Jennifer Hahn

2 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn

Launches of foam-free sofas are coming in hot and fast, as furniture makers wake up to the toxic impacts of polyurethane padding. Below are seven recent examples, packed instead with beans, latex and nothing but air. Polyurethane foam has dominated the soft furniture industry since the late 1950s. But now that sustainability is joining comfort and affordability among the key requirements that a product should meet, designers are increasingly turning away from the wonder material.

2 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn

On the eve of its 98th anniversary, Italian football club AS Roma has unveiled an updated logo that hearkens back to its original crest from 1927. The reworked logo reintroduces the intertwined ASR monogram, which was abandoned during a controversial rebrand in 2013. Lupa Capitolina – the wolf that nurtures Romulus and Remus in Rome's foundation myth – continues to dominate the upper half of the shield.

3 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn

British design needs to become more political, Samuel Ross tells Dezeen in this interview as he gears up for the opening of the 2025 London Design Biennale under his artistic direction. At 34, Ross has already squeezed a lifetime's worth of achievements into a 13-year career, helping Virgil Abloh launch Off-White before starting his widely lauded label A Cold Wall, which he sold in 2023 to focus on his design practice SR_A SR_A.

4 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Rima Sabina Aouf |Jennifer Hahn

New! Dezeen Agenda US Sent on alternate Fridays, this US edition of Dezeen Agenda is a fortnightly newsletter rounding up everything you need to know from America, featuring news, projects and interviews with industry figures. Plus occasional updates and invitations to Dezeen events. New! Dezeen Showroom New Releases A quarterly newsletter rounding up a selection of recently launched products by designers and studios, published on Dezeen Showroom.

1 month ago | dezeen.com | Jennifer Hahn

Following low-key logo updates from Google and Walmart, we've rounded up five recent rebrands that were barely noticeable. Subtle makeovers have proven popular in recent years – barring the controversial Jaguar rebrand – with companies weary of rocking the boat in the face of a tumultuous economy and potential online criticism. See if you can spot the nearly imperceptible changes in these five examples.