Ecological concerns and the pressures of the modern world mean designers no longer have the luxury of seeing their work as a form of self-expression, Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Design should "blend into the background of everyday life" says Naoto Fukasawa
As Stockholm Furniture Fair begins, Dezeen spoke to this year's guest of honour, British designer Faye Toogood, about how the rise of artificial intelligence has created a need for humanity in design. More about "The way we're designing and manufacturing is broken" says Faye Toogood
Maggie's CEO Laura Lee may have commissioned more starchitects than anyone else. In this interview, she explains the cancer support charity's approach to picking designs for its buildings. More about "Interest in architecture has diminished in the public eye" says Maggie's CEO Laura Lee
The architecture profession is overreacting to US president Donald Trump's moves to promote classical architecture, National Civic Art Society president Justin Shubow tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "Modernist architects have to understand the world is not coming to an end" says Justin Shubow
This year's Design Miami was characterised by experimental work, but that wasn't always the case at the fair, art-design duo the Haas Brothers tell Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about "We almost got kicked out of Design Miami" say the Haas Brothers
As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the moon in 2027, the US space agency is already thinking about how lunar resources could be exploited for commercial purposes, architecture strategist Nujoud Merancy reveals in this interview. More about Permanent buildings will be on the moon "within the next few decades" says NASA's Nujoud Merancy
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, who was yesterday named designer of the year at this year's Dezeen Awards, talks about the difficulties facing emerging designers in this interview. More about "I decided I don't want to work for anyone" says Sabine Marcelis
Designtide Tokyo is back after a 12-year hiatus. In this interview, exhibition co-founder Yuta Takeda explains the reasons for its revival. More about Designers "want to show their works in a public, physical scene" says Designtide Tokyo co-founder
Expo 2025 Osaka is a valuable opportunity for countries around the world to come together at a time of global instability and conflict, says its masterplanner Sou Fujimoto in this interview. More about Expo 2025 Osaka is a chance for "wonderful unity" amid global instability says Sou Fujimoto
A combination of cultural traditions and complex engineering allowed the Petronas Towers in Malaysia to become a model for skyscrapers as place-makers, Rafael Pelli tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about Petronas Towers became "symbol of prosperity" for Southeast Asia says Rafael Pelli
A new contemporary design fair has opened in India. In this interview, Design Mumbai co-founder Piyush Suri explains how booming real estate and a fast-growing middle class have ignited the nation's design industry. More about "The design scene has exploded in India" says Design Mumbai co-founder Piyush Suri
There are complex challenges to stimulating the design scene in the most unequal country in the world, the founder of Design Week South Africa Margot Molyneux tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Design Week South Africa aims to "grow pride" in local design
Anhelina L Starkova explains how her experience of living through the Ukraine war has shaped her approach to curating the 2024 Tallinn Architecture Biennale in this interview. More about Trauma of Ukraine war "was crucial for me as an architect" says Tallinn Architecture Biennale curator Anhelina Starkova
Clementine Blakemore Architects founder Clementine Blakemore describes her shock at her "first proper building commission" being shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in this exclusive interview. More about Stirling shortlisting shows "even modest buildings can be really good" says Clementine Blakemore
Many female designers from the mid-century modern movement are more celebrated now than when they were producing work, says design historian Pat Kirkham in this interview for our mid-century modern series. More about Women's contribution to mid-century modern design is "not challenged as much now" says Pat Kirkham
Mass rural-to-urban migration in India will put pressure on the country's architects in the coming years, Morphogenesis co-founder Sonali Rastogi tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Morphogenesis co-founder Sonali Rastogi "anxious" about future of Indian cities
Mid-century modern furniture design endures because it is the "peak" of American furniture design says author Cara Greenberg, whose book popularised the term, in this interview for our mid-century modern series. More about "Mid-century modern is classic, it's never going away" says Cara Greenberg
Architecture photography has become repetitive as architects are less interested in photographers producing artistic interpretations of their projects, Hélène Binet tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about Most contemporary architecture photography "looks the same" says Hélène Binet
Independent local designers are opening up their studios during Helsinki Design Week to demystify their creative processes, explains festival programme director Anni Korkman in this interview. More about "Lots of design festivals only present the end result" says Helsinki Design Week's Anni Korkman
Architecture curator Manijeh Verghese has been announced as the CEO of Open City, which runs the Open House London festival. In this exclusive interview, she explains her plans for the educational charity. More about Manijeh Verghese aims to develop Open City to its "full potential"