Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Catherine Slessor and Alice Fisher

The best design and architecture of 2025 – from waddling teapots to a museum of razzle-dazzle

Houston’s new Ismaili Centre, by Farshid Moussavi
Experiential serenity … Houston’s new Ismaili Centre, by Farshid Moussavi. Photograph: Iwan Baan

1. V&A East Storehouse by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, London

In a case of contents outshining the container, the V&A’s national museum of everything takes the public up close and personal to a gallimaufry of precious things, from porcelain to poison darts, textiles to tiaras. Elegantly shoehorned into the gargantuan hangar that was originally the broadcasting centre for the 2012 Olympics, it’s an Amazon warehouse crammed with global treasures, setting visitors off on an odyssey of “curated transgression” through an immersive cabinet of curiosities.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.