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News: Apple has applied for a patent for a slap bracelet with a video display that could be a blueprint for its much-anticipated "iWatch" concept. (more...) View the full article

Interview: the former head of two Parisian fashion houses has discouraged students from setting up their own brands because the industry is overwhelmed by too many new names. (more…) View the full article

London designer Matthew Plummer-Fernandez has developed a piece of software that allows users to visually corrupt 3D-print files so they can't be recognised on file-sharing sites. (more...) View the full article

A curtain of red timber panels drape around the entrance pavilion to the Eriksberg Hotel & Nature Reserve in Blekinge, Sweden, designed by Sandellsandberg. Read more

Belgian firm Urbain Architectencollectief has refurbished a former brick fire station building and added an extra storey to house additional facilities for a cultural centre in the city of Kortrijk (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Our pick for job of the week is a position for an architectural assistant at Soho House Group in London. Their worldwide private members clubs feature interiors by well-known designers, including Tom Dixon for Shoreditch House in London (pictured above). Visit the ad for full details or browse many other architecture and design job opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Following two other stories about beach houses by Simon Conder Associates, here's a look back at a black rubber-clad house completed by the architects on Dungeness beach in Kent, England (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Swiss art curator Klaus Littmann has planted 300 trees in a football stadium in Austria as a "memorial" to the environment in the anthropocene era. Read more

This drone, designed for hard-to-reach disaster areas, will soon be getting an upgrade that allows it to be consumed along with its cargo. Read more View the full article

Outdoor furniture was out in force at the recent Maison& Object and IMM Cologne furniture fairs, as brands responded to a big increase in customer demand. We pick out 10 of the best new designs, including rugs, shelving and a kitchen. Read more

Brexit crisis: London design company Innermost is considering moving operations to the EU if the Brexit vote leads to the UK being excluded from the single market. (more…) View the full article

An underground cycling network, the UK's answer to Google's driverless cars and a striking contemporary arts centre in Portugal (pictured), feature in Dezeen Mail issue 240. Click through for all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 240 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

An assortment of building typologies appear to be stacked on top of one another at this housing block in Middlesborough, England, by London architects FAT (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This ring hides a panic button that sends an alert to friends and emergency services if the wearer is in trouble. Read more View the full article

London-based Samuel Wilkinson Studio has designed an office space to house a business incubator, featuring fixed furniture and leafy embellishments (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This stepped timber bridge was designed by a team of architecture students from the University of Hong Kong to provide a meeting place for residents of a rural community in southern China (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

These tents shaped like worms and doughnuts were designed by young studio ArchiWorkshop for a remote campsite in Yang-Pyeong, South Korea (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

World Architecture Festival 2012: ”No one’s ever seen anything like it before,” director of Wilkinson Eyre Architects Chris Wilkinson tells Dezeen in this movie we filmed overlooking the Gardens by the Bay tropical garden in Singapore, which was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month. (more…) View the full article

An interactive streetlight that records the shadow of a passerby and plays it back to the next pedestrian is among this year's Designs of the Year nominees (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

The Ace Hotel chain has opened its newest outpost inside a 1920s tower in downtown Los Angeles, complete with a 1600-seat theatre. (more...) View the full article

Iran's largest pedestrian bridge, a pink rubberised park by BIG and Zaha Hadid's first building in Lebanon are among the six winners of this year's $1 million Aga Khan Award for Architecture (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Product news: these chunky wooden structures provide the legs for a colourful range of tables, cabinets and benches launched by Barcelona design brand Sistema Midi. (more…) View the full article

Photographer Sebastian Weiss has captured Beijing's white and silver architectural highlights by studios including Zaha Hadid Architects and OMA set against blue skies, for his latest photo series. Read more

Dezeen Watch Store: Sometimes by Italian designer Denis Guidone is now back in stock at Dezeen Watch Store. Produced by American brand Projects, the watch comes in two new updated styles including this brass version (above) with a brown suede strap. (more...) View the full article

Yoon Space Design has completed a gallery dedicated to the work of South Korean potter Jung Gil-Young, featuring mirrored walls that help camouflage the building against its countryside setting (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article