Apple's head of retail Angela Ahrendts to step down
Angela Ahrendts, the "transformative force" behind Apple Store designs, will leave her position at the tech company this spring. More about Apple's head of retail Angela Ahrendts to step down
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Sight Unseen creates two colourful rugs using Kasthall's simple online design tool
The founders of New York magazine Sight Unseen have used a basic, web-based design software tool to produce a pair of two-tone rugs for Swedish brand Kasthall, previewing at Stockholm Design Week. More about Sight Unseen creates two colourful rugs using Kasthall's simple online design tool
Freddy Mamani's New Andean Architecture adds colour to Bolivian city
Bolivian architect Freddy Mamani is aiming to imbue culture, colour and personality into the "monochrome" city of El Alto, through buildings based on ancient local architecture and craft. More about Freddy Mamani's New Andean Architecture adds colour to Bolivian city
Färg & Blanche creates The Baker's House installation in ornate family home in Stockholm
A residence that has belonged to the family of designer Emma Marga Blanche, co-founder of Färg & Blanche, for four generations provides a striking backdrop for the studio's Stockholm Design Week exhibition. More about Färg & Blanche creates The Baker's House installation in ornate family home in Stockholm
Daniel Ting Chong uses AI to create visual identity for Design Indaba 2019
Dezeen promotion: South African graphic designer Daniel Ting Chong has collaborated with artificial intelligence to create a colourful visual identity for Design Indaba. More about Daniel Ting Chong uses AI to create visual identity for Design Indaba 2019
Patisandhika and Daniel Mitchell complete A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali
A double-height living room stands at the centre of this brutalist house, completed by architectural studio Patisandhika and designer Dan Mitchell in Bali, Indonesia. More about Patisandhika and Daniel Mitchell complete A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali
Amphibious Velox robot uses undulating fins to swim and crawl
US company Pliant Energy Systems has turned one of its green energy technologies into a propulsion system for a swimming robot capable of exploring land and sea. More about Amphibious Velox robot uses undulating fins to swim and crawl
Architecture can combat fake news, says David Adjaye
David Adjaye says museums, monuments and memorials should be sites of resistance against those "propagating fictions" about climate change, civil rights or the holocaust. More about Architecture can combat fake news, says David Adjaye
SOM breaks ground on Alárò City in Nigeria
Construction has begun on Alárò City, which is being masterplanned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, as an extension to Lagos in southwest Nigeria. More about SOM breaks ground on Alárò City in Nigeria
Stainless steel partition frames fashion boutique by Xian Xiang Design
A stainless steel wall with rose-tinted windows sits at the centre of the Wellsky store in Hangzhou, China, designed by Xian Xiang Design. More about Stainless steel partition frames fashion boutique by Xian Xiang Design
The top US opportunities on Dezeen Jobs including roles at Apple and WeWork
We've selected five of the best positions on Dezeen Jobs based in the US, including vacancies with tech giant Apple and co-working company WeWork. More about The top US opportunities on Dezeen Jobs including roles at Apple and WeWork
Kelly Hoppen reimagines Disney's Mickey Mouse for "grown-up" audience
Interior designer Kelly Hoppen has created a life-size statue of Disney's iconic cartoon character Mickey Mouse, which she has adapted to suit a "grown-up" audience. More about Kelly Hoppen reimagines Disney's Mickey Mouse for "grown-up" audience
SAOTA designs home around panoramic Cape Town views
A lantern-like light box and inverted pyramidal roof draws light into the interior of the Kloof 119A home, dramatically sited overlooking Table Mountain and Cape Town. More about SAOTA designs home around panoramic Cape Town views
Curled aluminium ribs envelop Xiqu Centre for Chinese opera in Hong Kong
Canadian studio Revery Architecture has completed an opera house in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District, which is covered in curved aluminium slats arranged in wavy patterns. More about Curled aluminium ribs envelop Xiqu Centre for Chinese opera in Hong Kong
MoMA to close during summer 2019 to complete expansion work
New York's Museum of Modern Art will close over the summer in order to complete its Diller Scofidio + Renfro-designed overhaul, then fully re-open four months later. More about MoMA to close during summer 2019 to complete expansion work
Klopf Architecture updates mid-century Eichler home in Silicon Valley
American studio Klopf Architecture has overhauled a low-slung, plywood-clad home in northern California, which was built by visionary developer Joseph Eichler following the second world war. More about Klopf Architecture updates mid-century Eichler home in Silicon Valley
Dezeen Awards 2019 launches with party in Stockholm
Dezeen Awards 2019 has launched at a party in Stockholm, which was attended by leading architects and designers including Front co-founders Anna Lindgren and Sofia Lagerkvist. More about Dezeen Awards 2019 launches with party in Stockholm
Drone footage shows Camp Adventure observation tower nearing completion in Denmark
Our new captioned movie shows the 45-metre tall spiralling tower, designed by EFFEKT, as construction nears completion atop the forest canopy of Haslev, Denmark. More about Drone footage shows Camp Adventure observation tower nearing completion in Denmark
Chicago Biennial 2019 will create "common ground" for all, says artistic director
The third Chicago Architecture Biennial will forego a single theme in order to push the architecture profession to "think more meaningfully" about a host of contemporary issues, according to artistic director Yesomi Umolu. More about Chicago Biennial 2019 will create "common ground" for all, says artistic director
Watch our talk with Matali Crasset at Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019
Matali Crasset spoke to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about her work and design theory at Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019. More about Watch our talk with Matali Crasset at Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019