Heineken has launched an initiative repurposing rooftops as social spaces to combat isolation in cities, as shown in this video made by Dezeen for the global beer brand. More about Heineken transforms Seoul rooftops to combat urban loneliness
Dezeen Showroom: part of a fun and sculptural collection by Australian interior design studio YSG for hardware brand Bankston Architectural, the Sensible Streaker door pull offers classic style with a twist. More about Sensible Streaker door pull by YSG for Bankston Architectural
Dezeen Showroom: a playful silhouette is combined with boldly patterned textiles in this fully upholstered chair from Italian brand Miniforms and design studio E-ggs. More about Amia chair by E-ggs for Miniforms
Fluid curves and zingy gradients characterise the updated logos for Microsoft's Office applications, which have been redesigned for the first time since 2018. More about Microsoft Office rebrand demonstrates "how AI is shifting the discipline of design"
Raw iron has been wrought into sinuous curves and geometric shapes to form this graphic furniture collection by Barcelona-based designer Valeria Vasi. More about Valeria Vasi designs Metamorphosis collection as "a meditation on transformation"
Jeanne Gang is the latest architect to design a spirit bottle with her bronze-branched whisky bottle. Here, we round up six bottles designed by architects and designers including Frank Gehry, Philippe Starck and Marc Newson. More about Six unusual spirit bottles designed by architects and designers
Architecture firm Hollaway Studio has designed a circular garden pavilion surrounded by pivoting screens to provide a space for horticultural training and rehabilitation at HMP Downview prison in Surrey, England. More about Glasshouse Garden pavilion offers "moment of beauty" in women's prison
Adidas has released the official match ball for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which features a motif with a maple leaf, a star and an eagle to symbolise the tournament's three host countries, Canada, the USA and Mexico, and "an innovative new side-mounted chip system". More about Adidas releases "most visually playful ball ever" for World Cup 2026
The 2026 edition of Swedish trade show Stockholm Furniture Fair and the associated Stockholm Design Week has been cancelled, with the event moving to a biennial format starting in 2027. More about Stockholm Furniture Fair cancels 2026 event and announces 2027 relaunch as biennial
Designer Henry Svendsen has created Handle, a "kink-coded" furniture collection that features three abstract sculptural pieces made from brushed metal and black leather. More about Henry Svendsen's Handle collection is made from "metal, leather and flesh"
Fashion designer Stella McCartney showcased the "world's first" plant-based alternative to feathers for the grand finale of her Spring/Summer 2026 show at Paris Fashion Week. More about Stella McCartney debuts plant-based faux feathers at Paris Fashion Week
Festivals Design Week Mexico, Dutch Design Week and Archtober are among the key creative events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this October. More about Eight architecture and design events in October from Dezeen Events Guide
Dezeen Showroom: forms and shapes distilled from pylons, signals and beacons make up this lighting collection created by French duo Marie & Alexandre and produced by design brand Petite Friture. More about Pyl lighting collection by Marie & Alexandre for Petite Friture
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis has created a trio of mirrored and resin installations at Apple Park in California, all informed by the latest iPhones. More about Sabine Marcelis unveils mirrored obelisk at Apple Park
Environmental organisation A Plastic Planet has removed the paywall around its PlasticFree database, giving designers and brands unfettered access to its directory of expert-verified plastic substitutes. More about PlasticFree makes database of hundreds of plastic alternatives "forever free to all"
Dezeen Showroom: US company MeSpace has created an office pod designed for neurodiverse individuals that gives users a high level of control over internal conditions. More about MeSpace workstation by MeSpace
There's more to rattan than wicker. Designers are finding new ways of shaping the vine material into furniture with a lower carbon footprint than metal or plastic alternatives. More about "There's still a lot we don't know about rattan" say designers finding new uses
The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed a redesigned logo with a bold, sans-serif font by London studio Johnson Banks as it prepares for its 200th anniversary. More about RIBA unveils rebrand with "bold new logotype" by Johnson Banks
American architect Jeanne Gang has designed a bottle wrapped in bronze branches for the Gordon & MacPhail 85 Years Old from Glenlivet Distillery, which is the world's oldest whisky. More about Jeanne Gang wraps world's oldest whisky in bronze branches
Dezeen Showroom: Flokk-owned, UK-based brand Connection has updated its Harp system, a characterful space dividing solution featuring bungee cords as stylised see-through walls. More about Harp space dividing system by Flokk