Designer Michael Anastassiades has announced the closure of his eponymous lighting brand after 20 years in business, telling Dezeen he plans to dedicate his newfound free time "solely to creating things". More about Michael Anastassiades closes lighting brand to refocus on design full time
With just one week left until entries close for Dezeen Awards 2026, past winners spoke to Dezeen about the impact the accolade has made, with one designer heralding it as a "transformative milestone." More about Dezeen Awards helps give visibility "far beyond the traditional design field"
British designer Max Lamb has brought his most recognisable seating prototype into production for the first time, rendering it in sleek pinewood for Swedish brand Hem. More about Max Lamb's seminal Economy Chair goes into production with Hem
Promotion: environmental crises can create the conditions for new forms of craft and cultural production, said architect Kulapat Yantrasast during a panel discussion about the role of craft in responding to environmental and social change. More about "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste" says Kulapat Yantrasast
Among a slew of announcements during Google's annual IO developer conference, the American technology company announced a new visual identity for its Gemini AI model, with new typography and "vibrant colours". More about Google rolls out Neural Expressive redesign of Gemini AI tool
Promotion: Spanish furniture brand Actiu's headquarters, nestled in the mountains of Castalla, Spain, is a bioclimatic industrial campus where architecture, landscape and health "operate as a single system". More about Actiu headquarters a "model of healthy industrial architecture"
Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen and Leonardo Gúzman Valencia in Chile have collaborated on a prototype for modular housing lifted on stilts with clearly separated building components that respond to changing site conditions and allow for flexibility. More about Chilean modular housing protoype uses stilts to traverse difficult site
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Bolzan has published a selection of its latest beds and bedheads on Dezeen Showroom, showcasing its craftsmanship and use of natural materials. More about Bolzan lists five of its products on Dezeen Showroom
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Ikonstudio's inaugural collections of historic furniture. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "quaint" historic furniture by Louis Kahn and SOM
New York fashion retailer Komune has displayed laser-cut metal lamps on recycled-wood bases by local designer Bechara Maalouf in a slim gallery during NYC design week, informed by the intricate window guards of Maalouf's family home in Lebanon. More about Bechara Maalouf displays lamps informed by Lebanese window guards
Dezeen School Shows: a series of pebbled interactive objects designed to help neurodivergent people with time management is among the projects from the University of Illinois Chicago. More about Time management pebble among industrial design projects from the University of Illinois Chicago
Local architecture studio YNAS has renovated and extended a traditional timber home in southern Japan, opening up its interiors and improving its connection to the surroundings with corrugated-metal canopies. More about YNAS uses timber-framed canopies to reconnect Japanese home with the outdoors
Parametricism is not what humanity needs from architecture in the 21st century, writes Catherine Slessor as part of our series on the style. More about "Parametricism is a technophile triumph of fetishised process over outcome"
New York studio Selldorf Architects and Paris-based Studios Architecture have won the competition to design the biggest renovation to the Musée du Louvre for 35 years. More about Selldorf Architects and Studios Architecture set to add subterranean entrances to Musée du Louvre
British studio Foster + Partners is set to stand trial over alleged health and safety failings at The Corniche towers in London, after a man was killed in 2018 by a window pane that fell from the building's penthouse. More about Foster + Partners faces court over fatal window fall from London high-rise
London studio Waugh Thistleton Architects has constructed a wooden pavilion that is cube-shaped on the outside but spherical on the inside for Global Design Forum Istanbul. More about Waugh Thistleton builds "simple and repetitive" timber pavilion on grounds of historic Istanbul palace
Burnt wood and black metal define this rural cabin in the Czech Republic, created by local studio Mimosa Architects to replace its scorched predecessor. More about Mimosa Architects shapes Czech cabin from "rock, river and fire"
Lebanese designer Nada Debs has turned the former Okhun Gozar Mosque in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, into an exhibition space where the historic architecture provides a backdrop for contemporary craft objects. More about Nada Debs converts abandoned mosque into Uzbek crafts centre
Promotion: bookshop Jetlag Books has opened its latest store in Beijing, designed by architecture firm Studio NOR as a nod to the historical context of its site. More about Jetlag Books' latest shop nods to Soviet-style supply store in Beijing
Promotion: as part of the DesignMarch design festival in Iceland, the conference DesignTalks brought together international award-winning speakers, including designers Stefan Sagmeister, Hjalti Karlsson and architect Dorte Mandrup. More about "People are starting to crave connections again" says DesignTalks 2026