London Design Festival is headlining September’s events. But before that opens on 18 September we are looking forward to Design September in Brussels and an exhibition of Hussein Chalayan’s work at the Lisson Gallery in London.

A chaotic interior is disguised by a minimal glass exterior at a new office building in Istanbul designed by New York-based practice REX.

The Vauxhall Collective kicks off a year of exhibitions and special event around the theme of The Great British Weekend with an Urban Picnic designed by Gareth Neal.

Autarky is a series of vessels and lampshades made using the simplest of materials and techniques. It’s the latest project from Formafantasma, a studio of two Italian designers based in Eindhoven.

Crisis, hyperpower, migration, brands, rogue microstates, server farms … Maverick Dutch design and branding agency Metahaven riffs on how design serves the nation state in this extraordinary book.

An early start for the Venice Biennale of Architecture means it heads August's schedule, while Yves Béhar takes on DIY design in San Francisco.

Venues across the UK are playing host to the Peroni Nastro Azzurro Accademia del Film Wrap Party Tour – a series of events on Italian film in 11 cities between August and November.

The September icon, which is in shops now, comes with a cover designed by Peter Saville: the English flag, reinterpreted for the 21st century. Inside, we ask what "England" means today and Metahaven takes on David Cameron's "big society".

Tokujin Yoshioka creates a snowscape of white feathers as part of the “Sensing Nature” exhibition at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo