London Design Festival 2016: Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble has produced ceramic tiles that were "smoked" in a barbecue, as part of their ongoing Granby Workshop project (+ slideshow). More about Assemble patterns ceramic tiles by baking them in a barbecue
Comments update: Thomas Heatherwick's design for a huge sculpture made up of 154 interconnected staircases divided opinion this week, with one commenter labelling him the "Coldplay of design". More about "Heatherwick is a master of designing interesting things that nobody asked for"
Dezeen promotion: well-known international designers have each donated glass objects to Luminaire's GlasLove auction (+ slideshow). More about Luminaire to auction off glass objects by Nendo, Tadao Ando and Campana brothers
With the news that David Adjaye has won the 2016 London Design Medal, we've rounded up some of the British architect's most memorable designs, from his long-awaited Washington museum to a range of sustainable underwear (+ slideshow). More about 10 projects worth knowing by architect David Adjaye
Dutch firm OMA's New York office, which is headed by Shohei Shigematsu, has proposed an apartment building with a "prismatic" corner for Manhattan. More about OMA reveals its first residential tower for New York
London Design Festival 2016: Patternity has added a graphic climbing wall adorned with monochrome contours to the basement gym inside east London's Ace Hotel (+ slideshow). More about Guests at London's Ace Hotel can now scale a Patternity-designed climbing wall
Musician Moby has hit out at architects "who think about stuff that can be photographed well, but who never actually plan on spending time in the spaces they create". More about "Sleeping in a dumpster more comfortable" than Zaha Hadid-designed hotel room says Moby
London studio PriestmanGoode has tackled the problem of overcrowding on public transport with new designs that rethink how people sit on their commute (+ movie). More about PriestmanGoode "re-evaluates sitting" with designs to tackle train overcrowding
London Design Festival 2016: architect David Adjaye has won this year's London Design Medal, while industrial designer Kenneth Grange has been given an award for lifetime achievement. More about David Adjaye and Kenneth Grange win London Design Festival medals
A giant illuminated disk hung above a set of circular steps to form the set for designer Anya Hindmarch's collection during this season's London Fashion Week (+ slideshow). More about Anya Hindmarch presents Spring Summer 2017 collection on amphitheatre catwalk
Four micro homes are mounted on the roof of a second-world-war bunker in this proposal by Froscen Architects for the Dutch city Leiden (+ slideshow). More about Tiny houses would be built atop an ex-military bunker in Froscen Architects proposal
London Design Festival 2016: Bert & May has partnered with London design label Darkroom to create a range of handmade tiles featuring simple geometric shapes (+ slideshow). More about Bert & May and Darkroom collaborate on geometric-patterned tile
Binario Architectes has used Corten steel, concrete and wood to create a series of new additions to the Villers Abbey in Belgium, including a visitor centre and an elevated pathway (+ slideshow). More about Elevated walkway and visitor centre added to 12th-century abbey ruins by Binario Architectes
US studio Fougeron Architecture has completed an urban residential building in a San Francisco neighbourhood that features faceted facades covered with grey rods (+ slideshow). More about Fougeron Architecture clads San Francisco condo building in dark wooden dowels
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London Design Festival 2016: British designer Lee Broom has transformed his east London store into an experimental installation inspired by the 1960s Op Art movement (+ slideshow). More about Lee Broom fills London store with infinite pendant lights
London Design Festival 2016: Dezeen will be involved in events throughout the week as part of London Design Festival, including The World's Biggest Design Party. More about Catch up with Dezeen at London Design Festival 2016
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has been chosen to extend Switzerland's most-visited art museum – the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Basel, originally designed by Renzo Piano. More about Peter Zumthor to extend Renzo Piano's Fondation Beyeler art museum
London Design Festival 2016: the London Design Festival has officially begun. With hundreds of events, installations and talks scheduled over the course of the nine days, we've picked out five key trends already emerging from the event. More about Five trends to look out for at the London Design Festival 2016
A+Awards 2016: artificial mist envelops this wooden meditation pavilion near Geneva, which earned its designers GM Architectes Associés an Architizer A+Award earlier this year (+ slideshow). More about GMAA's Meditation Pavilion and Garden creates contemplative atmosphere at Swiss home