New York 2015: in the latest in our series of interviews with leading New York designers, Bec Brittain explains why she studied philosophy and architecture before turning to lighting (+ slideshow + transcript). More about "I don't think I was a particularly good architect," says NY lighting designer Bec Brittain
New York-based designer Constantin Boym has been selected to lead the industrial design department at one of America's prominent design schools. More about Constantin Boym named head of industrial design at Pratt School of Design
Bjarke Ingels has spoken of his desire to replace Modernism's "boring box" legacy with new kinds of localised architecture at a lecture at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (+ transcript). More about BIG wants to create new styles of vernacular architecture, says Bjarke Ingels
Business news: Apple has promoted Jonathan Ive to the newly created role of chief design officer as part of a reshuffle in the company's design department. More about Apple promotes Jonathan Ive to new chief design officer role
New York 2015: Brooklyn studio Workstead has created a range of light fixtures with brass disc-shaped reflectors. More about Workstead's Orbit lights feature movable metal reflectors
New York 2015: a new exhibition at New York's Chamber design gallery pairs an installation and furniture built from three-armed modules with a set of phallic tableware. More about This Is Not A Duet exhibition presents unrelated design collections at New York's Chamber gallery
New York 2015: Print All Over Me has launched a range of textiles for the home with a living room installation in New York that changed daily to feature different patterns on every surface (+ slideshow). More about Print All Over Me debuts homeware line with patterned installation
American studio Anmahian Winton Architects chose pale wood and dark zinc for the facade of this house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to contrast with its more traditional neighbours (+ slideshow). More about Massachusetts home by Anmahian Winton features a facade of ipe wood and zinc
Opinion: as super-thin residential towers for the super-rich sprout up across Manhattan, inequality has begun to take architectural form, writes leading US architect Steven Holl. More about "In New York, architecture with a sense of social purpose is becoming increasingly rare"
The influence of Chinese culture on fashion design is examined through garments by Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, John Galliano and more in an exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (+ slideshow). More about Met exhibition highlights fashion's obsession with Chinese arts and design
New York 2015: an exhibition in a Brooklyn loft showcases furnishings by Italian designer Piero Lissoni, paired with work by New York designers (+ slideshow). More about Brooklyn exhibition pairs work of Piero Lissoni and local designers
Sculptural park benches and a maze constructed of mirrors are among the pieces created by Danish artist Jeppe Hein for an outdoor exhibition in New York (+ slideshow). More about Jeppe Hein creates 18 whimsical installations for Brooklyn Bridge Park
New York 2015: Apparatus has unveiled two new lines of lighting fixtures, along with a table that marks the New York studio's foray into furniture design (+ slideshow). More about Apparatus uses metal cylinders and porcelain chains for new lighting designs
New York 2015: in the first of a series of interviews with prominent New York designers, Lindsey Adelman tells Dezeen about how she became a pioneer of the city's burgeoning lighting scene (+ slideshow + transcript). More about "There's a huge burst of creativity" in New York says Lindsey Adelman
New images show details of the design for the 53W53 residential tower by French architect Jean Nouvel, which will occupy a site adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art on New York's 53rd Street. More about Jean Nouvel's first New York skyscraper will include three floors of MoMA gallery space
New York 2015: Brooklyn-based lighting designer Bec Brittain has launched a lighting collection called Zelda, based on diamond-shaped forms, as well as a new range of light diffusers. More about Bec Brittain's latest lighting collection features LED tubes arranged in diamond shapes
After years of delay, a new public library by Steven Holl has broken ground in Queens, on a prominent site overlooking the East River and the Manhattan skyline (+ slideshow). More about Steven Holl's long-delayed Queens library finally breaks ground
New York 2015: the lighting scene in New York is "exploding" according to designers in the city, with young companies joining established names to create a movement with a unique aesthetic (+ slideshow). More about Lighting design in New York is "like Dutch design in the nineties"
New York 2015: referencing geology and the passage of time, Italian design group Nucleo's resin furniture for the Ammann Gallery was shown at New York's Collective Design Fair (+ slideshow). More about Nucleo experiments with resin to create furniture for Ammann Gallery
New York 2015: Rux, a multidisciplinary design firm in New York, has unveiled new pieces in its Stickbulb line of modular contemporary lighting. More about Rux unveils modular Stickbulb lighting made with reclaimed wood