Pentagram-designed branding aims to help eradicate “tampon tax”

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A partner at New York agency Pentagram has created the visual identity for an organisation set up to lobby the US government on the controversial tax on menstrual products. Read more

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Dezeen’s top 10 transport designs of 2016

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With 2016 drawing to a close, we’re continuing our review of the year by looking back on some of the best transport designs, including a driverless car with a lift-up roof, a motorcycle that can’t fall over and a 3D-printed wheelchair. Read more

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Four centuries of eyewear design go on display at Design Museum Holon

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Inuit snow goggles, opera glasses disguised as ladies’ handheld fans and experimental sunglass designs from the 1960s feature among a trove of historical eyewear that has gone on display at Design Museum Holon. Read more

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10 cosy homes with fireplaces from Dezeen’s Pinterest boards

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This week we’re rounding up popular homes from Dezeen’s Pinterest boards that use fireplaces to create cosy living spaces – including a Norwegian cabin and a Finnish winter retreat. Read more

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Pioneering designer Lella Vignelli dies aged 82

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Italian designer Lella Vignelli, who together with husband Massimo formed the “first couple of modern design”, has died aged 82. Read more

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Stacked shipping containers house bedrooms at Vietnam hostel by TAK Architects

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Brightly painted shipping containers are stacked one on top of the other to house bunk beds at this hostel in Nha Trang, which also features aerial bridges and giant communal hammocks. Read more

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Job of the day: product design professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

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Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a full-time professor in product design at Minneapolis College of Art and Design (pictured). Browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

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Dezeen’s top 10 movies of 2016

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Dezeen’s videos received over 30 million plays in 2016. For our review of the year, studio director Ben Hobson has selected the 10 that sum up the year, including our interview with Bjarke Ingels at the opening of this year’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion and our video tribute to the late Zaha Hadid. Read more

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Office Project transforms Beijing factory into skylit artist’s home and studio

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A former factory in Beijing has been overhauled to create a studio and home for a calligraphy artist, featuring bright white galleries and a sloping roof with stepped windows. Read more

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Ziiiro’s latest watch is inspired by the phases of the moon

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The Lunar watch by Hong Kong-based brand Ziiiro, which tells the time with light and dark segments, is now available to purchase from Dezeen Watch Store. Read more

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