Competition: win a book exploring the revival of urban ceramics
Dezeen is giving away five copies of Urban Potters: Makers in the City – a book by Katie Treggiden that documents the revival of ceramics in London, Copenhagen, New York, Sao Paulo and Tokyo. More
Emma King rewrites George Orwell's 1984 using Donald Trump's tweets
London-based graphic designer Emma King has rewritten the first chapter of George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four using US President Donald Trump's tweets More
Philippe Malouin's Press mirror is made from a single metal tube
London-based designer Philippe Malouin has created a freestanding mirror from a single metal cylinder that has been flattened and polished at one end. More
Raw Edges creates concrete armchairs for Greenwich Peninsula
London design studio Raw Edges has created a range of concrete street furniture for Greenwich Peninsula, which is designed to look like "scaled-up" armchairs. More
Arik Levy creates sculptural kitchen using "unbreakable and unscratchable" material
Paris-based designer Arik Levy has worked with Spanish surface manufacturer Compac to create a marble-like kitchen that is stain- and scratch-resistant. More
Otl Aicher exhibition shows how the modernist designer created a new identity for a small German town
The monochrome graphic system that the late Otl Aicher created for the German town of Isny im Allgäu features in an exhibition at this year's London Design Festival. More
Competition: win a Braun and Dezeen limited-edition BN0031 watch
Dezeen has collaborated with German brand Braun on a limited-edition watch, and we've got 10 to give away to readers. More
Swedish punk band Pissjar designs typeface made from their own urine
Taking inspiration from the "dirty disruption" created by punk music, Swedish hardcore band Pissjar has designed a typeface made entirely from their own urine. More
Polaroid Originals pays homage to "one of the most iconic cameras ever created"
An independent company dedicated to analogue instant photography has rebranded itself as Polaroid Originals, and launched its first new camera this month in tandem with Polaroid's 80th anniversary. More
Pentagram creates new visual identity for London Design Festival
Pentagram partner Dominic Lippa has produced his 11th consecutive identity for the London Design Festival, using red neon letters. More
Istanbul Biennial launches International Billboard Project to encourage dialogue between cities
The 2017 Istanbul Biennial has installed billboards around the world that pair photographs with slogans that raise questions about neighbourliness in today's society. More
Netflix pays tribute to 1980s sci-fi movies with Stranger Things poster designs
Ahead of the second season of cult series Stranger Things, streaming service Netflix has revealed a range of poster designs that directly reference supernatural movies from the 1980s. More
Assemble "squishes" coloured clays to create one-of-a-kind Splatware products
To "avoid the monotony of batch production", Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble have developed a method for producing tableware items that are unique every time. More
Florence to adopt Stefano Boeri's "anti-terror" planters proposal
Stefano Boeri's proposal to use trees and planters to protect against terror attacks instead of "ugly" military-style barriers is to be implemented in Florence, mayor Dario Nardella has announced. More
Sculptures of Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano to be installed at Centre Pompidou
French artist Xavier Veilhan has created two new sculptures of Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano, which are set to be permanently installed across from the architects' iconic building, the Centre Pompidou. More
Pentagram gives The National's new album a corporate-looking visual identity as "a bit of a joke"
Pentagram's Luke Hayman has collaborated with American rock band The National to design the album cover and promotional material for new record Sleep Well Beast, out today. More
Competition: win a pocket-sized solar lamp designed by Olafur Eliasson
Dezeen has teamed up with solar energy company Little Sun to celebrate its five-year anniversary by giving away three of its new Little Sun Diamond lamps, designed by Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. More
Kouichi Kimura completes steel-wrapped home and studio for photographer in Shiga
Sheets of corrugated steel envelop the upper storey of this house and studio for a photographer in Japan's Shiga prefecture, which was designed by Kouichi Kimura to feature an interior that makes dramatic play of light and shadow. More
Moisés Hernández's Organo vases are made to "appreciate the uniqueness of a single flower"
Mexican designer Moisés Hernández has grouped together glass cylinders to create these vases, which are intended to hold a single flower within each compartment. More
Stefano Boeri proposes trees instead of barriers to protect against terror attacks
Following the recent terror attacks in Barcelona, Italian architect Stefano Boeri has suggested that European cities be redesigned to include trees with bulky planters rather than concrete barriers to prevent vehicles targeting pedestrians. More