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Sculptural wooden play apparatus among projects from the Architectural Association

Dezeen staff — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:37 +0000

Dezeen School Shows: wooden play apparatus combining traditional and contemporary timber techniques is among the projects from the Architectural Association. Read more

Tile Crafts tiles by Cevica

Rima Sabina Aouf — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:14 +0000

Dezeen Showroom: Spanish tile brand Cevica has combined the creative potential of modular systems with the warmth of the handmade in its Tile Crafts range. Read more

Hollaway Studio continues "story of Dungeness" with Westview Cottage

Lizzie Crook — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:30:27 +0000

A monochrome palette of wood and metal marks out this low-lying house in Britain's only desert, designed by architecture practice Hollaway Studio as an evolution of its dilapidated predecessor. Read more

Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and Farrokh Aman bring "sense of home" to Iranian-Iraqi cafe

Alyn Griffiths — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:00:24 +0000

Designer Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and architect Farrokh Aman drew on their Iranian heritage when creating the playful interior for a cafe in east London that evokes traditional Middle Eastern bistros. Read more

Beosound Haven speaker by Bang & Olufsen and Antolini

Dezeen staff — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:30:48 +0000

Dezeen Showroom: Italian stone brand Antolini has teamed up with Bang & Olufsen to create an outdoor speaker that explores "sound as an architectural language". Read more

Dezeen's pick of the best grassroots shows from Milan design week

Dezeen team — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:03 +0000

Milan design week might have reached peak brandification this year, but there were still plenty of outstanding independent exhibitions to be found in the margins. Below, the Dezeen team shares nine of its favourites. Read more

Bethan Laura Wood reinvents Baccarat chandelier as modular "vortex" of jewelled flowers

Amy Frearson — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:29 +0000

British designer Bethan Laura Wood has created a modular version of a 175-year-old crystal-glass chandelier, described as "somewhere between a science-fiction wormhole and the interlacing of Elizabethan garters". Read more

Amanda Levete and Ole Scheeren revealed as Dezeen Awards 2026 judges

Charlie Smare — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:00:14 +0000

Architects Amanda Levete and Ole Scheeren, alongside interior designers Wu Bin and Zoe Lowres, have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026. Read more

Eclectic door knobs feature in guerrilla Milan design week exhibition

Alyn Griffiths — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:55 +0000

Door handles made from human hair, soap and climbing grips featured in a nomadic Milan design week exhibition curated by Zaccaria Slater as an affordable platform for emerging design talent. Read more

Capri Performance Tops by PoliLam

Dezeen staff — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:07 +0000

Dezeen Showroom: US brand PoliLam has developed an ultra-thin countertop panel collection equipped with coordinated edges for visual seamlessness. Read more