"Fewer designers seem to be interested in how something is actually made" says Jonathan Ive
Designers are losing the understanding of the nature and potential of materials gained from creating things by hand, according to Apple's Jonathan Ive. More
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Heatherwick's Pier 55 to begin construction over New York's Hudson River
British designer Thomas Heatherwick's elevated park over the Hudson River has been given the go ahead by planners and will start construction this summer. More
Benjamin Hubert's Layer designs "world's first" 3D-printed consumer wheelchair
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: Benjamin Hubert's London studio Layer has unveiled designs for a made-to-measure wheelchair that will be manufactured using 3D-printing technology. More
Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern extension nears completion
With just over a month to go before London's Tate Modern opens its new Herzog & de Meuron-designed wing, Instagram users have been sharing images of the angular brick structure. More
"It would have worked better had they demolished Botta's building"
Comments update: the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has reopened with a major extension by Snøhetta, but commenters think simply demolishing Mario Botta's original Postmodern building would have been a better solution. More
IKEA moves into indoor gardening with hydroponic kit
IKEA has launched its new indoor gardening product into stores, bringing home hydroponics to a larger market (+ slideshow). More
25 of the best new furniture and lighting designs from Salone del Mobile 2016
Milan 2016: this was a bumper year for the Salone del Mobile, with a record-breaking number of visitors. Dezeen editor Anna Winston rounds up some of the best product launches from the furniture fair, including new work by Jasper Morrison and Claesson Koivisto Rune, the standout piece from Patricia Urquiola's Cassina revamp, and a minimalist Japanese kitchen for small homes (+ slideshow). More
Gravity-defying staircase by Close to Bone climbs up into the sky
This weathering steel staircase by engineering studio Close to Bone cantilevers off a hill in Flanders, forming an observation tower overlooking rolling farmland and the Kabouterbos forest (+ slideshow). More
FAT's seminal Blue House set for rooftop extension
Architect Sean Griffiths has unveiled plans to add a shed-inspired roof extension to the Blue House, one of the best-known projects of his former studio FAT. More
Nendo designs collection of movement-tracing furniture
New York 2016: prolific Japanese studio Nendo has unveiled a collection of furniture and lighting featuring sketch-like outlines that trace the motion of moving elements (+ slideshow). More
Zaha "delivered an unprecedented expansion" of architectural style says Patrik Schumacher
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Patrik Schumacher has paid tribute to the "empowering" and "unprecedented" architectural moves developed by his former partner Zaha Hadid, who died unexpectedly in March following a heart attack. More
Onecollection reissues Finn Juhl's Danish mid-century FJ 136 chair
Milan 2016: furniture manufacturer Onecollection has relaunched a 1956 chair by Finn Juhl, which played an important role in the proliferation of Danish design (+ slideshow). More
SAS Designbuild combines two facade styles for an urban Boston home
American studio SAS Designbuild has completed a family dwelling in a historic Boston neighbourhood that reads as two separate homes due to its unusual facade treatment. More