Brexit crisis: architects and designers in the UK should stop complaining about the outcome of the EU referendum and instead start fighting for better post-Brexit policies for their industry, according to a former senior policy adviser to the government. More about Designers should demand new policies to "make the best" of Brexit, says Rohan Silva
International font company Monotype has brought the London Tube's 100-year-old typeface into the 21st century, adding the hashtag, at sign and lighter weights more suitable for digital use (+ slideshow). More about Monotype overhauls London Underground's 100-year-old Johnston typeface
Designers Lanzavecchia + Wai are the latest to craft objects in coloured glass, producing bright blue tableware for online retailer Luisa Via Roma (+ slideshow). More about Lanzavecchia + Wai designs cobalt blue glassware based on lab equipment
Dutch design studio Waarmakers has used standard cardboard tubing to create a ceiling light that can be assembled from its own packaging (+ movie). More about Waarmakers' R16 light is made from its own cardboard packaging
Music: musician and director Kamiel Rongen mixed water and oil with paint, sugar, and even an air freshener to create a series of misty surreal landscapes for this music video (+ movie). More about Kamiel Rongen creates Sea of Decay for Julien Mier music video
Dezeen promotion: 25 designs that offer a range of solutions for improving the lives of refugees living in urban environments have been shortlisted for the first What Design Can Do Refugee Challenge (+ slideshow). More about What Design Can Do Refugee Challenge unveils 25 shortlisted projects to improve refugee's lives
New Zealand designer Mark Wilson has used a water jet cutter to create a steel knife with a purposefully irregular edge (+ slideshow). More about Mark Wilson's Kanagawa Blade has a serrated edge carved by jets of water
Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Tessa Silva-Dawson has used cow's milk to create a natural alternative to plastic from non-renewable sources (+ slideshow). More about Tessa Silva-Dawson uses milk as substitute for hydrocarbon plastics
In this movie Dezeen produced for Irish Design 2015, Karen Hennessy of the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland reflects on the achievements of the initiative, which promoted the work of Irish architects and designers around the world. More about Irish Design 2015 initiative aimed to "put Irish design on the map"
Brexit crisis: the UK's architects and designers have been left reeling by the results of yesterday's referendum, in which the country voted to leave the European Union. More about UK architects and designers react to "nightmare" result of EU referendum
Brexit crisis: in the aftermath of the UK's decision to leave the European Union, illustrators have been quick to post their reactions on Instagram and Twitter. More about Illustrators and creatives react to UK's Brexit vote
Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Ted Hunt has designed a search engine that allows users to search the web using principles based on the Socratic method. More about Ted Hunt's Socratic Search invites Google users to question their assumptions
Graduate shows 2016: a toaster that sneezes out bread crumbs and a vacuum cleaner that poos when it's full are among a range of "cute" products created by Royal College of Art graduate Hyerim Shin (+ movie). More about Hyerim Shin's Kawaii home appliances explore the nature of cuteness
Italian luxury brand Molteni has opened a flagship showroom in the Iranian capital, describing itself as a "pioneer" for design companies moving into the country following the lifting of trade embargoes earlier this year. More about Molteni opens first major Italian design showroom in Tehran
A giant slide by Belgian artist Carsten Höller that spirals through the frame of the Anish Kapoor-designed ArcelorMittal Orbit opens to the public tomorrow. More about Slide woven through Anish Kapoor's ArcelorMittal Orbit to open in east London
Graduate shows 2016: Central Saint Martins student Mi Zhang has used dust from a prominent quarrying town in China to create a collection of colourful vessels (+ movie). More about Mi Zhang uses mining dust to create colourful vases
Graduate shows 2016: Taiwanese designer Shawn Yang has created a giant version of a Spirograph toy that makes three-dimensional patterns on homeware (+ slideshow). More about Shawn Yang uses giant Spirograph to make home accessories
A gold pyramid and a suspended rock face feature in British artist Anish Kapoor's abstract set design for the English National Opera's production of Tristan and Isolde (+ slideshow). More about Anish Kapoor creates elemental set design for English National Opera
EU referendum: Leading UK architects and designers will vote overwhelmingly to remain in tomorrow's EU referendum, according to a straw poll conducted by Dezeen, with figures including David Chipperfield and Ron Arad explaining how they will vote and why. More about "We love EU" declare UK architects and designers ahead of referendum
Architect and designer Eero Saarinen was involved in the development of "new weapons and devices" for the US government, according to newly obtained documents. More about Documents emerge revealing Eero Saarinen designed weapons for the CIA