New Zealand studio Bull O'Sullivan Architecture has perched a compact aluminium-clad chapel on a hillside overlooking the Lyttelton Harbour near Christchurch. More about Bull O'Sullivan Architecture perches tiny chapel on New Zealand hillside
Living units have been arranged around a central courtyard in Barrington 1503, a residential project by California studio LOHA that was designed to skilfully address the "complexities of communal living". More about Co-living building by LOHA adds "much-needed density" to West Los Angeles
Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has completed The Lake House Life Experience Pavilion in Shanghai, wrapping two existing structures on the edge of a lake with facades of aluminium and ceramic panels. More about Wutopia Lab perches simple pavilion on banks of Chinese lake
Dezeen Showroom: chrome, aluminium, nickel and steel are the primary materials in the following furnishings and products recently published on our Showroom section. More about Eight design brands forging ahead with metal furnishings
Angled sheets of anodised aluminium cloak the exterior of this minimalist cafe, designed by Chinese studio Jiangjie Office for an arts centre in Hangzhou. More about Aluminium-clad B131 Café appears "untouchable from the outside"
New York-based startup Infinite Machine has unveiled the Olto minimalist e-bike that looks like a scooter but doesn't require a motorcycle license, according to the brand. More about Infinite Machine creates two-person electric vehicle built for bike lanes
International architecture studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has lofted a solid aluminium mass on concrete pillars to represent the "weight of valor" for a museum dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients in Arlington, Texas, USA. More about Rafael Viñoly Architects lofts monolithic metal volume for military museum in Texas
New York studio Robert AM Stern Architects has completed an academic building for Georgetown University in Washington DC featuring installations by American designer Maya Lin. More about RAMSA and Maya Lin collaborate on metal-clad Washington DC building
German luggage manufacturer Rimowa and Swiss design company Vitra have collaborated on a toolbox and mobile storage stool informed by the companies' "mutual use of aluminium". More about Rimowa and Vitra collaborate on aluminium stool and toolbox
New York design studio Earth to People has swapped synthetic glue for tree sap to bind its debut furniture collection, which features monolithic chairs hand-crafted from centuries-old cedar. More about Earth to People binds timber furniture with tree sap
A red aluminium roof modelled on banana leaves shelters Shiv Nader School, completed by architecture studio Vastushilpa Sangath in the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu, India. More about Vastushilpa Sangath covers Indian school with banana leaf-shaped roof
Sweeping rib-like strips of aluminium cloak the facade of SAP Garden, a sports stadium in Munich's Olympic Park recently completed by Danish studio 3XN. More about Aluminium ribs wrap sports arena by 3XN in Munich's Olympic Park
Dezeen Showroom: Istanbul and London-based design studio Yet Design Studio has launched a stackable aluminium seat informed by an everyday building product. More about Strut chair by Yağmur Köylü for Yet Design Studio
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has revealed Essential, a pair of deliberately pared-back iridescent torches that will carry the Olympic and Paralympic flame at next year's Milano Cortina Winter Games. More about Carlo Ratti unveils duo of torches for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games
Visitors can walk through a kinetic installation by Studio INI that dynamically responds to movement at Dezeen and ASUS Zenbook's Design You Can Feel showcase during Milan design week. More about Design You Can Feel showcase opens during Milan design week
Dezeen Showroom: recycled and recyclable aluminium forms the frame of this pared-back table and chair set, designed by Ronan Bouroullec for Spanish furniture brand Kettal. More about Passage tables and chairs by Ronan Bouroullec for Kettal
Promotion: Sabine Marcelis and Daniel Rybakken are among the designers exhibiting aluminium-based furniture and home decor as part of Hydro's exhibition at Milan design week 2025. More about Hydro's exhibition presents aluminium objects sourced and crafted within a 100-kilometre radius
Local architecture studio Carmody Groarke has overhauled a penthouse apartment in London, adding slanted panels of aluminium to create a sheltered rooftop terrace. More about Carmody Groarke tops listed London penthouse with aluminium "rooftop pavilion"
Studio INI founder Nassia Inglessis reveals the ideas behind the kinetic installation she has created for ASUS and Dezeen's Milan design week showcase Design You Can Feel in this exclusive video. More about Studio INI's Design You Can Feel installation in Milan will "move with your movement"
French creative studio Waiting For Ideas has developed a turntable with a minimalist aesthetic and simplified functionality to focus attention on the listening experience. More about Waiting For Ideas crafts "monolithic" PP-1 record player from solid aluminium block