Jenny Sabin stretches robotically woven canopy across MoMA PS1 courtyard
New York-based Jenny Sabin Studio has made a canopy of robotically knitted textile at MoMA PS1 in Queens that sprays mist in the day and glows at night. More
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Structure grown from "mushroom sausages" shows potential for zero-waste architecture
Brunel University student Aleksi Vesaluoma has developed a technique for using mushroom mycelium as an environmentally friendly construction material. More
Anish Kapoor explores "urgent times" with Destierro installation
Anish Kapoor has continued to explore the power of pigment by transforming a room into a bright red landscape based on the unseen borders that separate the modern world. More
10 of the best designs that address the refugee crisis
Today is the start of Refugee Week, which aims to bring awareness of the millions displaced by conflict or natural disasters. To coincide, we're putting the spotlight on 10 innovative recent design projects that make a positive difference in the lives of refugees. More
Sou Fujimoto creates ornate bookshelves for Basel installation
Architect Sou Fujimoto has designed a series of abstract bookshelves made from thin steel rods, which he based on 19th-century ironwork. 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
Philippe Malouin aimed to create "three-dimensional sketches" with experimental Hem installation
London designer Philippe Malouin explains how he spent a week making a host of experimental room dividers for Hem in this movie Dezeen filmed in New York for the Swedish design brand. More
Drones stalk visitors to Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei's Park Avenue Armory installation
The movements of visitors navigating this installation, by architects Herzog & de Meuron and artist Ai Weiwei, are tracked by drones and played back to them – in a comment on surveillance in public spaces. More
Robot ordered to write lines as punishment for crime it hasn't committed yet
A robotic arm writes repeated promises not to hurt humans in artist Filipe Vilas-Boas and architect Paul Coudamy's installation The Punishment. More
Swiss architecture students design and build wooden events pavilion beneath Zurich overpass
Two hundred architecture students from a Lausanne university designed and built this events pavilion in Zurich, using lengths of timber to create a towering staircase, undulating seating and projection screens. More
Giorgio Andreotta Calò suspends lake of water inside Italian pavilion at Venice Biennale
Dezeen promotion: Italian artist Giorgio Andreotta Calò has installed a flooded platform inside the Italian pavilion at this year's Venice Art Biennale, after being awarded Mutina's inaugural This Is Not A Prize award. More
Nendo scatters mirrors across flower-arranging school for Kaleidoscopic Ivy installation
Over 40,000 shards of polished steel make up this installation by Nendo, which is designed as an "ivy of mirrors" spreading across a Japanese flower-arranging school. More
Giles Miller installs louvred plywood pavilion in London's Clerkenwell
For this year's Clerkenwell Design Week, London designer Giles Miller worked with watch brand Shinola to create a pavilion made from 8,000 lightning-bolt-shaped pieces of plywood. More
Philippe Malouin showcases experimental room dividers for NYCxDesign 2017
London designer Philippe Malouin has used an assortment of materials and fabrics to create unusual, colourful screens, which he is presenting inside a neoclassical building in New York. More
Five of the best installations to see at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week
With Clerkenwell Design Week kicking off tomorrow, design reporter Alice Morby has picked out some of the most interesting things to see, including an installation made from mirrors and a rainbow-hued tower. More
Tony Eräpuro bases exhibition identity on Olafur Eliasson mirror installation
Finnish designer Tony Eräpuro took inspiration from geometry, architecture and Peter Saville to create the graphics for Olafur Eliasson's Pentagonal Landscapes exhibition. More
London Design Festival announces installations for 2017
A "building block castle" by Camille Walala and an undulating tapestry by Ross Lovegrove are among the 400 events prepped to take place during this year's London Design Festival. More
12 must-see installations and exhibitions at the Venice Art Biennale 2017
With the 57th edition of the Venice Art Biennale now open to the public, managing editor Olivia Mull selects some of the best design-led exhibitions, spatial installations and pavilion takeovers. More
PlayLab Inc's exhibition at A/D/O forces visitors to consider their preferences
Visitors can pick their preferred sky colour and express reactions to a hamburger in this interactive exhibition, designed by New York studio PlayLab Inc for Brooklyn design venue A/D/O. More
IM Pei's Miho Museum provides backdrop for Louis Vuitton resort 2018 show
Models emerged from a forested mountainside at this year's Louis Vuitton resort show, which took place at the Miho Museum in Japan designed by Chinese-American architect IM Pei. More