This week on Dezeen, we reported on MIT’s tiny, bee-sized flying robot, which could someday help with search-and-rescue missions. Measuring four centimetres wide and weighing under one gram, the micro
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The top 10 hotels of 2025
For the latest in our review of 2025, we explore the best hotel designs of the year – from a surrealist hotel by Philippe Starck to an Oaxaca hotel modelled on pre-Hispanic pyramids. The hospitality
Sheep Inc combines cork and wool walls for “flagsheep store”
Interior designer Mark Brown used cork and wool to create natural, tactile interiors for clothing brand Sheep Inc’s first store, in London. Dubbed its “flagsheep store”, the shop in Carnaby Street is
Kazunari Sakamoto creates art library in Shanghai museum for Chanel
Japanese architect Kazunari Sakamoto has renovated the third floor of Shanghai’s Power Station of Art museum, transforming it into an art library named Espace Gabrielle Chanel. Espace Gabrielle Chane
Bianca Censori restrains women’s bodies with contortionist furniture
Designer Bianca Censori, the wife of the rapper Ye – formerly known as Kanye West, has created a series of tables and chairs in which the female body becomes part of the furniture. The pieces, with
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
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
Are there too many designers?
With entry-level design jobs receiving hundreds of applications per opening, Cajsa Carlson explores whether there’s simply an oversupply of aspiring designers as part of our Performance Review series.