Waka Waka curls colourful metal into curved shapes for Ribbon furniture collection — <p>Los Angeles studio Waka Waka has designed Ribbon, an undulating furniture collection made from steel and aluminium decorated with saturated colours, for Japanese manufacturer Benex's Eetal…
FGMF Arquitetos completes pixelated skyscraper in Brazil — <p>Local studio FGMF Arquitetos has completed a mixed-use building in São Paulo made of stacked "protruding rectangular volumes" that contain multi-level office spaces and residences on the top floor. At 21 storeys high,
Lotti chair by Keiji Takeuchi for NaughtOne — <p>Dezeen Showroom: Japanese designer Keiji Takeuchi and contract furniture brand NaughtOne's Lotti cafe chair is designed to be colourful, comfortable and repairable. The Lotti chair has a deceptively simple form, with slightly overs
Open Studio designs izakaya-style restaurant with "half-dipped dumpling" lamp — <p>Local firm Open Studio has created a gigantic fibreglass dumpling to illuminate and beckon visitors into Dumpling Darlings, a small-plates restaurant in Singapore's New Bahru shopping centre. The…
Overhanging balconies to unite Albanian housing blocks by Zaha Hadid Architects — <p>UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled visuals of Nest and Cascades, a housing development in Tirana that will have overhanging balconies and a colour palette informed by its surroundings.
MacBook Neo 2 will get the big upgrade it needs most, per rumors - 9to5Mac — Rumors say MacBook Neo’s successor is coming next year, with MacBook Neo 2 getting the key upgrade it needs most: more RAM.
Seven products by USA-based design brands — <p>Dezeen Showroom: from sumptuous couches to cutting-edge workstations, the following products are all included in the catalogues of brands based in the USA. The following selection comprises seating, flooring, wall coverings,…
Creative hub built in unused car park among projects from Birmingham City University — <p>Dezeen School Shows: a community makers hub providing opportunities for creative workshops, built in an unused car park, is among the projects from Birmingham City University. Also featured
Dezeen's favourite furniture and lighting from May — <p>A coffee table that doubles as a board game and a riff on a psychotherapist's couch are among the playful pieces featured in this roundup of furniture and lighting, spotted by Dezeen's design and interiors reporter Jane
Aaltos' Paimio Sanatorium set to be turned into "future-oriented" hotel by Snøhetta — <p>Architecture studio Snøhetta has released images of its vision for a hotel in Aino and Alvar Aalto's iconic 1930s sanatorium in Paimio, Finland, which will include turning patient…
Massive Attack stage graphic creates "illusion of data being harvested" from audience — <p>London studio United Visual Artists mocks the surveillance software of controversial spy-tech company Palantir in its graphics created for trip-hop duo Massive Attack's latest run of live s
New Gemini overlay for Wear OS rolling out to Pixel Watch — Gemini on Wear OS is getting a new overlay design that takes after Neural Expressive on Android phones to boost cross-device consistency.
Instagram will demote AI-generated influencers if they don't clearly label their account — The app isn't cracking down on other kinds of AI slop, though.
One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here's how to fix it. | TechCrunch — A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.
K-Studio and Arup to expand Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium in Athens — <p>Greek architecture practice K-Studio and engineering firm Arup have unveiled plans for the renovation and expansion of the Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium in Athens. Commonly known as El Paso, the 6,300-seat stadium
Brick Award 2026 winners create "a sense of wonder and beauty" — <p>Promotion: a Vietnamese temple and a Mexican tequila factory are among the eclectic winners of this year's Brick Award programme. The six winners of Brick Award 2026 also include an infill housing project in…
FOG Architecture draws on traditional Quanzhou houses for MSLAN store in China — <p>Chinese studio FOG Architecture has designed a flagship store for local fashion brand MSLAN in Quanzhou, China, creating a slow experience by adding a series of gardens. Located next to Quanzhou C
Casul chair unfolds to become a children's play set — <p>Only two moves are needed to transform this children's seat into a rudimentary castle, in a project that has earned Irish furniture designer James Murphy one of the top prizes at London's annual New Designers…
System000 by Rareraw — <p>Dezeen Showroom: South Korean brand Rareraw has created System000, a modular steel shelving system, using patented technology and a self-developed structural system. Built from stainless steel, System000 functions through an "open system" that can be arr
Don't throw away that old 250GB SSD — Now's not the time to throw an SSD away (especially when it can be useful)
US approves deployment of giant space mirror to illuminate Earth after dark — <p>California startup Reflect Orbital has received permission from the US federal government to test a controversial satellite bearing a 18-metre-wide mirror, which the company claims could help to…
Desire to "make the stadium lighter" drove design of Hangzhou Sports Center — <p>Next up in our Future Stadium series, we take a look at Hangzhou Sports Center in China, a flower-like stadium designed by American studio NBBJ to use less steel and complement the surrounding…
I Think I Have LLM Burnout — I didn't expect to get so tired of reading LLM output.
This glue bonds to nonstick surfaces and wipes clean with ethanol — The environmental impact of the fluorinated molecule should be studied, outside experts say
NASA says "living and working on the moon will become reality" after 2032 — <p>American space agency NASA has updated plans for a permanent moon base, with a multi-phased plan culminating in "semi-permanent habitation models". NASA released the plan on Tuesday, building on a Marc
Malleable software = solid bases + custom code — In 2019 I bet on the no-code revolution. That bet aged so-so. Here is the new one.
Finding community essential for craft say panellists at Toast talk in New York — <p>Promotion: to commit to craft under contemporary constraints, makers have to embrace community and find unique audiences, according to a panel hosted at British design brand Toast at its West Vill
1X Technologies designs humanoid hand to "match or surpass human capability" — <p>California-based company 1X Technologies has updated the hands of its humanoid robot Neo to "perform virtually any task a human can do with their hands". The hands will be installed on the first…
This week Frank Gehry's design for a Saadiyat Island arts centre was unveiled — <p>This week on Dezeen, we published visuals of a rippling performing arts centre currently under construction in Abu Dhabi, designed by the architect Frank Gehry before his death. Named Dar al…
Sabine Marcelis's Rotterdam loft apartment is "forever evolving" with her life — <p>Sabine Marcelis's self-designed resin bathtub and three-metre-tall lava lamp feature in her Rotterdam family home, which she continuously reconfigures with her architect partner Paul…
“Stadiums are the most significant expression of monumentality in our time” — <p>As part of Dezeen's Future Stadium series, academic Benjamin Flowers considers the role of stadiums as one of the last monumental architectural forms that demands affection from the public. In any…
Android 17 QPR2 adds Status bar customization for notification, system icons — Android 17 QPR2 continues to add user-facing changes with new Status bar settings in Beta 4. This update...
The RingConn Gen 3 is here: What to know about the subscription-free smart ring — Now with a vibration motor and 10-day battery life.
MVRDV tops "polite yet radical" Eindhoven housing with angular roofs — <p>A cluster of housing blocks with jagged grass-covered rooftops form Nieuw Bergen, a residential complex completed by Dutch studio MVRDV in Eindhoven. Comprised of seven buildings, the mixed-tenure developme
Goldman Warns of Hidden Credit Stress — Goldman Sachs’ chief credit strategist Amanda Lynam says today’s credit-market pressure is about dispersion, not widespread disruption. She joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why software borrowers face growing maturity risks,…
In Nebraska, Americans begin to lose Medicaid under Trump's work rules — Nebraska's Medicaid director, in an exclusive interview with nonprofit news organization <em>Tradeoffs</em>, said roughly 200 people will lose health coverage on Aug. 1.
Formwork Architects transforms abandoned care home into light-filled Crouch End House — <p>Local studio Formwork Architects has transformed a derelict care home in Crouch End, north London, back into a family dwelling, introducing a two-storey brick extension overlooking a…
New York's art deco icons inform revamped restaurant at The Edge — <p>Design studio Journey and Tao Hospitality Group have refreshed the interiors of dining venues at The Edge, the triangular observation deck at New York's Hudson Yards. The team has completely redesigned Pea
A&E did not get the basics right - now my son's life is ruined at 32 — Oli's experience is one of a growing number of clinical negligence claims being made in England, BBC analysis shows.
Hincapie completes permanent £34.5m Arsenal move — Defender Piero Hincapie makes his loan move from Bayer Leverkusen to Arsenal permanent.
"Dumb-idea phones…" says commenter — <p>In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Nokia's nostalgic dumbphone that features a dedicated AI assistant button. Launched by tech company HMD, these dumbphones were designed to stick with the simplicity and affordability…
Layer designs "playful and personal" modular system for charging devices at home — <p>British design studio Layer has developed a family of charging products, including a dock with interchangeable modules that can be moved to wherever they are required around the house. The…
Satyress designs centaur-like robot to give workers "superpowers" for dangerous jobs — <p>California start-up Satyress has unveiled its Threehalves robot, a teleoperated centaur-like humanoid designed to aid humans doing dangerous jobs that expose them to injury, death or…
RIBA unveils Stirling Prize 2026 shortlist — <p>The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced the six-strong shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize, which includes Renzo Piano Building Workshop's cube-shaped Paddington Square. This year marks the 30th anniversary of…
Anna and Eugeni Bach extends Fonolleres House with porches and pergolas — <p>Architecture studio Anna and Eugeni Bach has renovated and extended a holiday home in the medieval village of Fonolleres, Spain, adding a series of porches, pergolas, and terraces to bring daily living…
"A good designer is a good listener first" says Martin Lotti — <p>Nike chief design officer Martin Lotti has joined Dezeen Awards 2026 as a judge. As the 2026 World Cup kicks off, he talks to Dezeen about five key projects that best represent his approach to design. Lotti has bee
Sail table by Tom Fereday for Design By Them — <p>Dezeen Showroom: designer Tom Fereday has created an aluminium table with uniquely folded edges that Australian brand Design By Them is debuting during 3 Days of Design. Available in three sizes and usable in indoor or outdoor set
Lacoste incorporates 290 crocodiles into special edition Alpine race car — <p>The tongue of Lacoste's reptilian mascot served as the unlikely inspiration for this one-off Alpine A290 Rally, with all-red interiors designed to feel like "stepping into the crocodile's mouth". The…
Peaked volumes top Los Angeles house by Allprace — <p>Local design-build studio Allprace aimed to create a feeling of "warmth and permanence" in a house called Hargis, which features gabled roof forms and earthy materials such as wood and stone. Set within a creative district…
Robert Wun adorns couture gown with kaleidoscope of colourful balloons — <p>Clusters of balloons protruded from avant-garde garments at London designer Robert Wun's Autumn Winter 2026 haute couture show, giving the impression of inflatable-laden street vendors at a funfair.…
Rocket Report: Rocket Lab shows off its flexibility; Blue Origin's two-pad plan — We’ve never seen launch capacity so constrained."
Overstimulated design student creates satisfyingly minimal focus timer — <p>Frustrated by her own struggle to stay focused while studying, product design student Carrie Lee has developed a portable task timer that hopes to rival the addictiveness of smartphones. Her prototype…
Busta Studio evokes the elegance of New York townhouses for Kimpton Ashbel hotel — <p>Interior design practice Busta Studio has filled the Kimpton Ashbel hotel on Park Avenue with art and objects intended to make it feel like "a warm, elegantly curated home". Located in a 1928…
Ten UNESCO-listed Soviet modernist buildings in Tashkent — <p>Tashkent's key modernist buildings from the 1960s, 70s and 80s have been listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Here, we round up the 10 buildings in Uzbekistan's capital that are now protected. The collection of…
Italy's former head of motorways sentenced to 12 years over Ponte Morandi collapse — <p>Giovanni Castellucci, former head of Italy's motorway operator Autostrade per l'Italia, and 31 other people have been convicted over the 2018 collapse of the Ponte Morandi bridge in…
Instagram cracks down on AI accounts pretending to be human — Give us a proper AI filter, you cowards.
Andre Agassi Hated Tennis. Can He Have More Fun Playing Pickleball? — After years of relative quiet, the public is meeting “Andre 2.0” — a pickleball booster, an open book and a guy eager to build a less tortured relationship with competition.
Anxiety or a way out | Suhyun Lee | TEDxXLIS Youth — Turn the "what if" to "what's next". International School Student This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Yarlington Lodge at The Newt in Somerset blends "little snippets of history with life today" — <p>British studio Richard Parr Associates has renovated a trio of 19th-century buildings at The Newt in Somerset hotel in England, restoring their interiors to nod to the site's past.…
Aisti Aalto acoustic tiles by Aisti — <p>Dezeen Showroom: Finnish brand Aisti has created Aisti Aalto, a bio-based acoustic ceiling tile manufactured from renewable wood fibre. Developed as a sustainable alternative to conventional acoustic materials, Aisti Aalto tiles are compos