Valdís Steinarsdóttir turns animal skin and bones into food packaging and vases
Icelandic designer Valdís Steinarsdóttir is turning byproducts from the meat industry into vessels made of bone and a bioplastic material for packaging. More
Pentagram designs "future-proof" sonic logo for digital music standard MIDI
MIDI, the global standard that allows digital musical instruments to talk to each other, has a new brand identity based on sound waves designed by Pentagram. More
Zecc Architecten turns former garage into Corten-steel clad home in Utrecht
Dutch studio Zecc Architecten has designed Steel Craft House, a self-build project in Utrecht to convert an old garage into an artist's home with a Corten-steel facade. More
Marks Barfield Architects designs Cambridge Central Mosque to be "place of tranquility"
Marks Barfield Architects has designed a sustainable mosque in Cambridge that draws on local architecture while incorporating traditional Islamic design aspects, including geometric patterns that symbolise the infinite. More
Ten contemporary living rooms with calm interiors
In our latest Dezeen Lookbook, we've rounded up 10 living rooms with calm, relaxing interiors, including rooms with soothing colours and natural materials that create a peaceful environment. More
Ane Crabtree designs costumes for bot herders and drone shepherds for Planet City movie
The Handmaid's Tale costume designer Ane Crabtree has created a range of costumes for imaginary future inhabitants of Planet City, a cinematic metropolis for 10 billion people. More
Saudi Arabia announces plans for a 100-mile, car-free linear city called The Line
Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, has unveiled plans for a 100-mile belt of zero-energy walkable communities for a million people. More
R for Repair exhibition features toothy seashell and storytelling clock radio
Ten designers have created new pieces from broken objects, including a clock radio that tells stories and a seashell that has been given an eerily realistic tongue and teeth, for the R for Repair exhibition in Singapore. More
Zero Energy Design Lab creates Girls' Hostel Block with hollow concrete facade
New Delhi-based design studio Zero Energy Design Lab has completed a girls' hostel building with a perforated concrete facade and an exterior staircase in Gurugram, India. More
The Evolve Chair is made of recycled plastic from discarded laptops
London designer Tom Robinson used 100 per cent recycled plastic from e-waste to produce his Evolve Chair, which aims to give the manmade material a more natural feel. More
MAD unveils Train Station in the Forest in Jiaxing
Chinese architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for Train Station in the Forest in Jiaxing, China, which will see the studio rebuild a historical railway station and complement it with a new underground terminal. More
Nendo designs logo and trophy that can be sliced to create medals for Japan's athletics association
Japanese design studio Nendo has created the logo for the Japan Association for University Athletics and Sport, which can be extruded to create its trophies and cut to make its medals. More
Danielle Brustman decorates children's centre in Melbourne with pastel hues and rainbow murals
Designer Danielle Brustman used pastel colours, marmoleum flooring and playful hand-painted murals to create the interior of the Brighton Street Early Learning Centre in a brutalist building in Melbourne. More
CIA rebrands to encourage diversity but identity of logo designer remains top secret
America's Central Intelligence Agency has unveiled a new identity aimed at attracting more diverse employees but has refused to disclose the designer behind its new look. More
Jean Verville Architecte creates "luminous" white triplex in Montreal
Canadian architect Jean Verville Architecte has completed NMBHD, a white triplex in Montreal adorned with gold windows that incorporates apartments as well as a ceramic workshop. More
Lesley Lokko wins 2020 RIBA Annie Spink Award
Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko has won the 2020 RIBA Annie Spink Award for her contribution to architectural education. More
Artemide founder and president Ernesto Gismondi dies aged 89
Ernesto Gismondi, the Italian designer who founded lighting brand Artemide, has passed away aged 89. More
Remembering the great architects and designers we lost in 2020
To round off our review of 2020, Dezeen looks back at the designers and architects who passed away this year, including Italian designer Enzo Mari, British entrepreneur Terence Conran and Bulgarian artist Christo. More
French-Italian fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98
Pierre Cardin, the fashion designer known for his space-age-informed 1960s dresses, has passed away in Neuilly, France at the age of 98. More
Graphic designer Martin Lambie-Nairn dies aged 75
Martin Lambie-Nairn, the British graphic designer who created the seminal "Blocks" logo for UK television station Channel 4, passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 75. More