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"You'll probably need an aspirin" after my Design Museum show, says Paul Smith

In this exclusive interview, British fashion designer Paul Smith shows Dezeen his new exhibition at London's Design Museum, which contains a room "nicknamed the paracetamol room, because by the time you come out you'll probably need an aspirin". Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12 (+ movie). More about "You'll probably need an aspirin" after my Design Museum show, says Paul Smith

Architecture

Architecture

Schmidt Hammer Lassen wins competition for Danish theatre complex

News: Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has won a competition to design a theatre and cultural centre in Hjørring, Denmark, with plans for a series of buildings clad in Corten steel (+ slideshow). More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen wins competition for Danish theatre complex

Interiors

Interiors

Pinterest's San Francisco headquarters by All of the Above and First Office

The new San Francisco headquarters for photo-sharing website Pinterest is housed in a converted warehouse filled with two-storey white volumes. More about Pinterest's San Francisco headquarters by All of the Above and First Office

Design

Design

"Self-driving cars are the answer. But what is the question?"

Opinion: after five cyclists die on London roads in nine days, Dan Hill asks whether driverless cars would make our roads safer, or whether dependance on "an algorithmic organisation of society" would only encourage complacency. More about "Self-driving cars are the answer. But what is the question?"

Interiors

Interiors

Reality Lab. Issey Miyake boutique by Tokujin Yoshioka

Clothes are displayed on precariously balanced tables at this Tokyo boutique designed by Tokujin Yoshioka for fashion label Issey Miyake (+ slideshow). More about Reality Lab. Issey Miyake boutique by Tokujin Yoshioka

Design

Design

Young designers transform beetles into plastic and printing ink

Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our next movie from Eindhoven, design graduates Aagje Hoekstra and Evelien Crooy show us the bioplastic and ink made from insects that they presented at this year's Dutch Design Week. More about Young designers transform beetles into plastic and printing ink

Architecture

Architecture

Plant-filled amphitheatre proposed for the High Line's final stretch

News: new images unveiled this week reveal that the third and final phase of New York's High Line park will feature an enclosed amphitheatre filled with plants. More about Plant-filled amphitheatre proposed for the High Line's final stretch

Promotion

Promotion

Submit designs to redevelop a former Soviet military town

Dezeen promotion: competition organiser Homemade Dessert is offering architects and designers the chance to present visions for the redevelopment of a former Soviet town in Latvia, with a total of $16,000 (£10,000) prize money to be won. More about Submit designs to redevelop a former Soviet military town

Architecture

Architecture

Volvo Pure Tension Pavilion that charges an electric car by Synthesis Design + Architecture

This tensile pavilion is covered in solar panels that can be used to charge an electric car and then folded up to fit in its boot (+ slideshow). More about Volvo Pure Tension Pavilion that charges an electric car by Synthesis Design + Architecture

Architecture

Architecture

YOAP White House apartment block in Seoul by Design Band YOAP

South Korean studio Design Band YOAP has squeezed nine apartments and a shop inside this compact white housing block in Seoul (+ slideshow). More about YOAP White House apartment block in Seoul by Design Band YOAP