Promotion: Swedish design brand Bolon promoted its flooring through an immersive sculptural exhibition as part of Milan Design week 2025. More about Bolon flooring morphs into "mysterious creatures" during Milan design week
A team of researchers at Cornell University led by designer Jenny Sabin is developing a flexible solar material called HelioSkin that is integrated with sun-tracking capabilities similar to the biomechanics of sunflowers. More about Cornell researchers are developing flexible "sun-tracking" material
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the Twentieth Century Society's list of the UK's most threatened buildings. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features the UK's most threatened buildings of 2025
Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh is set to design the first new national pavilion in the Giardini della Biennale in Venice, Italy, for 30 years. More about Lina Ghotmeh announced as designer of Qatar's permanent Venice pavilion
US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order rescinding the policy of water flow regulation in showerheads passed by previous administrations. More about Donald Trump signs order to "make America's showers great again"
The biennial Euroluce lighting exhibition is a highlight of this year's Milan design week. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks 12 of the best lighting launches on show here and elsewhere in the city. More about Twelve of the best new lighting designs at Milan design week
Architectural studio Bindloss Dawes has added an expressed concrete and timber extension to a dilapidated terraced house Hackney, London. More about Bindloss Dawes adds exposed concrete and brick extension to London terrace
With Milan design week underway, we've rounded up the key installations from the event, including BIG's undulating fountain, a rotating library and a giant inflatable nightclub gremlin courtesy of Nike. More about Eleven standout installations at Milan design week 2025
Japanese sportswear company Mizuno has released a pair of official trainers for Expo 2025 Osaka that are informed by the event's mascot. More about Mizuno turns Expo 2025 mascot into official trainers
A forest-like cluster of wooden columns crowns the Uzbekistan Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, designed by German studio Atelier Brückner as a nod to ancient shelters along the Silk Road. More about Uzbekistan Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka draws on ancient Silk Road shelters
Fitness brand Technogym have opened an exhibition on the history of wellness design at this year's Milan design week, as shown in this video created for the brand by Dezeen. More about Technogym explores history of wellness at Milan design week
Architecture studio A01 Architects has completed the white, sculptural Priyam home in Hyderabad, India, which has a landscaped garden designed by Kiasma Studio. More about Contemporary Hyderabad home cantilevers above stone-clad plinth
Promotion: as part of Milan design week, Febal Casa in collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects have launched the ONDA furniture collection that aims to "recreate the subtle beauty of nature". More about Febal Casa and Zaha Hadid Architects launch the ONDA furniture collection bringing "the continuous motion of the sea" into the home
Milan-based design studio 6AM has installed Murano glass lamps, sconces and other objects among unfinished shower stalls located in the basement of the Piscina Cozzi pool house in Milan for the city's design week. More about 6AM installs glass objects among shower stalls in Milan pool house
US studio Trahan Architects has revealed America's pavilion for Expo Osaka 2025, a gateway-like structure that combines Japanese and American influences and is centred around a translucent cube. More about "Grand yet minimalistic" USA Expo Osaka pavilion features massive translucent cube
Promotion: Swiss elevator and escalator brand Schindler has unveiled the Schindler X8 at Milan design week 2025, which aims to give architects more creative freedom. More about Schindler's new X8 elevator "marks a new era of elevators"
A protest is taking place at Milan design week over the use of a normally closed University of Milan courtyard for an installation by architecture studio MAD. More about Amazon-funded MAD installation hit with student protest at Milan design week
Architecture firm Sp(r)int Studio has restored, extended and added polycarbonate roof panels to a 1950s timber structure protecting a Viking-era archaeological site in Iceland. More about Sp(r)int Studio shelters Viking ruins in Iceland with polycarbonate roof
At furniture fair Salone del Mobile, designers used unusual materials, such as ventilation tubes and firewood, to create the standout seating designs in this roundup. More about Five funky chairs by emerging designers at Salone Satellite
Conservation group Twentieth Century Society has announced its 2025 Risk List of UK buildings under threat of demolition or neglect, which includes "millennium-era buildings" for the first time. More about UK's most under threat buildings revealed by Twentieth Century Society