This week on Dezeen, we looked back at the highlights of 2024 as the year comes to an end, including the top 10 gadgets of the year. More about This week we picked the architecture and design highlights of 2024
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Antolini has listed a range of its stone products on Dezeen Showroom, from tableware to surfaces made from natural quarried stone. More about Dezeen Showroom lists stone-related products by Antolini
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Fiandre has expanded its Marmi Maximum collection of large slab tiles with three more designs that have a realistic marble look. More about Marmi Maximum tiles by Fiandre
As part of our review of 2024, Dezeen design editor Jennifer Hahn shares her pick of this year's gadgets, including a transparent laptop, a medieval beat machine and hiking trousers that give the wearer a boost. More about The top 10 gadgets of 2024
Dezeen has teamed up with Victorinox and two design-world content creators to make videos showing how they use the brand's iconic Swiss Army Knife in their day-to-day lives. More about Dezeen collaborates with content creators to celebrate the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife
Dezeen Showroom: Italian stone company Antolini has introduced the Azerocare Plus treatment, designed to allow its surfaces to escape common sources of damage in kitchens and bathrooms. More about Azerocare Plus stone treatment by Antolini
Designs from the early years of mobile phone technology will be brought to the fore in the Nokia Design Archive, an online portal being launched by Finland's Aalto University. More about Aalto University immortalises early mobile tech with Nokia Design Archive
Dezeen Showroom: a range of bathroom fittings and fixtures by German bathroom brand Bette can be found on Dezeen Showroom, from slimline showers to minimalist basins. More about Bathroom products by Bette feature on Dezeen Showroom
Danish toymaker Lego has unveiled its first minifigures with Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyards, which signal that the wearer has a non-visible condition such as autism or dementia. More about Lego releases toy figures with sunflower lanyards to represent hidden disabilities
Architects and designers including Kengo Kuma, Konstantin Grcic and Shigeru Ban have unveiled doghouses and other pet-centric designs at the Architecture for Dogs exhibition at the ADI Design Museum in Italy. More about Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban design kennels for Architecture for Dogs exhibition in Milan
Dezeen Showroom: "green steel" is used at no extra cost to customers in products by German bathroom brand Bette, which specialises in glazed titanium steel baths, shower trays and washbasins. More about Green steel bathroom products by Bette
Dezeen Showroom: fine flecks of colour give a stylish, terrazzo-like appearance to the Micra tiles, created by Spanish brand Vives. More about Micra tiles by Vives
Dezeen Showroom: a rug woven from New Zealand wool that features a blocky pattern informed by Stonehenge in the UK is among 11 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Stone rug by Arturel among 11 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: British brand Skopos brought together the strongest prints from both its past and present ranges in its eponymous Skopos Studio fabric collection. More about Skopos Studio fabrics by Skopos Fabrics
Dezeen Showroom: from fabrics and lighting to seating and tables, the following selection demonstrates the varied furnishings that come out of the USA. More about Nine products and furnishings designed in the USA
Chinese brand XGIMI has created a portable projector, which is intended as a design object and also functions as bluetooth speaker with ambient light mode. More about XGIMI creates smart projector that "doesn't need to be hidden away"
Textile brand Kvadrat has worked with designer Teruhiro Yanagihara to launch its first recycled polyester textile made of waste fabric instead of the usual plastic bottles. More about Kvadrat launches first recycled polyester textile actually made from polyester
US company The Pelvic People and designer Nienke Helder have produced Kiwi, a multipurpose vibrator for people who experience pain during sex, which has been shortlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2024. More about Kiwi intends to "bridge the gap between sex toy and medical device"
Ukrainian architecture practice Makhno Studio has developed a range of textured clay panels for use as insulation and interior decoration that naturally regulate humidity. More about Makhno Studio creates breathable clay panels to improve indoor air quality
Dezeen Showroom: gently tapering elements give a subtle sculptural quality to the Conum bathroom tap range, by German brand Villeroy & Boch. More about Conum taps by Villeroy & Boch