Dezeen wins two more awards and is praised for "great journalism"
Dezeen has been named Digital Service of the Year at the International Building Press Awards, while editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs won the Multi-Media Journalist of the Year title. More
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Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs named Digital Editor of the Year
Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been named Digital Editor of the Year by the British Society of Magazine Editors. More
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Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs named one of London's most influential people
London newspaper the Evening Standard has named Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs as one of the city's 1,000 most influential figures. More
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Dezeen named Digital Service of the Year at IBP Awards
Dezeen has won another award for digital journalism, with judges praising the brand's "global ambition and constant innovation". More
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It was "a howling error" that the iPhone didn't win Design of the Year in 2008, says Deyan Sudjic
Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic, curator Glenn Adamson, architect Farshid Moussavi and Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs reflect on the difficulty of predicting the impact of design, in this movie produced by Dezeen for Beazley Designs of the Year. More
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"Can designers save the world?"
Ahead of the launch of our Good Design for a Bad World initiative, Dezeen editor-in chief Marcus Fairs asks, can designers make a difference when it comes to global challenges like climate change, terrorism and political shocks? More
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Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs appointed as international ambassador for Dutch Design Week
Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been named the first-ever international ambassador for Dutch Design Week, alongside homegrown figures Winy Maas of architecture firm MVRDV, and design studio Atelier NL. More
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Merel Bekking reveals "scientifically perfect" orange swivel chair for Dezeen's Marcus Fairs
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
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Marcus Fairs is first digital journalist to be made RIBA Honorary Fellow
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
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"Could joined-up thinking finally be breaking out in Milan?"
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
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"This year Milan stopped being a furniture fair and became something more interesting"
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
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"Zaha left us ahead of time, but she did everything ahead of time"
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
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Merel Bekking scans the brain of Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs to create his "perfect" design
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
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Dezeen's editor-in-chief shortlisted for Editor of the Year awards
News: Dezeen's editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been shortlisted in two categories for the British Society of Magazine Editors Awards 2014. More
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"Stunningly beautiful" Dezeen is highly commended in digital publishing awards
News: Dezeen has been highly commended at the Association of Online Publishers Awards 2014, with judges describing the site as "stunningly beautiful". More
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"The star of Milan this year was Instagram"
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
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Dezeen's Marcus Fairs named one of UK's top 100 creatives
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
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Dezeen's Marcus Fairs wins Business Web Editor of the Year award
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
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"The future is a small, ugly town in the south of Holland"
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
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Dezeen shortlisted for five awards
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
