Design

Architect and educator Mónica Ponce de León will step down from her role as dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton University after 10 years of leadership. Read more

Adidas has released the official match ball for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which features a motif with a maple leaf, a star and an eagle to symbolise the tournament's three host countries, Canada, the USA and Mexico, and "an innovative new side-mounted chip system". Read more

As part of the architecture and urban design fair Mextrópoli 2025 held in Mexico City, local studio PPAA created a pavilion made of a 23-metre-long cross-laminated timber beam suspended above rotating wood panels. Read more

The 2026 edition of Swedish trade show Stockholm Furniture Fair and the associated Stockholm Design Week has been canceled, with the event moving to a biennial format starting in 2027. Read more

A minimalist gabled form, cantilevered terraces and earth-toned lime plaster define Casa Plaj, a holiday home in Portugal designed by local practice Extrastudio. Read more

An underground air raid shelter designed to ensure "comfort and dignity" will form part of the Holy Trinity Church, which Ukrainian studio Aranchii Architects is designing in Kyiv. Read more

Designer Henry Svendsen has created Handle, a "kink-coded" furniture collection that features three abstract sculptural pieces made from brushed metal and black leather. Read more

Two creatives chosen to contribute to the Humanise Wall at Thomas Heatherwick's Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism have criticised the installation for being insensitive to its South Korean context. Read more

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the renovation of a 1950s country home in Surrey by architecture studio Medium. Read more

Plumy blades of grass were turned into the "world's first" plant-based alternative to feathers for the grand finale of fashion designer Stella McCartney's Spring/Summer 2026 show in Paris. Read more

Architect Luca Cipelletti has renovated the lower-ground floor of Milan's Triennale Milano museum, including its restaurant, music venue and children's play area. Read more

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features BIG's "first built project in Los Angeles" at Claremont McKenna College. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more

Local studio CRB Arquitectos has completed a timber apartment building with planted atriums and sculptural staircases in the heart of Mexico City. Read more

US President Donald Trump is doing "what dictators do" by passing executive orders that prescribe classical architecture for federal buildings, congresswoman Dina Titus tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. Read more

Festivals Design Week Mexico, Dutch Design Week and Archtober are among the key creative events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this October. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: forms and shapes distilled from pylons, signals and beacons make up this lighting collection created by French duo Marie & Alexandre and produced by design brand Petite Friture. Read more

An approach of "frugality and honesty" informed the minimally-finished plywood and plaster surfaces of Twin Pitches, the renovation and extension to a home in London by local studio Atelier Baulier. Read more

Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis has created a trio of mirrored and resin installations at Apple Park in California, all informed by the latest iPhones. Read more

Architecture studio Henning Larsen has won a competition to design a swimming pool to replace Gothenburg's historic Valhallabadet with a timber-framed building that will also house other sports facilities. Read more

Plans to demolish the Museum of London and Bastion House to make way for the London Wall West scheme will be challenged at the High Court, following environmental concerns raised by campaign group Barbican Quarter Organisation. Read more