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Looking back, healthcare design proved it's one of the most innovative sectors in interior architecture. From neon baroque check-ups in Paris to timber-arched community centres in Copenhagen, these three projects show that clinical doesn't have to mean cold.

From crayon-marked pine benches to olive root furniture, a handful of designers are questioning how we value materials, who gets to transform them and what narratives they have. Here are five projects rethinking wood through heritage and a healthy dose of irreverence.

In answer to the systemic challenges of our world, Domus Academy positions its Master of Arts in Design Innovation around a central premise: producing objects is not enough; we must learn to analyse and understand the world around us. Graduate Celine Junita's thesis project – a hand-illustrated cookzine addressing how young adults have lost connection to cooking and reading – exemplifies this critical, research-driven approach.

Every week, we highlight the FRAME Awards submissions that have received the most attention from our readers and jury. Below are the five most-viewed projects between 7 and 14 March.

Sanitary fixtures are often reduced to pure function yet within the FRAME Awards , they become spatial and tactile experiences. Discover four projects that rethink bathroom design.

Every week, we highlight the FRAME Awards submissions that have received the most attention from our readers and jury. Below are the five most-viewed projects between 21 and 27 March.

From London to Melbourne, workplaces are increasingly designed around communal areas that encourage interaction and make work more enjoyable. Café spaces, shared tables and informal settings place experience and connection at the centre of the workday.

A fresh set of exhibitions opening this month, across Paris, London and New York, each approaching form and experience from a different angle. From delicate works to large-scale instillations, they invite closer engagement with how artworks are made.

Karin Leiberg, Liganova 's trend scout and director of brand activation and strategy, shares her key observations from Milan Design Week defining the future of brand activations and experiential spaces.

As digital reading reshapes how books are accessed, physical bookstores are increasingly focused on atmosphere and the experience of staying. Across these four projects, browsing becomes slower, more spatial and less tied to transactional retail routines.