Shingles inscribed with personal messages cover this squat hilltop pavilion, created by British designer Giles Miller as a rest stop for ramblers (+ slideshow). More about Giles Miller designs shingle-covered pavilion for English countryside
London Design Festival 2016: British designer Bethan Gray created her latest collection of handmade furniture using vibrantly stained wood and brass marquetry (+ slideshow). More about Bethan Gray bases brass-patterned furniture on the architecture of Oman
Dezeen promotion: activities taking place at designjunction's new Kings Cross location will include an open-air design party, film screenings and interactive workshops. More about Designjunction 2016 adds to programme of events during London Design Festival
London Design Festival 2016: co-director of Universal Assembly Unit Samantha Lee unveils the digital art studio's interactive sculpture for London Design Festival in this exclusive movie Dezeen produced for Italian lighting brand iGuzzini. More about Universal Assembly Unit creates pulsing Light Pollination installation for iGuzzini
A red brick building designed for one of the UK's oldest libraries will be the first new addition to Lambeth Palace – the historic home of the Archbishop of Canterbury – in almost two centuries (+ slideshow). More about Wright & Wright unveils first addition to London's historic Lambeth Palace in over 180 years
Brexit: the crossover between culture and technology is "how Britain will pay her way" outside of the EU, according to the UK government's first statement about the design sector since the Brexit vote. More about Creative industries central to future of post-Brexit Britain says minister for digital and culture
A technical fault trapped 180 passengers inside the doughnut-shaped viewing pod of the i360 observation tower last night, leaving them suspended above Brighton's seafront for two hours. More about "Slight technical hitch" traps 180 passengers inside world's tallest moving observation tower
London Design Biennale 2016: a Lebanese street market and an archive of "forgotten" Soviet designs are among the winners of the first London Design Biennale medals. More about London Design Biennale names first medal winners
Dezeen promotion: this year's London Design Fair will feature 15 country pavilions, 250 independent designers and 200 global brands (+ slideshow). More about Norway, India and Switzerland among countries presenting at London Design Fair 2016
Nicholas Serota, who was responsible for the launch of the Herzog & de Meuron-designed Tate Modern and its recent Switch House extension, is stepping down as director of the Tate organisation after 28 years. More about Nicholas Serota to step down as director of Tate galleries
Panoramic glazing frames views of meadows and cornfields from this farmhouse designed by Danish studio Norm Architects for a working farm in southern England (+ slideshow). More about Norm Architects completes contemporary farmhouse in the Suffolk countryside
London Design Biennale 2016: The UK government is not doing enough to support the design industry, according to Barber and Osgerby, who claim their London Design Biennale pavilion is one of the few not to receive public funding. More about UK government doesn't value design say Barber and Osgerby
London Design Biennale 2016: Viennese design duo Mischer'Traxler has created a mobile-like light installation for the Austrian contribution to London's first design biennale (+ slideshow). More about Mischer'Traxler creates light mobile that dims when unbalanced for London Design Biennale
London Design Festival 2016: London architect Asif Khan will install three plant-filled rooms across Shoreditch for this year's London Design Festival. More about Asif Khan and MINI to install "forests" across east London
London Design Biennale 2016: Italy has invited 20 young designers including Marco Campardo and Matteo Cibic to reinterpret the white flag for its installation at the inaugural London Design Biennale, which opens at Somerset House today. More about Italy presents 20 interpretations of the white flag for utopia-themed London Design Biennale
A tower block has been named the worst new building in the UK, after being described as "an open invitation to commit suicide". More about Lincoln Plaza housing named Britain's worst new building in Carbuncle Cup 2016
London Design Biennale 2016: design duo Barber and Osgerby have installed a giant weathervane at London's Somerset House to help the city's residents find their way "at a time of national turbulence" (+ slideshow). More about Barber and Osgerby bring towering weathervane to London Design Biennale
Residents of the Rogers Stirk Harbour-designed Neo Bankside apartments have threatened legal action, after Tate Modern opened an observation deck that provides views into their private apartments. More about Tate Modern visitors accused of spying on Neo Bankside residents
Architects office HOK has revealed plans to build a 234-metre-high skyscraper in east London that will segregate private and social apartments (+ slideshow). More about Western Europe's tallest residential skyscraper to be built in London
London Design Biennale 2016: transparent tubes transport note-filled capsules around the west wing of Somerset House in this installation by Autoban, which is Turkey's addition to the first London Design Biennale (+ slideshow). More about Autoban presents pneumatic messaging system at inaugural London Design Biennale