The monochrome graphic system that the late Otl Aicher created for the German town of Isny im Allgäu features in an exhibition at this year's London Design Festival. More about Otl Aicher exhibition shows how the modernist designer created a new identity for a small German town
Chinese studio Dot Architects has completed a futuristic home in a traditional Beijing hutong, featuring moveable furniture modules and an extension constructed using the WikiHouse open-source architecture platform. More about Baitasi House of the Future features moving walls controlled by a smart TV
This week, announcements were made about the masterplan for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and a makeover for one of the city's most controversial buildings. More about This week, Paris unveiled plans for the 2024 Olympics
Italian designer Matteo Cibic imagined futuristic plants when creating these bizarre-looking ceramic and glass objects that puff out perfume, which London gallery Seeds is showcasing during London Design Festival. More about Matteo Cibic envisions plants of the future for London Design Festival exhibition
Atelier Pierre Thibault has restored and enlarged an early 19th-century home in Montreal, creating two separate libraries and a writing studio overlooking a river. More about Atelier Pierre Thibault expands historic Montreal home to create writer's studio
A huge tree trunk has been sliced into sections to create the slatted roof of this outdoor classroom designed by architecture students for a school at an art park in Russia's Kaluga region. More about Slices of timber align to form roof of outdoor classroom near Moscow
Students don't need to take creative subjects at school as they are already exposed to creative processes thanks to mobile phones, according to the author of a new government-commissioned report on the UK's creative sector. More about Young people "don’t need a creative industries degree to work in the creative industries" says Peter Bazalgette
US firm Andersson-Wise has created a tall silvery building containing bedrooms near a waterside holiday home in Austin, so that the owners can invite more guests to stay. More about Andersson-Wise's Tower House provides cabin with extra lakefront accommodation
Influenced by Sam Jacob's micro cabin for MINI, we've rounded up homes that contain libraries for this week's Pinterest roundup. Examples range from tiny reading nooks to sprawling rooms stuffed floor-to-ceiling with books. More about 10 residential spaces designed for reading books
The UK government should fund the development of creative clusters around the country to make the creative industries less London-centric, less white and less middle class, according to an independent review of the sector conducted by TV executive Peter Bazalgette. More about Creative careers seen as "worse than drug dealing or prostitution" says Peter Bazalgette
This week saw London Design Festival 2017 take over the capital. As well as featuring dozens of unusual installations, the event also saw many designers and brands launch new products. Here's eight of our favourites, which could all be found on show at the designjunction venue. More about Eight of the best new furniture and lighting designs from this year's London Design Festival
Next up in our series looking at houses from each American state, we're venturing south to Tennessee, where some of the best homes include a timber-framed farmhouse and a tall home squeezed onto a tight site in Memphis. More about Five of the best houses in Tennessee on Dezeen
Pine louvres cover the glazed sides of this cabin by Oslo studio Lund Hagem Arkitekter, which forks at one end to present two large windows towards slopes in Norway's Kvitfjell ski resort. More about Lund Hagem installs Y-shaped cabin on a hilltop overlooking Norwegian ski resort
In an exclusive interview with Dezeen, designer Thomas Heatherwick reveals how he overcame early fears that no one would visit the art galleries in his new Cape Town art museum. More about Thomas Heatherwick: "There was a real worry about whether we could get people to come inside"
Drones that deliver blood with parachutes and a sustainable ocean farming system are among the winners of the INDEX: Award 2017. More about INDEX reveals this year's five best life-improving designs
London-based artist and designer Zuza Mengham has created a series of five angular sculptures made from mulched British lichens and Jesmonite. More about Zuza Mengham encases British lichens within Jesmonite sculptures
This London Design Festival exhibition presents furniture by designers including Ineke Hans and Donna Wilson, alongside labels that show a full breakdown of each item's cost and its impact on world economies. More about Fogo Island Shop uses "nutrition labelling" to reveal true cost of making its furniture
Jun Igarashi Architects found a work-around in Japanese building code to create this house on Hokkaido's southwest coast, which features a larger than average roof to protect a pair of patios from snowfall. More about Jun Igarashi Architects uses loophole in Japanese planning to equip Hokkaido house for snowy winters
The Brooklyn trend for backyard studios has extended all the way to Toronto, where the founder of architecture firm Six Four Five A has constructed a tiny timber workspace for himself at the end of the garden. More about Architect builds his own studio at the end of Toronto garden
The latest edition of Dezeen Mail features suede-like furniture made from mushroom mycelium and Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, South Africa's biggest art museum. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
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