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"Industrial design should have dropped its messianic claims long ago"
It's time to recognise that design's status as a force for social change was only ever a blip and instead embrace its role as applied art, writes John Jervis as part of our Performance Review series.
The cult of design – and of the designer – first ignited in the 1950s and still burns strong. Yet, as persuasively argued by Edwin Heathcote in a recent Financial Times article, an existential crisis is currently taking place. Young designers cling uncertainly to the edges of an industry complicit in the planet's destruction, or retreat into academia and art, vainly hoping to overcome through...
All Dezeen Awards 2025 winners announced last night in London
All 60 Dezeen Awards 2025 winners were announced at a ceremony in central London yesterday evening.
The winners were revealed at a party at Exhibition White City attended by shortlisted studios from across the world, as well as past and present Dezeen Awards judges.
All Dezeen Awards 2025 winners revealed
The winning projects have been selected from more than 4,300 entries from 89 countries.
The 49 project category winners were shortlisted for the architecture, interiors, design and sustainability project of the year awards. These projects went head to head to win the overall project of the year awards.
The six Designers of the Year and...
LuneUp freestanding H2O basin by Emanuel Gargano for Terzofoco
Dezeen Showroom: this basin created by Italian artist and designer Emanuel Gargano and ceramics brand Terzofoco turns the bathroom sink into a sculptural focal point.
The LuneUp Freestanding H2O basin, like all of the products in the LuneUp collection, starts with a hand-thrown ceramic pedestal, which forms the piece's base.
The LuneUp freestanding H2O basin has a ceramic pedestal baseRound-bottomed, smooth and statuesque, it has the distinct look of artisanally formed clay and comes in classic earthenware colours.
In the case of the Freestanding H2O basin, that pedestal is topped with a sink and accompanied by an accessory container that repeats the ceramic...
Cupertino Courtyard House / SHED Architecture & Design
© Ethan Gordon architects: SHED Architecture & DesignLocation: Cupertino, United StatesProject Year: 2025Photographs: Ethan GordonArea: 1850.0 ft2
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Osaka Castle's Golden Tea Room informs interiors of Blue Bottle Coffee Shinsaibashi
Architecture studio Keiji Ashizawa Design looked to Osaka Castle's triangular forms and the shape of the city's Tsutenkaku Tower when designing the latest Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Osaka, Japan.
Located in Osaka's busy Shinsaibashi area, the studio aimed to offer visitors a peaceful place to visit when it designed the cafe.
Keiji Ashizawa Design created Blue Bottle Coffee Shinsaibashi"Blue Bottle Coffee asked us to create 'an oasis in the city'," architect Keiji Ashizawa told Dezeen.
"In the energetic and diverse district of Shinsaibashi, we wanted to design a space where people can take a brief pause from their busy daily lives and...
Miami Architecture City Guide: 22 Projects Shaping Tropical Density on the Atlantic Coast
Miami Downtown. Photo by Rolando Yera on Unsplash
Stretching along the Atlantic coast at the southern tip of Florida, Miami is often introduced through postcard views of beaches, palm trees, and glass towers facing the water. Yet, behind this familiar image lies a city shaped by migration, tourism, and real estate cycles, where architecture has repeatedly been used to project new identities and reinvent the urban landscape. From early resort hotels and the Art Deco façades of South Beach to experimental high-rises and cultural institutions on the bay, the built environment...
Villa Omah Prana Payangan / Alexis Dornier
© KIE architects: Alexis DornierLocation: Payangan, IndonesiaProject Year: 2022Photographs: KIEArea: 475.0 m2
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Foster + Partners Unveils Redevelopment Master Plan for Historic Site in Thessaloniki, Greece
FIX Thessaloniki. Image © Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners has developed a master plan for the redevelopment of the former FIX brewery in Thessaloniki, Greece. The proposal, commissioned by Dimand, outlines a mixed-use district that integrates public space, housing, hospitality, and cultural programs. Positioned along the western seafront and within walking distance of the city center, the site serves as a key point of connection between emerging neighborhoods and the waterfront. The project builds on the industrial history of the brewery complex while introducing new spatial configurations intended to support...
Juli Bolaños-Durman's Edinburgh home "celebrates the beauty in imperfection"
Salvaged and upcycled materials add character to Costa Rican artist Juli Bolaños-Durman's renovated Edinburgh flat, which she designed in collaboration with Architecture Office.
Bolaños-Durman, who is known for her work in glass and her use of waste materials, prioritised sustainability and comfort when devising a brief for La Casita, which she says translates as "the wee house".
Juli Bolaños-Durman's Edinburgh flat "celebrates the beauty in imperfection"The artist partnered with Alexander Mackison of local studio Architecture Office to design the interior of the compact flat, which was long-listed for Dezeen Awards 2025 in the sustainable interior category.
She told Dezeen that the project provided...