Mexican design brand Pirwi has launched the first collection in its new Prima line: a furniture range intended to help sustain craft traditions through contemporary forms. More about Andrés Mier y Terán harnesses Mexican craft traditions for debut Prima by Pirwi collection
British architect David Adjaye has released plans for a museum in New York City dedicated to espionage, featuring dimly lit interiors and self-contained exhibitions in weathering-steel drums. More about David Adjaye reveals plans for New York's first spy museum
Wedgwood senior vice president Eva Ziegler and Wedgwood Museum curator Gaye Blake-Roberts joined Tristram Hunt, Lee Broom and Marcus Fairs for a talk at the launch of the brand's new book. More about Watch our talk with Wedgwood at the V&A museum
Dezeen promotion: terracotta-coloured tiles by manufacturer Agrob Buchtal help to carve up this dwelling in Lithuania's capital, creating cool and warm-toned areas. More about Terracotta-toned tiles divide Vilnius apartment into two contrasting halves
Danish firm 3XN has revealed its design for a 153-metre-high apartment building in Toronto, including a dual-level glazed plaza to host public events in the local area. More about 3XN unveils staggered residential high-rise with spaces for Toronto's LGBTQ community
Tasked with reinventing the zipper, Nendo has come up with five different fastenings, each designed to suit a different function. More about Nendo designs five alternatives to the standard zipper
Ahead of the launch of our Good Design for a Bad World, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs asked: "Can design save the world?" In this response, Louise Schouwenberg argues that global issues can't be placed on the shoulders of guilt-ridden designers alone. More about "Designers can contribute to a better world, but not if we dictate how they do it"
In the latest movie in our Dezeen X MINI Living series, drone footage offers an elevated view of the former 1970s highway that Dutch firm MVRDV transformed into an elevated urban garden. More about Tour the Seoul overpass that MVRDV converted into a plant-covered walkway
Jagged rooflines, slot windows and grey cladding define this urban housing complex by California studio Tighe Architecture, which occupies a full Los Angeles city block. More about Tighe Architecture creates sculptural grey apartment building for LA's Filipinotown
Dezeen has teamed up with Dutch Design Week to present a late-night party with DJs and live performances in Eindhoven on Friday 27 October. More about Dezeen and Dutch Design Week party to feature electronic music collective OWOW and special guests
For this year's Designs of the Year exhibition, London architecture studio Carmody Groarke has created a cave-like interior made from sprayed paper pulp. More about Carmody Groarke creates cave-like space to showcase Designs of the Year nominees
Is it possible to design out terrorism? This is one of the questions we are asking as part of our Good Design for a Bad World talk series at Dutch Design Week. Here are eight proposals that suggest a way forward. More about Eight responses to terrorism from architects and designers
It may look like a high-end contemporary villa, but this rectilinear building is actually a sales office for a dairy farm near Sydney. More about Those Architects extends former dairy farm with black-stained sales office
Cape Town-based artist Atang Tshikare and designer Eve Collett used feather-like woven grass and charred wood to create this antique-looking chair. More about Atang Tshikare and Eve Collett's Leifo chair combines scorched timber and woven grass