London practice Studio Ben Allen has completed its renovation of A Place in the Country, a former farmhouse in rural Kent, introducing a playful colour scheme and an oak-lined library. Studio Ben Alle
December 2025
It Shouldn’t Be Radical: How One Creative Director Took a Sabbatical
Emmy Award-winning creative director Joyce N. Ho talks taking a sabbatical and finding her voice.
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AACM designs kindergarten in Italy to feel like “a small village”
An “abstract ensemble” of pyramidal roofs cloaked in terracotta tiles was designed to evoke the feel of a small village at Kinder Rain, a kindergarten in Italy recently completed by local architecture
Meta launches design studio to “define the next generation of products”
Technology company Meta has poached Apple’s VP of human interface design Alan Dye to head up a creative studio that will focus on elevating design within the company. Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg anno
Terrace Mirage House “seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor areas”
Mirrored surfaces create the illusion of additional space inside this renovated terraced house in Sydney, Australia, which local studio Alcami Architecture designed around a completely openable courty
Ten must-read design and architecture interviews of 2025
This year Dezeen interviewed over 50 of the biggest names in architecture and design, along with a US congresswoman and even a prime minister. Continuing our Review of 2025, here are the best and most
Office S&M takes aim at “generic suburbia” with powder blue mews block in Kent
Blue fibre cement weatherboarding and porthole windows lend a “coastal character” to Goldsmith Mews, an infill housing block in Kent designed by London architecture practice Office S&M. Located in
A Pool of Perfection in Paris
Ken Carbone on Céleste Boursier-Mougenot’s ‘clinamen,’ an installation combining color, sound, and motion at Paris’ 18th-century stock exchange.
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100 Days: Portraits of Quality Time by AJ Nielsen
For AJ Nielsen’s 100 Days project, he drew a daily portrait of his father, who lives with Parkinson’s, as an act of connection and care.
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The top rebrands of 2025
From restaurant Cracker Barrel’s failed rebrand to the barely-noticeable tweaks to retailers Amazon and Walmart, our Review of 2025 continues with Dezeen’s top 10 rebrands from the last year. Walmart