Swedish retailer IKEA is focussing on the experience of leaving home for the first time in its Milan design week exhibition called 1st, which was designed by architect Midori Hasuike and spatial designer Emerzon. More about IKEA creates interactive maze at Milan design week to explore "mixed emotions" of leaving home
Swiss home appliances brand V-Zug has opened its inaugural Milan showroom, combining soft hues and natural materials with high-tech appliances, as captured in this video produced by Dezeen. More about V-Zug unveils neutral-toned showroom during Milan design week
As the 2024 edition of Milan design week kicks off, our digital guide to the festival is now live. It spotlights the key events taking place from 15 to 21 April this year. More about Check out Dezeen's digital guide to Milan design week 2024
Promotion: four outdoor brands are working together in "a harmonious collaboration" to create an immersive garden during this year's Salone del Mobile design fair. More about Coco Wolf, Cosapots, Renson, and Cubic Outdoor Living collaborate for immersive garden at Salone del Mobile
Designer Maria Vittoria Paggini has used colourful wallpaper and murals depicting nude bodies concealed behind peepholes to transform her home for Milan design week. More about Maria Vittoria Paggini gives her home "porno-chic" makeover for Milan design week
New York architecture studio HGX Design has created a linear, glass-fronted home in the Hudson Valley informed by the "individual notes of a music composition". More about HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley
Portuguese studio Spaceworkers has completed a geometric garden pavilion near Porto, featuring an overhanging roof and monolithic walls of concrete and green ceramic tiles. More about Spaceworkers marries concrete with green ceramic tiles at Pavilion in the Garden
For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight living rooms from Denmark to Japan that have been decorated in an organic modern style, featuring natural wood and stone details. More about Eight living rooms with tactile organic modern interiors
Japanese design studio Sozai Center has created Adam Sheet, a washable and scratch-resistant biomaterial made of leftover apple pomace mixed with bioplastic. More about Adam Sheet is a waterproof biotextile made from apple waste
Brooklyn-based designer Sergio Mannino has chosen a palette of purple and silver for a Philadelphia pharmacy that helps patients affected by the opioid crisis. More about Sergio Mannino enlivens Philadelphia pharmacy with mauve and silver
Movable metal shutters reveal bright red balconies at this social housing block in Barcelona, created by local architecture studios MIAS and Coll-Leclerc Architects.
More about Red accents enliven social housing block on triangular plot in Barcelona
From guest rooms filled with fashion designer Christian Louboutin's personal antique collection to Ibiza's oldest hotel where handmade masks are mounted on the walls, our latest lookbook features eight eclectic hotel interiors. More about Eight hotel interiors characterised by eclectic designs
This week on Dezeen, we reported on the news that Saudi Arabia is scaling back the expected population it hopes The Line mega city will reach by 2030. More about This week Saudi Arabia scaled back The Line megacity
This wooden pavilion set among lush gardens forms a retail space in Mexico City for fragrance brand Xinú, designed by its founders Esrawe + Cadena. More about Esrawe + Cadena house Mexico City fragrance boutique within radial pavilion
A skyscraper designed by New York studio SHoP Architects at Detroit's Hudson's Detroit development has topped out, making it the second tallest building in the city. More about Detroit skyscraper becomes city's second-tallest building
Promotion: Swiss furniture brand Vitra is expanding its European presence through a programme of showroom openings in renovated, distinctive historic buildings. More about Vitra extends European presence with showroom openings in heritage buildings
Large mirrors frame the tree-planted interiors of this cafe and seating area beside a park in Jakarta, Indonesia, completed by local studio Research Artistic Design + architecture. More about RAD+ar encloses tropical Frame Garden with mirrored panels in Indonesia
Creative agency Uncommon Creative Studio has made "boring" versions of UK landmarks including Buckingham Palace and Edinburgh Castle for Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign. More about Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign creates "boring alter-egos" of UK landmarks
This Dezeen video shows the restoration progress of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, including its reconstructed spire that is crowned by a golden rooster. More about Dezeen video captures reconstructed spire at Notre-Dame
British artist-designer Leo Maher has created sculptural lights that tell stories about homosexuality, set to feature in the Alcova exhibition during Milan design week. More about Leo Maher references "queer legends" with Something Sticky lighting sculptures