Following news that British graphic designer Peter Saville has won this year's London Design Medal and that he's working on a visual identity for Kanye West, here are some of his most iconic designs from the 1970s to today. More about Key designs by Peter Saville
Lisbon Architecture Triennale: following budget cuts, boycotts and lukewarm reviews, Lisbon Architecture Triennale curator Beatrice Galilee defends the event that opened in the Portuguese capital last week and explains why she believes architecture exhibitions don't always need to be about buildings (+ interview). More about "Exhibitions are places to be occupied, not just things to be observed" - Beatrice Galilee
Designer Hella Jongerius and architect Rem Koolhaas have renovated the North Delegates' Lounge at the United Nations buildings in New York (+ slideshow). More about United Nations North Delegates' Lounge by Hella Jongerius and Rem Koolhaas
London designer Paul Cocksedge's first solo exhibition, at Friedman Benda in New York, features a table folded from a single sheet of steel (+ slideshow). More about Capture exhibition by Paul Cocksedge
Here's another project from Dutch firm Mecanoo: a sports college in Eindhoven featuring a black brick exterior with perforations in the shape of athletes (+ slideshow). More about Fontys Sports College by Mecanoo
London Design Festival 2013: Amsterdam designer Roel Huisman has created a desk with an ash lamp and glass vase embedded in a thick slab of resin. More about Resin Tables by Roel Huisman
Dezeen promotion: lighting brand Luceplan has launched its Synapse extendable lighting system by Argentinian designer Francisco Gomez Paz. More about Synapse LED lighting system by Francisco Gomez Paz for Luceplan
London Design Festival 2013: design firms Studio Glowacka and Maria Fulford Architects have installed 1500 metres of undulating paper strips to create a pavilion at trade show 100% Design in London this week (+ slideshow). More about Paper Space by Studio Glowacka and Maria Fulford Architects
This volcano museum in western Hungary features walls of dark concrete and Corten steel designed by Budapest studio Foldes Architects to reference the colours of volcanic rock and lava (+ slideshow). More about Kemenes Volcanopark Visitor Centre by Foldes Architects
Opinion: in his first Opinion column for Dezeen, Dan Hill reflects on the recent sale of Finland's two most iconic design brands - Artek and Nokia - and suggests what the country's design industry should do next. More about "Finnish design can no longer afford to be complacent"
Contemporary artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset have turned five galleries at the V&A museum in London into the apartment of a fictional architect for an exhibition that opens next month. More about Tomorrow – Elmgreen & Dragset at the V&A
London Design Festival 2013: concave bookcases and furniture with hotdog-shaped legs feature in the first collection by Joined + Jointed, currently on show at designjunction (+ slideshow). More about Joined + Jointed collection
London Design Festival 2013: fluorescent lights are controlled by analogue toggle switches in this interactive installation by Faye Toogood for design brand Established & Sons (+ slideshow). More about The Conductor by Faye Toogood for Established & Sons
Danish office BIG has designed a triangular viewing platform for Brooklyn Bridge Park that angles up from the ground like a huge fin (+ slideshow). More about Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 by BIG
Our coverage of this year's London Design Festival and Peter Saville's collaboration with Kanye West lead Dezeen Mail issue 170, which also features the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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A gently sloping roof shelters the staggered indoor and outdoor spaces of this small wooden house by Japanese firm Case Design Studio in rural Japan (+ slideshow). More about House in Oiwake by Case Design Studio
At the Global Design Forum on Monday night, graphic designer Peter Saville revealed that he’s working on a logo for musician Kanye West. In this transcript of the conversation Saville had with journalist Paul Morley, he discusses the project and what it’s like to work with the rap star. More about “Kanye wants me to do a YSL” - Peter Saville
News: Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects has won a competition to design the replacement city hall for a Swedish city that's set to be relocated after mining caused huge underground cracks in the area. More about Henning Larsen Architects to design town hall for a relocated city
London Design Festival 2013: Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune launches a collection of wicker lighting at designjunction this week. More about Medusa, Chinita and Bellota wicker lamps by Claesson Koivisto Rune
London Design Festival 2013: a range of cast iron cookware by British designer Jasper Morrison for Japanese brand Oigen has gone into production (+ slideshow). More about Palma cookware by Jasper Morrison for Oigen