Spray-on trainers, a water-filtering bottle cap and inflatable self-defence devices for protestors feature in our roundup of the most impactful product designs from 2024. More about The top 10 product designs of 2024
The World Cement Association has predicted that global demand for cement and clinker will decrease more than previously expected by 2050 due to changing market trends and sustainable material advancements. More about World Cement Association predicts "unprecedented transformation" in cement demand over next 25 years
Fashion house Dior has unveiled the Gold House concept store in Bangkok, which is surrounded by facades modelled on the brand's headquarters in Paris. More about Dior wraps Bangkok concept store in golden replicas of HQ facade
Interior designer Tola Ojuolape demonstrates how to apply materials and finishes to a project using SketchUp in the second part of her Design Workshop, produced by Dezeen for the software brand. More about Watch part two of Tola Ojuolape's Design Workshop with SketchUp about materials and finishes in interior design
A large winter garden provides "relaxation and respite" for visitors to the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in England, by architecture studios HKS, Cagni Williams and Sonnemann Toon Architects. More about Hospital fronted by large winter garden opens in UK
Promotion: Chinese car brand Omoda has launched its Designing the Future campaign, which celebrates the launch of the Omoda E5, an all-electric sport-utility-vehicle (SUV), in the UK. More about Three UK artists create artwork to wrap Omoda's E5 SUV
This compact eyewear store in New York's West Village has been divided into "on stage" and "backstage" areas, as part of a design studio Tutto Bene's "love letter to theatrical glamour". More about Cubitts West Village by Tutto Bene is a "stage for spectacles"
Bregenz studio Bernardo Bader Architekten has completed a cuboidal primary school in rural Austria that is designed as a "village within the village". More about Bernardo Bader Architekten creates cuboidal primary school in rural Austria
For our latest lookbook, we've selected eight windowless or low-light bedrooms illuminated with the help of strategically placed cutouts and clever layout solutions. More about Eight bedrooms illuminated by creative lighting solutions
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has completed a minimalist showroom and office for jewellery and fashion brand Mariha in Tokyo. More about Keiji Ashizawa Design uses neutral tones for jewellery showroom in Tokyo
Local studio DRM Arquitectura has designed a space-framed drive-through ice cream parlour lifted on inverted V-shaped columns in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More about DRM Arquitectura uses prefabricated structure for Buenos Aires ice cream shop
Dezeen School Shows: a project exploring the potential of algae for the future of food is included in this school show by students at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest (MOME). More about Eight design projects by students at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest
Fabric canopies stretched over textured walls are intended to evoke the tents of the nomadic Bedouin people at this trio of viewpoints, designed by UK practice Clover Studio at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hegra in Saudi Arabia. More about Bedouin tents inform AlUla desert lookout points by Clover Studio
A compact rammed-earth extension in Ecuador and a London home addition filled with vinyl records are among Dezeen's selection of the top 10 home extensions of 2024. More about The top 10 home extensions of 2024
This week on Dezeen, we looked back at the highlights of 2024 as the year comes to an end, including the top 10 gadgets of the year. More about This week we picked the architecture and design highlights of 2024
SKIMS, the apparel brand founded by Kim Kardashian, has opened its first flagship store on New York's Fifth Avenue featuring interiors by Rafael de Cárdenas. More about Nude palette envelops SKIMS NYC Flagship by Rafael de Cárdenas
The Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy has filed a counterclaim and defence of its easement on the Price Tower by Frank Lloyd Wright in Oklahoma following the current owner's lawsuit against the organisation. More about Legal battle to "defend integrity" of Frank Lloyd Wright's only skyscraper
Dezeen School Shows: an AI-powered companion gadget for people with dementia is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at University of New South Wales Sydney. More about University of New South Wales Sydney presents ten architecture and design projects
The autumn edition of our Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features a chair in the shape of a crescent moon by Wigiwama. Subscribe to Dezeen Showroom New Releases now! More about Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features moon-shaped chair
Architecture studio AO is working with the Federal Aircraft Administration to move the Legends Tower skyscraper in Oklahoma forward after local authorities raised concerns over its height. More about Architects of proposed US tallest skyscraper "collaborating" with FAA to move forward