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Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects has unveiled a slatted timber tower for Los Angeles, featuring a splayed bottom that draws on Marilyn Monroe's "flying skirt" moment. Read more

Dieter Rams admits playing a crucial part in the global problem of overproduction in a new documentary film. In an exclusive interview, director Gary Hustwit says the German designer regrets not promoting his ideas about sustainable design to the masses. Read more

This week, Dezeen reported on the best installations, product launches and events at Milan design week. Read more

Concrete-like surfaces help Australian design studio Killing Matt Woods foster a dark and brooding atmosphere inside this Sydney apartment. Read more

This week on Dezeen, Sagrada Familia was granted its first building permit, after 137 years of construction, and Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House was encased in a protective chainmail. Read more

Stools with "wild simplicity" and colourful storage boxes feature in the debut series of a new Montreal furniture brand. Read more

A covered street cuts through this new university campus building in northern Brazil designed by Rede Arquitetos, Croquis Projetos and Neudson Braga, providing a shaded and breezy area for students to socialise between classes. Read more

Instagram has had a huge impact on the architecture of our cities and perhaps it is time that this changed, says Will Jennings. Read more

In this week's comments update, readers are debating whether The Twist art gallery by BIG is silly or sophisticated. Read more

Five exciting architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week including positions at technology company Apple and global architecture firm UNStudio. Read more

Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs is moving forward with its ambition to create a smart neighbourhood in Toronto, after addressing a number of "critical issues" in its initial scheme. Read more View the full article

Brenda Smith began her career as a nurse in New York, but now leads healthcare and hospital projects at global architecture firm Perkins and Will. She explains how she got there for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. Read more View the full article

Pantone played it safe and still missed the mark by picking Classic Blue as its colour of the year for 2020, says Michelle Ogundehin. Read more View the full article

In our latest competition, we're offering two readers the chance to win a wireless speaker from Transparent Sound's latest collection. Read more View the full article

More than 90 prefabricated plaster tiles are arranged to form an exhibition stand designed by French architects Julien Renault and Paul Vaugoyeau for furniture brand Massproductions. Read more View the full article

Apollo Architects & Associates has designed the austere metal-clad exterior of this compact home to disguise a central planted courtyard covered by exposed wooden rafters. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Jobs has a number of promising architecture and design roles available right now, including positions at international studio White Red Architects and Chinese firm Superimpose Architecture. Read more View the full article

Elliott Architects has designed this barn-like house in the Tyne Valley, England, with double-height living space beneath a steep gable ceiling. Read more View the full article

This week on Dezeen, designer Joe Doucet envisioned a face mask that can be worn as a fashion accessory and Production Club unveiled a conceptual PPE suit for clubbing during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more View the full article

As part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with Stockholm Design Week, the founder of the Material Library in Stockholm reveals what Scandinavian designers look for when they visit, and discusses environmentally friendly materials. Read more View the full article

VDF products: Viennese brand SAGAN has collaborated with Nigerian designer Kenneth Ize to create its colourful collection of Amaka and Ilorin bags. Read more View the full article

Designer Robi Renzi of RenziVivian will present a series of cabinets assembled from a patchwork of salvaged wooden components in Milan later this month. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2010: British architect John Pawson exhibited a pavilion made of stone in Milan last month. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Also currently on show at the Hayward Gallery in London is this bed curling round on itself by Cuban artists Los Carpinteros, part of an exhibition of work exploring interior design. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This shop in Fukuoka, Japan, by Japanese designer Koichi Futatsumata of Case-Real can be converted into a gallery or party venue by rapidly dismantling the display stands. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article