio Afteroom has designed a table for furniture brand Andreu World that can be customised with various tabletops and finishes. More about Garzetta table by Afteroom for Andreu World
News
Southern Sweden Design Days to take break in 2026 before 2027 return
The annual Southern Sweden Design Days festival in Malmö, Sweden, has announced that it will not hold an event in 2026, instead taking a year off to refine its format and "build on the strong foundation" it has created. More about Southern Sweden Design Days to take break in 2026 before 2027 return
Comments
"Another half-baked idea" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a puffer coat that resembles a giant baked potato, created by supermarket chain Aldi and London fashion brand Agro Studio. More about "Another half-baked idea" says commenter
Books
Eight Indigenous technologies that could turn the tide on how we manage water
Architect Julia Watson has followed up her seminal book Lo-TEK with a new volume focused specifically on Indigenous approaches to extreme water scenarios. Here, she shares an exclusive preview of eight examples from floating farms to sponge parks. More about Eight Indigenous technologies that could turn the tide on how we manage water
Dezeen Awards China
Dezeen Awards China 2025 winners revealed at party in Shanghai
All 27 winners of this year's Dezeen Awards China, along with the projects of the year including a wetland museum, cafe set on a cliff and an installation combining steel containers with inflatables, have been revealed at ceremony in Shanghai. More about Dezeen Awards China 2025 winners revealed at party in Shanghai
Design
POOR Collective completes colourful transformation of neglected south-London games area
Local residents contributed to the renovation of this multi-use games area in Mitcham, London, which was overseen by two members of social enterprise POOR Collective who grew up on the adjacent housing estate. More about POOR Collective completes colourful transformation of neglected south-London games area
Promotion
Studio Other's convertible table is two flexible desks in one
Promotion: American industrial design brand Studio Other has created a custom-engineered office table that can be used as a communal worktop or a duo of personal desks. More about Studio Other's convertible table is two flexible desks in one
Installations
Johannes Offerhaus and The North Face installation can be stored in backpacks
Dutch designer Johannes Offerhaus and The North Face have collaborated on a kinetic installation at New York's Storm King Art Center, partially made from leftover clothing materials. More about Johannes Offerhaus and The North Face installation can be stored in backpacks
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda features pearlescent opera house by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Renzo Piano Building Workshop's plans for an opera house in Vietnam. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features pearlescent opera house by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Design Week Mexico
Eleven designers using surprising and sustainable materials at Design Week Mexico
From collaborations with fashion brands and oat milk companies to the use of everyday materials, designers during Design Week Mexico 2025 exhibited the best of material experimentation in Mexico City's scene. More about Eleven designers using surprising and sustainable materials at Design Week Mexico
Dutch Design Week
Five unexpected themes that emerged at Dutch Design Week 2025
Every year, some surprising throughlines emerge from the programme of Dutch Design Week. This time, contributing editor Rima Sabina Aouf spotted attempts to revive democracy and a proliferation of alien creatures. More about Five unexpected themes that emerged at Dutch Design Week 2025