British designer Thomas Heatherwick has railed against the "characterless buildings" he believes dominate new urban developments and called for architecture with more "emotion" in a talk at Singapore Design Week.
Partners at design consultancy Pentagram have created a collection of contemporary tiles and objects for Mallorcan tile brand Huguet, which is on show at London Design Festival and includes glow-in-the-dark tiles.
The sun offers an endless source of energy but solar technology is being held back by manufacturing limitations, says Dutch scientist and professor Wim C Sinke in this interview.
A college in Falkirk by Reiach and Hall Architects that is shortlisted for this year's RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award takes centre stage in this video by Stephenson&.
Promotion:technology brand HP has invited designers and architects to present a series of talks discussing how forward-thinking design can better meet user needs.
To reflect the restrictive winemaking regulations in the French region of Bordeaux, Norwegian studio OlssønBarbieri set itself constraints when coming up with a playful brand identity and packaging design for the winery Château Picoron.
Almine Rech Gallery in New York has launched its Nomadic Murals show featuring the tapestries of Swiss-French architect and designer Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier.
Vermont architecture studio Birdseye has wrapped a Hamptons cottage in thin wooden slats based on those used in local, traditional buildings for lighting and ventilation.
Dezeen School Shows: an app that makes use of disused car parks and a community cafe feature in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of the Arts London.
A rattan cast created to protect the damaged wing of a toy puffin and a fractured plate held together with steel staples feature in R for Repair, an exhibition of repaired objects presented at the V&A museum as part of London Design Festival.
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand &Tradition has relaunched Hvidt & Mølgaard's sculptural X lounge chair, named in reference to the shape of its frame when observed from the side.
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish tile brand Estudio Ceramico has released the Borriana tile range, which combines a handmade look, glossy finish and bold colours.
