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Here’s an update from our recruitment site Dezeenjobs, including positions with architects OMA, Heatherwick Studio and cosmetics brand Molton Brown. This is also the last chance to apply for roles with architects Foster + Partners, interior designers Blacksheep and more… (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have designed a residential building for Manhattan, New York, with a rectangular plan pulled up at one corner to form a triangular tower. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: the Station and Roman watches based on iconic clocks by Danish modernist designer Arne Jacobsen are now available at Dezeen Watch Store. (more...) View the full article

VDF products fair: Product designer Valentin Vodev has developed a foldable electric bike for Vello that charges as it travels. Read more View the full article

Chilean architect Gonzalo Claro has renovated a family home in Santiago, reducing the ground floor footprint but adding a level for bedrooms. Read more View the full article

US firm Chen + Suchart Studio has renovated and expanded a 1930s dwelling in Phoenix, Arizona, adding a metal-clad volume with a window wall and a pointy roof (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has exhibited a plastic water bottle he used for three months at an exhibition promoting recycled plastic objects in Milan. Read more

VDF products fair: Viennese brand Steinwidder has recycled textile waste and second-hand clothes to create the Divided Trousers collection. Read more View the full article

Ceramic tiles arranged in a grid pattern line the interior of this children's shoe store in Barcelona by local studio Nábito (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Greek firm Point Supreme Architects have completed an installation for a gallery in Athens that is a half-size replica of the room in which it sits. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: almost a quarter of architects remain underemployed according to the the latest Future Trends Survey released by the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Cedar furnishings, leafy eucalyptus branches and steel partitions feature within this spa and wellness centre in Sydney, which has been designed by local practice Esoteriko. Read more View the full article

Dutch designer Joris Laarman explains how he aims to use digital technology to create objects that resonate with people on an emotional level in the next talk in our series with Friedman Benda for VDF. Watch live from 11:00am UK time. Read more View the full article

News: Russian socialite and gallerist Dasha Zukhova has sparked a racism row after a photograph of her sitting on a chair in the form of an inverted semi-naked black woman appeared alongside an interview on a Russian website. (more...) View the full article

VDF products fair: The flexible Plug & Light fixture by Jung features a magnetic LED that can be rotated, removed and replaced Read more View the full article

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 View the full article

Dezeenwire: the Victoria and Albert Museum in London have announced a shortlist of seven studios to design an extension to the museum on Exhibition Road – see press release below. More information on the competition website. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architects Foster + Partners have completed a production centre for British sports car brand McLaren. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: here’s the first image of the Kingdom Tower, about to begin construction in Jeddah and set to be the world’s tallest building at over 1000 metres. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Competition: we’ve teamed up with Max Fraser, author of the London Design Guide, to give away five signed copies of the brand-new 2012-2013 edition. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This week's Dezeen Mail newsletter includes a Vietnamese house with patterned screen walls (pictured) and a fake mountain villa atop a Chinese tower, plus the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 165 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

Competition: we’ve teamed up with research and design company Praud to give readers the chance to win one of five T-shirts featuring plans of the world’s most influential cities. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Amsterdam-based eyewear company Ace & Tate's shop in Antwerp has interiors clad with terrazzo made with colourful chips of recycled plastic sourced locally by Dutch startup Plasticiet. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Screen: in this movie we filmed at Dezeen Space, designer Jan Rose talks about his furniture that’s knitted from steel wire and boiled leather. Watch the movie » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Circular mirrors, glowing acrylic rods and large yellows discs adorn the ceiling of this canteen for German magazine Der Spiegel (photos by Zooey Braun). (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article