Milan's annual furniture fair, the Salone del Mobile, has published a manifesto calling for the city and the design industry to promote innovation and sustainability at this year's event. More about Salone del Mobile launches manifesto calling on Milan to "up its game"
Dezeen promotion: Young Architects Competitions is inviting designers to submit proposals for a contest that would see a military fortress in Sardinia transformed into a museum dedicated to the military history. More about Call for entries to YAC's Military Museum competition
Our latest Dezeen x MINI Living video reveals how a 2.3-metre-wide house in south London, designed by Alma-nac, has a staggered floor plan and sloped roof dotted with windows to make most of natural light. More about Slim House has large sloped roof to increase natural light
American studio Renée del Gaudio Architecture has created a nature retreat for a remote site with spectacular views, composed of two buildings clad in cedar and topped with gabled roofs. More about Renée del Gaudio creates pair of rustic cabins for rocky perch in Colorado
The "hellish and beautiful" architecture of Wes Anderson's new film Isle of Dogs takes its cues from the work of Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, says production designer Paul Harrod. More about Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs film sets influenced by metabolist architecture
Richard Seifert's celebrated Centre Point tower in London has been restored and converted into apartments by architecture firm Conran and Partners. More about Conran and Partners unveils residential conversion of Richard Seifert's Centre Point
Furniture brands need to be ready to sell designs immediately after revealing them if they want stay afloat in today's market, according to Sebastian Wrong, design director of Established & Sons. More about Slow furniture production "not affordable anymore" says Sebastian Wrong
Established & Sons' first furniture collection since the return of brand co-founder Sebastian Wrong features a sofa that can be flat-packed and a bouncing light. More about Established & Sons unveils first furniture collection since return of Sebastian Wrong
Architecture practice Tonkin Liu has designed an installation that uses the sun's rays to draw attention to historical events in Hull, England. More about Solar installation by Tonkin Liu shines a light on Hull's past
Ahead of the premiere of our documentary ELEVATION, an exploration into how drones will transform urban environments, we've compiled a special-edition newsletter looking at some of the possibilities. Find out more ›
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Foster + Partners has launched a chair with a tall enveloping form, to offer privacy to people working in busy spaces. More about Foster + Partners designs chair that facilitates focus work in public spaces
Architecture studio Office S&M combined on-trend millennial pink with green terrazzo details to give this house in east London a character that sets it apart from the city's other rental properties. More about Pink and green house designed by Office S&M to offer antidote to London's "dire rental market"
US supermarket giant Walmart has filed a patent to create a system of drones that can help customers with price verification and locate products in the store. More about Walmart files patent for drone shopping assistants
Chicago architecture firm Goettsch Partners has rebuilt the facade of the 1920s Cedar Hotel, and added a glass tower with a folded front to create more accommodation. More about Pleated glass tower tops Viceroy Chicago hotel by Goettsch Partners
A clutch of post-war buildings in Coventry have been heritage listed, as the city prepares to become UK City of Culture for 2021. More about Coventry's post-war shopping centre earmarked for preservation in rare listing move
The blockchain may not be pretty, but it is a design classic, says Paul Coletti. More about "Once you understand the blockchain, you wonder why no one thought of it before"
In this week's comments update, readers ridicule Herzog & de Meuron's renderings of two "horizontal skyscrapers" on stilts by the Moscow River. More about "How nice, buildings that don't cast shadows!"
Dezeen promotion: a range of environmentally friendly finishes will be displayed at the Finiture Green exhibition during this year's Milan design week. More about Finiture Green exhibition to showcase sustainable paint made from plants at Milan design week
American firm Lake Flato used tough materials like weathering steel to create an off-grid educational facility for Big Bend National Park, known for its dinosaur skeletons. More about Dinosaur fossil park in Texas gains rust-coloured visitor centre by Lake Flato
Japanese studio Nendo has created a series of four unconventionally shaped hourglasses, carved from blocks of transparent acrylic. More about Nendo attempts to "design time" with set of unconventional hourglasses