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"Poetic and powerful" proposal by Scottish designer wins £1,000 Brexit passport design competition

Scottish graphic designer Ian Macfarlane has won first prize in Dezeen's unofficial Brexit passport design competition with a cover that transitions between the burgundy EU passport and the dark blue of the old, pre-EU British passport. More ›

 
 

Bjarke Ingels to star in feature-length documentary

In the trailer for a new documentary staring Bjarke Ingels, the Danish architect and BIG founder has revealed the anxiety and pressure he feels to create "extraordinary" architecture. More ›

 
 

Jeff Koons recreates the Mona Lisa on a Louis Vuitton handbag

Artist Jeff Koons has teamed up with fashion house Louis Vuitton to create a collection of bags and accessories featuring imitations of some of the world's most famous paintings. More ›

 
 

Urbanears launches colourful speaker range to suit even the most minimal interiors

Dezeen promotion: Swedish audio brand Urbanears has launched a range of wireless speakers that, like its bestselling headphones, features pared-back designs in a variety of colours. More ›

 
 

Edward Enninful to become first male editor of British Vogue

Edward Enninful has been named as the new editor of British Vogue, making him the first man to take the helm in the fashion magazine's history. More ›

 
 

Sledding path to loop around roof garden of Beijing civic centre by Andrew Bromberg

China World Trade Center

An undulating path will curve around the roof garden  of this Beijing shopping centre by American architect Andrew Bromberg, and be covered in a layer of fake snow for sledding in winter. More ›

 
 

World's leading design schools create bikes adapted to each of their cities for Punkt

Punkt. Urban Mobility project

Swiss technology brand Punkt's Urban Mobility project, shown at Milan design week, asked students from three top design schools to create electric bicycles that would encourage city-dwellers to cycle more. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: visualisation artist at Visualhouse

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a visualisation artist to join creative agency Visualhouse  in New York, which recently created a rendering showing what the LA skyline might look like in 2030More>

 
 

Hufton + Crow's new photographs capture Sweden's Treehotel at sunrise and dusk

Treehotel photos by Hufton + Crow

British photographer Nick Hufton of Hufton + Crow  has visited the Treehotel in northern Sweden to capture its seven unusually themed woodland suites. More ›

 
 

Bahá'í temple in Chile by Hariri Pontarini features torqued wings made of steel and glass

Bahá'í temple by Hariri Pontarini

Sufi whirling dancers and Japanese bamboo baskets were among the references for this sculptural temple in Chile by Hariri Pontarini Architects. More ›

 
 

Adidas shapes Futurecraft 4D shoe soles using light and heat

Sports brand Adidas has unveiled designs for trainers with latticed plastic midsoles, which are shaped using a new additive-manufacturing technique that "overcomes shortcomings" of 3D printing. More ›

 
 

Designers meet the challenges of the future at Dutch Invertuals exhibition

For this year's Dutch Invertuals exhibition during Milan design week, 10 designers offered a glimpse into how the human race will tackle future global issues. More ›

 
 

Ford's smart cot promises to recreate the feeling of being rocked to sleep in a car

Ford Clever Cot

Car brand Ford has created a smart crib that aims to soothe babies to sleep by gently rocking and lighting up, to simulate a car journey. More ›

 
 

Design eras converge in Dimorestudio's moodily coloured Milan exhibitions

Dimorestudio at Milan design week

Art deco, 1950s car detailing and 1970s interior styling featured in the colourful rooms created by Dimorestudio to showcase its furniture at Milan design week. More ›

 
 

Peter Zumthor ditches the black for his LACMA expansion plans

LACMA expansion by Peter Zumthor

Peter Zumthor  has released new images of his proposals for Los Angeles County Museum of Art  revealing that, in contrast to his early designs, the Swiss architect has opted for light tones for the building's exterior. More ›

 
 

Ministry of Design targets millennial travellers with COO concept hostel

COO hostel and bistro by Ministry of Design

In our next movie from the AHEAD Asia 2017 awards, Singapore architect Colin Seah explains the concept behind COO, a new hostel and bistro aimed at young, design-conscious travellers on a budget. More ›

 
 

Concrete pavilion overlooks Tehran swimming pool by KRDS

Sohanak Swimming Pool by KRDS

A+Awards: next in our series of 2016 Architizer A+Award winners is a swimming pool in the Iranian capital, with a concrete pavilion by architects KRDS at one end to provide a changing room and spa facilities. More ›