Dezeen promotion: this year's What Design Can Do conference will focus on European identity and how the continent can learn from new initiatives emerging in Africa (+ slideshow). More about What Design Can Do to examine how Africa can help solve Europe's design "identity crisis"
Dezeen promotion: annual conference What Design Can Do is launching its first talks programme about the relationship between design and music (+ slideshow). More about Peter Saville headlines What Design Can Do for Music talks programme
Dezeen promotion: more than 600 entries have been submitted by designers, architects and students for a competition aiming to discover projects that can improve the lives of refugees around the world. More about What Design Can Do Refugee Challenge receives more than 600 entries
Dezeen promotion: Chinese architects Lu Wenyu and Wang Shu, who was awarded the 2012 Pritzker Prize, will deliver the Royal Academy's prestigious Annual Architecture Lecture this year. More about Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu to deliver Royal Academy Annual Architecture Lecture 2016
Dezeen promotion: the Southern California Institute of Architecture has launched a scholarship for a European architecture student to study a masters at the university in Los Angeles. More about SCI-Arc scholarship offers European architecture students opportunity to study in LA
Dezeen promotion: Tune in here for the live stream from IKEA's annual Democratic Design Day event in Älmhult, Sweden, for the latest news from the furniture giant. More about Watch IKEA's Democratic Design Day live from Sweden
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen is teaming up with IKEA to broadcast its annual Democratic Design Day event, which takes place in Sweden on 8 June, and will include news on the brand's upcoming releases and designer collaborations. More about IKEA to live stream Democratic Design Day talks with designers
Dezeen promotion: online brand Made.com is inviting budding designers to submit furniture and homeware designs for compact urban dwellings to its annual Emerging Talent Award 2016 competition. More about Made.com competition offers emerging designers opportunity to realise and sell their products
Dezeen promotion: a hostel with a secluded courtyard and bedrooms facing the sea has won a competition seeking ideas to transform a Sicilian lighthouse into a tourist facility. More about YAC announces winners of the Lighthouse Sea Hotel competition
Dezeen promotion: a rug patterned like mould and calligraphy created from heartbeats were among projects by Dutch designers showcased for the launch of Ventura Projects at New York's design week (+ slideshow). More about Inaugural Ventura New York launches with 14 projects from Dutch designers
Dezeen promotion: Patrick Norguet and Odo Fioravanti are among the designers who have contributed pieces to Italian brand Pedrali's latest furniture collection, which was unveiled during this year's Milan design week (+ slideshow). More about Pedrali's 2016 collection features three seating designs and a range of tables
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen readers can claim a discount for tickets to this year's Design is Future event in Barcelona, which will run from 6 to 8 June 2016 during the city's design week (+ movie). More about Barcelona Design Week offers discounted tickets to 2016 Design is Future event
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers are invited to submit concepts to transform an abandoned paper factory in Bologna, Italy, into a high school and a business incubator for start-ups (+ slideshow). More about Call for entries to YAC's Green Academy competition 2016
Dezeen promotion: Spanish brand Sancal has launched a "retro-futuristic" collection of furniture, featuring tables, chairs and ornaments that reference 1960s science fiction films (+ movie). More about Sancal's Futura collection is based on 1960s sci-fi space stations
Dezeen promotion: the winners of this year's A' Design Award and Competition include a pair of holiday homes, a wedge-shaped office block and a modular furniture system that can be rearranged for different uses (+ slideshow). More about A' Design Award and Competition announces 2016 winners
Dezeen promotion: American furniture brand Emeco has launched a new armchair by British designer Jasper Morrison at this year's Milan design week, as part of his Alfi collection made using reclaimed materials (+ slideshow). More about Jasper Morrison adds armchair to Alfi seating collection for Emeco
Dezeen promotion: a prototype packaging product made from seaweed instead of plastic has been named as the Grand Prix winner of this year's Lexus Design Award for emerging designers. More about Eco-friendly packaging concept made from seaweed wins Lexus Design Award 2016
Dezeen promotion: Sydney invites artists and designers to submit concepts for its city-wide Christmas decorations, including lighting, large-scale outdoor installations and a tree in Martin Place (+ slideshow). More about Sydney calls for artists and designers to submit ideas for city Christmas lights
Dezeen promotion: Czech glass brand Lasvit has restored four chandeliers crafted from Bohemian crystal which hang in the historic Palazzo Serbelloni in Milan (+ slideshow). More about Lasvit restores Bohemian crystal chandeliers in Milan's Palazzo Serbelloni
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Pedrali is celebrating 10 years of wooden furniture production by expanding its dedicated woodworking facility in Manzano, in the Italian province of Udine (+ movie). More about Pedrali expands its wood division in Manzano