In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Philippe Starck's surreal nine-storey Maison Heler hotel in Metz, France, topped with what appears to be a 19th-century mansion. More about "We all need a bit of silliness" says commenter
Local studio In Praise of Shadows has added a curved wooden salon bar to the BioRio cinema in Hornstull, Stockholm, which it refurbished to create a "warm and inviting atmosphere". More about In Praise of Shadows gives historic Stockholm cinema a tactile makeover
Artists Tika Shelia and Ano Jishkariani have furnished an apartment with design objects based on recent political demonstrations that took place in Tbilisi, Georgia. More about Around the Studio furnishes apartment with protest-based furniture for Conspiracy Bar exhibition
Local studio Bates Masi + Architects has settled a hillside house on a brick base overlooking the seashore in Montauk, New York, USA. More about Bates Masi creates two-toned Navy Beach house in Montauk
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the SunBooster device by tech startup SunLed Life Science. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features clip-on gadget that mimics sunlight
Design studio Rios has presented an installation made of timber panels for the International Mass Timber Conference in Oregon, USA, to demonstrate the "innovative potential of mass timber construction". More about Rios creates "spiraling timber coil" Campfire installation from reclaimed wood
Swedish architecture studio Campus has completed a clifftop home in Värmdö overlooking the Stockholm archipelago, designed using a palette of exposed concrete, timber, steel and stone. More about Campus uses "raw and utilitarian" finishes for coastal home in Sweden
Italian architect Carlo Ratti explains how people, not technology, will be at the centre of this year's Venice Architecture Biennale in this exclusive interview. More about "This certainly won't be the tech bro biennale" says Venice Architecture Biennale curator Carlo Ratti
Italian fashion brand Prada has opened Mi Shang, a restaurant in the Rongzhai villa in Shanghai that was designed by director Wong Kar Wai to evoke the visual identity of his films. More about Wong Kar Wai references own cinematic style for Prada restaurant in Shanghai
Designer Tim Fu has unveiled plans for a housing development close to Slovenia's Lake Bled, which he claims is the first architecture project to use AI at all design stages. More about Tim Fu uses AI as "design collaborator" for Slovenian housing development
Dezeen has partnered with global brands including ASUS, IKEA, Lasvit, Blond and V-Zug on an exhibition, talk and a host of videos during Milan design week. More about Dezeen teams up with ASUS, Blond, IKEA and more during Milan design week
EcoLogicStudio has opened a new studio and design lab in Turin, Italy, modelled on the typology of a house, as the studio seeks to explore how its experimental biodesign work can integrate with day-to-day domesticity. More about EcoLogicStudio opens Design Apothecary as "experiment in living in the fourth industrial revolution"
British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert has joined Dezeen Awards 2025 as a judge. Here he picks five key projects that best represent his approach to brand, product and digital design. More about "I became a designer because I love solving problems" says Benjamin Hubert
Architecture studios Garcés de Seta Bonet Arquitectes and Marvel have released visualisations of the E la nave va project, which will transform the Tres Xemeneies power plant in Spain into a culture and media centre. More about Barcelona power plant to be turned into "land art piece"
Promotion: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has announced the development of a world-first easily recyclable polyurethane foam, developed in partnership with chemicals company BASF. More about Vitra introduces recyclable polyurethane upholstery foam called V-Foam
Architect Lorcan O'Herlihy of LOHA has created a concrete home in Malibu, USA, to replace a 1980s house he designed for his parents, which was destroyed by a 2018 wildfire. More about Lorcan O'Herlihy creates fire-resistant Trancas House 2.0 in Malibu
Architecture studio Ennead Architects has completed the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum in New Jersey, USA, which is formed of a series of Accoya wood-clad volumes that hug its elevated site. More about Ennead Architects unveils fossil museum in New Jersey quarry
Japanese video game company Nintendo has revealed the details of its first substantial console redesign in eight years, the Switch 2, in a presentation live-streamed today. More about Nintendo brings video chat to gaming with Switch 2
Promotion: in this roundup we spotlight 14 lighting designers set to exhibit at the Look Book exhibition during this year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York. More about Fourteen lighting designers showcased at ICFF's Look Book 2025
Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a day of talks focusing on materiality and sources for inspiration in the creative industry. Watch the concluding session here from 4:20pm UK time. More about Watch the third session of DesignMarch’s talks on fashion and multi-sensory storytelling