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I’ve just shared this week’s Little Friday Letter — written by the fire with the wind tapping at the windows and a candle...

I’ve just shared this week’s Little Friday Letter — written by the fire with the wind tapping at the windows and a candle flickering beside me. It’s one of those soft, quiet November evenings that asks us to slow down and settle in.Inside this week’s letter, I’m chatting about the gentle magic of the early winter days, the small comforts carrying me through the darker evenings… and the book that has completely stolen my heart lately: The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater. (If ever there was a

Did you bring your spell book? We have a ghost trapped in a mug that needs help!🔮✨

Did you bring your spell book? We have a ghost trapped in a mug that needs help!🔮✨

Djernes & Bell designs Danish research centre as "living laboratory"

A palette of local clay, sand, hemp and wood was used to create Hedeskov Living Lab, a research and educational centre in Rønde, designed by Danish architecture studio Djernes & Bell. Read more

Apple and Issey Miyake create expandable "extra pocket" for iPhones

Fashion brand Issey Miyake has teamed up with Apple to launch the iPhone Pocket, a wearable smartphone carrier that stretches, much like the fashion brand's pleated clothing, to hold any iPhone. Read more

Le Corbusier "used to prank" Balkrishna Doshi says granddaughter Khushnu Panthaki Hoof

The late Balkrishna Doshi's time working under modernist pioneer Le Corbusier sparked a career of fun and creative freedom, his granddaughter and fellow Indian architect Khushnu Panthaki Hoof tells Dezeen in this interview. Read more

Herzog & de Meuron's Art Basel trophies are "different from anything that's ever been done"

Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has designed bubbly glass trophies for the Art Basel Awards that aim to capture the shape of breath in glass. Read more

Alter exhibition aims to revive Tokyo's "increasingly homogenous" design landscape

The inaugural edition of design show Alter in Tokyo exhibited works by 56 creatives, including "nearly invisible" window blinds and a chair covered in layers of washi paper. Read more

Jun Aoki cloaks Tiffany & Co store in curving glass panels

Japanese studio Jun Aoki & Associates has used translucent glass panels to create a flowing exterior for Tiffany & Co's flagship store in Ginza, Tokyo. Read more

Habitare 2025 explored the human need to "touch and feel things"

Dezeen has teamed up with Habitare to spotlight this year's edition of the Finnish design fair, examining how tactile materials and design can "provide a counterforce to our increasingly digital world". Read more

Sigma's pared-back Shanghai showroom lets photography paraphernalia come into focus

Cameras and photographic lenses take centre stage in this minimalist showroom that Chinese firm Onoaa Studio has created for manufacturer Sigma in Shanghai. Read more

Nothing launches Ear (3) headphones with "Super Mic" for calls

Promotion: eight different microphones, bone-conducting technology, and AI-powered noise cancellation come together in the latest wireless headphones by tech company Nothing. Read more

S9 Architecture converts former Nashville slaughterhouse into "modern industrial village"

American studio S9 Architecture has converted an early 20th-century slaughterhouse site in Tennessee, USA, into the mixed-use Neuhoff District. Read more

A "superb example of architectural execution" features in this week's Dezeen Debate

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an angular office block added to Zurich station by Santiago Calatrava. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more

BIG unveils Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art topped with ribbon-like roof

The Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art in China, designed by BIG in collaboration with ARTS Group and Front Inc, has been revealed ahead of its opening later next year. Read more

Quarzite Rosso Levanto stone by Antolini

Dezeen Showroom: dramatic colours and veining characterise Quarzite Rosso Levanto, a dynamic natural stone produced by Italian company Antolini. Read more

Salone del Mobile launches its first ever collectible design fair

Milan's Salone del Mobile has announced its first-ever exhibition dedicated to unique and limited-edition design with Salone Raritas, which will debut as part of the furniture fair's next edition. Read more

Studio Weave designs kitchen as "piece of public realm" at South Barn in England

British practice Studio Weave has converted a barn on the Isle of Wight, creating a home with countryside views and a spacious living area for hosting large gatherings. Read more

The Brutalist costume designer reproduces Adrian Brody's Brutalist Sweater

Costume designer Kate Forbes has recreated the grey sweater worn by Adrien Brody in The Brutalist film for fans to buy. Read more

Design Museum pushes for stone construction in the UK with Stone Demonstrator

Stone makes up the facade, frame, foundations and floor slabs in the Stone Demonstrator, a project by London's Design Museum aimed at getting the British construction industry to embrace the "ultra-low-carbon" material. Read more

Viral video captures London's Olympic velodrome "reflecting fireworks as farts"

A video of London's Olympic velodrome, designed by local studio Hopkins Architects, has gone viral on social media for echoing fart-like sounds while fireworks exploded nearby. Read more