Furniture
IKEA recalls millions of killer dressers
Swedish furniture giant IKEA has recalled one of its most popular designs after toppling Malm dressers killed three toddlers in two years. More about IKEA recalls millions of killer dressers
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Design
Kéré Architecture suspends colourful strings from ceiling of Philadelphia art museum
For his first solo exhibition in the USA, Berlin-based architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has created a rainbow-coloured installation made of thousands of strands of lightweight cord (+ slideshow). More about Kéré Architecture suspends colourful strings from ceiling of Philadelphia art museum
Architecture
Tia Kharrat designs butterfly house that mimics the structure of the insects' eggs
Graduate shows 2016: University of Westminster graduate Tia Kharrat has designed an architectural structure based on the eggs of a rare butterfly species (+ slideshow). More about Tia Kharrat designs butterfly house that mimics the structure of the insects' eggs
Design
Zaha Hadid's lesser-known works commemorated in Masterpiece London exhibition
An exhibition opens this week in London showcasing paintings, sketches and jewellery designs by Zaha Hadid, selected by a gallerist who had a long-standing friendship with the late architect (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's lesser-known works commemorated in Masterpiece London exhibition
Architecture
New York Wheel reaches construction milestone as foundations complete
The world's largest ferris wheel is set to rise on the northern end of New York's Staten Island, as constructors finished pouring its foundations last weekend (+ slideshow). More about New York Wheel reaches construction milestone as foundations complete
Comments
"Design professionals must now support the young, who overwhelmingly voted to remain"
Comments update: readers' reactions to the shock result of last Thursday's EU referendum, in which the UK voted in favour of exiting the European Union, are highlighted in this Brexit-focused roundup of the week's comments. More about "Design professionals must now support the young, who overwhelmingly voted to remain"
Architecture
Trade mark protection will cost more after Brexit says intellectual property lawyer
Brexit crisis: UK design firms will likely pay more to protect their designs and miss out on new EU-wide patents if the country leaves the European Union, according to a leading intellectual property law firm. More about Trade mark protection will cost more after Brexit says intellectual property lawyer
Design
Christo accused of wasting public money on Floating Piers installation
An Italian consumer group has accused Bulgarian artist Christo of wasting taxpayers' money, because of the costs of managing his floating installation on Italy's Lake Iseo. More about Christo accused of wasting public money on Floating Piers installation
Design
Brexit could be "like a heart attack" for UK design firms says consultant
Brexit crisis: uncertainty following the Brexit vote could prove "almost terminal" for small architecture design firms in the UK, according to a consultant who advises creative businesses. More about Brexit could be "like a heart attack" for UK design firms says consultant
Architecture
Shakespearean-style wooden theatre by Studio Andrew Todd opens in France
Towering bamboo poles encase this cylindrical wooden theatre in France, which opened in a fanfare last week, despite suffering vandalism just a few days before (+ slideshow). More about Shakespearean-style wooden theatre by Studio Andrew Todd opens in France
Design
Philippe Starck designs collection of recyclable flip-flops for Ipanema
French designer Philippe Starck has created a minimal and recyclable summer sandal collection for Brazilian brand Ipanema. More about Philippe Starck designs collection of recyclable flip-flops for Ipanema
Architecture
George Lucas abandons Chicago museum proposal in favour of California
Filmmaker George Lucas has confirmed that he is pulling his MAD-designed museum from Chicago and plans to move the proposal to America's West Coast. More about George Lucas abandons Chicago museum proposal in favour of California
Architecture
What Design Can Do to examine how Africa can help solve Europe's design "identity crisis"
Dezeen promotion: this year's What Design Can Do conference will focus on European identity and how the continent can learn from new initiatives emerging in Africa (+ slideshow). More about What Design Can Do to examine how Africa can help solve Europe's design "identity crisis"
Architecture
Hiroki Tominaga Atelier completes Japanese retirement home featuring a huge dormer window
An oversized dormer window extends from the asymmetric roof of this house designed by architects Hiroki Tominaga and Yae Fujima for an elderly couple in Japan's Gifu Prefecture (+ slideshow). More about Hiroki Tominaga Atelier completes Japanese retirement home featuring a huge dormer window
Furniture
Kinfolk magazine launches Copenhagen gallery with exhibition of European design
Lifestyle magazine Kinfolk has launched its own gallery space in Copenhagen with an exhibition of rainbow-coloured room dividers, computer-generated chairs and a striped Memphis-style bench (+ slideshow). More about Kinfolk magazine launches Copenhagen gallery with exhibition of European design
Architecture
Renzo Piano completes Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on a huge artificial hill
Italian architect Renzo Piano has finished a major new park, library and theatre complex in Athens, following one of the largest donations for a cultural building project in history (+ slideshow). More about Renzo Piano completes Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on a huge artificial hill
Architecture
In Situ Studio hides black Corbett Residence in a North Carolina forest
US firm In Situ Studio has clad this rural North Carolina cabin in darkened wood and set it far back from the road to protect it from view (+ slideshow). More about In Situ Studio hides black Corbett Residence in a North Carolina forest
Architecture
SHoP Architects chosen for National Veterans Resource Complex at Syracuse University
New York-based SHoP Architects has beaten Adjaye Associates and Snøhetta in a competition to design a centre for war veterans at Syracuse University (+ slideshow). More about SHoP Architects chosen for National Veterans Resource Complex at Syracuse University
Design
Designers and students to protest in Trafalgar Square as threats to Erasmus programme emerge
Brexit crisis: designer Nelly Ben Hayoun, who is urging fellow creatives to join a demonstration in central London tomorrow, which has been organised to express "anger at the whole referendum process". More about Designers and students to protest in Trafalgar Square as threats to Erasmus programme emerge
Architecture
Joanne Chen designs factory for London artisans based on the teachings of William Morris
Graduate shows 2016: Bartlett graduate Joanne Chen has designed a factory that includes leisure and education facilities, based on the Socialist ideals set out by designer and activist William Morris in the late 19th century. More about Joanne Chen designs factory for London artisans based on the teachings of William Morris