Design
Eight designs that aim to alleviate the ongoing refugee crisis
Climate change informs rug collection by Fernando Mastrangelo
LG Display’s OLED panels create decorative lighting for Baskin Robbins ice cream shop
Eight designs that respond to the threat of climate change
Dima Srouji attempts to revive Palestinian glassblowing with Hollow Forms
Thomas Missé designs carbon-fibre chair fit for use on Mars
Richard Branson revealed as major investor in Hyperloop One
Ada is a spiky balloon that creates charcoal drawings on surrounding walls
Gucci pledges to stop using animal fur in its fashion collections
Milan’s Ventura Lambrate design district scrapped after eight years
Ai Weiwei protests border walls with huge New York installations
Sand becomes “increasingly scarce and expensive”, threatening glassmaking and construction
Kiyoto Ota’s wooden houses punish their occupants
BlackBerry loses the keyboard for new water-resistant smartphone
“A war against branding is a war against people”
Studio Roosegaarde uses light projections to create virtual flood above Derbyshire valley
Facebook launches virtual-reality headset that can be used without other devices
It was “a howling error” that the iPhone didn’t win Design of the Year in 2008, says Deyan Sudjic
Competition: win a customisable sofa from The Conran Shop
Superflex installs dozens of swings at Tate Modern to “combat social apathy”
Last chance to buy Dezeen and Braun limited-edition watch
Ray and Charles Eames retrospective takes over Vitra Design Museum campus
Dropbox criticised for colourful new visual identity