Design
Zorya grows 18-armed crystal chandelier
Prague-based jewellery design studio Zorya has grown an 18-armed chandelier from crystals within the Museum of Decorative Arts in Dresden, Germany. More about Zorya grows 18-armed crystal chandelier
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Architecture
Tom Blachford expands Midnight Modern architecture photo series
Modernist buildings bathed in moonlight are the subject of Australian photographer Tom Blachford's updated image series, which goes on show in New York this week. More about Tom Blachford expands Midnight Modern architecture photo series
Design
"Maintenance-free" Urbanized bikes are engineered for city use
Dezeen promotion: Sofia-based bicycle company Urbanized has launched a range of sturdy bikes, designed for city environments. More about "Maintenance-free" Urbanized bikes are engineered for city use
Architecture
Schmidt Hammer Lassen wraps earthquake-resistant Christchurch library in golden screen
Christchurch Central Library has been designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen as a "symbol of hope, unity, and rebirth" for the city in New Zealand, which was ravaged by an earthquake in 2011. More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen wraps earthquake-resistant Christchurch library in golden screen
Design
Dripping machine creates ceramics that marry technological precision with handmade details
Eindhoven-based Studio Joachim-Morineau has designed a manufacturing machine that replicates human error, to create ceramics with individual structures, patterns and textures. More about Dripping machine creates ceramics that marry technological precision with handmade details
Technology
Five geoengineering solutions proposed to fight climate change
If humans can't reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, can we design our way out of climate-change catastrophe? Last week's UN report shone a light on geoengineering, a discipline that proposes large-scale interventions to counteract global warming. So what ideas are geoengineers proposing? More about Five geoengineering solutions proposed to fight climate change
Opinion
"Hiring an African American woman on your leadership team is a step in the right direction"
Improving the diversity of your architecture firm will help you win more projects, says Gabrielle Bullock. More about "Hiring an African American woman on your leadership team is a step in the right direction"
Design
BIG and Artemide's Gople lamp helps plants grow indoors
Bjarke Ingels Group has teamed up with Italian lighting brand Artemide to create a colour-changing lamp designed to help plants grow. More about BIG and Artemide's Gople lamp helps plants grow indoors
Top five roles in visualisation on Dezeen Jobs this week
We've selected the top five visualiser roles available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including opportunities with Hayes Davidson and London-based architecture firm WilkinsonEyre. More about Top five roles in visualisation on Dezeen Jobs this week
Design
VeloMed plastic mesh helps volunteers transport seven times as many medicine boxes
Industrial design graduate Gwen Gage's has created a plastic mesh that connect medication boxes together to allow easier delivery of malaria medicine in remote sub-Saharan African villages. More about VeloMed plastic mesh helps volunteers transport seven times as many medicine boxes
Architecture
Fernanda Canales completes reflective pavilion for Design Week Mexico 2018
Trees, bark chips and visitors are all reflected in mirrors behind the severe black exterior of this pavilion, which Mexican architect Fernanda Canales created for this year's Design Week Mexico. More about Fernanda Canales completes reflective pavilion for Design Week Mexico 2018
Design
Doug Aitken installs mirrored house in historic Detroit building
American artist Doug Aitken has created a house-shaped pavilion clad entirely in mirrors inside a former bank in Detroit, Michigan. More about Doug Aitken installs mirrored house in historic Detroit building
Opinion
"Humans are clever. They can solve problems. There is hope"
We are entering a new geological era: the anthropocene, in which human activity is a dominant influence on earth's geology and environment. At Dutch Design Week, a special edition of our Good Design for a Bad World series will ask if design can harness this phenomenon to prevent global catastrophe, writes Marcus Fairs. More about "Humans are clever. They can solve problems. There is hope"
News
Mutual recognition of UK and EU architect qualifications would end with no-deal Brexit
If the UK leaves the European Union without a Brexit deal, the automatic mutual recognition of architecture qualifications between the two sides will no longer exist, making it more difficult for firms in one territory to hire staff from the other, it has emerged. More about Mutual recognition of UK and EU architect qualifications would end with no-deal Brexit
Promotion
Coalesse Design Group relocates studio to Munich
Dezeen promotion: US furniture brand Coalesse has moved its design studio from San Francisco to Munich, with the aim to boost its international reach. More about Coalesse Design Group relocates studio to Munich
Architecture
Studio MK27 updates and expands Gama Issa house in São Paulo
Brazilian firm Studio MK27 has renovated and enlarged a house designed by its founding partner in the early 2000s, which features white surfaces and huge windows that open to the garden. More about Studio MK27 updates and expands Gama Issa house in São Paulo
Design
Phan Thao Dang transforms sewage pipes into benches and stools
California-based designer Phan Thao Dang has created a series of corrugated furniture objects from ABS plastic pipes conventionally used to carry waste sewage. More about Phan Thao Dang transforms sewage pipes into benches and stools
Architecture
Álvaro Siza clads International Design Museum of China in red sandstone
Blocks of red sandstone cover the volumes of a new design museum designed by Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira on the Chinese Academy of Art campus in Hangzhou, eastern China. More about Álvaro Siza clads International Design Museum of China in red sandstone
Technology
Panasonic's human blinkers help people concentrate in open-plan offices
Panasonic's Future Life Factory is developing wearable blinkers, designed to limit your sense of sound and sight, and help you focus on what's directly in front of you. More about Panasonic's human blinkers help people concentrate in open-plan offices
Technology
Coloured e-paper could have "wide and far-reaching" impact on fashion design
Flexible electronic paper could be available in colour as early as next year, allowing designers to create clothing, accessories and other products that double as display screens. More about Coloured e-paper could have "wide and far-reaching" impact on fashion design