Christmas
Merry Christmas from Dezeen!
Merry Christmas! We'll be back tomorrow – in the meantime read our review of 2024 and enjoy this Christmas tree designed by Anna Lomax. More about Merry Christmas from Dezeen!
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Furniture
Capitalism debuts 34-legged table that "democratises discomfort"
Design collective Capitalism has unveiled The Uncomfortable table, which has 34 legs to ensure that all dinners have an awkward eating experience. More about Capitalism debuts 34-legged table that "democratises discomfort"
Product design
Alexis Şanal creates City Making 101 card game for urban planning role play
Architect Alexis Şanal has created an urban planning card game where users are given a set of prompts and urban elements to turn "the challenge of urban design into a lively, creative adventure". More about Alexis Şanal creates City Making 101 card game for urban planning role play
Dezeen Showroom
Klein Blue collection by Tiptoe among 12 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: a series of furniture and fittings rendered in Yves Klein's iconic deep blue hue is among 12 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Klein Blue collection by Tiptoe among 12 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Raffles rug by David Mrugala for Azmas Rugs
Dezeen Showroom: rug company Azmas Rugs has extended its experiments with mathematics and design to its most complex creation yet, the Raffles rug, devised by designer David Mrugala. More about Raffles rug by David Mrugala for Azmas Rugs
Events
The 10 best architecture and design exhibitions of 2024
Dezeen Events Guide has selected some of the best exhibitions featured on the site in 2024, from architecture spotlights to cafe takeovers. More about The 10 best architecture and design exhibitions of 2024
Exhibitions
Dutch Invertuals chair remixed by Kiki van Eijk, Daphna Laurens and more
Eindhoven studio Dutch Invertuals challenged 14 designers to rework one of its chairs for its Specimen exhibition, with the results including tree branches, copper fossils and LCD-style graphics. More about Dutch Invertuals chair remixed by Kiki van Eijk, Daphna Laurens and more
Installations
I/Thee places seating within "intentionally eroded" earthen walls for Iowa park
Arizona architecture studio I/Thee has created a public installation in an Iowa park composed of furniture affixed into two rammed earth walls that were made to look eroded by applying water pressure. More about I/Thee places seating within "intentionally eroded" earthen walls for Iowa park
Features
"How many times can we be asked to rebuild?" demand Lebanese architects and designers
Amid a fragile ceasefire, architects and designers in Lebanon are torn between hope and fear as they take stock of how Israel's military campaign has impacted their country's creative community. More about "How many times can we be asked to rebuild?" demand Lebanese architects and designers
Installations
Morag Myerscough creates neon Love and Unity sculpture in Doncaster Minster
Artist Morag Myerscough has created an 11.5-metre-tall neon sculpture for a church in Doncaster, UK, which was informed by the "culture of embroidery and tapestry in religious buildings". More about Morag Myerscough creates neon Love and Unity sculpture in Doncaster Minster
Dezeen Showroom
SSD stool by Tiptoe
Dezeen Showroom: French furniture brand Tiptoe has added to its SSD seating collection with the launch of the solid wood SSD stool, available in a palette of contemporary colours. More about SSD stool by Tiptoe
Dezeen Awards China
Jellyfish-shaped lamps named design project of the year at Dezeen Awards China 2024
Polycycle Illumination has been named Dezeen Awards China 2024 design project of the year at a ceremony in Shanghai where all four design category winners were announced. More about Jellyfish-shaped lamps named design project of the year at Dezeen Awards China 2024
News
Squid-bone sponge found to soak up 99.8 per cent of microplastics
A sponge made from a fusion of cotton fibre and squid bone could help to clear some of the world's microplastic pollution after a team of Chinese researchers found it can soak up as much as 99.8 per cent of the particles from water samples. More about Squid-bone sponge found to soak up 99.8 per cent of microplastics
Interview
"We almost got kicked out of Design Miami" say the Haas Brothers
This year's Design Miami was characterised by experimental work, but that wasn't always the case at the fair, art-design duo the Haas Brothers tell Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about "We almost got kicked out of Design Miami" say the Haas Brothers
2024 review
The top 10 architecture and design books of 2024
For those still looking for Christmas gifts, we round up this year's top architecture and design books as part of our review of 2024. More about The top 10 architecture and design books of 2024
Furniture
IKEA revives popular 1970s shelf by Niels Gammelgaard in Nytillverkad vintage collection
IKEA has announced it will re-release some of its most celebrated vintage designs from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, including a steel-framed shelf that is one of the Swedish furniture brand's most popular products on the resale market. More about IKEA revives popular 1970s shelf by Niels Gammelgaard in Nytillverkad vintage collection
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Get listed in Dezeen's digital guide for Stockholm Design Week 2025
Dezeen Events Guide is creating its annual guide to Stockholm Design Week, which takes place from 3 to 9 February in 2025. The guide spotlights all the key events taking place during the festival. More about Get listed in Dezeen's digital guide for Stockholm Design Week 2025
Design
Maas river widening provides clay for Atelier NL's ceramics and bricks
Design studio Atelier NL is finding new uses for some of the four million cubic metres of clay being unearthed by the widening of the Maas river in the Netherlands. More about Maas river widening provides clay for Atelier NL's ceramics and bricks
Miami art week
Paulin, Paulin, Paulin and Stefon Diggs deck out Miami's M Building
Furniture brand Paulin, Paulin, Paulin and American football player Stefon Diggs have displayed the athlete's personal furniture collection and a hybrid speaker/sofa prototype by the brand at a Miami residence during the city's art week. More about Paulin, Paulin, Paulin and Stefon Diggs deck out Miami's M Building
Dezeen Showroom
Étude chair collection by Tiptoe
Dezeen Showroom: French furniture brand Tiptoe aimed to bring simplicity and character to its Étude chair, a lightweight and stackable design with versions for the lounge and dining room. More about Étude chair collection by Tiptoe