Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis always wanted to create a giant lava lamp, and has achieved that dream with Column, a cylindrical and oversized version of lighting brand Mathmos's iconic 1960s design. More about Sabine Marcelis designs "milky" three-metre-tall lava lamp
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish studio Afteroom has designed a table for furniture brand Andreu World that can be customised with various tabletops and finishes. More about Garzetta table by Afteroom for Andreu World
The annual Southern Sweden Design Days festival in Malmö, Sweden, has announced that it will not hold an event in 2026, instead taking a year off to refine its format and "build on the strong foundation" it has created. More about Southern Sweden Design Days to take break in 2026 before 2027 return
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a puffer coat that resembles a giant baked potato, created by supermarket chain Aldi and London fashion brand Agro Studio. More about "Another half-baked idea" says commenter
Architect Julia Watson has followed up her seminal book Lo-TEK with a new volume focused specifically on Indigenous approaches to extreme water scenarios. Here, she shares an exclusive preview of eight examples from floating farms to sponge parks. More about Eight Indigenous technologies that could turn the tide on how we manage water
All 27 winners of this year's Dezeen Awards China, along with the projects of the year including a wetland museum, cafe set on a cliff and an installation combining steel containers with inflatables, have been revealed at ceremony in Shanghai. More about Dezeen Awards China 2025 winners revealed at party in Shanghai
Local residents contributed to the renovation of this multi-use games area in Mitcham, London, which was overseen by two members of social enterprise POOR Collective who grew up on the adjacent housing estate. More about POOR Collective completes colourful transformation of neglected south-London games area
Promotion: American industrial design brand Studio Other has created a custom-engineered office table that can be used as a communal worktop or a duo of personal desks. More about Studio Other's convertible table is two flexible desks in one
Dutch designer Johannes Offerhaus and The North Face have collaborated on a kinetic installation at New York's Storm King Art Center, partially made from leftover clothing materials. More about Johannes Offerhaus and The North Face installation can be stored in backpacks
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Renzo Piano Building Workshop's plans for an opera house in Vietnam. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features pearlescent opera house by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
From collaborations with fashion brands and oat milk companies to the use of everyday materials, designers during Design Week Mexico 2025 exhibited the best of material experimentation in Mexico City's scene. More about Eleven designers using surprising and sustainable materials at Design Week Mexico
Every year, some surprising throughlines emerge from the programme of Dutch Design Week. This time, contributing editor Rima Sabina Aouf spotted attempts to revive democracy and a proliferation of alien creatures. More about Five unexpected themes that emerged at Dutch Design Week 2025
Design studio Haberdashery has transformed the frenetic sounds of London into a sculptural lighting centrepiece for the lobby of Shard Place at London Bridge, as captured in this video produced by Dezeen. More about Haberdashery transforms London Bridge rush hour noise into sculptural lighting installation
Fashion designer Pauline van Dongen has created a flexible, solar-energy-generating textile called Heliotex, which forms the canopy of her Dutch Design Week pavilion. More about Pauline van Dongen tops kite-like Umbra Pavilion with solar-powered textile
Artist Takashi Murakami and fashion brand Louis Vuitton have created a giant inflatable octopus informed by Chinese lanterns, which has been installed at the newly restored Grand Palais museum in Paris in time for Art Basel. More about Takashi Murakami and Louis Vuitton take over Grand Palais with eight-metre-tall octopus
Design festival Kasiology has launched to celebrate the undervalued creative economy of South Africa's many townships, with its inaugural edition taking place in the Soweto suburb of Johannesburg. More about First design festival debuts in South Africa's historically Black townships
Rapper 50 Cent has collaborated with French glassware brand Lalique to create a hand-crafted crystal bottle for the 505 Edition Branson Cognac by Sire Spirits. More about 50 Cent and Lalique create cognac bottle that embraces "conscious capitalism"
Dezeen Showroom: design brand Candour Antwerp has released an object comprising three stainless steel components that can be used separately as a mirror and vase, or together as a side table. More about Miro side table by Candour Antwerp
Supermarket chain Aldi has teamed up with London fashion brand Agro Studio to create a puffer coat that resembles a giant baked potato. More about Aldi unveils jacket potato jacket complete with silver foil poncho
Visitors to Dutch Design Week are invited to consider how the country houses its asylum seekers in a pavilion by De Wachtkamer, a local organisation aiming to improve their living conditions through design. More about De Wachtkamer hacks refugee beds to provide more privacy and dignity