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Milan 2016: Italian architect Carlo Ratti has created a system of smart modular seats that can be adjusted with an app or hand gestures into different configurations (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Pentagram has adapted the logo of workplace messaging system Slack into a pattern of speech bubbles and lozenge shapes as part of a rebranding effort. Read more

Brexit crisis: London mayor Sadiq Khan has appointed a deputy dedicated to culture and creative industries, as his office continues its push to protect London businesses from the fallout of the EU referendum. (more…) View the full article

Construction has started on a skyscraper in Tirana designed by Dutch firm MVRDV, set to feature a facade with a pixellated map of Albania at its centre. Read more

Sportswear brand Reebok has launched a range of running shoes that shrink to fit the wearer's foot when heated with a hairdryer. (more...) View the full article

An art gallery built into a sand dune, a house on the Great Wall of China and Europe's first underwater restaurant are among 267 architecture projects that made the 2019 longlist for Dezeen Awards. Read more

A cantilevered glass-walled room lights up at night to create a beacon on top of this kindergarten in the Tuscan town of Sinalunga by Siena firm Studio di Architettura Andrea Milani (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This futuristic car with a continuous transparent top was designed by German auto brand Audi for the sci-fi film Ender's Game, which premiered yesterday. (more...) View the full article

This beachside kindergarten in Sweden was designed by Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter with a jagged timber form, intended to be reminiscent of a sand dune (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

There are 259 interior design projects on the longlist for Dezeen Awards 2019, including a pink vegan pizza place, a bunker-like apartment and a library in an old locomotive shed. Read more

Belgian studios Wil-Ma and Wastiau have collaborated on the design of an office building in Westerlo, near Antwerp, which looks like a house raised on angled stilts (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with MVRDV to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of a book full of finished projects by the Dutch architecture studio (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

US scientists have developed a hair dye that contains miracle material graphene, which allows hair to be coloured without causing breakage or frizz. Read more View the full article

News: after a change of leadership and criticism from leading architects, the Royal Institute of British Architects has overturned its own motion calling for a suspension of Israel from architecture's international membership body. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Designersblock Department Store will showcase work by young designers and makers at Interiors UK 2013 in Birmingham next month, and registration is now open to attend the event. (more…) View the full article

London studio Doshi Levien has self-produced a collection of lights with organic forms, including one that resembles flowers and another that looks like a fried egg. Read more

Concrete tables and atmospheric lighting feature inside this Hong Kong branch of McDonald's, designed by branding consultancy Landini Associates as an alternative to bright and colourful fast-food restaurants (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Maison&Objet 2013: these ice-cream coloured poufs and rugs by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola for Spanish textile brand Gan were launched at Maison&Objet design fair in Paris this week. (more...) View the full article

Wall panels fold up to create tables for this cafe in Sicily, which Italian architect Giuseppe Gurrieri created by converting the old ticket office of a sports arena (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

London-based startup Blocks has designed a smartwatch that allows wearers to choose the functionalities they need by clipping on additional modules. (more…) View the full article

As 2014 draws to a close, we're looking back at the year's most memorable events, parties and people through pictures our team has posted on Instagram. (more…) View the full article

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has unveiled a set of posters advertising the solar system's planets and moons as holiday destinations. (more…) View the full article

Construction has begun on the Toranomon-Azabudai district in central Tokyo, where Japan's tallest skyscraper will sit alongside buildings and a landscaped pergola designed by Heatherwick Studio. Read more

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This renovated hotel in New Orleans' historic Garden District features a blend of contemporary and antique furnishings, and is decorated with vintage musical instruments as a nod to the city's jazz heritage. Read more