Buildings could "definitely" be made exclusively from plant-based products says biomaterials CEO
Architects could soon be designing homes and other buildings using nothing but biomaterials, according to Biobased Creations CEO Lucas De Man. More
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"I'd like to think I'm having success regardless of my skin colour" says Mac Collins
Nottingham-based designer Mac Collins recently won the Emerging Designer Medal at the London Design Medal awards. In an exclusive interview, he tells Dezeen how he doesn't want to be pigeonholed as a "Black designer". More
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Factory Records sleeves were "about things I didn't have" says Peter Saville
Legendary designer Peter Saville has revealed the inspiration behind his early work for Factory Records, saying the influential covers featured "things that I saw and wished were part of my reality". More
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Failure to teach net-zero architecture skills "is negligent and verges on denialism" says Anthropocene Architecture School founder
Architecture schools must prioritise teaching students net-zero design skills to effectively prepare them for future work, says Anthropocene Architecture School founder Scott McAulay. More
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"Paris is green with envy" at London's sustainable policies says Sadiq Khan
Paris is "jealous" of London's cycle lanes and is copying London's green initiatives, according to London mayor Sadiq Khan. More
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New golden age of Danish design sees Copenhagen rivalling Milan, according to Kvadrat CEO
Danish design is experiencing a "golden age" with Copenhagen becoming a manufacturing centre comparable to Milan, according to Anders Byriel, CEO of Danish textile brand Kvadrat. More
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"It's about creating beautiful objects that don't look recycled" says Goldfinger founder
Producing furniture can have a positive impact on people and planet, according to Marie Cudennec Carlisle of Goldfinger, a design brand whose business model includes recycled materials, a training academy and a community kitchen. More
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Former Apple design director launches mass-timber housing company "to bring productisation to the built environment"
Apple's former design director BJ Siegel has recently established a mass-timber housing company named Juno. In this exclusive interview, he explains how it aims to design housing like it is a product. More
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"Everything changed in architecture" after 9/11 attacks says Daniel Libeskind
The terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Center helped the public understand the importance of architecture, says the architect who masterplanned the rebuilding at Ground Zero in the next part of our 9/11 anniversary series. More
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Salone del Mobile president Maria Porro says she's standing "on the shoulders of giants"
The Italian design industry is seeing a generational change when it comes to gender equality, says Maria Porro, the youngest-ever president of Salone del Mobile and the first woman to hold the role. More
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Digital twins will lead to "a huge revolution" for designers says Anne Asensio of Dassault Systèmes
Dezeen promotion: architecture and design are about to be revolutionised by digital twins – virtual representations of real-world products, buildings and even entire cities – according to Anne Asensio, vice president of design experience at Dassault Systèmes. More
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Drive to reduce embodied carbon in buildings makes biomaterials market a "really exciting space"
Concerns over carbon emissions caused by the construction process are fuelling a surge of interest in biobased materials according to Arup research and innovation leader Jan Wurm. More
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"I respond to every fucking detail of the time we're in" says Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry's new tower in Arles fits with both the ancient Roman city and today's environmental agenda, the architect claimed in an exclusive interview with Dezeen. More
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Climate change is "a design project needing lots of attention" says William McDonough
Removing excess carbon from the atmosphere is a daunting but "very exciting" design challenge, according to sustainable-design guru William McDonough. More
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"Neighbors got really pissed off" by Frank Gehry's Santa Monica home, architect reveals
Architect Frank Gehry has explained how his seminal 1978 home in Santa Monica caused a stir in an exclusive interview with PIN-UP magazine to mark the publication's 30th issue. More
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Ma Yansong creates lantern-like artwork in rural Chinese tea field
MAD architecture studio-founder Ma Yansong's has unveiled his Light artwork in a rural tea field in China. More
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Ini Archibong creates Pavilion of the African Diaspora "for the black voices leading us into the future"
In an exclusive interview, designer Ini Archibong says he is glad that people are waking up to issues of racial inequality and hopes that his London Design Biennale pavilion will provide a platform for conversation. More
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Little Island designed to create "the feeling of leaving Manhattan behind" says Thomas Heatherwick
The elevated topography of Little Island was designed to create a sense of escape from Manhattan, according to designer Thomas Heatherwick in this interview with Dezeen. More
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Stefano Boeri's plans for special Supersalone edition of Salone del Mobile will "demonstrate that Milan is alive"
In this exclusive interview, Salone del Mobile curator Stefano Boeri sets out his vision for this year's fair, which will be called Supersalone and will feature products displayed on walls instead of branded booths. More
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Debate over New York's subway map was a "historic moment in design history" says Gary Hustwit
The legendary 1978 clash between graphic designers Massimo Vignelli and John Tauranac epitomises "the challenges that designers still face every day," according to filmmaker Gary Hustwit, who has written a book about the event. More
