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With the return of NYCxDesign, Dezeen Events Guide will publish its annual guide to the festival, which takes place from 14 to 20 May 2026. Find out how you can get listed in the guide below. Read more

Commission of Fine Arts chair Rodney Mims Cook Jr has suggested that the Executive Residence of the White House switch its Ionic for Corinthian columns to match the controversial, in-progress ballroom extension. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: designer Luca Nichetto used recycled remnants of Murano glass to create the Upglas table lamp for Danish lighting brand Astep. Read more

A large red roof and patterned red-brick walls were informed by ancient clay ovens discovered on the site of this sports pavilion in Willowdale, Sydney, completed by local studio Sam Crawford Architects. Read more

Architecture studio AECOM has unveiled designs for a subterranean visitor screening centre as part of US president Donald Trump‘s revamp of the White House in Washington DC. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: design studio Martinelli Venezia has created a modern chandelier where form follows function for Italian brand Lodes. Read more

Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura describes how his career began almost by chance in the first video in a series produced by Dezeen. Read more

Norwegian studio Nordic Office of Architecture has created a collection of interconnected ministry buildings for the New Government Quarter on the site of the 2011 terrorist bombing in Oslo. Read more

Designer Christoffer Söderqvist has launched a furniture brand focused on using technology to facilitate scalable artisanal production, which debuted at the recent Stockholm Design Days event. Read more

For decades, the worlds of art and design existed in separate spheres. Art was for contemplation, displayed in galleries and collected for its cultural significance. Design was for use, displayed in showrooms and purchased for its function. That boundary has dissolved. In its place stands a new category: collectible design, unique or limited-edition functional objects sold, …