Slides aren't just for playgrounds – they can offer escape routes from meetings or easy access to your kitchen. This week's roundup from our Pinterest boards showcases 10 homes and offices that find inventive uses for them. More about 10 slides from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that offer a slippery alternative to stairs
Dezeen is visiting the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the Being Material conference this week. Here's a look at some of the best architecture at the campus, from Frank Gehry's library to Eero Saarinen's chapel. More about The architecture of MIT: 10 impressive buildings on the tech university's campus
Are marble and brass still the hot materials? Has millennial pink been usurped by emerald green? Does anyone actually care? Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs offers a guide to the bigger Milan trends that seem to have slipped under the radar. More about 10 trends from Milan design week that nobody is talking about
The forested territory of Vermont is next in our series of roundups showcasing houses from each of America's 50 states, featuring a tiny home for an artist and cottages for world-renowned musicians. More about Five of the best houses in Vermont on Dezeen
On 4/20, also known as "weed day", we've rounded up some of the best designs on offer from the fast-growing marijuana industry, including a minimal glass pipe and an app-controlled home growing system. More about Five designers tapping into the growing marijuana market
This long weekend, we're highlighting 10 homes from our Pinterest boards that feature swimming pools in preparation for the upcoming summer months, including an elevated pool you can walk beneath in Marbella and a rooftop pool in Lisbon. More about 10 popular holiday homes with swimming pools from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
The emerging-design section of the huge Salone del Mobile furniture fair, Salone Satellite never fails to unearth new up-and-coming talent. Design reporter Alice Morby rounds up eight of her favourites from the 2017 edition. More about Eight of the most promising designers from this year's Salone Satellite
This week Formafantasma unveiled experimental lighting designs at Milan design week and Cerith Wyn Evans illuminated the Tate Britain with neon scribbles. Both feature in this week's Pinterest roundup of popular lighting installations. More about 10 luminous installations from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that received glowing responses
Delicate lanterns made from pleated paper and table lamps that display assorted objects are among Dezeen editor Amy Frearson's highlights from lighting fair Euroluce in Milan. More about 10 of the best new lighting designs at Euroluce
This week we're highlighting 10 popular home interiors from our Pinterest boards that use skylights to make compact spaces seem larger, including a loft apartment in New York and a windowless garage conversion. More about 10 homes illuminated by skylights from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
Milan design week is a few days from kick-off, but a number of trends are already emerging from the world's biggest and most important design fair. More about Eight trends to look out for at Milan design week
Our highlights of Milan design week 2017, which kicks off next week, include an exhibition that examines the demise of capitalism and a bubble-blowing installation. More about 15 must-see exhibitions and installations at this year's Milan design week
This week we're highlighting 10 popular home interiors from our from Pinterest boards that feature an all-white colour palette. More about 10 of the most popular all-white interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
It's Saint Patrick's Day! To celebrate, we've rounded up eight of the best architectural feats in Ireland, including a moulded concrete cinema, an outdoor teaching space of timber columns, and a granite-clad library that faces out over the Irish Sea. More about Eight works of architecture that give you a tour of contemporary Ireland
British architect Norman Foster joined Instagram recently, revealing candid pictures of his day-to-day activities. But he's not the only big name on the photo-sharing platform – here's our pick of the 10 architect Instagram accounts worth following. More about 10 architects you need to follow on Instagram
After spotting a cartoon dining room set at Chamber gallery earlier this month, we've rounded up a variety of chairs, tables and lamps that resemble animated characters and comic book drawings – whether deliberately or not. More about Eight examples of cartoon furniture to bring out the kid in anyone
This week's roundup from Pinterest finds homes that borrow from their rural locations and use natural materials, including a 19th-century barn conversion in rural Germany and a Barcelona apartment with exposed stone walls. More about 10 rustic home interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that go back to basics
To celebrate International Women's Day, the Dezeen editorial team has nominated 50 women and female-led studios from the architecture and design industry who inspire us. In no particular order... More about On International Women's Day, 50 inspirational women in architecture and design
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