Olivia Mull
Fala Atelier uses new curving wall to reorganise Lisbon flat
Porto architecture studio Fala Atelier has overhauled a fragmented 19th-century Lisbon flat, creating a long narrow living area framed by a subtly curved wall. More
Hans Verstuyft converts 1960s Antwerp office into minimal penthouse
Belgian architect Hans Verstuyft has transformed the top two floors of an Antwerp office building into a penthouse with minimal interiors, a courtyard garden and a rooftop pool. More
CIAO adds space-saving custom furniture to London micro apartment
Continuing the trend for tiny urban apartments, London-based practice CIAO has renovated this studio flat for a young buyer to make the most of every inch of space. More
Dezeen's guide to 2016 in 10 graphics and illustrations
From illustrated responses to the US election and Brexit, to posters for the Rio Olympics, Dezeen managing editor Olivia Mull picks the graphics and illustrations that tell the story of the last 12 months, as part of our review of 2016. More
Dezeen's top 10 architecture and design quotes of 2016
Dezeen managing editor Olivia Mull picks the quotes that sum up the year in architecture and design, covering untimely deaths, Patrik Schumacher's calls to scrap social housing, and Kanye West's foray into flat-pack furniture. More
"Design is about form and art is more about ideas" says David Shrigley
As his giant thumbs-up sculpture Really Good is unveiled in Trafalgar Square, David Shrigley explains how his work straddles art, graphics and cartoons (+ interview + slideshow). More
Serpentine Summer Houses put up for sale on The Modern House
The four Summer Houses built to accompany BIG's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion have been listed for sale through architecture-led estate agent The Modern House. More
Piet Hein Eek expands range of moulded ceramic lamps as part of 2016 collection
Milan 2016: Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek has launched a range of new furniture and accessories, which includes a simple table lamp with a moulded ceramic shade (+ slideshow). More
ÉCAL students and Punkt update and simplify everyday electronic items
Milan 2016: product design students at Swiss university ÉCAL have collaborated with technology brand Punkt to make basic household electronics, such as a radio and a power plug, more intuitive (+ slideshow). More
Eero Aarnio's iconic Ball Chair features in retrospective at Helsinki Design Museum
A retrospective of work by Finnish designer Eero Aarnio, a pioneer of high-quality plastic furniture and creator of some of the most iconic chairs of the 1960s, has opened at the Helsinki Design Museum. Dezeen spoke to the exhibition's curator about how Aarnio broke with the "traditional Bauhaus Nordic functional style" (+ movie). More
Scholten & Baijings recruits designers for new brand supporting Japan's Arita potteries
Milan 2016: sixteen designers including Scholten & Baijings, Stefan Diez and Tomas Alonso have created tableware with craftsmen from Arita, Japan, for a new brand supporting the town's 400-year-old porcelain industry (+ slideshow). More
Design brands must integrate tech into their furniture or disappear, says Greg Lynn
Milan 2016: furniture brands are slow to embrace technology and could go out of business as a result, according to American architect and designer Greg Lynn (+ interview). More
Hay and Sebastian Wrong debut Wrong London lighting collection
Milan 2016: British designer Sebastian Wrong's new lighting brand has launched with a collection that includes a task light by Pierre Charpin and a range of lamps with interchangeable patterned shades (+ slideshow). More
ÉCAL students anticipate the future of familiar objects for Milan exhibition
Milan 2016: interaction design students at Swiss university ÉCAL have used connected technologies and virtual reality to imagine possible future versions of everyday objects such as a toaster, a broom and a book (+ movie). More
Nike installations in Milan focus on different types of motion
Milan 2016: ten designers explore the nature of motion as part of Nike's Milan design week exhibition, which includes an installation of levitating marble by Max Lamb and a microclimate chair for athletes by Greg Lynn (+ slideshow). More
No Sex by Atelier Biagetti is a "futuristic paradise" for sexual rehabilitation
Milan 2016: Atelier Biagetti invites people to take sanctuary from an over-sexualised world inside a surreal clinic featuring pastel pink furniture, clinical curtains and attendants in nurse's outfits (+ slideshow). More
"Zaha stood out from the start" says son of former AA head
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Zaha Hadid was "part of a mini-rebellion" as a student at London's Architectural Association, setting the tone for the career that followed, says Nicholas Boyarsky, son of former AA director Alvin Boyarsky. In this exclusive interview, he shares some of the drawings from his father's collection, and remembers growing up under Hadid's influence. More
Japanese architects have rejected the starchitect system says MoMA curator
Contemporary Japanese architects have created "a legacy with more consistency" than the famous names that dominate architecture elsewhere, says the curator of a major new MoMA exhibition (+ slideshow). More
Garðar Eyjólfsson creates ceramics from Icelandic sulphur
DesignMarch 2016: Icelandic designer Garðar Eyjólfsson has created a range of yellow ceramics by melting and moulding sulphur (+ slideshow). More
Iceland students turn willow branches into range of materials
DesignMarch 2016: students from the Iceland Academy of the Arts have created a range of materials including paper, glue and string by adding nothing but heat and water to willow (+ slideshow). More