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Another supertall tower for Manhattan is going ahead, now that legal proceedings stalling KPF's 1,501-foot skyscraper beside Grand Central station have been abandoned. (more…) View the full article

News: department store Selfridges has appointed British architect David Chipperfield to redesign the east side of its flagship store on London's Oxford Street. (more...) View the full article

This installation by German designer Werner Aisslinger predicts a whimsical, sustainability-focused future that combines domestic life with farming and robotics. Read more View the full article

Spanish architecture studio Pauzarq uncovered the original concrete girders of this apartment in Bilbao to map its new broken-plan layout. Read more View the full article

Soho House has opened its first Asian outpost in Mumbai, India, featuring pattern-heavy interiors inspired by regional textiles and crafts. Read more

Graphic designer Jessica Walsh has started her own company after nearly a decade working alongside fellow designer Stefan Sagmeister at New York design studio Sagmeister & Walsh. Read more

Australian studio Biasol paired worn concrete walls with pink marble and rich red accents for the interiors of this Italian restaurant in Melbourne, which takes visual cues from Ancient Rome. Read more View the full article

Over 800 buildings are opening their doors to the public this weekend for in London for Open House London. We've picked out 10 homes that are welcoming visitors for the first time. Read more

News: the yacht that Apple‘s co-founder Steve Jobs designed for himself before he died this time last year with interiors by French designer Philippe Starck is now complete and has been unveiled at the Dutch shipyard where it was built. (more…) View the full article

Dutch designer Aldo Bakker has curated an exhibition at Gallery Libby Sellers in London that presents his products alongside complimentary pieces from the gallery's inventory. (more...) View the full article

Dutch Design Week 2014: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Nils Chudy has devised a way to heat liquid in a cup, eliminating the wasted energy associated with boiling excess water in a kettle (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

This pop-up restaurant has been touring Europe rooftops since last April and is currently perched on top of the Royal Festival Hall in London. (more…) View the full article

Tina Breidi brought together her passion for creativity and travel, to pursue a career as a project manager at global conference Design Indaba. She details how she got there for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. Read more

New York interior designer Magdalena Keck has used brand-name furnishings and a monochrome palette to create a minimal apartment in Lower Manhattan. Read more

Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with Farshid Moussavi Architecture in London and COS in Hong Kong. Read more View the full article

New York 2015: the lighting scene in New York is "exploding" according to designers in the city, with young companies joining established names to create a movement with a unique aesthetic (+ slideshow). (more…) [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

Shanghai architects Polifactory have developed a concept for a rammed earth house that generates energy from a lake on its roof. (more…) View the full article

Emma Dent Coad, the Labour Party politician who claimed a surprise election victory in the UK's richest constituency, is a design writer and architecture historian known for campaigning against gentrification. Read more View the full article

A towering wall of perforated brickwork lets light filter gently into the rooms of this house, cafe and gallery building in Seoul, South Korea (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The natural landscape surrounding Kasthall's factory in Kinna, Sweden informed the patterns and colours used by Ilse Crawford for this collection of rugs, designed for Kasthall. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: the MY03 Hacker by industrial designer Michael Young now comes in three new colours at Dezeen Watch Store: (more…) View the full article

This volcano museum in western Hungary features walls of dark concrete and Corten steel designed by Budapest studio Foldes Architects to reference the colours of volcanic rock and lava (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Dezeen and Samsung Electronics are launching a design competition to create graphics for the Ambient Mode feature on the brand's QLED TV, with total prize money of €29,500. Read more View the full article

We've hand-picked five roles for senior architects and designers available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including opportunities at OMA and Harrods' interior design department. Read more

These carafes by Zurich designer Anna Blattert of Swiss collective Postfossil incorporate little baskets to hold fresh ingredients like lemon or mint for making flavoured tap water. (more…) View the full article