Natural and digital systems could be blended together to create new kinds of electronic devices, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researcher Harpreet Sareen, who has built a robot controlled by a plant. More about MIT "cyborg botany" researcher builds plant-robot hybrid called Elowan
Trophies are getting more imaginative in design, as awards programmes increasingly ask leading architects and designers to create them. Here are seven that duly commend success, including a Brit Award by Zaha Hadid and the Atelier NL-designed Dezeen Awards. More about Seven trophies created by architects and designers
Designers Jos Kranen and Johannes Gille explain how they moved from creating bespoke design pieces to industrial products, such as their new The Party lights for Moooi, in our latest Design Dreams movie. More about Kranen/Gille uses design process that is "all about fun" on The Party lights for Moooi
An exhibition opening this weekend at the Design Museum in London showcases the work of four female designers, including a display of plants for a community garden and an installation exploring the body's circadian cycle. More about Design Museum spotlights female talents in Designers in Residence 2018
Our review of 2018 continues with editorial assistant Bridget Cogley's pick of restaurants and bars, including a dim sum spot in Hong Kong, a Chinese restaurant in a London church, and Noma's new outpost in Copenhagen. More about Dezeen's top 10 restaurants and bars of 2018
These characterful illustrations show a house designed by Charles Holland Architects for Kent, England, with exaggerated features including an extra-long roof and mismatched windows. More about Charles Holland designs quirky country house for a hamlet in Kent
David Adjaye has designed a faceted trophy made from Swarovski crystal for the winners of this year's Fashion Awards. More about David Adjaye creates Swarovski crystal trophy for Fashion Awards 2018
British architect Richard Rogers has won the top prize awarded by the American Institute of Architects, a choice backed by his peers Moshe Safdie, Renzo Piano and Deyan Sudjic. More about Richard Rogers scoops AIA Gold Medal 2019
Living Coral is the colour of 2019, according to Pantone. Here's a look at five contemporary interiors that have already put the striking shade to good use. More about Five interiors that make use of Pantone's colour of the year Living Coral
Dutch design brand Moooi is moving away from launching a glut of new products in Milan each April and will instead drop ready-to-ship collections throughout the year, starting with a collection of five wall lights called The Party. More about Moooi unveils Party Lights in new strategy to launch products year-round, not just in Milan
The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features 3D-printed "faux-meat" and a renovated cottage in the Scottish Highlands. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
More about Latest Dezeen Weekly features a Scottish cottage and a 3D-printed vegan steak
Los Angeles art duo the Haas Brothers' first retrospective exhibition has opened at The Bass museum in Miami Beach, filled with their "fantasy reality of flora and fauna" in a spectrum of hues. More about "Any colour is fair game" at the Haas Brothers' Ferngully exhibition
Continuing our review of 2018, editorial assistant Lizzie Crook selects 10 of the best office interiors of the past 12 months, from a converted iron foundry in Sheffield, to a design studio in Minsk that features colour-blocking. More about Dezeen's top 10 office interiors of 2018
California firm Edward Ogosta Architecture has dramatically transformed a corner-lot house into "an intimate pocket of luminosity, atmosphere, and serenity" in a local beach town. More about Edward Ogosta overhauls California bungalow with "clarity and restraint"
The latest Dezeen competition offers readers the chance to win a Void V01MKII or V02MKII watch, created in collaboration with Danish leather brand Sørensen. More about Competition: win a special-edition Void watch
Dutch firm MVRDV has completed an enormous apartment building in the Indian city of Pune, featuring a series of connected blocks with sloping roofs, which branch out to enclose multipurpose courtyards. More about MVRDV's "mountainous" Future Towers provides low-cost accommodation in India
Colour expert Pantone has chosen a peachy orange shade named Living Coral, or Pantone 16-1546, as its colour of the year for 2019. More about Living Coral is Pantone's colour of the year for 2019
Judges and VIPs joined architects and designers from around the world to celebrate the unveiling of all 33 winners of the inaugural Dezeen Awards, which took place in a dazzling ceremony in London last week. More about Winners of the first ever Dezeen Awards celebrate at lavish ceremony
Two stations inspired by glacial landscapes are being designed by architecture studios Zaha Hadid Architects and A-Lab for a new metro line in the Norwegian capital. More about Zaha Hadid Architects and A-Lab to design stations on Oslo's new metro line
We have plenty of job opportunities right now for architects and designers in the USA, with roles in Ohio, Colorado and Massachusetts, as well as New York, San Francisco and LA. Our top five include positions with Rhode Island School of Design and nArchitects. More about Five architecture and design jobs in the USA available on Dezeen Jobs