To coincide with this year's Design Indaba, Dezeen is giving away five copies of Africa Rising, a book documenting work by the continent's architects, designers and photographers. More about Competition: win a book documenting the work of Africa's designers
How do you design a passport? How do you prevent forgeries? And why do they all look the same? Following the launch of our Brexit passport design competition we spoke to Julian Payne, creative director at the world's biggest producer of passports and banknotes. More about New UK passport "likely to become a defining symbol of Britain's new identity"
A group of researchers at MIT has created a new material that expands and contracts when exposed to different temperatures. More about MIT researchers develop material that tightens in cold weather to keep in warmth
Slovakian designer Šimon Kern's Beleaf chair is made from a mixture of recycled leaves and bio-resin. More about Šimon Kern makes chair from recycled fallen leaves
Stockholm designer Thomas Bernstrand has created an outdoor stool that locks up like a supermarket trolley to keep parks and public spaces tidy. More about Thomas Bernstrand's coin-operated Share Stool is an alternative to fixed street furniture
Inspired by the discovery of the TRAPPIST-1 system, we created a Pinterest board full of architecture and design for space travel, including NASA's retro space tourism posters and the world's first space terminal, designed by Fosters + Partners. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Swedish studio Front designed the customisable Button sofa to be as suitable for aged-care environments as it is for the home of a young person. More about Cushions and baskets hook onto Front's Button sofa for Swedese
This week on Dezeen, Diébédo Francis Kéré was revealed as the first African architect to design the Serpentine Pavilion, while the Australian equivalent of the commission went to OMA. More about This week, architects were announced for the Serpentine Pavilion and the MPavilion
Department store John Lewis has released a textile range featuring floral and abstract archive patterns by British designer Lucienne Day. More about John Lewis marks Lucienne Day centenary with textile collection
In a rare interview, German designer Dieter Rams has called for a return to well-made, long-lasting products, even if it comes at the expense of design innovation. More about "Simplicity is the key to excellence" says Dieter Rams
These complex, geometric desserts are made by Ukrainian patisserie chef Dinara Kasko, who draws on her background in architecture in her cooking. More about Architect-turned-patisserie chef uses 3D modelling software to create desserts
Dezeen promotion: designers are invited to come up with innovative solutions to revamp public spaces in the City of London, in the first of three competitions as part of the A Smarter City initiative. More about A Smarter City competition calls for innovative designs for London's green spaces
A team of researchers at Portland State University has developed a coffee cup that gives astronauts in space an earth-like drinking experience by driving liquid towards the mouth. More about Space Cup lets astronauts drink coffee in low gravity
This drone, designed for hard-to-reach disaster areas, will soon be getting an upgrade that allows it to be consumed along with its cargo. More about Edible Pouncer drone will deliver aid to victims of natural disasters and conflict
Richard Meier's City Hall in The Hague has been painted in the style of Piet Mondrian, to mark the 100th anniversary of the De Stijl movement. More about Mondrian-style paintwork covers Richard Meier's City Hall in The Hague
NASA has celebrated the discovery of seven planets orbiting a single star, some of which could potentially support life, by adding to its collection of posters advertising other worlds as vacation spots. More about NASA marks discovery of multiple Earth-sized planets with retro travel poster
Last week we launched an ideas competition calling for a redesign of the UK passport after Brexit. It offers the chance to radically rethink the contemporary idea of nation, says Sam Jacob in this Opinion column. More about "The design of a passport might create new kinds of identity and citizenship"
It takes concentration to spot the sole woman in the crowds of workers on these posters, created by illustrators IC4Design and marketing agency DDB for UN Women in Egypt. More about Where's Wally-style ad campaign highlights lack of women in the Egyptian workforce
American company UPS is testing a drone-launching delivery truck that it hopes will make its parcel service more efficient in rural locations. More about UPS unveils drone-launching delivery truck
With Dezeen's Brexit passport design competition underway, we're taking a look at existing travel documents that any citizen would be proud to slap down at customs. More about Five passports that fly the flag for good design