Anna Winston
Today we like: sex toys
A bright pink sex toy-cum-furniture piece that can be mounted like a vaulting horse is among this week's most-read stories on Dezeen. Other popular pleasure devices in our archives include a blown-glass clockwork vibrator, a dildo with a compartment for storing the ashes of a deceased partner and a device that doubles as a pendant necklace. Explore more design for sex »
Australian National Architecture Awards 2015 winners revealed
The Australian Institute of Architects has named 46 winners in its annual awards, ranging from a brightly coloured hospital to a house split up into a "village" of blocks and a new home for the Melbourne School of Design (+ slideshow). More
David Adjaye's Aïshti Foundation gallery and shopping centre nears completion in Beirut
Adjaye Associates has revealed images of its combined cultural foundation and luxury shopping centre in Beirut, Lebanon, ahead of the building's completion later this year (+ slideshow). More
Today we like: taxidermy in design
An image of taxidermy beer-bottle packaging caused controversy over the weekend after we posted it on the Dezeen Instagram account.
Today we're asking readers to tell us what they think of the use of animals in design by commenting on the story and other taxidermy projects in our archives, including a storage cabinet made from a hollowed-out sheep, futuristic hybrid creatures, and headdresses featuring stuffed birds. See all our stories about taxidermy »
Today we like: toilets
A toilet block in Narita airport designed by Klein Dytham Architecture has been named Japan's toilet of the year. We're revisiting some of the best loo designs from our archives, including a pink marble pissoir in a Zurich car park, public toilets shaped like headless dinosaurs, and straw-bale urinals for music festivals (pictured). Explore more toilet design »
Sadie Morgan to fight for design in £100 billion UK infrastructure review
Architect Sadie Morgan of dRMM has vowed to put design at the heart of a £100 billion revamp of UK infrastructure, after being named as a member of a government commission that will advise on how the money should be spent. More
Julia Peyton-Jones to leave London's Serpentine Gallery
Serpentine Gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones, who launched the Serpentine Pavilion commission and turned the tiny London arts venue into one of the UK's most influential architecture clients, is to step down after 25 years.
Chicago approves MAD's George Lucas Museum plans
Chicago City Council members have voted in favour of MAD Architects' controversial design for the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on the shore of Lake Michigan. More
Dezeen now available in newly launched Apple News app
Dezeen is among "top news sources" available in Apple's News app, alongside the BBC, the Guardian, CNN, and the Financial Times. More
Back to the Future "brought the future closer" say designers
Sci-fi movie Back to the Future II created a "self-fulfilling prophecy" that helped shape today's interactions and objects, according to contemporary designers. More
Today we like: Back to the Future
Over the past few years, designers have been exploring ways to use various technologies predicted in the film Back to the Future II. From augmented reality to robots, we've pulled together projects from our archive that echo moments from the film to mark the day that Marty McFly and Doc Brown arrive in 2015. Explore the real-life Back to the Future designs »
Welcome to Dezeen's Brutalism season
Brutalism: explore all of the articles in our season dedicated to Brutalism, one of the 20th century's most controversial architecture movements. More
You don't need to be an architect to design buildings, says Dror Benshetrit
Clients are increasingly attracted to designers who "think differently", while architects are restricted by knowledge says Dror Benshetrit – whose New York studio is developing a giant urban island off the coast of Istanbul (+ slideshow + interview). More
Royal College of Art rector apologises for statements about staff
Royal College of Art rector Paul Thompson has apologised for making comments that appeared to blame departing staff for putting the school in "an unnecessary state of jeopardy" and has defended the school's financial position. More
First official images of Damien Hirst's south London gallery released
Images have emerged of Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery – designed by London architecture studio Caruso St John in a row of converted and extended theatre warehouses. More
RCA in "state of jeopardy" after Design Interactions staff departures
The Royal College of Art has suspended its world-famous Design Interactions course after failing to find replacements for staff who resigned earlier this year. More
Kate Moss moves into interior design with "retro-glamour" holiday home
Supermodel Kate Moss has become the latest celebrity to launch a design career, creating interiors for a house that forms part of a "luxury second homes" development in the English countryside. More
BBC apologises to Zaha Hadid over Radio 4 interview
The BBC has apologised to Zaha Hadid after the architect cut short a live radio interview over poorly researched questions. More
Zaha Hadid cuts off live BBC interview over Qatar and Tokyo stadium questions
An angry Zaha Hadid cut short a live radio interview over "absolutely inaccurate" allegations about her Qatar World Cup and Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadiums, and told a Radio 4 presenter she had failed to check her facts. More
Apple updates iPhone 6s to create more robust and touch-sensitive devices
Apple has launched new versions of its iPhone 6 – the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus – featuring a new sensor technology called 3D Touch which interprets pressure applied to the screen (+ movie). More