Transportation designer Paul Priestman will talk about cities of the future at Dezeen Day in London on 30 October. More about Paul Priestman joins Dezeen Day lineup to discuss how people will live and travel in future
Snøhetta has devised a masterplan for car company Ford's research campus in Dearborn, Michigan that features curvy glass buildings, green spaces and sidewalks. More about Snøhetta unveils masterplan for Ford's Research & Engineering Center in Michigan
Martino Gamper, Bethan Laura Wood, Soft Baroque and Michael Marriott are among the designers that have created masks for an exhibition at London Design Festival. More about 23 weird and wonderful masks feature in Masters of Disguise exhibition at Seeds
From millennial pink bathrooms to totems in clashing multi-colours, maximalist design is on the rise, says Claire Bingham, author of More is More. Here she picks out five contemporary designers piling on the pattern. More about Five designers who show that maximalism is back in fashion
Dezeen Awards 2019 winners have been selected by 16 leading architects and designers, ahead of the Dezeen Awards party in London next month. More about Philippe Starck, Matali Crasset and other stars decide Dezeen Awards 2019 winners
Luxury fashion group Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy has named Hed Mayner the first winner of the Karl Lagerfeld Prize for emerging fashion designers, which has been renamed after the late designer. More about Hed Mayner wins renamed Karl Lagerfeld Prize for emerging fashion designers
A ladder-like seat inspired by a biblical tale and an armchair that appears to have been swallowed by a rug are some of the pieces to appear in this installation curated by designer Gitta Gschwendtner. More about Fenton House's Please Sit installation reimagines the chair six ways
Marty Brennan is a project architect and daylighting specialist at US architecture firm ZGF Architects. He explains the technical elements of his role for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. More about Careers guide: Marty Brennan explains his role as a daylighting specialist at ZGF Architects
Please Be Seated is a giant outdoor seating installation made of three concentric rings of wave-like forms made from scaffolding planks. More about Paul Cocksedge creates undulating communal bench in London
British studio Adam Knibb Architects has completed a contemporary metal and wood-clad extension to Gatti House, an old Georgian vicarage in Hampshire, England. More about Adam Knibb adds metal and timber corner extension to Georgian vicarage
A stack of milk cartons and metal pallets, a hollow concrete ball and a leggy wooden shelter are among the houses that Los Angeles architects and designers have created for cats. More about Eleven architectural cat shelters
New York bedding company Buffy has used natural dye made from a mix of plants, spices and fruits to colour its eucalyptus fabric sheets. More about Buffy launches plant-based bedding coloured with natural dyes
German industrial designer Luigi Colani, renowned for his curvaceous product and transport designs, has died in his home country at the age of 91. More about Biodynamic design pioneer Luigi Colani dies aged 91
In this week's comments update, some readers are upset to learn that discarded cow intestines are being used by designer Kathrine Barbro Bendixen for her lighting installations. More about "As a vegan, this saddens and repulses me"
American architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien have been named architecture laureates for the Japan Art Association's 2019 Praemium Imperiale awards. More about Tod Williams and Billie Tsien win 2019 Praemium Imperiale for architecture
Dezeen promotion: Japanese material and product manufacturer Lixil has announced the evolution of its Ecocarat tiles by Inax to celebrate the collection's 20th anniversary. More about Lixil expands "breathable" Ecocarat tile collection for 20th anniversary
A wooden settle with a spindly backrest and a metal coffee table depicting an abstracted orgy are among the pieces featured in a Manhattan show residence that was curated by furniture retailers The Future Perfect and De La Espada. More about De La Espada and The Future Perfect team up to dress model apartment in Tribeca
Iconic Italian homeware brand Alessi has sold a 40 per cent stake to private equity fund Oakley Capital. More about Alberto Alessi sells 40 per cent stake in family business to private equity fund
Mono Architekten has restored and extended a 1970s concrete school block in Germany with a cluster of curving larch-clad volumes topped with sloping green roofs. More about Curving larch wood buildings with green roofs form school extension in Germany
Dezeen Day is our international architecture and design conference taking place in London on 30 October. Scroll down for information about speakers, sessions, networking events and the venue. More about Dezeen Day schedule: see details of all the talks and speakers