In this week's comments update, readers are disgusted by a marketing campaign for a gold flip phone launched by Pablo Escobar's brother. More about "Do we still need girls showing boobs to sell a smartphone?"
American arts administrator Bettina Korek has been appointed CEO of London's Serpentine Galleries following Yana Peel's resignation earlier this year. More about Serpentine Galleries appoints Frieze Los Angeles's Bettina Korek as CEO
Long windows are embedded into the board-formed concrete walls of this residential building in Mexico City's upscale Polanco area, designed by American architecture firm Studio Rick Joy. More about Studio Rick Joy designs concrete apartment complex in Mexico City's Polanco neighbourhood
We continue or high-tech architecture series by looking at Foster Associates' Willis Faber & Dumas building, a revolutionary office block in Ipswich, which was completed in 1975. More about The Willis Faber & Dumas building is a revolutionary high-tech office
This year designers created a huge variety of conceptual architecture from a straw bale school to a bamboo colony on Mars. Semi Han continues our review of 2019 with 10 of the most intriguing concepts. More about Dezeen's top 10 conceptual architecture projects of 2019
Pantone played it safe and still missed the mark by picking Classic Blue as its colour of the year for 2020, says Michelle Ogundehin. More about "In choosing blue, Pantone has missed the mark once more"
A client's strong ties to Japan informed the interiors of this Barbican apartment, which has been overhauled by Takero Shimazaki Architects. More about Takero Shimazaki Architects infuses Barbican flat with Japanese details
Royal College of Art graduate Tessa Silva has turned a clay-like material made from waste milk into bulbous vases, candelabras and door handles called Chalk & Cheese. More about Tessa Silva creates compostable homeware from surplus milk and chalk
Architectural photographer Richard Chivers has captured images of gas holders from across England to create a visual record of the remaining examples of the structures. More about Richard Chivers photographs England's remaining gas holders
A banana taped to a wall by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was removed from its display at Art Basel Miami Beach after "several uncontrollable crowd movements", including someone eating it. More about Maurizio Cattelan's 0,000 banana removed from display
Israel's architecture scene is thriving, according to architect Asaf Mann, who likens it to the Bauhaus boom in Tel Aviv during the 1930s and 1940s. More about "There's something very inspiring happening again in Israel," says architect Asaf Mann
American firm LOHA has unveiled plans for an affordable housing complex in Los Angeles, comprising stacks of shipping containers arranged on a triangular site near a busy highway interchange. More about LOHA designs affordable housing complex for difficult site in Los Angeles
Architects and designers working across the Americas are now invited to submit their entries to the 2020 edition of the AHEAD awards. More about Call for entries to AHEAD Americas awards 2020
This year saw a wave of projects aimed at improving life for people with disabilities, and making spaces more inclusive. For our review of 2019, Dezeen has selected 10 of the best, including a mind-controlled exoskeleton and a series of 3D-printed IKEA hacks. More about Dezeen's top 10 accessible designs of 2019
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak's Deep Sleep Cocoon jacket is designed to allow people to sleep anywhere, including in space. More about Vollebak designs jacket that lets the wearer sleep in space
Continuing our high-tech architecture series, Catherine Slessor looks at how the women in Team 4 helped shape the narrative of the movement. More about "High-tech was a supreme toys-for-the-boys moment"
Piazza Dell'Ufficio by Branch Studio Architects, which was named interior project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019, teaches children about the power of design says judge Eva Jiricna in this movie. More about Piazza Dell'Ufficio won interior project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019 for teaching children “the power of design”
Coffee roaster Ozone has opened a new space inside an east London warehouse, featuring plywood interiors by local studio Box 9. More about Custom-made furniture takes centre stage in Ozone's second London roastery
Swedish studio Form Us With Love has designed a modular bench seating system for +Halle, which aims to create privacy in public without using walls or dividers. More about Form Us With Love creates modular benches to give people privacy in public spaces
Dezeen Jobs has a number of promising architecture and design opportunities right now, including positions at Danish architecture studio BIG and Metropolitan Museum of Art. More about Five exciting roles on Dezeen Jobs this week including positions at BIG and The Met