Zaha Hadid billboard | Brand logos typeface | Marcus Engman to leave IKEA

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Pentagram rebrands John Lewis and Waitrose to emphasise partnership

Pentagram partner Harry Pearce has created a unified brand identity for John Lewis and Waitrose adding the words "& Partners" to each brand's name to draw attention to the employee-owned business model. More ›

 
 

Brand New Roman is a typeface made from brand logos

Hello Velocity spoofs capitalism with typeface made from brand logos

Digital studio Hello Velocity has created a typeface using the trademarks of popular brands including Netflix, Amazon and Facebook. More ›

 
 

Tala sets out to prove that "good design can help mitigate climate change"

Voronoi lighting by Tala

Tala co-founder Joshua Ward sets out his company's mission to be commercially successful while having a positive impact on the environment in this movie Dezeen produced for the London lighting brand. More ›

 
 

HAO Design uses pastel hues for pitched-roof apartment in Beijing

Starburst House by HAO Design

HAO Design took advantage of this apartment's peaked roof to turn it into a bright and spacious family home, finishing its interiors with a selection of pastel furnishings. More ›

 
 

Four of the best roles for landscape architects

This week we've selected four of the best roles for landscape architects available on Dezeen Jobs right now, including with MAD in Beijing and Adjaye Associates in London. More ›

 
 

Urban Shapes is a geometric bench that celebrates the materials of construction sites

Urban Shapes by Nortstudio is a geometric bench that celebrates the materials of construction sites

Three colourful stools are joined by a steel grid to form this modular bench by Belgian design office Nortstudio. More ›

 
 

Zaha Hadid's twisted steel advertising board "expresses dynamism" of traffic

Billboard by Zaha Hadid Design for JCDecaux

A sculptural digital advertising board, designed by the late Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher, has been unveiled in west London. More ›

 
 

"Landscape architects can't rely on architecture-centric media"

Madrid Rio landscape architecture project by West 8

Landscape architects need to fly the flag for their profession if they are to receive the recognition they rightly demand and deserve, says Charles A Birnbaum. More ›

 
 

America's best new landscape architecture projects revealed

Brooklyn Bridge Park by Michael Van Valkenburgh

The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced its top new landscape architecture projects in the US, including a remote art centre in Montana, the bustling Chicago Riverwalk, and an 85-acre park along the Brooklyn waterfront. More ›

 
 

Marcus Engman to leave IKEA and start own consultancy

Ikea's head of design is leaving to start his own company

Marcus Engman, head of design at IKEA for the past six years, will leave the company at the end of the month to set up his own consultancy. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a book filled with drawings by Ronan Bouroullec

The latest Dezeen competition offers readers the chance to win one of 25 copies of Juillet, a book featuring recent drawings by French designer Ronan Bouroullec. More ›

 
 

OJT uses inexpensive materials for entry-level home in New Orleans

4514 Saratoga by Office of Jonathan Tate

Cement panels and asphalt shingles cover the exterior of this family dwelling by US architecture firm Office of Jonathan Tate, which was designed to appeal to first-time home buyers. More ›