Björk looked to classic Icelandic paintings and summer nights when designing the sets and costumes for her Utopia world tour, she explains in an exclusive interview with Dezeen. More
Eva Franch i Gilabert takes up her role as the first female director of the crisis-hit Architectural Association in London next month. In this interview, she explains her vision for the influential school and her views on the problems facing architecture. More
Designers in China are no longer copying the west as a new generation of home-grown talents emerges, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Shanghai studio Neri&Hu. More
"Women are doing some of the most prestigious work in New York" but nobody knows who they are, according to architect and filmmaker Beverly Willis, who wants to change this with her new movie about the women who have shaped the city. More
Nike is putting new focus into sustainability, says chief operating officer Eric Sprunk, and has just created a new super material from recyclable natural leather fibre. More
After disrupting our online activities, Google's parent company now wants to disrupt how cities work. Dezeen spoke to Rohit Aggarwala, head of urban systems at Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, as it gears up to redevelop a major chunk of Toronto. More
A new architecture triennial launching in the United Arab Emirates next year will challenge "pernicious" western views of Asian, African and Middle Eastern architecture, according to curator Adrian Lahoud. More
Architects can't solve the world's problems, but they can still make a significant impact, say Venice Architecture Biennale directors Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, who compare architecture to the slow-food movement. More
Forensic Architecture, the investigative team shortlisted for the Turner Prize for art, has expressed ambivalence about the accolade, which came in a week when it suffered several setbacks in its cases. More
UK culture secretary Matt Hancock has defended the government's support for the design industry, and has pencilled in a trip to Milan design week next year to champion UK designers. More
Furniture brands who work with female designers shouldn't expect them to only produce feminine objects, according to Danish designer Cecilie Manz. More
Architect Safia Qureshi wanted to change the world but ended up designing private houses for rich people. So she invented Cupclub, a circular-economy service that could eliminate single-use coffee cups. As it launches in London, she spoke to Dezeen about the project. More
Zaha Hadid was "an architectural genius" says Vladislav Doronin, the client behind the only house the late Iraqi-British architect ever built. More
The "hellish and beautiful" architecture of Wes Anderson's new film Isle of Dogs takes its cues from the work of Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, says production designer Paul Harrod. More
Researchers at Forensic Architecture are investigating allegations that human rights organisations colluded with human traffickers to smuggle refugees across the Mediterranean, in the latest real-world intervention by the team. More
The afrofuturist architecture featured in hit movie Black Panther is an unexpected blend of Zaha Hadid and Buckingham Palace, according to designer Hannah Beachler. More
Minimalist John Pawson turned to architecture after failing as a Buddhist monk and a sports photographer. As a book of his photographs goes on sale, he spoke to Dezeen about how he discovered his love of colour through Instagram. More
A reaction against the "non-reality" of digital technologies has led to a heightened interest in design craft, according to Jonathan Anderson, fashion designer and founder of Loewe's craft prize. More
Electronics companies like Apple need to make their hardware easy for anyone to open up and take apart, according to design duo Formafantasma, who are pushing designers to prioritise recyclability following a two-year research project into e-waste. More
With projects for some of the world's biggest luxury brands under their belts, Toronto designers George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg fly the flag for Canadian design globally. In this interview, the duo discuss how their home city is now becoming an important creative hub, and their plans to help it along. More