Architecture and design blogs
"Recognition is long overdue for the local architects of tropical modernism"
13 October 2025 @ 9:00 am
The prevailing story of tropical modernism in the Global South has long overlooked the contributions of local architects and engineers, writes Mohamed Ismail. Read moreLay's rebrand roots identity in "real, farm-grown potatoes"
13 October 2025 @ 8:00 am
American crisp brand Lay's has updated its classic red and yellow logo with sunbeams to celebrate the almost 100-year-old brand's agricultural heritage. Read moreDezeen Awards 2025 Bentley Lighthouse Award shortlist announced
13 October 2025 @ 7:00 am
Dezeen has announced the Bentley Lighthouse Awards shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes EcoLogicStudio's Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto, and Morrama's Jo Barnard. Read moreHenry Holland's debut furniture collection "embraces the wobble"
13 October 2025 @ 5:00 am
London designer Henry Holland has unveiled his first furniture pieces, handcrafted from wiggly ceramic spheres, amorphous mohair seats and patinated bronze. Read moreEmma Hayes creates mural-style acoustic panels for Autex Acoustics
13 October 2025 @ 4:00 am
Designer Emma Hayes has teamed up with Autex Acoustics to create a collection of acoustic panels informed by New Zealand landscapes, shown in this video created for the brand by Dezeen. Read moreGLO and Present Forms create "Swiss Army knife" community centre in Hudson
12 October 2025 @ 5:00 pm
New York-based studios GLO and Present Forms transformed a former tobacco warehouse in Hudson into a community education and arts centre. Read moreAssemble draws on folkloric rituals for dog-like shelter in London
12 October 2025 @ 10:00 am
Architecture collective Assemble has married thatch and timber to craft Fibredog, a public artwork that doubles as a shelter in London, on show as part of Frieze Sculpture. Read moreEight monolithic houses coated in earth-toned plaster and render
12 October 2025 @ 9:00 am
From a micro home in India to a fortress-like house in Greece, our latest roundup collects houses covered in earthy shades of plaster and render. Read morePentagram refreshes Karri's screen-free smartphone for kids
12 October 2025 @ 5:00 am
Inspired by the simplicity of walkie talkies, design agency Pentagram has updated tech company Karri's smartphone for kids with new features intended to make communication "as intuitive as possible". Read moreSML Studio Architecture creates cafe and bar inside Vancouver's Waterfall Building
11 October 2025 @ 5:00 pm
The angled glass facade of a modernist icon in Vancouver now covers a community cafe and bar designed by SML Studio Architecture. Read more