Tech company Snap has blended the immersive display style of mixed-reality headsets with the lightweight appearance and functionality of AI glasses in its latest product, the Specs. More about Snap Specs bring rich augmented reality to smart glasses
There was a strong Japanese influence on this year's edition of Copenhagen's annual design week, with designers and brands from Japan, including Issey Miyake and Karimoku, showing works both on and off the 3 Days of Design schedule. More about Seven exhibitions that showcased Japanese design in Copenhagen
Design studio Golem has completed a subterranean cocktail bar in central London featuring a glossy counter and tactile booths entirely covered in soft red velvet. More about Velvet walls and floors "retain the imprint of bodies" at Dive bar in London
Dezeen School Shows: a cultural centre designed for riverside communities in Colombia is among the culturally diverse projects by architecture students at the American University in Dubai. More about American University in Dubai promotes peace through culturally diverse projects
US studio CookFox Architects has unveiled the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, which was informed by the musician's "honesty, bravery and authenticity", at a New Jersey university. More about CookFox Architects completes Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music
Dezeen School Shows: a masterplan exploring how the built environment can shape human emotion is among the student projects from American University in Dubai. More about Zoned neighbourhood among projects from American University in Dubai
Colombian designer Nicolas Riano Guerrero of Studio NRG has unveiled the Lilium chair made using aluminium salvaged from car rims. More about Studio NRG designs Lilium Chair out of recycled metal car rims
The cavernous earth chambers of an anthill informed the stack of curved brick balconies that front this home in Maharashtra, India, designed by local studio Kaushal Tatiya Architects. More about Anthill caverns inform "earthy and tactile" Indian home by Kaushal Tatiya Architects
Few architects have achieved more public recognition than Antoni Gaudí. But why was he not more influential? Nat Barker reports as part of our Gaudí Centenary series. More about Why did Gaudí not have more of an impact on global architecture?
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman is ringing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted across the USA, Canada and Mexico, with a chubby pink snack bowl shaped like a football stadium. More about Gustaf Westman's stadium-shaped snack bowl is "the only object you need for the World Cup"
An unusual vending machine popped up in a Copenhagen kiosk during 3 Days of Design, offering affordable limited-edition design objects ranging from a butter knife to a three-metre-long candle. More about Sell Out Show offers designer-made objects for sale out of a vending machine
Design weeks never fail to be laden with chairs. To help you separate the wheat from the chaff, our design and interiors reporter Jane Englefield has rounded up seven of the most striking seating projects from Copenhagen's 3 Days of Design festival. More about Seven standout seating projects from 3 Days of Design in June
Architect Alison Brooks and designers Ron Arad, Faye Toogood and Max Lamb are among the industry leaders who have been recognised in King Charles III's 2026 Birthday Honours list. More about Ron Arad, Alison Brooks, Max Lamb and Faye Toogood recognised in King's Birthday Honours
Promotion: luxury appliance brand Fisher & Paykel has unveiled its 30-inch Steam Assist oven, which uses precision as a design principle to enhance the "architectural clarity" of a space. More about Fisher & Paykel's Steam Assist oven explores precision as "architectural principle"
Prize giveaway: for our latest competition, pizza oven brand Gozney is offering Dezeen readers the chance to win one of its limited-edition pizza ovens created in collaboration with paint brand Tonester. More about Prize giveaway: win a Gozney Tread pizza oven bundle
Architecture studio Dum-Dum Laboratorio de Arquitectura Avanzada has created a waterside pavilion out of red painted wood that serves as an environmental classroom for the local community in Calbuco, Chile. More about Dum-Dum Lab constructs lakeside pavilion as environmental classroom
Irish architect Lorcan O'Herlihy, who founded California studio LOHA in 1994, has passed away aged 66. More about LOHA founder Lorcan O'Herlihy dies aged 66
Dezeen School Shows: a project exploring a table's concept through experimental materials is among the projects from the Paris School of Architecture. More about Speculative table design among conceptual projects from Paris School of Architecture
The Serpentine has installed a colourful, kinetic sculpture by Venezuelan artist Jesús Rafael Soto alongside this year's Lanza Atelier-designed Serpentine Pavilion in central London. More about Jesús Rafael Soto's bright yellow kinetic sculpture installed in London
Next up in our Gaudí Centenary series, we tell the story of the Church of Colònia Güell, for which Antoni Gaudí's renowned hanging models were first developed, marking the beginnings of parametric design. More about How Gaudí's Crypt paved the way for parametricism