The MCM Life

Pick up Dezeen Dispatch at Milan design week

Dezeen is set to launch the first Milan design week edition of Dezeen Dispatch next week, featuring our pick of the best events, exhibitions and hotspots at the annual gathering. Read more

Three new things you should know about Dezeen Awards 2026

Dezeen Awards 2026 is open for entries. Now halfway through this year's entry period, we've put together a short reel about the awards, highlighting key changes. Read more

Issey Miyake transforms "wafer-thin" layers of waste paper into marbled furniture

Fashion house Issey Miyake has created handcrafted furniture out of compressed log-like rolls of paper salvaged from the production of pleated garments, which will be unveiled at Milan design week. Read more

SYS's performancewear is designed to "move with intention"

Promotion: South Korean brand SYS has entered the US market with its collection of "precision-engineered" performancewear for men and women. Read more

Dozie Kanu collaborates with Knoll on "animated" fringed furniture

American furniture company Knoll has collaborated with Texas designer Dozie Kanu on leather-fringed tables that combine motifs of African ceremonial dress with Texas cowboy culture, for this year's Salone del MobileRead more

Five furnishings that help outdoor spaces turn over a new leaf

Dezeen Showroom: in the wake of the dark winter months, we've rounded up a handful of outdoor seating solutions that ring in the warmer parts of the year. Read more

Flower-covered theatre forms centrepiece of Denise Scott Brown's photography exhibition

A flower-covered theatre has been installed at the centre of an exhibition dedicated to architect Denise Scott Brown's photographs at the brutalist Yale architecture school building in New Haven, USA. Read more

Art installations bring colour to Peter Zumthor's austere LACMA addition

Art has been added to The David Geffen Galleries at LACMA in Los Angeles, USA, with colourful works enlivening the massive concrete structure designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. Read more

Azul lounge chair by Lina Bo Bardi via Paola Lenti

Dezeen Showroom: created by pioneering modernist architect and designer Lina Bo Bardi for her home in São Paulo, the Azul lounge chair has been reissued by furniture brand Paola Lenti. Read more

Rammed-earth walls enclose A House Born of Four Soils in India

Sand sourced from four different regions creates a "geological canvas" of coloured and textured strata in the rammed-earth walls of this home in India, designed by Ahmedabad studio Hiren Patel Architects + Design. Read more

Twenty-four unmissable exhibitions and installations at Milan design week 2026

In the run-up to Milan design week, we've compiled a list of must-see happenings around the city, including a mindfulness space by Zaha Hadid Architects and interior designer Kelly Wearstler's first furniture collection for H&M. Read more

V&A East Museum by O'Donnell + Tuomey unveiled in London

The highly-anticipated V&A East Museum by Irish studio O'Donnell + Tuomey has reached completion in London, with galleries by JA Projects and shops by Studio Mutt. Read more

Verso modular bathroom furniture collection by Roca

Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Roca has created an adaptable bathroom furniture system that can be tailored to different functions and scales without losing visual balance. Read more

Christ & Gantenbein designs Seoul arts centre to have "direct relationship with the elements"

Sun, wind and rain will be encouraged to enter the towering timber pavilion that defines Dongjak Art Space, which architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein is designing in Seoul, South Korea. Read more

Nice Projects designs Selfridges members' club 40 Duke Street as "a collector's home"

London design studio Nice Projects has created the interior of a members' club for UK retailer Selfridges, using tactile materials, including burl wood and travertine, as the background for a mix of classic and contemporary furniture. Read more

Kulapat Yantrasast to explore Uzbek craft traditions in Milan design week exhibition

Architect Kulapat Yantrasast has curated an exhibition exploring craft, cultural memory and environmental legacy in Uzbekistan for Milan design week 2026, as shown in this video produced by Dezeen. Read more

"Timeless futurism" defines Hong Kong cocktail bar Peridot by Studio Paolo Ferrari

Over 20,000 tiny lights glow across this lime-green bar by Toronto-based Studio Paolo Ferrari, located at the top of Zaha Hadid Architects' The Henderson in Hong Kong. Read more

ZGF wraps space shuttle in stainless-steel tower for California Science Center

American architecture studio ZGF's building in Los Angeles is complete with a full-size space shuttle "in launch position" wrapped in a stainless steel cylinder. Read more

Dezeen Debate features "appropriately organic" Pamela Anderson furniture line

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a rattan furniture line by Canadian-American actor Pamela Anderson. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more

Payette creates timber farm stand "rooted in the rhythms of New England"

US studio Payette has completed a pro-bono project called Land's Sake Farmstand in Massachusetts, USA, designed as a "functional and poetic" timber pavilion that emulates early agrarian buildings. Read more