Design
“Design and architecture needs a new vocabulary”
Japan House London exhibition explores how pictograms “transcend linguistic and cultural barriers”
PDM designs paving stone flip flops to “surprise and delight”
Spktrl’s AI-powered diamond ring promises to reduce screen use
Dezeen Agenda features concrete “pour party” to involve public in furniture-making process
Consent Soap provides sex education for people with learning disabilities
Designers host concrete “pour party” to involve public in furniture-making process
Fahrenheit 180 shows tiles made from oyster shells at Lisbon’s Gulbenkian art museum
Eight design brands forging ahead with metal furnishings
Formafantasma releases picture book to teach children about the environment
Milú Brunell creates Soli garden light to be powered by soil
Autex Acoustics designs “acoustic forest” for LA Design Festival
Slippers made from dust showcase “meaningful” use for household waste
Smoking Diaries exhibition reimagines the ashtray 17 different ways
Dezeen In Depth asks if an ancient building material can become mainstream again
Meta envisions replacing keyboard and mouse with smart wristband
Massimiliano Malagò creates chair as “essay in the form of an object”
Hawaii company converts surfboard waste into construction blocks
Bike-friendly future city concept with wider streets wins SketchUp Design Sprint Challenge
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Toyhill house hosts Ready To Hang designs
Dezeen Agenda features flat-pack cooking stove for displaced people
“Civilization has gone about as far as it can go, chair-wise”
Italian avant-garde design informs cleaved medals for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games