Honda Cancels Giorgetto-Giugiaro-like EV

Just a few years ago, automakers pivoting towards producing EVs were seen as wise; Toyota was one of the major holdouts, adopting a more cautious pace, for which it faced criticism.

How times have changed. American political hostility towards EVs, the expiration of EV tax credits, accordingly low sales figures and most notably, China's sudden and utter dominance of EV production have rocked the auto industry. Now Honda, which was planning to roll out their very Giorgetto-Giugiaro-esque 0 Saloon this year, has announced they've axed it.

Honda 0 Saloon

Giorgetto Giugiaro's 1968 Manta

Honda's 0 series was...

PichiAvo builds wooden temple to burn down for Valencia's Fallas festival

Local art studio PichiAvo used wood and paper to create a pavilion based on an Ancient Greek temple, which was set ablaze for the Fallas celebrations in Valencia.

Named Per Ofrenar, which means "to offer" in Catalan, the installation had a classical design that drew upon the Temple of Athena Nike in Athens.

PichiAvo designed Per Ofrenar for Fallas, an annual five-day festival where wood and paper monuments are exhibited in the streets of Valencia before being set on fire on the final day, La Cremà, which was on 19...

Sandstone murals adorn giant office in Kolkata by Morphogenesis

Murals carved into sandstone panels decorate ITC Green Centre, an expansive mixed-use office development in Kolkata by Indian architecture studio Morphogenesis.

Situated within the city's emerging Rajarhat suburb, the ITC Green Centre comprises a collection of rectilinear volumes and an elongated low-rise volume across a 6.8-hectare site.

The project, which houses office and residential towers, alongside a hotel and a knowledge centre, is the first phase of a wider masterplan, for which additional towers are yet to be completed.

Morphogenesis said it conceptualised the campus as an "urban anchor" for the expanding Rajarhat suburb.

"The campus was...

KFC creates "unhinged" Pickle Puffer stuffed with gherkins

Fast-food chain KFC has joined the novelty outerwear arms race with a gherkin-filled puffer jacket, hooked up to a built-in straw for picklebacks on the go.

Following hot on the heels of Aldi's Jacket Potato Jacket, the Pickle Puffer features a clear plastic outer that reveals the slicked pickles and acid-green brine that were used to stuff the jacket.

A pickle-shaped zipper pull and KFC logo round off the design, while a long plastic hose, like the kind used by runners, allowing the wearer to take sips of pickle juice...

Staggered Cabin / Mork-Ulnes Architects

© Joe Fletcher architects: Mork-Ulnes ArchitectsLocation: South Lake Tahoe, United StatesProject Year: 2025Photographs: Joe FletcherArea: 110.0 m2

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Walter Van Beirendonck designs space-themed playscape for Belgian arts campus

Children can dive into an enormous ball pit or dance beneath a shiny UFO at this play space created by fashion designer Walter Van Beirendonck for the C-mine creative hub in Genk, Belgium.

The semi-permanent playground installation was developed by Van Beirendonck in response to a commission from C-mine, which contains a range of cultural facilities on the site of the former Winterslag coal mine.

As part of its programme dedicated to supporting art and play, the organisation asked the former head of...

Japanese Winter tableware by Yakush among new products on Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: all-glass tableware informed by Japan's winter landscapes and neon-lit cities is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom.

Japanese Winter tableware by Yakush

Ukrainian brand Yakush used recycled huta glass to create this collection of tableware that features contemporary shapes and silhouettes.

Japanese Winter tableware comprises vases, bowls, jugs, cups, glasses and candleholders, all of which are available in a choice of two colourways.

The collection was recently featured on Dezeen Showroom alongside customisable table lamps for restaurants and a reissued all-metal pendant light from 1990.

Read on to see more of the latest products:

Custom cordless table lamps by Neoz

Lighting brand Neoz's custom...

First Aid for Endangered Heritage: An Interview with Ambulance for Monuments

Volunteers watching the sunset on the newly restored roof at the Vermeș Fortified Church © Lavinia Cociubei

Ambulance for Monuments is a first-aid initiative dedicated to safeguarding Romania's endangered built heritage, operating in a race against time to prevent collapse and irreversible loss. The project responds to the growing vulnerability of historic structures, from Saxon fortified churches and manor houses to wooden churches and rural landmarks, many of which no longer benefit from the community networks that once sustained them. In a country deeply affected by emigration since 1990,...

Sonomoro Preschool / Semillas

© Eleazar Cuadros architects: SemillasLocation: San Martín de Pangoa, PeruProject Year: 2023Photographs: Eleazar CuadrosArea: 596.0 m2

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La Biennale di Venezia Unveils Renovated Central Pavilion at the Giardini

View overlooking Rio dei Giardini. Image © Marco Cappelletti / Marco Cappelletti Studio, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia / MiC

La Biennale di Venezia has unveiled the renovated Central Pavilion at the Giardini, completing a comprehensive intervention delivered between December 2024 and March 2026 as part of a broader national program to enhance cultural infrastructure. Funded by the Italian Ministry of Culture under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and its complementary investment program (PNC), the project contributes to the development of a permanent hub for cultural production and exchange...