Mayor urges Chinese students to study design in London
News: London mayor Boris Johnson has declared that the city's design schools will welcome Chinese students "with open arms", following concerns that visa restrictions are putting off overseas talent. More
MOST design show goes global as Tom Dixon steps back
News: industrial designer Tom Dixon has handed over the MOST design show he founded in Milan two years ago to former employee Will Sorrell, who plans to expand the brand to Istanbul and New York in 2014. More
Modern Day Snail Mail by Cristina Vanko
Graphic designer Cristina Vanko has been writing out all the SMS messages she sends by hand with a calligraphy pen. More
Asda supermarket launches 3D printing service
News: Asda is to become the first UK supermarket to offer an in-store 3D scanning and 3D printing service, allowing customers to capture and print scale models of their possessions or even themselves. More
Researchers develop touchscreens with tactile feedback
News: researchers at Bristol University in the UK have developed a way for users to get tactile feedback from touchscreens while controlling them with gestures in mid-air. More
Spider's Thread by Tokujin Yoshioka
Mineral crystals grown on thin threads form the shape of a chair in this installation by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka. More
Sekki cutlery by Nendo
Product news: Japanese design studio Nendo has launched a range of cutlery that looks as though it's been carved from flint like prehistoric tools. More
Movie: Library and Learning Centre in Vienna by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid's Library and Learning Centre at the Vienna University of Economics and Business opens today and this animation by London visualisation firm Neutral gives a tour of the building. More
New immigration rules are "hugely damaging" for design in London
News: leading figures from London's design institutions have warned that new immigration rules which make it harder for international students to stay in the UK after graduation could be a "disaster" for the city. More
Filament. 01-04 by Alan Nguyen
Product designer Alan Nguyen has taken a series of extreme close-up photos of 3D-printer filament waste, revealing how the machines can produce detritus of surprising beauty. More
Amass by Benjamin Hubert for 100% Design
London designer Benjamin Hubert created a screen of branching modular structures to surround the auditorium at trade show 100% Design during the London Design Festival (+ movie). More
From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes by Alex Chinneck
The facade of this house in the English seaside town of Margate appears to slump down into the front yard (+ movie). More
IKEA to sell flat-pack solar panels
News: furniture retail giant IKEA has announced plans to sell flat-packed solar panels. More
Steven Holl begins construction of second arts building at the University of Iowa
News: American firm Steven Holl Architects has begun construction of a new building for the University of Iowa's School of Art and Art History, adjacent to the award-winning Art Building West that the practice completed in 2006. More
Dezeen's London Design Festival 2013 highlights
The London Design Festival is over but we've still got plenty of great content from the event to come. See all our stories so far including our first Dezeen and MINI World Tour movie and read on for our pick festival highlights. More
“Kanye wants me to do a YSL” - Peter Saville
At the Global Design Forum on Monday night, graphic designer Peter Saville revealed that he’s working on a logo for musician Kanye West. In this transcript of the conversation Saville had with journalist Paul Morley, he discusses the project and what it’s like to work with the rap star. More
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Peter Saville wins London Design Medal 2013
News: British graphic designer Peter Saville has tonight been named winner of this year's London Design Medal, and has declared: "Manchester is now the capital of the UK". More
Formwork by Industrial Facility for Herman Miller
London Design Festival 2013: London studio Industrial Facility has created a range of stacking containers to store desktop items for American office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller. More
This week on Dezeen
This week architect Rafael Viñoly has been in the spotlight as his curved Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London was renamed the Walkie Scorchie, for focusing a beam of sunlight strong enough to melt cars onto a neighbouring street. Scroll on for more architecture and design news plus Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More
Vitra acquires Artek
News: Swiss design brand Vitra has acquired Artek, the Finnish furniture company co-founded by Modernist architect Alvar Aalto in 1935. More