Design festival Kasiology has launched to celebrate the undervalued creative economy of South Africa's many townships, with its inaugural edition taking place in the Soweto suburb of Johannesburg. More about First design festival debuts in South Africa's historically Black townships
Rapper 50 Cent has collaborated with French glassware brand Lalique to create a hand-crafted crystal bottle for the 505 Edition Branson Cognac by Sire Spirits. More about 50 Cent and Lalique create cognac bottle that embraces "conscious capitalism"
Local studio Cometa Architects has added a custom-made central staircase and created circular cutouts to showcase a historic brick ceiling at Éventail, a Barcelona home filled with tactile details. More about Cometa Architects designs Barcelona apartment with "hand fan" layout
Promotion: Italian design brand Henge presented its exclusive 2025 collection featuring renowned designers' work at its new London showroom, which opened during this year's London Design Festival. More about Henge's 2025 collection "explores new horizons in contemporary design"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a woodland house in Quebec clad in wood shingles. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Commenters ask "what's not to like?" in this week's Dezeen Debate
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed the 270 Park Avenue supertall skyscraper in Manhattan for American financial company JPMorganChase. More about Foster + Partners completes New York supertall skyscraper for JPMorganChase
Dezeen School Shows: a community space designed for 18 to 25-year-olds leaving the UK care system is among the projects from West Dean KLC School of Design. More about Community space for young people among projects from West Dean KLC School of Design
French architect Jean Nouvel has overhauled a 19th-century department store alongside the Louvre in central Paris to create a new home for the Fondation Cartier, featuring moveable gallery spaces. More about Jean Nouvel arranges Fondation Cartier around five giant moving floors
Supermarket chain Aldi has teamed up with London fashion brand Agro Studio to create a puffer coat that resembles a giant baked potato. More about Aldi unveils jacket potato jacket complete with silver foil poncho
Visitors to Dutch Design Week are invited to consider how the country houses its asylum seekers in a pavilion by De Wachtkamer, a local organisation aiming to improve their living conditions through design. More about De Wachtkamer hacks refugee beds to provide more privacy and dignity
Technology brand Apple has featured London-based designer Marco Campardo, Paris duo Marie & Alexandre, Shanghai-based Duyi Han and Vietnamese-American ceramicist Jolie Ngo in its inaugural Designers of Tomorrow exhibition. More about Apple reveals Designers of Tomorrow at Design Miami.Paris
Women working in architecture are more than twice as likely to feel that having children has harmed their career than women in the UK in general, a major RIBA-commissioned report has said. More about Landmark report finds "blatant and uncompromising sexism" in UK architecture
Architect Daniel Libeskind has revealed designs for the Sekyra Flowers residential complex in Prague, which comprises four angular buildings surrounding a public square. More about Daniel Libeskind designs geometric Prague housing as "personal tribute to magical city"
Architecture studios Renzo Piano Building Workshop and PTW Architects have broken ground on the Isola Della Musica opera house in Hanoi, which was designed to have a pearl-like appearance. More about Renzo Piano Building Workshop designs pearlescent opera house on Hanoi lake
Design brand Teklan Studio has created a geometric textile flooring collection for Italian carpet brand Radici that was designed as "a love letter to the atmospheres of the past". More about Newstalgia flooring collection puts nostalgic twist on 1970s and 80s fabric
A portion of the White House's East Wing is currently being demolished to make space for president Donald Trump's neoclassical ballroom, with construction teams using a backhoe to rip through the facade. More about Demolition of White House East Wing begins ahead of ballroom construction
Dezeen Showroom: a padded, upholstered chair that was "conceived like a sofa" is among 10 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Amia chair by Miniforms among 10 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Architect Scott Specht has completed an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in Austin that is clad entirely in corten steel with no exterior windows. More about Specht Novak designs Austin ADU devoid of windows
Dezeen School Shows: an HIV self-test designed for visually impaired people is among the projects from Georgia Institute of Technology. More about HIV self-test among projects from Georgia Institute of Technology
British studio Foster + Partners has completed the Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which features a curved steel structure wrapped by latticed panels that filter daylight. More about Foster + Partners tops Cambodian airport with latticed canopy