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These felt candle holders by Amsterdam designer Siba Sahabi are inspired by the colours and silhouettes of Istanbul’s skyline at dusk. (more…) View the full article

Istituto Marangoni and Italian furniture brand Cappellini have launched their annual design contest. Read more

Dezeen promotion: creative school Istituto Marangoni is offering a scholarship worth 50 per cent of tuition fees on its new MA Product Design course at the school's London campus. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: applications are now open to attend Istituto Marangoni's MA Interior Design course at its London location, which starts in October 2019. Read more

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has paid tribute to Zaha Hadid, who died suddenly yesterday, just months after the pair were at loggerheads over the controversial Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium design. (more…) View the full article

A tapered concrete roof oversails glazed laboratories at this research and innovation centre that American firm Richard Meier & Partners has completed for Italian cement manufacturer Italcementi. (more...) View the full article

Breaking news: Italian architect and designer Alessandro Mendini, famed for designs including the Proust armchair and the Groninger Museum, has passed away aged 87. More information to follow.

Vittorio Gregotti, the Italian architect who designed Palermo's ZEN neighbourhood and the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, has passed away at the age of 92 from coronavirus. Read more View the full article

Italian architecture office 2A+P/A has bought an Ettore Sottsass painting to life to create a black barrel-roofed pavilion for an architecture festival in Orléans, France. Read more View the full article

Enrico Astori, an Italian art director and co-founder of design brand Driade, has passed away at the age of 83. Read more View the full article

The government in Italy has closed all non-essential factories as the country has become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more View the full article

Italian design brands including B&B Italia, Moroso and Minotti have reopened their factories today as coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the country are finally eased. Read more View the full article

Nine leading Italian design brands have joined forces to urge the government to allow them to restart production after Easter amid concerns "it could take 20-30 years" for the sector to recover from the impact of coronavirus. Read more View the full article

Italian brands create "too many products that look the same", says Giulio Cappellini, whose furniture company is making a comeback under new owner Haworth (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: Italy's design manufacturing capability is at risk of disappearing, according to the president of design brand Alessi. (more...) View the full article

Design brands in Italy are hoping to reopen factories and restart production lines next week, when coronavirus restrictions are due to be eased. Read more View the full article

Iterare Arquitectos has used traditional construction techniques and local materials to update a 100-year-old home in Valencia with a minimalist interior. Read more View the full article

Product news: the circular sections of this console by French designer Philippine Lemaire for Ligne Roset can be curled round to make a dining table. (more...) View the full article

Crates of old vinyl records inspired this magazine holder by London designer Hugo Passos. (more…) View the full article

This building for Tokyo by Japanese architects Geneto will be cloaked in steel mesh with ivy growing over it. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Stockholm 2011: designer Thomas Bernstrand of Sweden presented this skewed stackable shelving unit at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese architect Hiroyuki Miyabe of Speac Inc. has renovated this house covered in ivy by stripping it back to its structural elements. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Google's vice president of hardware design Ivy Ross has created an office building for her Silicon Valley team that is arranged around an atrium, skylight and staircase. Read more View the full article

Ivy Studio has used moulding, brass lights and herringbone floors to make this dry cleaning shop in Montreal evocative of a European residence. Read more

A dark green marble counter and a grid of tiny circular shelves are among the minimal details chosen by Ivy Studio for the Crisp barbershop in Montreal. Read more View the full article