Allowing greenfield development would "wreck" London – Richard Rogers
News: relaxing planning restrictions on the green belt would destroy London's vitality "even more surely than it would despoil the countryside," architect Richard Rogers has warned. More
James Irvine 1958-2013
News: British industrial designer James Irvine, who founded his studio in Milan nearly 30 years ago, has died aged 54. More
Zaha Hadid slams "misogynist behaviour" in UK architecture
News: Zaha Hadid has railed against the UK's "misogynist" attitude towards women architects after a survey of women in the profession found nearly a third knew they were paid less than their male counterparts for the same job. More
"A soft side to architecture is coming to the fore" – We Made That
Holly Lewis and Oliver Goodall of Hackney studio We Made That have been exploring architecture's "soft side" by planting flowers in the Olympic Park, as they explain in this talk filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day last year. More
Author Douglas Coupland designs furniture range
News: Generation X author Douglas Coupland has followed fellow celebrities Vanilla Ice, Brad Pitt and Pharrell Williams and designed a range of furniture, unveiling a collection of Japanese-inspired pieces. More
Cape by Nendo for Offecct
Stockholm 2013: these bent wood chairs by Japanese studio Nendo flick out at the back as if they're wearing capes. More
80 Sheets of Mountains by Nendo
Stockholm 2013: Japanese design studio Nendo made a mountain range from laser-cut foamboard at the entrance to the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, which ends tomorrow (+ slideshow). More
Daily Mail website wins design award
News: London design studio Brand42 has won an award for design effectiveness after its redesign of Mail Online made it the most popular news website in the world. More
Great Orwell book covers by David Pearson
Graphic designer David Pearson has censored the cover of George Orwell's classic novel 1984 as part of his series of redesigned books for publisher Penguin. More
Brassware by Skultuna
Stockholm 2013: Swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune, Monica Förster and Folkform have collaborated with 400-year-old fine metals company Skultuna to produce this collection of brass objects. More
Braamcamp Freire Secondary School by CVDB Arquitectos
Bold primary colours punctuate this stark concrete extension to a secondary school outside Lisbon by Portugese architect CVDB Arquitectos (+ slideshow) More
Glass Elephant installation at Stockholm Design Week
Stockholm 2013: robotic arms move across a landscape of delicate glass objects at this installation inside Stockholm's Skeppsholmen Caverns (+ slideshow). More
W131 by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Wästberg
Stockholm 2013: Swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune used recycled aluminium to create these small and colourful pendant lamps for Swedish lighting brand Wästberg. More
"High streets are places of collision and conflict" – Jay Gort
Jay Gort from Hackney studio Gort Scott Architects argues that the beleaguered British high street is actually a thriving location of "collision and conflict" in this talk filmed by Dezeen at our Designed in Hackney Day last year. More
1000-piece Dieter Rams design collection for sale on eBay
News: a private collector is putting his 1000-piece archive of Dieter Rams-designed Braun products up for auction on eBay with an asking price of over £300,000. More
World's first mobile research centre opens in Antarctica
News: the world's first mobile research facility, designed by British firm Hugh Broughton Architects, has officially opened on the floating Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. More
Fuse by Note Design Studio for Ex.t
Stockholm 2013: these porcelain and wood pendant lamps were created by Stockholm-based Note Design Studio for Italian design brand Ex.t. More
F-A-B chairs by Färg & Blanche
Stockholm 2013: Swedish-French design duo Färg & Blanche will present a chair that can be dressed up in an assortment of garments at Stockholm Design Week, which gets underway today (+ slideshow). More
Vanilla Ice designs lighting collection
News: American rapper-turned-property developer Vanilla Ice has designed a collection of chandeliers and wall lamps in collaboration with New Jersey-based company Capitol Lighting. More
"There is no nature any more" – Liam Young of Tomorrow's Thoughts Today
Seed-dispersing robots and file-sharing drones are among proposals to fuse technology and the natural world by Liam Young of Tomorrow's Thoughts Today, presented at our Designed in Hackney Day last summer (+ movie). More