Dezeen Showroom: home accessories brand Nanimarquina drew on the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-sabi to inform the appearance of this collection of rugs, which celebrate visual imperfections. The Wabisabi rug ? designed by Nanimarquina founder Nani...

Architecture studio Concrete has designed a hotel block for Dutch chain CitizenM in Downtown Austin, which is the brand\'s first Texas location and features artwork created in partnership with locals. CitizenM worked with long-time collaborator...

Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen has debuted pieces from its first Skagerak Outdoor furniture collection as a permanent "installation" at Piaule hotel in Upstate New York. The furniture collection follows Fritz Hansen\'s purchase of fellow...

Dutch studio OMA has designed Loewe\'s Crafted World exhibition, currently on show in Shanghai, which aims to celebrate the brand\'s craftsmanship. Crafted World, the Spanish fashion brand\'s first public exhibition, has launched at the...

Dezeen Showroom: Swedish company Orbital Systems has launched a tap system that recycles water from the sink for flushing the toilet. The Orbital Tap saves up to 100 per cent of washbasin water and redirects it to the toilet, meaning that clean...

London studio Mae Architects has created Harriet Hardy House in Southwark, a block of 119 social homes complete with a community centre and cafe. Commissioned by Southwark Council, the housing forms part of the Aylesbury estate redevelopment and is...

Six interweaving "petals" encase the facade of Dior\'s store in Geneva, Switzerland, which has been designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Christian de Portzamparc. The Dior store\'s expressive facade elements echo those of its Seoul...

Dezeen Showroom: designer Jaime Hayon has created a series of enclosed seats for Danish brand Fritz Hansen that provide comfortable spaces within the workplace. The Plenum cabin Designer: Jaime Hayon Brand:

A wooden structure will be left exposed throughout this children\'s daycare centre at the Technical University of Munich, on which Berlin-based studio Kéré Architecture has started construction in Germany. Named Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase an der...

There are just five days left to put forward names to the Designers of the Year awards for Dezeen Awards 2024, which reward designers and architects whose work has made a notable impact over the past 12 months. We\'re seeking out trailblazers and...

Mono-material metal furniture was one of the most prominent trends at Milan design week, where designers created striking pieces from aluminium and stainless steel. Here, we round up eight of the best. This year\'s edition of Milan design week...

Local studio Office Winhov has completed the sensitive restoration of two historic local buildings, converting them into a museum and memorial for the Dutch victims of the Holocaust. Located on Amsterdam\'s Plantage Middenlaan, the National...

Berlin architects Gustav Du?sing and Max Hacke have been awarded this year\'s Mies van der Rohe Award for Study Pavilion, a steel-framed university building in Germany. Düsing and Hacke, who founded their eponymous studios in 2015 and 2016...

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features this year\'s Don\'t Move, Improve! awards shortlist. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Annual awards programme Don\'t Move, Improve! has revealed its shortlist for this...

Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has completed a cedar-wrapped house "inspired by the scattered boulders" that trail down the seaside property in Hubbards, Nova Scotia. Known as Rockbound, the 4100-square foot (380-square metre) home sits...

The windmill sails of the Moulin Rouge, an iconic 135-year-old cabaret venue in Paris, collapsed to the ground in the early hours. Just before 2am this morning, the four blades attached to a red-painted windmill on top of the Moulin Rouge venue...

Dezeen Showroom: Italian stone brand Antolini has updated its Cristallo Vitrum tableware collection, adding a material combination that evokes the look of glacial ice. Titled Cristallo Vitrum "Wow", the new variation features translucent natural...

US studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has designed four skyscrapers and a series of public spaces in Toronto, which will be the studio\'s first built project in Canada. Developed by Madison Group and totalling two million square feet (185,806 square...

Promotion: Design Hotels has launched its study Neuroaesthetics ? Design for the Mind, which centres around the neuroscientific effects of science, technology and the arts. Speaking at the talk, Landau summed up the theme as "how our brains and...

Dezeen Showroom: Spanish designer Pablo Regaño has created a chair for Polish furniture company Artu designed to resemble a wicker basket. The Cesto chair has a simple form made up of metal tubes and slats, and is intended for outdoor use thanks to...

Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Casalgrande Padana looked to the central Alps for inspiration for its Stonetech collection of porcelain tiles. Casalgrande Padana considers the Stonetech collection an embodiment of its latest research and innovation,...

British studio Mole Architects has created Alde Valley Barn, a brick-clad holiday home on a farmyard in Suffolk that dates back to the 17th century. The four-bedroom house replaces a steel-framed barn, which was added to the farm in the English...

Ahead of this summer\'s Olympic Games in Paris, design offices Concepto and Studio 5.5 have installed 350 street lights made from salvaged scaffolding poles and lampposts in the athletes\' village. The lighting project is part of a scheme...

Indonesian architecture practice Dhani? & Sal has completed Mawi Garage in South Tangerang, creating a steel structure that references the engineering of the cars and motorcycles inside. The client, a car collector, tasked the local practice with...

Fashion house Loewe unveiled lamps created by 24 international artists during Milan design week in an exhibition that featured materials ranging from birch twigs and horse hair to leather and Japanese washi paper. The Loewe Lamps presentation took...