Naming your studio after the directors' surnames is so last century. Today's architects go under weird and wonderful monikers such as Design, Bitches, 5468796 Architecture and G///bang. We asked some of the most oddly named studios how they got their names. More about 10 architecture studios reveal the stories behind their bizarre names
Today is World Book Day. To mark the occasion we've rounded up 10 of the best ways designers have stored books, from bookshelf staircases to a huge concrete case that spans the wall of a Mexico City home. More about 10 shelving designs that are perfect for book lovers
With the news that little-known Catalan studio RCR Arquitectes has won this year's Pritzker Prize, here's a look at some of the firm's most important projects. More about Key projects by Pritzker Prize 2017 winner RCR Arquitectes
Feeling the urge to downsize? Take lessons from 10 of the best micro homes – including a cloud-shaped holiday home and a 3D-printed urban cabin. More about 10 micro houses that make the best of their minuscule proportions
With Dezeen's Brexit passport design competition underway, we're taking a look at existing travel documents that any citizen would be proud to slap down at customs. More about Five passports that fly the flag for good design
Flip phones, lipstick phones, mango phones – the announcement that Nokia may be reissuing the iconic 3310 mobile phone has the Dezeen team reminiscing about the handsets of years gone by. More about Dezeen remembers the mobile phones that time forgot
For those unfamiliar with the work of African architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, designer of this year's Serpentine Pavilion, here's a look at 10 of his most important projects to date. More about Key projects by Serpentine Pavilion architect Diébédo Francis Kéré
With London Fashion Week well under way, Dezeen's design reporter Alice Morby reflects on some of the best talents at last week's Central Saint Martins MA Fashion show. More about Five Central Saint Martins fashion design graduates to watch from London Fashion Week
Today is President's Day in the USA, so we're looking back at our most controversial stories about current POTUS Donald Trump, from a Nazi-style logo to an IKEA version of his proposed Mexican border wall. More about 10 times Donald Trump caused a stir in the architecture and design community
Now the Stockholm Furniture Fair has ended, we're reflecting on some of the most promising talent spotted during the event. More about Seven emerging designers to watch from the Stockholm Furniture Fair
From John Pawson's minimally styled London house to the skinny Rotterdam residence of architect couple Gwendolyn Huisman and Marijn Boterman, we've rounded up 10 of the best self-designed homes by architects and designers. More about 10 homes architects and designers have created for themselves
We've rounded up 10 desert houses that make the most of their situations in inhospitable landscapes, including a holiday home in Egypt and a spacious dwelling on the outskirts of Marrakech. More about 10 desert houses that make the most of arid landscapes
Jaime Hayón's back catalogue and a furniture collection inspired by an 18th-century religious sect are among the attractions we recommend at Stockholm Design Week, which gets underway tomorrow. More about Five of the best exhibits to see at Stockholm Design Week 2017
Products at last month's Maison&Objet furniture fair ranged from a coffee table based on Shaker design principles to a hand soap by British designer Tom Dixon. Following our coverage of the Paris event, we've rounded up the best in show. More about Eight of the best new products and collections from Maison&Objet 2017
We've chosen five young Canada-based designers and studios to watch, after seeing their work that includes a wooden ping-pong table and furniture made from mushroom mycelium at design events in Toronto. More about Five emerging Canadian designers from IDS and Toronto Design Offsite
Seven Scandinavian architects have now built treehouses for Sweden's Treehotel, including a bird's nest, a mirrored cube and the charred timber cabin added earlier this month by Snøhetta. More about Seven unusual treehouses you can sleep inside at Sweden's Treehotel
With its ability to improve a building's thermal efficiency and maximise natural light, polycarbonate plastic is becoming increasingly popular in architecture. We've rounded up seven of the best examples. More about Seven buildings that feature walls of polycarbonate plastic
With the trend for broken-plan living spaces continuing into 2017, we're highlighting 10 popular home interiors from our Pinterest boards where areas are loosely divided by partitions rather than by walls. More about 10 home interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that swap walls for partitions
With Maison&Objet opening in Paris this weekend, design reporter Alice Morby has put together a list of the top five French design brands to go and see at the fair. More about Dezeen's pick of the best French furniture brands exhibiting at Maison&Objet
As this year's Interior Design Show prepares to open in Toronto, we select five of the city's best home interiors from the pages of Dezeen. More about Five of the best Toronto home interiors on Dezeen