With the news that David Adjaye has won the 2016 London Design Medal, we've rounded up some of the British architect's most memorable designs, from his long-awaited Washington museum to a range of sustainable underwear (+ slideshow). More about 10 projects worth knowing by architect David Adjaye
London Design Festival 2016: Patternity has added a graphic climbing wall adorned with monochrome contours to the basement gym inside east London's Ace Hotel (+ slideshow). More about Guests at London's Ace Hotel can now scale a Patternity-designed climbing wall
London studio PriestmanGoode has tackled the problem of overcrowding on public transport with new designs that rethink how people sit on their commute (+ movie). More about PriestmanGoode "re-evaluates sitting" with designs to tackle train overcrowding
London Design Festival 2016: architect David Adjaye has won this year's London Design Medal, while industrial designer Kenneth Grange has been given an award for lifetime achievement. More about David Adjaye and Kenneth Grange win London Design Festival medals
A giant illuminated disk hung above a set of circular steps to form the set for designer Anya Hindmarch's collection during this season's London Fashion Week (+ slideshow). More about Anya Hindmarch presents Spring Summer 2017 collection on amphitheatre catwalk
London Design Festival 2016: Bert & May has partnered with London design label Darkroom to create a range of handmade tiles featuring simple geometric shapes (+ slideshow). More about Bert & May and Darkroom collaborate on geometric-patterned tile
London Design Festival 2016: British designer Lee Broom has transformed his east London store into an experimental installation inspired by the 1960s Op Art movement (+ slideshow). More about Lee Broom fills London store with infinite pendant lights
London Design Festival 2016: the London Design Festival has officially begun. With hundreds of events, installations and talks scheduled over the course of the nine days, we've picked out five key trends already emerging from the event. More about Five trends to look out for at the London Design Festival 2016
British fashion designer Gareth Pugh has based his latest collection on costumes he created for a sun-themed opera, using golden triangles and black stripes to depict rays of light. More about Gareth Pugh recreates sun motifs from opera costumes for Spring Summer 2017
Dezeen promotion: interior design company Nobody & Co has launched a series of playful products, including chairs with missing parts and a modular table that can be rearranged. More about Nobody & Co designs collection of "fantasy" furniture
Melbourne studio Lightly has released a homeware range featuring spindly floor lamps shaped to resemble Pinocchio and ceramics in a range of earthy hues (+ slideshow). More about Lightly introduces homeware collection with brass stationery and marionette-like lamps
Japanese kitchen manufacturer Sanwa has designed a set of four kitchen units tailored to those with limited living space (+ slideshow). More about Sanwa designs collection of compact kitchen units for small homes
London Design Festival 2016: the best works of minimalist furniture have to make an impression with nothing more than a few lines. James Mair, founder and director of designer showroom Viaduct, shares five of his favourite examples with Dezeen (+ slideshow). More about Viaduct's James Mair picks his five favourite minimalist furniture pieces
Ilse Crawford's Studioilse has collaborated with Bosnian craftspeople to create furniture using a UNESCO-nominated traditional carving technique (+ slideshow). More about Studioilse uses UNESCO-nominated craft technique for furniture collection
With the London Design Festival upon us, we've selected the best contemporary examples of British design and pinned them to a new Pinterest board.
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Lithuanian design studio Rimartus looked to the shapes of flying birds to design its minimal Wing kitchen for manufacturer Imprimere (+ slideshow). More about Rimartus designs kitchen based on the silhouette of a flying bird
Gustaf Holtenäs based his animated video for Russian musician Mitya's track Fabula Spatium on surreal sci-fi art from the 1970s (+ movie). More about Gustaf Holtenäs animates a space cartoon for Fabula Spatium music video
London Design Festival 2016: Taking inspiration from the passage of time, London design studio Glithero has created a kinetic installation that extends across six floors at the V&A museum. More about Glithero suspends neon "abstract clock" above V&A stairwell
Paul Cocksedge has unveiled the latest design in his mission to save vintage speakers from obsolescence, with a small Bluetooth device that can now provide stereo sound (+ movie). More about Paul Cocksedge's Vamp Stereo plays music wirelessly on any two old speakers
London Design Festival 2016: 50,000 metal triangles make up British designer Benjamin Hubert's undulating Foil installation, which casts light onto the V&A's medieval tapestries (+ movie). More about Benjamin Hubert lights V&A's medieval tapestry room with rippling steel installation