Design
Design
"It is time for something new" in Danish design says Maria Bruun
A new generation of Danish designers is helping the country move on from midcentury modern, according to Copenhagen-based designer Maria Bruun. More
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Design
Design
"We're looking at a change of our total business" says IKEA sustainability chief Lena Pripp-Kovac
IKEA has committed to becoming a circular business by 2030, by eliminating waste and reusing resources. A year into the project, sustainability head Lena Pripp-Kovac tells Dezeen how they're getting on. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Visiting space will be "just like going on a cruise" says space hotel architect
The first commercial space hotel will be more like a cruise ship than Stanley Kubrick's sleek space station from 2001, says Tim Alatorre, senior design architect of the Von Braun Space Station. More
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Design
Design
Buildings in LA are torn down and rebuilt as fast as movie sets, says Tarantino's production designer
Major high-rise developments are razing the architectural past of Los Angeles at a rapid rate, says the production designer behind the 1960s sets of Quentin Tarantino's movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. More
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Design
Design
"I don't want to be seen as the guy that just slaps a bit of colour on" says Yinka Ilori
Yinka Ilori's bold, colourful style can be seen all over London this summer, but the designer tells Dezeen there's a lot more to him than bright graphics. More
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Design
Design
Approved, Not Approved campaign fights "singular narrative" in advertising
Sex-toy designers Polly Rodriguez and Alexandra Fine have launched a campaign to raise awareness about the bias selection process of adverts, which "plagues" female-focused sexual wellness companies. More
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Design
Design
"I don't believe we're going to clean up the oceans" says Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch
Eliminating plastic from the seas is not possible and instead new materials need to be developed to replace plastic, according to the founder of Parley for the Oceans. More
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Interview
Interview
Black Rock City is designed to "sprout out of nothing", says Burning Man co-founder Will Roger
Burning Man co-founder Will Roger has spent the last 14 years capturing the festival in aerial photographs. As a book of his images is released, he spoke to Dezeen about how they created a pop-up city in the desert. More
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Design
Design
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg "trying to evoke emotion" with Better Nature show
British artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's solo show at Vitra Design Museum asks questions about our place in the natural world. We look at the six projects on display in the exhibition. More
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Interview
Interview
"It isn't that hard" to design clothes sustainably, says Mother of Pearl creative director
It's only possible to create ethical fashion if you pay attention to all elements of the business says Amy Powney, creative director of the fashion brand, which is collaborating with Net-A-Porter to make clothes from cruelty-free silk. More
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Fashion
Fashion
"There is no fashion on a dead planet" says RCA grad who refused to make final collection
Royal College of Art fashion student Laura Kraup Frandsen has refused to present a physical collection at her graduate show as a protest against overconsumption in the climate crisis. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Humans "unlikely to survive this century" without radical changes to housing says Jack Self
Designing a new housing model for the masses is the most urgent task facing architects today says Jack Self, who has co-curated an exhibition looking at the data behind today's average home. More
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Design
Design
Architects and designers "absolutely vital" in shift to circular economy says Ellen MacArthur
Circular economy champion Ellen MacArthur has called on designers to help transform the global economy along sustainable lines. More
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Interview
Interview
Stacie Woolsey creates her own masters course as "viable alternative" to design education
Priced out of further education, British design graduate Stacie Woolsey approached designers to help her create her own masters course. Speaking to Dezeen, she says elitism is a problem the industry urgently needs to address. More
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Design
Design
"We wanted to create a symbol" with new minimal BT logo says designer Paul Franklin
London studio Red&White is behind the new minimal logo of telecommunications company BT. Studio founder Paul Franklin told Dezeen that confidence was the key to rebranding the British icon. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Architects can "play a more prominent role" in creating queer space says Ben Campkin
London's queer community needs architects and designers to help them create new social spaces, says Ben Campkin, co-author of a report charting the decline of LGBT+ venues across the city. More
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Fashion
Fashion
"People are afraid to talk about toxic masculinity" says Orange Culture's Adebayo Oke-Lawal
Nigerian designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal is using fashion to challenge racial and gender stereotypes. Speaking to Dezeen, he says he wants his label Orange Culture to kickstart a global movement for diversity. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Bjarke Ingels says a style is "like a straitjacket"
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels says he is proud that BIG buildings don't have an identifiable style, in the latest episode of new podcast Time Sensitive. More
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Interview
Interview
Alibaba is redesigning the world's geography says Design Academy Eindhoven curator
The world's biggest e-commerce company, Alibaba, is changing the infrastructure of design, manufacturing and retail around the globe, says Martina Muzi, co-curator of the Design Academy Eindhoven exhibition Geo-Design. More
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Fashion
Fashion
Comme des Garçons is "nothing about clothes" says Rei Kawakubo
Rei Kawakubo is one of the world's best known fashion designers, but never sketches. In this interview, she discusses her unusual design process, how she set up Comme des Garçons and why she won't be pigeonholed. More
