Our favourite products from London Design Festival 2025
In the wake of last week’s London Design Festival, the Dezeen team has selected their seven favourite products on show at the city-wide event, including a patchwork timber rocking chair and a lampshade made from old sandpaper. Read more
Norwegian designers use reclaimed materials to customise USM Haller furniture
Climbing ropes, tall grass and a balloon pump were among the things Norwegian designers used to modify USM Haller‘s famous modular furniture for an exhibition at Designers’ Saturday in Oslo. Read more
Grain Pile exhibition in old fire station shows six designers’ fresh takes on wooden furniture
British furniture maker Ercol and Max Radford Gallery commissioned six of the capital’s designers to create imaginative chairs, tables, cabinets, and more with timber, at this exhibition for London Design Festival. Read more
WA lamp by Akasaki & Vanhuyse is crafted from decommissioned Tokyo train parts
Passenger handles from a defunct Japanese train line stack up to form this minimalist ring-shaped lamp by design studio Akasaki & Vanhuyse. Read more
RIAS unveils shortlist for Scotland’s best building 2025
A bridge lined with local granite and the restoration of a remote tower in the Scottish Highlands are among the four buildings shortlisted for RIAS‘ 2025 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award. Read more
Traditional Turkish table redesign among projects from University of the Arts London Chelsea
Dezeen School Shows: a redesign of traditional Turkish dining tables that encourages communal eating is among the projects from the University of the Arts London Chelsea. Read more
Mirrored cabins by ÖÖD extend Oregon riverside retreat
A collection of reflective cabins designed by prefabricated housing company ÖÖD have been added to the site of a 1970s hotel on Oregon‘s Rogue River. Read more
Mycelium insulates experimental timber pavilion by Myceen and EKA PAKK
Insulation panels made using mycelium and a modular timber construction system were used to create PAKK Pavilion, an angular timber structure in Tallinn, developed by materials company Myceen and the architecture department at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Read more
Eight interiors where DJ booths take centre stage
DJ booths clad in wood, metal and a giant disco ball feature in this lookbook, which rounds up nightclubs, restaurants and even a bathhouse that centre music. Read more
US edition of Dezeen Agenda explores the « extremely broken » lighting manufacturing industry
The latest newsletter in our US edition of Dezeen Agenda features an interview with Bruce Hannah about the state of furniture design, and an investigation into how US lighting brands are innovating. Subscribe today! Read more