This week on Dezeen, the best architecture of 2016 was lauded at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin, where Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher gave a keynote speech calling for social housing to be scrapped. More about This week, 2016's best building was revealed and Patrik Schumacher ruffled feathers
Spanish-Mexican studio LaSelva's 45 furniture system for Chinese brand Inyard can be customised to create tables of different sizes and finishes. More about LaSelva's 45 table system has more than 100 different combinations
Adidas has unveiled the latest pair of trainers from its Futurecraft series, featuring uppers made from 100 per cent biodegradable material. More about Adidas' latest Futurecraft trainers "achieve an unrivalled level of sustainability"
A recyclable, collapsible helmet that could be sold at bike-share stations has been named this year's winner of the James Dyson Award. More about Foldable paper cycling helmet wins James Dyson Award
The first exhibition to take place in London's new Design Museum explores a spectrum of issues that define our time, with installations by OMA, Hussein Chalayan and Neri Oxman. More about Design Museum's opening exhibition presents reactions to a complex world
Conceptual artworks that were secretly used as props on primetime television series Melrose Place have gone on show at an exhibition in New York. More about Subversive art is hidden throughout 90s TV soap Melrose Place
This pebble-shaped hand-held device eases anxiety through the use of light and sound. More about Panic attack prevention device Calmingstone launches
Tech company Microsoft has unveiled a hinged computer designed to turn from a desktop into a digital drawing surface. More about Microsoft targets architects and designers with Surface Studio digital drawing board
Business news: nine out of 10 design businesses in the UK are failing to take advantage of tax relief rules that could benefit them, according to the head of a design policy thinktank. More about UK designers are missing out on innovation tax breaks, says thinktank
Apple's latest release is a coffee table book chronicling 20 years of its past and present products. More about Apple releases book documenting 20 years of its design
The global influence of the annual Serpentine Pavilion commission makes the Serpentine Galleries the most searched-for institution by architects and designers, according to the first ever Dezeen Hot List. More about Serpentine Galleries revealed by Dezeen Hot List as world's top design institution
Jaguar has revealed its first electric car, expected to hit the roads in 2018. More about Jaguar unveils its first ever electric car
Dezeen promotion: the latest porcelain tile collection from Italian manufacturer Ceramiche Refin features patterns based on textured cement finishes. More about Ceramiche Refin launches Craft tiles influenced by hand-applied cement surfaces
Design Academy Eindhoven is regarded as one of the most influential schools in the world, so much so that it placed third in our schools Hot List. We've rounded up eight of the most promising designers from this year's graduation show, which took place during Dutch Design Week. More about Eight graduates to watch from the Design Academy Eindhoven class of 2016
Nike has enlisted Brooklyn-based artist Kaws to paint his signature motifs across two basketball courts in New York City. More about Kaws covers New York basketball courts in colourful murals
London's Royal College of Art is the design school that Dezeen readers most want to hear about, finds our inaugural Dezeen Hot List. More about Royal College of Art named most popular design school on Dezeen Hot List
Ahead of its opening later this month, the Design Museum has installed one of IKEA's flat-pack refugee shelters outside a London tube station. More about Design Museum installs IKEA refugee shelter on London streets
A group of scientists have developed a home HIV testing kit that speeds up diagnosis and allows patients to monitor their own treatment. More about USB stick diagnoses HIV in 30 minutes
Christien Meindertsma's Flax chair has won two Dutch Design Awards for its innovative use of flax fibre combined with bioplastic. More about Christien Meindertsma designs biodegradable chair using flax and bioplastic
Normann Copenhagen has added to a growing trend for terrazzo with a collection of speckle-topped tables created by Danish designer Simon Legald. More about Normann Copenhagen's speckled Terra tables join the terrazzo trend