Google has dialled up the fun in its updated design language, Material 3 Expressive, after user testing found that people have an appetite for "wild and way-too-playful" interfaces, Google Design vice-president Vanessa Cho told Dezeen. More about Google ushers in age of "expressive" interfaces with Material Design update
A belt that treats menstrual discomfort with heat and electrical stimulation has been named the overall winner of the 2025 Rimowa Design Prize. More about Belt that eases menstrual pain wins 2025 Rimowa Design Prize
Retrospectives of designers Trent Jansen and Volker Haug's work and 100 lights from emerging and established creatives across Australia were among the key exhibitions at Melbourne Design Week 2025. More about Seven exhibitions that celebrate Australian-made design at Melbourne Design Week
There is just one month left to enter our Radical Renewal Competition, which invites bold proposals to revitalise historic buildings while preserving their heritage. Enter now before the contest closes on 25 June. More about One month left to enter Dezeen and Bentley's Radical Renewal Competition
Australian firm JAR Office has designed Central – a pared-back Cantonese restaurant and all-night venue in Brisbane that was modelled on the uncanny sets of television show Severance. More about TV show Severance informs "theatrical" restaurant interior in Brisbane by JAR Office
Architects Niall McLaughlin and Mariam Issoufou and designers Caroline Till, Dina Nur Satti and Tom Gozney have joined this year's judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2025. More about Niall McLaughlin, Mariam Issoufou and Caroline Till revealed as Dezeen Awards 2025 judges
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal informed by video games that examines how society might adapt to living in a desert is among the architecture projects from Academy of Art University. More about Dystopian desert community that copes with rising heat among Academy of Art University projects
Following NYCxDesign, we've selected some materials and forms that featured heavily in the exhibitions throughout the week, including lights shrouded in linen and furniture covered in tiny bulbs. More about Delicate fabric lights and fantastic ceramics among furniture trends from NYCxDesign
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an all-pink concept car by Swedish designer Gustaf Westman for Mercedes-Benz. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about "Barbie goes glamping" in this week's Dezeen Debate
Toronto studio Barbora Vokac Taylor Architect has wrapped a gabled house in blackened wood and included wedge-shaped clerestory windows to respond to the lakeside landscape in the Muskoka Region of Ontario. More about Barbora Vokac Taylor includes viewfinder windows on black Ontario cabin
Promotion: UAE-investment firm A.R.M. Holding has announced a partnership with international architecture practice Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to undertake a major transformative masterplan in the heart of Dubai. More about A.R.M. Holding set to develop masterplan around Dubai's historic Jebel Ali Racecourse
London studio Hugh Strange Architects has restored and extended a hillside Victorian home in Hastings, reinstating its connection to a terraced concrete garden with a series of stepped metal and timber forms. More about Hugh Strange Architects carries out "careful repair" of coastal House on a Hill
Interiors studio North End Design has filled the playful Town restaurant in Covent Garden, London, with volcanic ceramic pillars, chrome accents and space-age-style forms to create an interior with "modern glamour". More about North End Design draws on Apple logo and Verner Panton designs for colourful Town restaurant
Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum explains how the ever-shifting landscape of her home country shaped her concept for this year's Serpentine Pavilion in this exclusive video interview produced by Dezeen for the Serpentine Galleries. More about Serpentine Pavilion reflects the "ephemerality and temporality" of Bangladesh says Marina Tabassum
Newly opened restaurant Don't Tell Dad in Queen's Park, west London, is filled with playful details including secret drawers, mirrors that wrap around corners and a tongue-in-cheek textile artwork. More about Don't Tell Dad restaurant and bakery features moments of mischief
A minimalist kitchen by Fisher & Paykel has been fitted into a barn-style home in Arrowtown, New Zealand, as shown in this video produced by Dezeen for the luxury kitchen brand. More about Fisher & Paykel appliances feature in minimalist kitchen of New Zealand home
With just two days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2025, we're spotlighting seven of our design categories that you still have time to enter this year. More about Two days left to enter Dezeen Awards!
During NYCxDesign, furniture brand Blu Dot partnered with design collective Dudd Haus to curate an exhibition of quirky objects informed by the 20th anniversary of its Strut table. More about Emerging designers riff on Blu Dot's Strut table for its 20th birthday
A wavy, terracotta lattice stretches along the front of the concrete Iztapalapa PILARES Community Center, which was designed by architectural studio Fernanda Canales to "empower community members". More about Fernanda Canales creates community centre next to Mexico City prison
Architecture practice Studio Saar has built a dairy facility in south Rajasthan, India, using 560 tonnes of reclaimed material including steel and rubble. More about Studio Saar uses reclaimed materials for Gaushala dairy facility in India