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Dezeen's Face to Face podcast series continues with an interview with British architect David Chipperfield, who describes growing up on a farm, struggling at school, how Zaha Hadid saved him from failing his architecture diploma – and why he still suffers from imposter syndrome. Read more View the full article

Business news: uncertainty over whether the UK will vote to leave the European Union is affecting creative business as customers postpone decisions, according to designer Tom Dixon. (more…) View the full article

An ancient archeological excavation determined the layout of this public library in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by Madrid architects Paredes Pedrosa. (more...) View the full article

US firm Koning Eizenberg Architecture left worn-looking ornate walls, brickwork and columns inside this museum for children in Pittsburgh, which occupies a historic library that was struck by lightning. Read more View the full article

The engineering firm behind London's 10-storey-high Sky Pool, Eckersley O'Callaghan, has demonstrated its latest glass innovation: a nine-metre-long slide (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

IKEA has announced plans to start renting its furniture, as part of a move towards a circular economy that includes refurbishing and re-selling products. Read more

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Knoll international, Itsu, and Benjamin Hubert Studio, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with David Collins Studio, Fredrickson Stallard, United Designers and more… (more…) View the full article

This week a pair of commemorative structures by Peter Zumthor and Louise Bourgeois were our most clicked story, so our first top ten of the year features the most popular memorials from our archive. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Graduate shows 2016: University of Fine Arts Hamburg graduate Frieder Bohaumilitzky's collection of prototype furniture is designed for Germany's Bundeswehr armed forces. (more…) View the full article

Reflected greenery shrouds the mirrored extension that architecture practice Delavegacanolasso added to house in Madrid, which occupies a disused art studio. Read more View the full article

Sports brand Adidas has accused fashion designer Marc Jacobs of producing "confusingly similar imitations" of its iconic three-stripe motif with sweatshirts bearing four stripes down each sleeve. (more…) View the full article

The protruding entrance lobby of this Tokyo house has a seamless frosted facade that glows with diffused light. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Charred cedar clads the walls of this house in Aichi, Japan, by architecture studio MDS, while exposed wooden beams create a rack-like effect on the underside of the diagonally slanted roof. (more...) View the full article

Celebrities attending the Met Gala not only misunderstood the concept of camp, but showed levels of waste that will lead to a backlash against displays of decadence, says Li Edelkoort. Read more

Metal trellises offer a framework for climbing plants and vines around these recently completed houses in Poitiers, France, by Bordeaux studio Lanoire & Courrian (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: we conclude our week of fashion design from Hackney with Hussein Chayalan and his dresses that emit laser beams. (more…) View the full article

British designer Thomas Heatherwick has revealed a honeycomb-like structure comprising a series of interconnected staircases to sit at the centre of the vast Hudson Yards development on Manhattan's West Side. (more…) View the full article

Studio Appétit has designed a range of chocolates for hotel goers to enjoy, including bars engraved with guests' initials and blocks that could be used to stage a treasure hunt. Read more View the full article

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. Read more View the full article

A knot-shaped rooftop will be used as a vegetable garden at this kindergarten by Vo Trong Nghia Architects that's under construction in Dong Nai, Vietnam (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A pitched roof extends well beyond the internal walls to create sheltered terraces around the edges of this summer house designed by Danish architecture studio CEBRA for a site overlooking the country's Vejle Fjord. Read more View the full article

Kenjiro Sano, who unveiled his logo design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last month, has denied allegations that he copied the design from an emblem for a Belgian theatre. (more…) View the full article

Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes architecture films chosen by Dezeen readers and hospital gowns made from airbags. Read more View the full article

We've selected four of the top roles for interior designers on Dezeen Jobs this week, including opportunities at Hong Kong firm NC Design & Architecture and British studio Tom Dixon. Read more View the full article

New York designer Bradley Ferrada presented an elongated chair with a faceted back at NYCxDESIGN this week. (more...) View the full article