"Japan has perfected the art of questioning the norm"
Japan is having a moment. Michelle Ogundehin considers what the West can learn from the country's approach to design and culture. More about "Japan has perfected the art of questioning the norm"
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"Mocha Mousse may be a classic exemplar of enshittification"
Pantone inadvertently got it spot on by choosing the mid-brown Mocha Mousse as its 2025 colour of the year, writes Michelle Ogundehin. More about "Mocha Mousse may be a classic exemplar of enshittification"
"Enter the rise of the nouveau homesteader"
Gen Zs and millennials adopting the "homesteading" lifestyle trend are onto something, writes Michelle Ogundehin. More about "Enter the rise of the nouveau homesteader"
"True trends always answer a need"
As TikTok and other platforms become increasingly flooded with home-styling ideas, Michelle Ogundehin shares advice on how to navigate changing trends in the era of ubiquitous social media. More about "True trends always answer a need"
"We must abandon the ordered, rational, learned good taste and comfort we've become used to"
Interior design must begin facing up to uncomfortable truths about our planet and health in 2024, Michelle Ogundehin writes in her annual trends report for Dezeen. More about "We must abandon the ordered, rational, learned good taste and comfort we've become used to"
"Peach is the right colour, but for all the wrong reasons"
By choosing Peach Fuzz as its Colour of the Year Pantone has celebrated passivity – when what the world really needs in 2024 is bravery and honesty, writes Michelle Ogundehin. More about "Peach is the right colour, but for all the wrong reasons"
"The irresistible draw of Bridgerton reflects our need for a new aesthetic"
Netflix TV show Bridgerton's interiors will lead to a return of the exuberant Regency style to distract us from our troubled times, says Michelle Ogundehin. More about "The irresistible draw of Bridgerton reflects our need for a new aesthetic"
"Any period of sobriety is generally followed by heady abandonment"
Sustainability will be the focus of the year ahead, but coronavirus lockdowns will make way for "unbridled frivolity" in interior design, says Michelle Ogundehin in her trends report for 2022. More about "Any period of sobriety is generally followed by heady abandonment"
"It's time to reconsider the whole colour of the year carnival"
With its choice of a shade of purple, which it claims is blue, as colour of the year, Pantone has once again failed to use the opportunity to talk meaningfully about how colour reflects moments, says Michelle Ogundehin.
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Ten interiors by architects that use internal glazing to create a sense of space and light
For our latest lookbook, interiors expert Michelle Ogundehin has selected ten examples of interiors with glazed internal windows, doors and partitions that create clever zoning and add privacy while still letting the light through. More about Ten interiors by architects that use internal glazing to create a sense of space and light
"Why is the world so enraged by the refurbishment of Boris Johnson's flat?"
UK prime minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds have given their 11 Downing Street flat a makeover, replacing the John Lewis furniture chosen by predecessor Theresa May. Why is everyone so angry about it, asks Michelle Ogundehin? More about "Why is the world so enraged by the refurbishment of Boris Johnson's flat?"
"The uncomfortable truth is that 2020 might just have been exactly what we needed"
After a turbulent 2020, this year designers should be braver and bolder, says Michelle Ogundehin in her interior design anti-trends report for 2021. More about "The uncomfortable truth is that 2020 might just have been exactly what we needed"
"Grey alone would be too depressing for 2021's colour of the year"
With its pick of two colours of the year for 2021, Pantone has tried to both reflect the depressing past year and predict hope for 2021, says Michelle Ogundehin. More about "Grey alone would be too depressing for 2021's colour of the year"
"Let's talk about diversity"
We need to provoke discussion, not anger, when it comes to talking about diversity, says Michelle Ogundehin, who shares her personal experiences with racism, views on positive discrimination and ways in which individuals can make a difference. More about "Let's talk about diversity"
Eleven ways the coronavirus pandemic will impact homes feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes Michelle Ogundehin's predictions on how the coronavirus pandemic will influence homes. More about Eleven ways the coronavirus pandemic will impact homes feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
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"In the future home, form will follow infection"
The interiors of future houses will be designed to mitigate coronavirus, says Michelle Ogundehin who has outlined 11 ways the pandemic will impact the home. More about "In the future home, form will follow infection"
Patrik Schumacher and Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg are judges for Dezeen Awards 2020
Architect Patrik Schumacher and TV presenter Michelle Ogundehin will be joined by artist-designers Jaime Hayon and Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg to judge the third edition of Dezeen Awards. More about Patrik Schumacher and Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg are judges for Dezeen Awards 2020
Sexy eco, monochrome and plus-size furniture: interior design trends for 2020
Interior design will evolve, innovate, adapt and improve in 2020, says Michelle Ogundehin. Her trend report includes provocative collaborations, Ukrainian design and a rejection of digital technology. More about Sexy eco, monochrome and plus-size furniture: interior design trends for 2020
"In choosing blue, Pantone has missed the mark once more"
Pantone played it safe and still missed the mark by picking Classic Blue as its colour of the year for 2020, says Michelle Ogundehin. More about "In choosing blue, Pantone has missed the mark once more"
"Could all things 'green' be the glue that sticks us back together?"
Dulux chose Tranquil Dawn as its colour of the year for 2020, but something bolder would have better represented the year ahead, says Michelle Ogundehin. More about "Could all things 'green' be the glue that sticks us back together?"