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Architecture studio GAFPA used low-cost materials to build this Japanese-inspired weekend retreat in northern Belgium, which features a slender spiral staircase (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

London studio Weston Williamson has unveiled a trio of Hong Kong skyscrapers that "kiss" one another, designed to sit on top of a new high-speed railway line. (more…) View the full article

American artist Rob Pruitt debuted a series of bold patterned quilts for moving furniture called Migration Moving Blankets, which reference the multifaceted topic of migration. Read more

Studio Mumbai founder Bijoy Jain has revealed his design for this year's MPavilion, billed to become the largest bamboo structure ever built in Australia (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

News: architect Norman Foster has revealed how late Apple CEO Steve Jobs called him "out of the blue" in 2009 to invite him to design the Apple Campus 2 with the words "Hi Norman, I need some help." (more...) View the full article

Swiss architect Rafael Schmid has overhauled his 1920s home in Zurich, pairing the property's original herringbone parquet flooring with more contemporary chipboard and mineral-based surfaces (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Product news: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have added three new colours to their Corniches shelves for Vitra. (more...) View the full article

University of Reading students have built a pavilion designed by Invisible Studio, which will be used by artists to showcase their work. Read more

Tokyo-based studio Do Do has used remnants of porcelain to update this ceramics shop and gallery in northwest Japan, and create a new pavilion for hosting workshops. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the Whass office chair, created by Item Designworks for Spanish brand Actiu, is designed for flexible use. Read more

An alternating-tread staircase doubles as storage cupboards in this tiny Paris apartment by French architects Schemaa (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This radical redesign of a door by Austrian artist Klemens Torggler uses a folding and pivoting system to collapse and roll to one side. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen archive: we've noticed a lot of black cropping up in architecture and design lately, so we've created an archive of all the black houses on Dezeen. See all our stories about black houses » See all our archive stories » View the full article

Traditional Japanese interiors and natural landscapes influenced the design of this apartment in Moscow, which was recently renovated by local studio M17 (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Milan 2014: Studio Job has revisited its own archive to create a unique wallpaper range for Dutch brand NLXL, which debuts in Milan this week. (more...) View the full article

San Francisco designer Yves Behar of Fuseproject has designed a lock that replaces physical keys with a smartphone app. (more...) View the full article

Aaron Taylor Harvey studied cinema but his love of architecture led him into a job designing offices for Airbnb in San Francisco. In this interview for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide, he explains how he got there. Read more

This week on Dezeen: discount supermarket Aldi triggered a debate about copyright laws in furniture design this week after it emerged the company was selling replica versions of a classic chair design by Ray and Charles Eames. (more…) View the full article

Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has expanded and updated its Cradle collection for Italian furniture brand Moroso, featuring a stretch-mesh material made using new digital knitting techniques (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Eindhoven design studio BCXSY used hand-blown glass in six grades of opacity, from transparent to white, to create a collection of glassware for Japanese design brand Inframince (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Milan 2016: Stockholm design studio Afteroom's Family benches for Danish brand Menu feature tables that branch from the frames on powder-coated steel rods. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Music Project is looking for original music tracks and performers to take part in Dezeen Live, our series of talks at 100% Design from 19 to 22 September during the London Design Festival. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: a series of talks hosted by industry figures including design duo Barber & Osgerby (pictured) and OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu takes place as part of Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair this week. (more…) View the full article

It’s coming up to Dezeen’s sixth birthday and this week we’ve published our 10,000th story as well as our 100,000th reader comment! We’ve also gained our 200,000th Facebook follower, 100,000th Twitter follower and 40,000th Pinterest follower. Thanks to all our readers! View the full article

Dezeen promotion: sustainable designs from Rossana Orlandi's Ro Plastic Prize competition will be exhibited at Istituto Marangoni London as part of this year's London Design Festival. Read more