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Dezeen's May Roundup: Playful Furniture and Lighting from London Designers architecture-design
Dezeen's design and interiors reporter Jane Englefield curated a selection of furniture and lighting debuting in May 2026. Highlights include James Shaw's Sheep Inc chair made…
Ulster House: Toronto's First Multiplex Condominium by LGA Architectural Partners architecture-design
Ulster House, designed by LGA Architectural Partners, is Toronto's first multiplex condominium, completed in 2025. The 377 m² residential project, led by architects Janna Levitt…
Bernardes Arquitetura Designs Fundación Albuquerque in Sintra architecture-design
The Fundación Albuquerque, a new cultural institution in Sintra, Portugal, has been completed by Bernardes Arquitetura. Curated by Susanna Moreira, the 4,000 m² project focuses on…
Casa Eco: A Mexican Home Where Rock Formations Replace Walls architecture-design
Sensacional Dinámica Mexicana (SDM), led by founder Sergio Padilla, designed Casa Eco, a private residence in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, on the edge of the Altiplano desert. The…
50 m² Malasaña Apartment by StudioMadera Maximizes Limited Natural Light architecture-design
StudioMadera has completed the renovation of a 50 m² apartment in Madrid's Malasaña neighborhood. The interior dwelling had limited natural light, entering mainly from the…
MiMStudios Restores Beech Cottage in Surrey Hills architecture-design
MiMStudios, located in London, has successfully restored and expanded Beech Cottage, a 297 m² home situated in the Surrey Hills, with completion set for 2024. This project, led by…
Arup's Dajti Village Brings Fragmented Timber Housing to Albania's Mountainscape architecture-design
Dajti Village, a residential and aparthotel project situated on the Dajti plateau above Tirana, Albania, has been conceived by Arup Architecture Madrid. This development employs a…
LUXEFARM Waterbird Park Pavilion by Atelier OO in Wanning architecture-design
Atelier OO has completed the Waterbird Park Pavilion for LUXEFARM in Wanning, China, a 300 m² structure serving as a restaurant and bar within a wetland ecosystem. The pavilion,…
LUKSTUDIO Designs Yunju Roast Meat Restaurant in Guangzhou architecture-design
LUKSTUDIO has designed the Yunju Roast Meat Restaurant in Guangzhou, China, completed in 2026. The 103 m² interior reimagines the traditional Cantonese siu mei shop, often…
Kengo Kuma turns Guangzhou shipyard slipway into walkable volcanic stone roof architecture-design
Kengo Kuma and Associates has completed Shipyard 1914 on the site of the former Guangzhou Shipyard in Guangzhou, China. The 4,400-square-meter mixed-use complex preserves the…
Rome's Hotel Boom: Zaha Hadid, Bulgari, and Six Senses Lead Design Renaissance architecture-design
Rome has emerged as a destination for architecturally ambitious hotels, with several major openings since 2023. ROMEO Roma, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and opened in…
kooo architects completes House in Narutaki near Kyoto architecture-design
kooo architects, led by Shinya Kojima and Ayaka Kojima, has completed the House in Narutaki, a 323 m² renovation project in a tranquil area near central Kyoto. The site is located…
GRT Architects unveils exuberant tiled facade for Bad Roman Beverly Hills architecture-design
GRT Architects, a Brooklyn-based firm, has unveiled Bad Roman Beverly Hills, marking the second location for the vibrant restaurant brand by Quality Branded. Set to open this…
Cristián Mohaded debuts at Meritalia with Hug and Eyes collections at Salone del Mobile 2026 architecture-design
At Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026, Argentine designer Cristián Mohaded presented his first collection for Meritalia, the historic Italian firm now part of Italian Radical Design.…
ttal's off-grid solar lighting installation transforms Frankfurt riverfront architecture-design
The Munich-based firm ttal, headed by Tobias Trübenbacher and Andreas Lang, has introduced 'Main Light,' a solar lighting installation that operates independently along the Main…
Fab Architectes: A Reparative Practice Against Spectacle Architecture architecture-design
Fab Architectes, founded by Pauline Bourgade and Salvador Figueras, both alumni of RCR Arquitectes (2017 Pritzker Prize winners), develops a reparative architectural practice…
Casa Ascendente by TETRO Arquitetura in Lagoa Santa architecture-design
Casa Ascendente, a residential project spanning 274 m², is situated in Lagoa Santa, Brazil, and was finalized in 2025. The design approach involved analyzing the spaces between…
Interior Designers Champion Multi-Wallpaper Rooms architecture-design
Modern interior designers are bringing back the Victorian trend of layering various wallpapers within a single space, infusing it with contemporary flair. Notable designers such…
Pasta Shapes Inspire New Wave of Furniture and Decor Design architecture-design
Pasta shapes are becoming a muse for furniture and decor designers, with several new collections and exhibitions highlighting the trend. In April, Artistic Tile, a luxury stone…
More & Wiese renovates Las Américas International Airport terminal architecture-design
In March 2024, More & Wiese received a commission to enhance the commercial space on the first floor and upgrade the north and south check-in lobbies at Las Américas International…
Casa Terramar: Precision Siting in Bahia's Atlantic Forest architecture-design
Casa Terramar, designed by Estúdio Pedro Haruf, is a 450 m² house completed in 2025 in Itacaré, southern Bahia, Brazil. The project is curated by Susanna Moreira and situated…
Studio Weave clads London public toilet in reused corporate granite architecture-design
Studio Weave has finalized a public restroom at Maida Hill Market in North Paddington, London, featuring pink Finnish granite and Norwegian larvikite sourced from a decommissioned…
Srelant Brand Identity by Abdullah Samir: Dynamic Typography and High-Contrast Palette architecture-design
Abdullah Samir designed a new brand identity for Srelant, a US-based tech consulting firm that monitors and manages technological content and system applications. The design…
V Taller's 'A Crafted Shelter' Wins Honorable Mention in NOT A HOTEL Competition architecture-design
Mexican architecture studio V Taller has received an Honorable Mention in the 2026 NOT A HOTEL Design Competition for its proposal 'A Crafted Shelter' on Yakushima Island, Japan.…
LiQ to Debut tambient ona Workplace Lighting at Fulton Market Design Days 2026 architecture-design
The Lighting Quotient (LiQ) has announced full production of tambient® ona™, a human-centric workplace lighting system. The system will debut at Fulton Market Design Days in…
Memola Estúdio's Casa Baruk Restaurant in São Paulo Reimagines Arab-Brazilian Architecture architecture-design
Casa Baruk, a 700-square-meter restaurant specializing in Arab cuisine, was crafted by Memola Estúdio, under the direction of Veronica Molina and Bianca Sinisgalli, in São Paulo's…
Eight new furnishings by British brands showcase UK design diversity architecture-design
Dezeen Showroom has highlighted eight new furnishings, lights, and textiles by British brands and designers, coinciding with Clerkenwell Design Week 2025 (19–21 May). The products…
RockRose Melides: A Rammed Earth Retreat in Portugal's Alentejo architecture-design
RockRose Melides, a rammed earth guesthouse in the hills above Melides, Portugal, was designed by architect Manuel Aires Mateus for owners Marta Alvim and Vasco Maya. The project…
10 Surfacing Collections Blending Art and Innovation architecture-design
Azure Magazine highlights ten countertop, flooring, and wall products that combine artistic merit with positive innovation. The roundup includes mineral composites with zero…
Douglas Friedman's Long Island Retreat with Steven Gambrel and Martha Stewart architecture-design
Photographer Douglas Friedman enlisted AD100 designer Steven Gambrel and lifestyle icon Martha Stewart to craft his layered Long Island home. The retreat reflects a mature,…
Lily Allen Brings Brooklyn Town House to West End Stage architecture-design
Singer Lily Allen collaborated with designer Anna Fleischle to create a stage set for her West End tour 'Girl' that replicates her Brooklyn town house, aiming to make the audience…
Punto Zero's Casa Alkymia Transforms Rationalist Rome Apartment with Color and Terrazzo architecture-design
Punto Zero, led by Arianna Nobile and Giorgio Marchese, has completed Casa Alkymia, a 230-square-meter apartment in a 1930s rationalist building in Rome's Monteverde Vecchio…
Silk Wood Playscape at Westonbirt Arboretum by Pearce+, Invisible Studio and Lean Structures architecture-design
In Gloucestershire, the Silk Wood Playscape has been completed by Pearce+, Invisible Studio, and Lean Structures, utilizing oak sourced from the nearby forest to craft informal…
Production designer Danny Vermette on building the liminal horrors of A24's Backrooms architecture-design
Production designer Danny Vermette discusses the design of A24's horror film Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons. The film follows Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor), an…
Woods Bagot wraps Macquarie University engineering building in triangular aluminum and glass facade architecture-design
Woods Bagot has completed the Engineering Innovation Building and Building Forum at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. The facade features six types of triangular…
Villa Normanni by Urban Interior: A Holiday Home in Puglia architecture-design
Villa Normanni, designed by architecture firm Urban Interior, is a 206 m² holiday villa completed in 2025 in San Vito dei Normanni, Puglia, Italy. The project was a private…
Montréal modernist home renovation by Vives St-Laurent architecture-design
Vives St-Laurent renovated a 1929 modernist residence on Montréal's South Shore, preserving its early-20th-century character while introducing contemporary touches. The…
Mary Wallis Debuts Springtide and Snow Mobile Lighting Collections architecture-design
Award-winning contemporary lighting designer Mary Wallis debuted the Springtide and Snow Mobile collections during NYCxDesign. The collections feature geometric, sculptural…
Oscar Magnuson on Building a Brand DNA That Resists Fleeting Trends architecture-design
Oscar Magnuson, founder of Stockholm-based eyewear brand Oscar Magnuson Spectacles, advocates for a long-term design vision over trend-chasing in the first feature of designboom…
Spomeniks: Brutalist War Memorials of Former Yugoslavia architecture-design
Spomeniks are abstract, modernist war memorials built across former Yugoslavia after WWII to commemorate antifascist partisans and civilian casualties. Designed by architects like…

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