Eight recycled design projects driven by Beirut's trash crisis
After a crisis that saw rubbish pile up in the streets of Beirut, local designers were inspired to use the waste around them as a resource. Here are eight recycled projects that showcase their ingenuity. More
Lebanese designers embrace rubbish following Beirut trash crisis
A crisis that saw mountains of garbage fill the streets of Lebanon led to heightened interest in recycled materials, say designers and architects at Beirut Design Week. More
Yves Behar looks to loungewear for design of sleep-aiding Dreem headband
For his project with Silicon Valley start-up Rythm, industrial designer Yves Behar had to make a computer comfortable enough for restless sleepers to wear on their heads overnight. More
Grenfell Tower fire triggers emergency safety review across UK's 4,000 high-rises
The UK government has launched an emergency review of the country's high-rise apartments following the Grenfell Tower fire, with cabinet minister Sajid Javid saying residents of similar buildings could be rehoused for their safety. More
Herman Miller and Yves Behar's smart desks tell employees when they've been sitting too long
US furniture brand Herman Miller has teamed up with designer Yves Behar on a range of intelligent, networked office furniture called Live OS, which launched at NeoCon this week. More
Swarovski crystal gets 3D-printed, upcycled and turned into gadgets by emerging designers
Crystal has been 3D-printed into vases, upcycled into terrazzo and channelled into solar panels by the three winners of the Swarovski Designers of the Future awards for 2017. More
First Labour MP in London's Kensington is a design writer who plans to fight gentrification
Emma Dent Coad, the Labour Party politician who claimed a surprise election victory in the UK's richest constituency, is a design writer and architecture historian known for campaigning against gentrification. More
UK election result should spell end for hard Brexit, says Creative Industries Federation
The UK has woken up to news of a hung parliament, prompting the Creative Industries Federation to say there is no mandate for a hard Brexit. More
Airbnb launches Open Homes refugee housing platform
Airbnb has harnessed its vast network of short-term home rentals to create a new platform providing housing for refugees. More
Nendo looks to ancient Japanese tombs for first landscape architecture project
Prolific Japanese design studio Nendo has now moved into urban design, unveiling its massive CoFuFun plaza near Kyoto. More
Six of the best designers working in Lebanon today
Following Beirut Design Week, Dezeen deputy editor Rima Sabina Aouf has selected six stand-out contemporary designers from the country often thought of as the cultural heart of the Middle East. More
Apple iOS 11 will automatically lock down your phone while you're driving
Apple is targeting distracted motorists with a new feature that will automatically block incoming iPhone notifications while you drive. More
Critical Mass exhibition celebrates Lebanon's female graphic designers
The four female graphic designers showcased in a group exhibition at Beirut Design Week are hoping their event will help bring change in an industry where "women aren't really taken seriously". More
Algorithm designs seven million different jars of Nutella
An algorithm has usurped the traditional role of a designer to generate millions of unique packaging designs for Nutella. More
BMW unveils Concept 8 Series coupe designed as a "driver's car"
BMW has revealed a concept car favouring style over technology, which will provide design cues for the German brand's next top-of-the-line vehicle. More
Call for entries to DBA's Design Effectiveness Awards
Dezeen promotion: designers are being invited to enter their projects in the 2018 DBA Design Effectiveness Awards, which recognise the UK's most effective design projects. More
MIT researchers create flat-pack food that takes shape in water
Researchers at MIT's Tangible Media Group have brought the ethos of flat-packing to food, creating pasta shapes that go from two-dimensional to three-dimensional when dunked in water. More
All-pink Silent Room creates quiet sanctuary beside a Beirut highway
Lebanese designer Nathalie Harb created this pavilion for Beirut Design Week to give residents of the city access to silence. More
Lebanese students anticipate future human needs for Beirut Design Week exhibition
A receptacle for gifting your best DNA, a tech-disabling glove for punishing cybercriminals and a device that harvests edible fungus from your own body are among the concepts presented by students of five Lebanese universities for the Speculative Needs exhibition. More
"Designed in California" is the new "made in Italy" according to Design Museum exhibition
Skateboards, Snapchat Spectacles, an early Gay Pride flag and a self-driving car sit side by side in a new Design Museum exhibition that explores how California has become the new centre of the design industry. More