Dezeen promotion: Ventura Projects has announced the return of its Future and Centrale exhibitions to Milan design week, where it will display the latest works from emerging and established studios and brands including Lavazza, Gufram, Lensvelt and Modular. More about Ventura Future and Ventura Centrale return to this year's Milan design week
Dezeen promotion: Ermenegildo Zegna has launched My Cesare, its first customisable sneaker collection "where the worlds of luxury and streetwear meet". More about "Luxury meets streetwear" in Ermenegildo Zegna's customisable My Cesare trainers
Dezeen promotion: architects are being invited to design a new waterfront memorial building commemorating the founding of independent Singapore. More about Singapore Institute of Architects launches competition to design Founders' Memorial
Dezeen promotion: Karim Rashid has collaborated with Krosno to create Sakred, a "simple and timeless" collection of cylindrical and cone-shaped glassware. More about Karim Rashid designs "timeless" glassware collection for Krosno
Dezeen promotion: South African graphic designer Daniel Ting Chong has collaborated with artificial intelligence to create a colourful visual identity for Design Indaba. More about Daniel Ting Chong uses AI to create visual identity for Design Indaba 2019
Dezeen promotion: playful patterns, colourful marbles and a return to tradition are among the trends to look out for in the tile industry this year, according to organisation Ceramics of Italy. More about Ceramics of Italy predicts tile trends for 2019
Dezeen promotion: British set designer Es Devlin has erected a solar-powered pavilion, containing films made at 12 locations in Cape Town, to show people the potential of electric mobility. More about Es Devlin creates pavilion showing films from around Cape Town
Dezeen promotion: this year's Surface Design Show will exhibit the latest materials in architecture and interior design at London's Business Design Centre from 5 to 7 February 2019. More about London's Surface Design Show returns for 2019
Dezeen promotion: Global packaging company Smurfit Kappa is looking for designers to enter its Better Planet Packaging Design Challenge and create sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging. More about Call for entries to Smurfit Kappa's Better Planet Packaging Design Challenge
Dezeen promotion: Le French Design by VIA has unveiled a list of leading and emerging designers and interior designers who are conveying the essential values of French design. More about Le French Design by VIA launches Le FD100 list of influential designers sharing French design
Dezeen promotion: the first 20 speakers have been announced for the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town next month, including architectural designer John Pawson and The Handmaid's Tale costume designer Ane Crabtree. More about John Pawson and Ane Crabtree headline Design Indaba 2019 conference
Dezeen promotion: Sebastian Herkner has been named as the designer of the year for the January edition of Maison&Objet 2019, and will get to present his selection of work in a self-designed exhibition space at the fair. More about Sebastian Herkner named Maison&Objet 2019 designer of the year
Dezeen promotion: paint brand Dulux has included a "soothing" palette of soft, pastel colours called Dream in its trends forecast for 2019. More about Dulux announces Dream colour palette in forecast for 2019
Dezeen promotion: future-proofing is the theme for this year's Architect@Work event, which features talks on reimagining heritage, zero carbon cities and modern methods of construction. More about Architect@Work to explore future-proofing at 2019 event in London
Dezeen promotion: Sliding and pivoting glazed doors and windows by Vitrocsa create an unbroken connection between architecture and landscape in this house in Israel. More about Sliding glass doors open on to a green stone pool in Israeli house
Dezeen promotion: a day of architecture talks will take place Saturday 19 January 2019 at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, with Forensic Architecture's Eyal Weizman and OMA's Ellen van Loon on the roster of speakers. More about The Met's A Year of Architecture in a Day symposium returns with MAD, OMA and more
Dezeen promotion: tiles by Dutch manufacturer Hakwood have been used to create a striking monochromatic kitchen with tricoloured floors inside a home in the Netherlands. More about Hakwood's wooden tiles can be arranged to form patterned floors
Dezeen promotion: Hyundai's first hydrogen-powered SUV – featured in the brand campaign Because of You – is a "sublimely futuristic" vehicle that purifies air rather than pollutes it. More about Hyundai's NEXO campaign demonstrates new design-focused approach
Dezeen promotion: the British Council has launched an open call for proposals to exhibit in the British Pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2020. More about British Council calls for entries that spark debate for Venice Architecture Biennale 2020
Dezeen promotion: École des Ponts ParisTech is now accepting applications for its Design by Data masters programme, where architects, designers and engineers push the bounds of new technologies. More about École des Ponts ParisTech's Design by Data programme fosters innovation in robotics education