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A Call to Enter

Ceramics of Italy has launched its International Tile Competition, celebrating the skill and creativity of architects and interior designers worldwide

Folded Form

The new V&A East designed by Irish architects O’Donnell + Tuomey renders the gallery's silhouette as something distinctly different from its cultural neighbours

Goldstein Heather nearly doubles the size of a west London house with an extension that prioritises light, space and craftsmanship – delivering a radically different family living experience compared to its former incarnation

Glow Up

Studio Braw’s Dundee bolthole for homeowners who are “the opposite of vanilla” is a cosy, colour-saturated escape

Behind the Façade

Norm Architects draws on Milan's architectural elegance to create a flagship store for French leather goods brand Polène, where each room is devoted to a single material

The New Rare

At Milan’s Salone del Mobile, the inaugural Salone Raritas exhibition brings collectible design into dialogue with the commercial market

Design Dynasty

The legacy of the Eames family continues at Milan Design Week 2026 – from a modular pavilion system by Kettal inspired by the Eames houses to a new rug collection by nanimarquina that draws on the work of Lucia Eames

Milan Design Week 2026 Preview Part II

Navigate the world’s biggest design event (on from 21 – 26 April) with this curated guide to Milan. DA/UK’s preview reveals the ideas, materials and makers that will define the week

Milan Design Week 2026 Preview Part I

At Milan Design Week 2026 (21 – 26 April), watch the future unfold at the Salone del Mobile and the fringe Fuorisalone festival. Here’s where DA/UK recommends you head

In the Atmosphere

Katja Pargger reimagines a Loire Valley chateau, balancing heritage with global finds and surprising contemporary elements

Bryan O'Sullivan Q&A

The interior designer discusses the celestial influences behind his latest collection – from cosmic inlays to star-strewn rugs – and reflects on a wider philosophy of tactility and timelessness in both hospitality and residential projects

A Good Conductor

Studio Multi and Tabitha Isobel create a richly layered workplace within Stratford’s new-build Coppermaker Square development

Traces of Time

At Chesa Marchetta, Artfarm’s latest hotel project in the Swiss mountains, architect Luis Laplace performs a near-invisible intervention, while world-class art creates a provocative counterpoint

An Echo of Deco

Léonie Alma Mason transforms a 1930s Parisian apartment into a luminous family home, designed for contemporary living and approached with meticulous craftsmanship

Strength in Connectivity

Workstead’s transformation of a SoHo loft turns daylight into a design language, allowing it to flow through spaces elegantly partitioned with glass and meticulously crafted joinery

Quietly Composed

In this three-storey Parisian home by French studio Hauvette & Madani, family life unfolds naturally amid leafy garden views, bespoke joinery and some playful touches

Along the Wooded Banks

Shean Architects’ house in Ottowa is a lesson in restraint and observation, reflecting the studio’s long-standing philosophy of listening carefully to the land before shaping the form

Built by Hand

At newly opened East Sussex hotel Crafted at Powdermills, House of Dré’s interiors are a soulful ode to British making, creating an informality that lets guests be themselves

Arid Paradise

A remedy for the winter blues and a gateway to the magic of Mexico, onefinestay’s Rancho Cuatro Patas is a testament to the power of place

Monumental Simplicity

A sculptural concrete home on a sloping Catalan hillside by Raúl Sánchez Architects, where solidity and serenity meet

Róisín Lafferty Q&A

The Irish designer talks about a penthouse apartment created with design platform Artemest, why she’s always championed Italian craftsmanship, and her treasure house of a Dublin gallery

A Wild Spirit

Jolie Studio’s design for Chester Zoo’s new hospitality offering is a sensory experience amid a reimagined British savannah – giraffes included

Tekla Evelina Severin Q&A

Tekla Evelina Severin – aka Teklan – is known for creating chromatic worlds that bridge spatial design, product design and photography. Here she discusses some recent collaborations, and how she evolved from being a “tone-on-tone minimalist” to embracing a more vivid life