Improving racial diversity in the architecture industry will require uncomfortable conversations, say Sound Advice founders Joseph Henry and Pooja Agrawal. More
Interior designers Sophie Ashby and Alexandria Dauley have set up United in Design, an organisation that aims to increase racial diversity within the interiors industry. More
Just 0.32 per cent of the furniture produced by leading brands is created by black designers, according to research by Ethiopian American industrial designer Jomo Tariku. More
On 27 June, a virtual conference called Where are the Black Designers? will tackle racism in design. Dezeen spoke to the organisers about its objectives and the "overwhelming" response from the industry. More
Readers are debating Michael Ford's statement that architects who want to really impact the fight for racial equality should stop designing jails and prisons, and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More
Architects and designers have created a public Google Docs spreadsheet to highlight design, architecture, engineering or planning studios founded by black, indigenous and people of colour. More
Architects should stop designing jails and prisons, which are representations of systemic racism in the US, if they want to really impact the fight for racial equality, says Michael Ford. More
Over a quarter of black architects in the UK deal with racism in the workplace as discrimination becomes "widespread", a survey from the Architects' Journal has shown. More
Digital artist Débora Silva has created a series of 3D scans of people who took part in the Black Lives Matter protest in London's Hyde Park on Wednesday, following the death of George Floyd in police custody. More
Designer Stephen Burks discusses the lack of diversity in the design industry and explains how his early experiences with European brands led him to work with artisans in the developing world in our latest VDF x Friedman Benda talk. More
The coronavirus crisis offers a "great possibility" for community-led change, says MIT associate professor Sasha Costanza-Chock, whose new book Design Justice explores how design can help marginalised communities and promote equality. More
The UK design industry "isn't representative of the society it serves" say the founders of Design Can, a new tool aimed at increasing diversity that launched yesterday. More
This collection of cloth and metal-wire garments by Brazilian fashion designer Karoline Vitto finds beauty in the bulges of flesh that women are encouraged to cover up. More
African American architect Philip Freelon passed away yesterday following a career dedicated to projects that celebrate black culture in the US. We've rounded up seven highlights. More
Nike has redesigned the women's floor of its flagship shop in London, introducing plus-size and para-sport mannequins for its sportswear displays. More
London's queer community needs architects and designers to help them create new social spaces, says Ben Campkin, co-author of a report charting the decline of LGBT+ venues across the city. More
Nigerian designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal is using fashion to challenge racial and gender stereotypes. Speaking to Dezeen, he says he wants his label Orange Culture to kickstart a global movement for diversity. More
Designers need to change the model of leadership to create a more diverse and critical industry, says designer Nelly Ben Hayoun, who has directed the documentary I Am (Not) A Monster. More
International architecture and design awards programmes have improved the gender balance of their judging panels this year, although men still outnumber women, according to a survey conducted by Dezeen following our Move the Needle initiative. More
Change isn't happening fast enough for women in architecture says Jeanne Gang, who suggests that all firms should be set a target to close their gender pay gap. More
