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Büro Ziyu Zhuang creates UFO-shaped gallery in grassland in Inner Mongolia

Chinese architecture studio Büro Ziyu Zhuang has created Prairie Ark, a public gallery resembling a flying saucer that has touched down on grassland in Inner Mongolia, accompanied by a viewing tower.

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Unseen videos reveal Zaha Hadid's first digital designs

Architect Daniel Oakley has released videos of the first 3D computer models created at Zaha Hadid Architects, exclusively revealed here as part of our Parametricism series.

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Barber Osgerby to close studio after 30 years "to begin working independently"

British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby are closing their eponymous London studio after three decades, bringing to an end one of the UK's most influential design partnerships.

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Google and Samsung launch AI-powered Intelligent Eyewear

Google and Samsung have entered the smart glasses market with Intelligent Eyewear – AI-powered wearables made in collaboration with South Korean and American eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker.

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Fung+Bedford folds origami lighting from eight-metre-long sheet

Design studio Fung+Bedford has used its signature paper-folding technique to create a trio of twisted pendant lights, suspended in the nave of a historic church for Clerkenwell Design Week.

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Michael Anastassiades closes lighting brand to refocus on design full time

Designer Michael Anastassiades has announced the closure of his eponymous lighting brand after 20 years in business, telling Dezeen he plans to dedicate his newfound free time "solely to creating things".

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Dezeen Awards helps give visibility "far beyond the traditional design field"

With just one week left until entries close for Dezeen Awards 2026, past winners spoke to Dezeen about the impact the accolade has made, with one designer heralding it as a "transformative milestone."

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Max Lamb's seminal Economy Chair goes into production with Hem

British designer Max Lamb has brought his most recognisable seating prototype into production for the first time, rendering it in sleek pinewood for Swedish brand Hem.

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"A crisis is a terrible thing to waste" says Kulapat Yantrasast

Promotion: environmental crises can create the conditions for new forms of craft and cultural production, said architect Kulapat Yantrasast during a panel discussion about the role of craft in responding to environmental and social change.

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Google rolls out Neural Expressive redesign of Gemini AI tool

Among a slew of announcements during Google's annual IO developer conference, the American technology company announced a new visual identity for its Gemini AI model, with new typography and "vibrant colours".

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Actiu headquarters a "model of healthy industrial architecture"

Promotion: Spanish furniture brand Actiu's headquarters, nestled in the mountains of Castalla, Spain, is a bioclimatic industrial campus where architecture, landscape and health "operate as a single system".

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Chilean modular housing protoype uses stilts to traverse difficult site

Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen and Leonardo Gúzman Valencia in Chile have collaborated on a prototype for modular housing lifted on stilts with clearly separated building components that respond to changing site conditions and allow for flexibility.

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Bolzan lists five of its products on Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Bolzan has published a selection of its latest beds and bedheads on Dezeen Showroom, showcasing its craftsmanship and use of natural materials.

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Dezeen Debate features "quaint" historic furniture by Louis Kahn and SOM

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Bechara Maalouf displays lamps informed by Lebanese window guards

New York fashion retailer Komune has displayed laser-cut metal lamps on recycled-wood bases by local designer Bechara Maalouf in a slim gallery during NYC design week, informed by the intricate window guards of Maalouf's family home in Lebanon.

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Time management pebble among industrial design projects from the University of Illinois Chicago

Dezeen School Shows: a series of pebbled interactive objects designed to help neurodivergent people with time management is among the projects from the University of Illinois Chicago.

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Terrain modular seating by Webb for Connection

Dezeen Showroom: created by design studio Webb for Flokk-owned, UK-based furniture brand Connection, Terrain is a modular lounge seating system with a soft, organic feel.

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