Dutch designer Merel Bekking has presented Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs with a shiny plastic rotating chair after scanning his brain to establish his subconscious style preferences. More
Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will be the first digital journalist to be made an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. More
Opinion: three years ago Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs wrote an impassioned article complaining about the frustrations of visiting Milan during its annual design week. This year he found more to smile about. Here's his take on the 2016 fair. More
Opinion: megabrands like Nike and PepsiCo have stolen the spotlight at this year's Milan design week and are upstaging the traditional design brands, says Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. More
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs followed the career of the late Zaha Hadid for almost 20 years. Here, he gives a personal tribute. More
Dutch designer Merel Bekking is working on a design object based on the subconscious preferences of Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs, whose brain she scanned last year (+ movie). More
News: Dezeen's editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been shortlisted in two categories for the British Society of Magazine Editors Awards 2014. More
News: Dezeen has been highly commended at the Association of Online Publishers Awards 2014, with judges describing the site as "stunningly beautiful". More
Opinion: the photo-sharing site set the agenda at this year's Milan design week and hints at how technology will transform the way we experience the world, says Marcus Fairs, who also shares a selection of his own Instagram images from the week (+ slideshow). More
News: Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been named in the Hospital Club 100 list of the most influential people in the UK's media and creative industries. More
News: Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been named Business Web Editor of the Year by the British Society of Magazine Editors. More
Opinion: on his return from Dutch Design Week, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs argues that "something special is happening" in Eindhoven, a dowdy post-industrial sprawl that was recently named "the most inventive city in the world". More
News: Dezeen has been shortlisted for two more journalism awards to add to the three we're already up for - and our editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been nominated for The Hospital Club 100 list of most creative people (vote here!). More
Competition: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has updated his book full of the best designs from the 21st century and we're giving away five copies to readers before the official release. More
Opinion: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs reports from Milan design week, where he finds a city seemingly determined to make life unbearable for visitors. More
Opinion: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs explains why we're responding to our critics and introducing paid editorial internships: "Interns will get a contract and be paid above the minimum wage". More
Opinion: in a special Valentine's column, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs explains why designers have dumped dowdy green design in favour of glamorous robots. More
Opinion: in this week's column, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs wonders why London's Design Museum is so reluctant to talk about money, arguing that design classics "aren't theoretical exercises but sophisticated appeals to the wallet." More
Dezeen is finally launching an opinion column. The first piece by our new columnist Sam Jacob will run tomorrow; here, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs, whose own column will alternate with Jacob's, explains why it's taken us so long to take a stance. More
London Design Festival: industrial designer Yves Behar will be in conversation with Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs at midday today as part of the seminar program at trade fair 100% Design. More