Design
Design
Daniel Quasar redesigns LGBT Rainbow Flag to be more inclusive
Graphic designer Daniel Quasar has added a five-coloured chevron to the LGBT Rainbow Flag to place a greater emphasis on "inclusion and progression". More
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Architecture
Architecture
Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot win competition to design Adelaide Contemporary
The competition to design a major new art gallery in Adelaide, Australia, has been won by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot. More
Design
Design
"There is no innovation without sustainability" says Nike's chief operating officer
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
Architecture
Architecture
Frida Escobedo builds Serpentine Pavilion featuring "woven tapestry" of concrete tiles
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has completed this year's Serpentine Pavilion, a secluded courtyard framed by decorative, latticed walls. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week, IKEA and Kanye West revealed details of new projects
This week, IKEA revealed collaborations with designers including Virgil Abloh and Teenage Engineering, while Kanye West was back in the headlines with various new creative projects. More
Architecture
Architecture
Foster-designed Capella Resort to host historic Trump and Kim Jong-un summit
Norman Foster's snaking island resort in Singapore will provide the setting for the historic talks between US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next week. More
Architecture
Architecture
Westminster Abbey extended with "steampunk gothic" tower by Ptolemy Dean Architects
Ptolemy Dean Architects has added a star-shaped tower to London's Westminster Abbey, the most significant addition to the building since 1745. More
News
News
IKEA and India both pledge to abolish single-use plastics
Swedish homeware giant IKEA has revealed plans to remove all single-use plastics from its product range by 2020, while the Indian government has committed to banning the material from the country by 2022. More
Architecture
Architecture
Winning concepts revealed in competition to design observation deck on Turkish volcano
A helium balloon tethered to a cantilevered track is among the winners in a competition to design a conceptual observation deck to overlook a volcano's crater in eastern Turkey. More
Interiors
Interiors
V&A Dundee secures funding to rebuild lost Charles Rennie Mackintosh tearoom
An interior from the celebrated Ingram Street Tearooms by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who was born 150 years ago today, is set to be rebuilt inside the soon-to-open V&A Dundee. More
Architecture
Architecture
AIA recognises the best small projects in the US for 2018 awards
The American Institute of Architects has announced the top small projects in the US as part of its 2018 awards programme, including a wooden playground in Massachusetts and a micro home that aims to address the housing crisis. More
News
News
Nike releases trainers featuring pink triangle for Pride Month
Nike has released trainers for Pride Month that feature pink triangles, which have been met with criticism from LGBT advocacy group ACT UP. More
Design
Design
Kanye West unveils Takashi Murakami-designed album art for Kids See Ghosts
Kanye West and Kid Cudi have unveiled album artwork designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami for their upcoming collaboration Kids See Ghosts. More
Fashion
Fashion
Fashion designer Kate Spade dies aged 55 in apparent suicide
Fashion designer Kate Spade has been found dead at her New York apartment, where she reportedly took her own life. More
News
News
Apple's iOS 12 software update aims to help minimise screen time
Apple's latest software update, iOS 12, features tools to help users control the amount of time spent on devices, as well as new personalised 3D emojis and augmented reality effects. More
Design
Design
IKEA, Anthropologie and Habitat among winners of PETA Vegan Homeware Awards 2018
A faux-sheepskin rug from IKEA and a "dolly wool" sofa from Anthropologie are among the winners in an awards programme by animal rights nonprofit PETA that celebrates the UK's best vegan design for the home. More
Architecture
Architecture
"It takes 40 or 50 years to update an industrial landscape. We want to speed that up," says Sidewalk Labs urban planner
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
News
News
Time magazine recreates iconic cover using 958 drones
Time magazine has sent a fleet of drones into the Californian sky to create a 100-metre-tall version of its cover, for a special report on unmanned aerial vehicles. More
Architecture
Architecture
"Poor communication skills" to blame for architecture's problems, says Tom Dyckhoff
Writers Sam Jacob and Tom Dyckhoff have clashed over the way architects speak about their work, with Dyckhoff claiming obscure language is to blame for lack of public interest in the discipline and Jacob saying he is "sick" of people making this claim. More
Architecture
Architecture
Kanye West expected to begin Yeezy Home architecture venture with social-housing project
Kanye West's first foray into architecture is expected to be a prefabricated concrete affordable-housing project, which has emerged a month after he announced a new arm of his Yeezy fashion label. More