Next up in our review of 2020, editor Tom Ravenscroft takes a look back at this year's most-read stories, including several responses to the coronavirus pandemic, a pair of inflatable latex trousers and Bjarke Ingels' plan to redesign Earth. More about The biggest architecture and design stories of 2020
Pierre Cardin, the fashion designer known for his space-age-informed 1960s dresses, has passed away in Neuilly, France at the age of 98. More about French-Italian fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98
Martin Lambie-Nairn, the British graphic designer who created the seminal "Blocks" logo for UK television station Channel 4, passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 75. More about Graphic designer Martin Lambie-Nairn dies aged 75
Dezeen Showroom: New York design firm Bower Studios has released a collection of sinuous mirrors that play with perception and appear to hang limply over wall-mounted, wooden dowels. More about Bower Studios' Melt Mirrors seem to droop "like wet noodles"
American prefabricated shelter company Jupe has launched its travel pod, a flat-pack temporary cabin with birch wood floors and an illuminated frame designed by Liz Lambert and Cameron Sinclair. More about Jupe travel pods are space-themed shelters for off-grid living
Swedish designer Jonatan Nilsson built his own machine from sheet metal and wooden blocks to create this Shifting Shape collection of glass vases, which feature jagged edges and rippled surfaces. More about Jonatan Nilsson designs unique glassblowing contraption to make amorphous vases
At the end of one of the most disruptive years in recent history, Dezeen takes a look at the design and technology trends that came out of it for our 2020 review, including face masks, DIY healthcare products and virtual fashion design. More about Dezeen's top 10 design and technology trends of 2020
Merry Christmas to all our readers! We'll be back with more architecture and design tomorrow. In the meantime enjoy this contemporary Christmas tree designed by Sam Jacob and read our review of 2020. More about Merry Christmas from Dezeen!
David Adjaye and Aston Martin, BIG and NASA, and Frank Gehry and Hennessy were some of the unexpected duos that collaborated on design projects in 2020 – which we've rounded up as part of our review of the year. More about Five of the most weird and wonderful design collaborations of 2020
Landscape design that explores urban nature and an ergonomic chair designed for musicians are among the varied student projects exhibited in part two of the UNSW Sydney's school show. More about Landscape architecture and industrial design feature in UNSW Sydney's varied student show
Dezeen Events Guide launched in January, just before the coronavirus pandemic wiped out almost all 2020's architecture and design events. Continuing our review of the year, here's our pick of the festivals and exhibitions that did take place under very different circumstances. More about Dezeen Event Guide's top 10 design events from 2020
A skateboarding Santa Claus, a festive snow globe and MVRDV's mirrored art depot in Rotterdam feature in our selection of the best Christmas cards sent by architects, designers and brands this year. More about Christmas cards by architects and designers for 2020 include uplifting and apocalyptic messages
Apple's plans to develop an electric and driverless car featuring its own battery technology are reportedly back on the table, with a new target production date estimated for 2024. More about Apple set to release self-driving car by 2024 with unique battery design
Polish visual artist Alicja Biała has painted a set of colourful large-scale murals inside the Concordia Design building in Wrocław, Poland, as part of its renovation and extension by architecture firm MVRDV. More about Artist Alicja Biała decorates MVRDV project in Wrocław with floor-to-ceiling murals
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing BIG's mixed-use development in Harlem, New York, and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Curved facade of BIG's Harlem development looks "great in the photos" says commenter
Prices of imported furniture and lighting could rise up to 40 per cent as brands face uncertainty over the UK's future trading relationship with the EU. More about UK design businesses fear "chaos" and price rises as Brexit transition period ends
The 19th-century equivalent of an activist's slogan tote and a portmanteau made from repurposed fire hoses feature in this roundup of V&A curator Lucia Savi's favourite pieces from the Bags: Inside Out exhibition. More about V&A curator picks five highlights from Bags: Inside Out exhibition
In our latest competition, we are giving readers the chance to win a BC21 digital wireless charging clock by Braun. More about Competition: win a BC21 digital wireless charging clock by Braun
"Queer-oglyphs" and a "genderf*ck" colour palette feature in an installation designed by Adam Nathaniel Furman and Australian practice Sibling Architecture as part of the National Gallery of Victoria's NGV Triennial. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman and Sibling Architecture design "super-camp" Boudoir Babylon installation
This week on Dezeen, furniture brand IKEA released instructions on how to assemble the Billy bookcase and some of its other seminal furniture designs from gingerbread. More about This week IKEA created flat-pack Gingerbread Höme furniture for Christmas