Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs has tapped Thomas Heatherwick's studio and architecture firm Snøhetta to develop proposals for the smart, mass-timber city that the company is developing on Toronto's waterfront. More about Snøhetta and Heatherwick Studio unveil designs for Sidewalk Labs' Toronto neighbourhood
Installations set against the arid landscape of California's Coachella Valley for the Desert X biennial art festival include a huge orange block and a rainbow-like arch. More about California's Desert X returns with colourful and provocative installations
Online marketplace 1stdibs has opened its first standalone brick-and-mortar store in a former warehouse in New York City, where customers can peruse new works by Fernando Mastrangelo Studio and Ladies & Gentlemen Studio, as well as antiques. More about Digital platform 1stdibs opens showroom in New York warehouse
Karl Lagerfeld was known for creating spectacular runway shows. Following the news of his death, here's a look at 12 of the best, including a recreation of the Eiffel Tower and a Chanel-branded supermarket. More about Twelve of Karl Lagerfeld's most impressive fashion shows
In this week's comments update, readers are divided over Katy Perry's decision to remove allegedly "racist" designs from her shoe line. More about "How are designers still making this mistake?"
Dezeen promotion: Ermenegildo Zegna has launched My Cesare, its first customisable sneaker collection "where the worlds of luxury and streetwear meet". More about "Luxury meets streetwear" in Ermenegildo Zegna's customisable My Cesare trainers
Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects used concrete, glass and wood to form an austere pool house in southern Quebec that references Mies van der Rohe's seminal Barcelona Pavilion. More about Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion informs minimal Quebec pool house
British fashion designer Anya Hindmarch has teamed up with design collective Numen/For Use to create a London Fashion Week installation that sees visitors clambering through woven, electric-blue tubes in a Soho car park. More about Anya Hindmarch and Numen/For Use create woven blue tunnels at London Fashion Week
Concrete-lined living spaces extend out onto angular balconies at this low-cost housing block in Zurich, designed by locally based studio Gus Wüstemann. More about Gus Wüstemann creates affordable apartment block almost entirely from concrete
3XN has unveiled its design for a multipurpose sports arena with a green roof that will merge into the landscape of Munich's Olympic park. More about 3XN designs ice hockey and basketball arena in Munich's Olympic park
Karl Lagerfeld, the prolific fashion designer who turned around the fortunes of Chanel and Fendi, has died in Paris. More about Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies
IKEA is set to launch an air-purifying curtain coated with a mineral-based surface that breaks down common pollutants. More about IKEA's Gunrid curtain can purify air
The ornate wall panels of a previously hidden 19th-century atrium informed the transformation of this steak restaurant by design duo Humbert & Poyet. More about Beefbar steakhouse in Paris occupies an art-nouveau atrium
Los Angeles-based studio Ensso has designed an all-in-one fountain pen with scale ruler for architects and engineers. More about Escala is a scale-ruler and fountain pen for architects and engineers
The Arvo Pärt Centre, which is dedicated to the Estonian composer, is deep in an pine forest and has no main entrance or exit. More about Arvo Pärt Centre by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos is surrounded by Estonian forest