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KitKat reimagines packaging as signal-blocking smartphone pouch

Alyn Griffiths — Wed, 13 May 2026 05:00:52 +0000

Creative agency Ogilvy has created a special edition packaging for KitKat that doubles as a kind of tiny smartphone jail once the biscuit is removed, allowing users to "have a break" from their hyperconnected lives. Read more

Jaderalmeida opens US flagship in New York

Dezeen staff — Tue, 12 May 2026 20:00:05 +0000

Promotion: with the opening of its showroom in New York, presence at ICFF and upcoming NYCxDesign debut, Brazilian brand Jaderalmeida intends to establish itself in the North American design scene. Read more

Toronto island neighbourhood to feature Canada's "most ambitious" car-free space

Josh Niland — Tue, 12 May 2026 19:19:48 +0000

Danish landscape studio SLA is among the designers of a neighbourhood on an island in Toronto's Port Lands district, set to advance after receiving the all-clear from planning officials in the city. Read more

Dezeen Debate features Morocco's "proper sci-fi" tallest building

Saudatu Bah — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:00:38 +0000

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the opening of Morocco's tallest building. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more

Bricault Design shapes house to "share a language with the surrounding peaks" in Canada

Kate Mazade — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:00:09 +0000

Canadian studio Bricault Design has created a cabin informed by adjacent mountain peaks, featuring green roofs and slate cladding, to age in tandem with its wooded site in British Columbia, Canada. Read more

New York's ICFF to move to November from 2027

Ben Dreith — Tue, 12 May 2026 16:22:10 +0000

New York furniture show International Contemporary Furniture Fair will move from its May dates to a spot in November, after more than 35 years, starting in 2027. Read more

Arching motion-informed amphitheatre among projects from University of Dundee

Dezeen staff — Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:28 +0000

Dezeen School Shows: a creative redesign of an amphitheatre informed by dance is among the projects from the University of Dundee. Read more

Smart Shelf by Philippe Malouin for Very Simple Kitchen

Dezeen staff — Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:13 +0000

Dezeen Showroom: designer Philippe Malouin's Smart Shelf for Italian brand Very Simple Kitchen combines air extraction, lighting and storage, and is operated with tactile knobs rather than touchscreens. Read more

António Bessa Cruz Architects replaces Porto car workshop with industrial-themed home

Jon Astbury — Tue, 12 May 2026 10:30:47 +0000

Exposed concrete, steel-framed windows and handmade bricks reference the formerly industrial site of Agramonte House, a home in Portugal designed by local studio António Bessa Cruz Architects. Read more

Metropol Parasol wears its parametric structure "on its sleeve"

Jon Astbury — Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:12 +0000

We continue our Parametricism series by looking at Metropol Parasol by German architecture studio J Mayer H and engineering firm Arup, a flowing timber canopy perched above the historic Plaza de la Encarnación in Seville, Spain. Read more