Ahead of design week NYCxDesign 2026, Dezeen has rounded up exhibitions around New York City, from exhibitions by large brands to collectives of independent designers, such as one show dedicated to nightlights and another to birds. More about Nineteen essential exhibitions to see during NYCxDesign 2026
In terms of design, Montreal punches way above its weight. Here, Dezeen selects nine projects from its inaugural design week, from conceptual reuse projects to stylistic experimentations. More about Nine of the best projects from the inaugural Montreal Design Week
Dezeen Events Guide will create its annual guide to the 3 Days of Design festival, which takes place each year in Copenhagen. More about Get featured in Dezeen's digital guide to 3 Days of Design 2026
Dezeen Showroom: cast glass, metal and leather meet in this handcrafted pendant light created by American designer Josh Neretin for his company Buoyant. More about Heirloom pendant light by Buoyant
Bathroom design needs to move beyond static form to focus on sensory experience, says Sven Ullrich in this video interview produced by Dezeen for Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard. More about Design "has to touch more than one sense" say Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard
Hotel group Rosewood unveiled an installation centred on the work of late Italian designer Andrea Branzi during Milan design week, bringing together a series of his signature lamps alongside contemporary artworks. More about "A passion for imperfection" defines Andrea Branzi lamp installation
As part of a larger reuse project of a former convent in Montreal, curatorial collective Nouveau Milieu has commissioned design objects repurposed from the pews, which were showcased during Montreal Design Week. More about Montreal designers turn pews into design objects to mark convent's conversion
Dezeen Showroom: rounded forms and slender outlines make up Turkish furniture brand Parla's Rise A armchair, the product of synergy between designer and maker. More about Rise A armchair by Parla
Dezeen Showroom: architecture studio Gensler worked with US furniture brand KFI Studios to produce this sheltered workstation for modern offices. More about Canopy freestanding workstations by Gensler for KFI Studios
British company Team Repair has launched a STEM learning kit specifically designed for grown-ups, using a dummy object to teach people how to fix their own phones. More about Team Repair's adult STEM kit shows how to fix your phone
Emerging designers explored sustainability and everyday designs for the Shared Matter exhibition at Milan design week, which had a focus on international collaboration. More about Young designers show paper glasses and aluminium-foam lightbulbs in Milan
Culinary studio Menu Extra and local interior design studio Atelier Zébulon Perron have created a temporary bar outfitted with a custom chandelier for festival-goers at Montreal Design Week. More about Bar Extra forms stylish social centrepiece for Montreal Design Week
Dezeen Showroom: designer Joan Gaspar and Spanish brand Marset created this ice block-like light from a material that the company describes as "astonishing". More about Ringo lighting by Joan Gaspar for Marset
Dutch designer Linde Freya Tangelder has partnered with Italian brand Cassina on a Milan exhibition featuring furniture and lighting made from blown glass, cast bronze, sheet metal and lacquered wood. More about Linde Freya Tangelder blends "ancient and contemporary" crafts in Fluid Re-Collection
David Chipperfield Design has developed a wooden bathtub for Italian bathroom brand Agape, featuring a pared-back form with an integrated seat, shelf and washbasin. More about David Chipperfield creates freestanding plywood bathtub for Agape
Students at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, have converted the Kevlar fabric used for the infamous Montreal Olympic Stadium into furniture for an exhibition held during Montreal Design Week. More about Montreal students convert Olympic Stadium roof into design objects
Dezeen Showroom: fine wood craftsmanship is celebrated in the Nest bed, created by Italian furniture brand Bolzan to help turn bedrooms into design-forward retreats. More about Nest bed by Bolzan
Fashion designer Iris van Herpen has created a metamorphic dress covered in thousands of iridescent glass spheres that appear to gradually disintegrate for Olympian Eileen Gu, who debuted the garment at last night's Met Gala in New York City. More about Iris van Herpen crafts "dissolving" Met Gala dress from 15,000 glass bubbles
Italian museum Triennale Milano has unveiled the Continuous Present exhibition in Milan, which showcases works by architect Andrea Branzi. Here, curator Toyo Ito chooses his favourite projects on show. More about Toyo Ito picks eight favourite Andrea Branzi projects from Continuous Present exhibition
The US government has selected American design executive Peter Arnell to serve as the chief brand architect within the newly formed National Design Studio and shape the identity of a "different type of government". More about Peter Arnell selected as America's first chief brand architect