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Patagonia's rolling topography and challenging weather informed the design of this slightly bent rural dwelling designed by Chilean architect Ignacio Correa. Read more

News: architect Daniel Libeskind has hit back at his critics, comparing his own work to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and saying that he doesn't try to be liked, at the launch of an exhibition in Milan this week. (more...) View the full article

A fabric cloak stretched across the glass facade of this golf ball-shaped office and showroom shades it from direct sunlight. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The stepped profile of this house in Japan by architecture studio IHRMK gives clues about the complicated layout of rooms contained within. (more…) View the full article

Design March 2015: French and Icelandic design collective Iiif has designed Petits Volcans, a glassware collection comprising five vessels that represent different types and stages of volcano. (more…) View the full article

Finnish homeware brand Iittala has collaborated with designer Philippe Malouin on a range of "sculptural and functional" ceramic and glass bowls called Kuru that help to organise the home. Read more View the full article

IKEA and Hay have released a set of images that show the full range of furniture and homeware products from their collaboration. Read more View the full article

Swedish furniture giant Ikea and Danish design brand Hay have released a short teaser film that shows the materials to be used in their upcoming collaborative furniture and homeware range (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

IKEA has partnered with American start-up Ori on Rognan, a shape-shifting furniture system that moves robotically to create more flexible living areas in compact homes. Read more

The small piece of plastic that saves a pizza from being touched by its box has been made into a human-sized table by IKEA in collaboration with restaurant chain Pizza Hut. Read more View the full article

IKEA and Skanska are collaborating with the Queen of Sweden on an offshoot of their modular BoKlok housing that will meet the needs of the elderly and people with dementia. Read more

IKEA has collaborated with Sonos to create a pair of Symfonisk hybrid speakers that each double as a homeware item. Read more

Tom Dixon's Delaktig bed has launched at IKEA stores, alongside a furry fabric cover and a collection of modular elements that allow users to customise and "hack" the furniture. Read more View the full article

IKEA has enlisted the help of Dutch design duo Scholten & Baijings to create fresh takes on its Klippan sofa and Poäng armchair by adopting the widespread trend of hacking. Read more View the full article

Toronto designer Adam Pickard has turned paper IKEA manuals into an augmented reality app that shows users life-size instructions on how to build their furniture. Read more View the full article

News: Ikea has said it will rethink legal action against fan site IkeaHackers, which publishes user modifications of furniture bought from the flat-pack giant. (more...) View the full article

IKEA has launched a rainbow-coloured version of its Frakta shopping bag in the US to promote equality for the LGBT+ community. Read more

Furniture company IKEA has designed six play houses that can be built with its products to entertain children in coronavirus lockdown. Read more View the full article

News: furniture giant Ikea has used its expertise in flat-pack design to redesign refugee shelters. (more...) View the full article

American furniture brand Emeco is to sue Ikea for damages for allegedly copying a chair designed by Norman Foster. (more…)

Better Shelter is the latest IKEA product to be hacked, according to the head of the company's charitable foundation, who told Dezeen the modular refugee cabin is now being used to create doctors' surgeries and schools. Read more View the full article

Chinese consumers are developing a taste for western furniture and lifestyles thanks to Ikea, according to the founders of Danish design brand Hay. (more…) View the full article

IKEA has worked with the Red Cross to build a replica of a real Syrian home inside its Norwegian flagship store. Read more View the full article

Affordable developer BoKlok, which is co-owned by IKEA and Skanska, has signed a deal with Worthing council in West Sussex to build low-cost housing in the south of England. Read more

IKEA has devised the "ultimate guide to bedroom satisfaction" with its own playful version of the Kåma Sutra, which proposes bedroom layouts including Lotus Flower and Doggy Style. Read more