Today's radical ideas rarely come from designers according to Istanbul Design Biennial curators Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley, who say the entire industry is 200 years out of date (+ interview). More about "Design has gone viral, but design community is stranded" say Istanbul Design Biennial curators
London Design Festival 2016: "you can have surround sound with your chandelier, vase and centrepiece" in the world imagined by the 28 designers contributing to the Electro Craft exhibition (+ slideshow). More about Designers blend craft and electronics to explore new possibilities for home appliances
British set designer Es Devlin has created a disorienting mirror maze inside a former warehouse in Peckham, which is perfumed with an exclusive Chanel scent (+ slideshow). More about Scent-infused mirror maze by Es Devlin fills south London warehouse
Bubble-wrap partitions reveal the former layout of a derelict west London hotel as part of an installation by UK artist Michael Iveson (+ slideshow). More about Michael Iveson builds bubble-wrap corridor inside The Averard Hotel in London
London Design Festival 2016: a "liberating" adult nappy, poo tableware and an event space furnished with manure are among the offerings at one London Design Festival exhibition (+ slideshow). More about The Shit Museum brings various poo-related designs to London
American artist and designer Daniel Arsham has created a cave from purple spheres as part of his first solo exhibition in New York (+ slideshow). More about Daniel Arsham creates colourful cave from moulded sports balls at Galerie Perrotin
London Design Festival 2016: Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble has produced ceramic tiles that were "smoked" in a barbecue, as part of their ongoing Granby Workshop project (+ slideshow). More about Assemble patterns ceramic tiles by baking them in a barbecue
Dezeen promotion: well-known international designers have each donated glass objects to Luminaire's GlasLove auction (+ slideshow). More about Luminaire to auction off glass objects by Nendo, Tadao Ando and Campana brothers
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