Pablo Dorigo Sempere turns Venice canal algae into postage stamps
Spanish-Italian designer Pablo Dorigo Sempere has extracted algae polluting the Venetian Lagoon and used it to make paper postage stamps for the Italian city. More
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Salone del Mobile to evaluate situation as Milan, Venice and much of northern Italy sealed off due to coronavirus
Bosses of Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair will meet this week to "assess the situation" as Lombardy and several northern Italian regions were locked down due to the coronavirus outbreak. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale 2020 postponed due to coronavirus
Breaking news: the start of the Venice Architecture Biennale has been delayed from May to August due to disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale to go ahead despite coronavirus outbreak
The Venice Architecture Biennale will open to the public on 23 May despite Italy's coronavirus outbreak, organisers confirmed today as they unveiled details of the programme. More
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Bêka & Lemoine's latest film shows Venice's worst flood in half a century
Architectural filmmakers Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine have released footage from a film showing the impact of flooding in Venice. More
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Hotel Il Palazzo Experimental designed to be "deeply rooted" in its Venetian setting
Marble furnishings, lagoon-coloured walls and arched doorways are among the features that Dorothée Meilichzon has incorporated in the interiors of this Venice hotel, which is meant to mirror its surroundings. More
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Santiago Calatrava fined for "gross negligence" of Ponte della Costituzione design
An Italian court has fined Santiago Calatrava €78,000 for negligence during the design of the glass and steel Ponte della Costituzione over the Grand Canal in Venice. More
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"Locals in Venice are feeling increasingly left out of the conversation"
As David Chipperfield begins the next stage of the restoration of the Procuratie Vecchie on Piazza San Marco in Venice, James Imam asks if architects can save cities straining to deal with increasing tourist numbers. More
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10 unmissable installations and exhibitions at the Venice Art Biennale 2019
With the 58th Venice Art Biennale now underway, design reporter Natashah Hitti picks out the exhibitions, pavilions and installations that are most likely to appeal to architects and designers, from giant hands to an artificial beach. More
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Virgil Abloh presents sinking furniture at Carpenters Workshop Gallery show in Venice
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh addresses the issue of rising sea-levels in an installation of sinking furniture on show during this year's Venice Art Biennale. More
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David Adjaye creates earth-house pavilion for Ghana at Venice Art Biennale
Curving galleries plastered with earth characterise Ghana Freedom, the country's national pavilion at the 58th Venice Art Biennale, designed by architect David Adjaye. More
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Canal Chair for Moooi "is part of my personal heritage" says Luca Nichetto
Italian designer Luca Nichetto explains how his Canal Chair references Venice, the city where he first made his name as a designer, in our latest Design Dreams movie in collaboration with Moooi. More
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Baxendale's Venice outdoor playground made permanent for length of biennale
A colourful interactive frame that Baxendale created as part of Scotland's contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018 has been saved from being dismantled. More
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Venice Biennale project sees derelict 1980s flat transformed back into family home
A social-housing apartment that stood empty for five years is becoming a family home again, after being refurbished for a Venice Architecture Biennale show. More
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Watch our talk with Bjarke Ingels and Hans Ulrich Obrist on museum architecture live from Venice
BIG founder Bjarke Ingels speaks to curator Hans Ulrich Obrist about the architecture of museums, in this talk Dezeen hosts with Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet in Venice. More
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Watch our talk with David Chipperfield in Venice
British architect David Chipperfield spoke to Dezeen editor Amy Frearson about his relationship with Venice in this exclusive talk at Casa Flora, which coincided with the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
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Philippe Starck restores time-worn interiors of the Quadri restaurant in Venice
French designer Philippe Starck has worked alongside Venetian artisans to restore this 18th-century restaurant, refreshing its upholstered walls, chandeliers and decadent furnishings. More
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David Chipperfield to restore historic palace on Venice's Piazza San Marco
British architect David Chipperfield is to carry out major restoration works on the Procuratie Vecchie on Venice's Piazza San Marco, which will see the palace opened to the public for the first time in 500 years. More
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12 must-see installations and exhibitions at the Venice Art Biennale 2017
With the 57th edition of the Venice Art Biennale now open to the public, managing editor Olivia Mull selects some of the best design-led exhibitions, spatial installations and pavilion takeovers. More
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Hallmarks of traditional Venice reinvented in Casa Flora holiday flat by Diego Paccagnella
More than 20 Italian companies produced custom furniture for the Casa Flora holiday apartment, which aims to bring contemporary design to the canals of Venice. More
