Architect Shalom Baranes has presented an updated design of the proposed White House ballroom that he said will allow it to "age in a much more graceful way" and speculated on adding a storey to the West Wing for symmetry. Read more
Tech company Cozytime has debuted a grilling and roasting device that uses infrared light to cook food and senses food type using AI, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Read more
Welcome to 2026: I’m hoping to return to this side blog this year. Have a photo of something I saw in Haye on Wye at the Haye on Wye festival.
Hot cocoa, bitches!!!! 🤣 I’m all out of candy canes but have some on the way (grocery store was sold out tho I belatedly realized I could have tried more stores). So imagine all this but with a candy cane hanging over the rim. There IS a cinnamon stick and some peppermint candies in each, and a layer of marshmallows under the cold foam. AND AREN’T THOSE SPRINKLES CUTE OMG!!! I made these at my parents’ house for me and my mom. Also brought her a fancy cheese and dried fruit and candied pecans ch
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features designs for Brisbane Olympic Stadium. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more
Mexican architecture practice HW Studio has created a concrete house on the Pacific coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with a semi-elliptical wall that frames multiple levels of contemplative courtyards. Read more
Dezeen School Shows: a zine exploring LGBTQ+ communities in the US is among the projects from University of Nevada Las Vegas. Read more
Media brand Sandow Companies has acquired Canadian magazine Azure and product directory Architonic. Read more
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has completed House Under the Poplars, the reconstruction and extension of a historic post-war home in Ljubljana. Read more
Rough-around-the-edges design could emerge as a key trend in 2026, experts have told Dezeen. Read more
Researchers have found that buildings demolished during the 21st century in European cities had a shorter lifespan than those in US cities. Read more
At the CES tech fair in Las Vegas, US manufacturer Seattle Ultrasonics is presenting its ultrasonic C-200 knife, which vibrates over 30,000 times per second to create cleaner, smoother cuts. Read more
Japanese brands Miyake Design Studio and ASICS have teamed up to create sneakers that merge "advanced performance science with minimalist design" and draw on the structure of gecko feet. Read more
At this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, technology brand TDM is presenting a "first-of-its-kind" audio device that transforms from a pair of headphones into a Bluetooth speaker with a simple twist. Read more
Architecture studio SoBA Architects has designed the Huachiao Vibrant Sports Park in China, whose shape was informed by the flowing "water sleeves" used in the costumes for Kunqu operas. Read more
Architecture studio Beyer Blinder Belle has completed The Brook in Downtown Brooklyn, a 52-storey mixed-use skyscraper that was informed by historic Brooklyn architecture. Read more
Singapore tech company Flint has announced production on a rechargeable "paper battery", which it claims will biodegrade at the end of its life cycle, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Read more
National Capital Planning Commission chairman Will Scharf has suggested the planned stadium by architecture studio HKS for the NFL team Washington Commanders should have a "classical" design. Read more
Dezeen School Shows: an app using AI and a smartphone camera that gives personalised interior design suggestions is among the projects from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Read more
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis has created an updated version of the popular Varmblixt lights she designed for IKEA, revamping the company's most-sold lamp with a matte finish and a smart bulb. Read more