Cardboard tubes are among the materials that Japanese architect Shigeru Ban used to construct the Blue Ocean Dome pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which contains exhibits by designer Kenya Hara. More about Shigeru Ban uses cardboard and bamboo for Blue Ocean Dome pavilion
Maggie's CEO Laura Lee has defended its upcoming cancer care centre in Liverpool following criticisms about the design, saying the charity remains "committed to creating amazing spaces". More about Maggie's backs HB Architects' design for Liverpool cancer care centre
An inability to imagine the world differently is preventing us from understanding what a terrible situation humanity is in, writes Rachel Donald. More about "We are collectively suffering through a crisis of imagination"
Ukrainian design studio Between the Walls has included padded surfaces, aluminium panels and a circular ball pit inside this Kyiv boutique. More about Between the Walls injects "lightness and joy" into Kyiv womenswear boutique
Lore Group creative director Jacu Strauss has collaborated with Vinterior to create four themed suites at the Sea Containers hotel in London. More about "Adaptable and timeless" art deco design informs suite at Sea Containers hotel
Promotion: technology company Epson has digitally printed a collection of patterned silk scarves to draw attention to the "35 trillion litres of water" used to produce clothing in the UK. More about Bold scarves by Epson and Patternity draw attention to the fashion industry's water overuse
New York-based Selldorf Architects has unveiled the renovation and expansion of a historic Upper East Side mansion that houses The Frick Collection of art. More about Selldorf Architects completes The Frick Collection renovation in New York
Design studio Nina+Co and London practice ROAR Architects have wrapped a 1970s house in Tottenham in cork, turning a "passive facade into a community touchpoint". More about Nina+Co and ROAR Architects swaddle London house with cork cladding
Traditionally reserved for cafes and restaurants, banquette seating can dramatically transform home kitchens. Our latest lookbook collects eight examples, from Australia to the Netherlands. More about Eight residential kitchens enhanced by banquette seating
Architect Massimiliano Locatelli and former Prada design director Fabio Zambernardi have developed a method for "embroidering the impossible" – using hacked sewing machines to embellish wooden furniture and surfaces with metal threads. More about Embroidered wooden furniture decorates Nullus Locus installation
US brand Design Within Reach has enlisted British fashion designer Paul Smith to furnish an iconic mid-century home in Palm Desert that can now be rented out by guests. More about DWR and Paul Smith outfit historic Wave House with striped and plaid furniture
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for a US embassy in Tokyo, Japan, which addresses the city's natural hazards, is among the projects by students at the University of Kansas. More about US embassy in Tokyo among architectural proposals by students at the University of Kansas
The brick facades of 19th-century mill buildings informed the design of the Rubicon housing in Cambridge by London studio Alison Brooks Architects. More about Historic mills inform "super-robust" housing in Cambridge by Alison Brooks Architects
For our latest lookbook, we've gathered eight homes with decorative and practical terracotta floors, from a living room in a Menorcan barn to a Los Angeles home informed by ryokans. More about Eight homes with hardwearing and decorative terracotta floors
This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter examines the impact that tariffs could have on the design industry and features an interview with Philippe Starck. Subscribe to Dezeen In Depth today! More about Dezeen In Depth examines how tariffs could impact the design industry
This week on Dezeen, we unveiled Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects' giant wooden ring encircling Expo 2025 Osaka. More about This week we revealed the world's largest wooden structure
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has designed a large-scale installation with camouflage netting for the launch of the Art X Freedom public art program on Roosevelt Island in New York City. More about Ai Weiwei designs large-scale camouflage installation for New York
A skyscraper with a tiered, masonry facade designed by architecture studio Robert A M Stern Architects and informed by buildings of the Upper East Side is under construction in Manhattan. More about RAMSA New York skyscraper to feature classical details for "life today"
A chain of plastic spheres fronts the Switzerland Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka, which Manuel Herz Architects designed as a homage to the Expo '70. More about Manuel Herz references "audacious spirit of Expo '70" for Swiss pavilion
London studio Of Architecture has completed Woodbury Residence, a home in north London that subtly mimics the appearance of its Edwardian neighbours and features a curved brick facade. More about Of Architecture mimics Edwardian terrace for north London home