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Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has used expanded metal mesh to create the furniture in this collection for Italian brand Kettal (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

See the latest from our new and improved recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Heatherwick Studio, OMA and DSDHA, whose recent projects include an apartment block with two "crystalline pavilions" on its roof (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Rankin Photography, Moooi and more... (more…) View the full article

Italian transport design studio Pininfarina has released its first electric bike, created with bicycle makers Diavelo (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Nike has released a pair of trainers patterned with the Johnston100 typeface – the font used by Transport for London. Read more View the full article

See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Archi-Union Architects, Oppenheim Architecture + Design and Mikhail Riches, whose renovated nineteenth-century house in London is pictured. This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Storefront for Art & Architecture, BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and more... (more…) View the full article

Black-painted timber contrasts with clean white window frames on the walls of this cube-shaped weekend home in Normandy, France, by Paris studio Beckmann-N'Thépé Architectes (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Huge steel beams with I-shaped profiles were stacked to form the framework of this Tokyo house by Mount Fuji Architects Studio, which features a red spiral staircase winding between its floors (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Gerkan, Marg and Partners has completed twin 284-metre skyscrapers that dominate the skyline of Zhengzhou, China. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Mail issue 169 includes Paul Smith's cast iron store facade (pictured) and our guide to all the best events at next week's London Design Festival, plus all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 169 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

Pale bricks are arranged in a herringbone pattern on the outer walls of this compact house in north-east London that local architect Zoe Chan designed and built for herself (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Ark4Lab of Architecture has used an assortment of red tones and clashing materials to create a "mosaic" of spaces inside this bar in northern Greece. Read more

A stack of intersecting concrete and metal cuboids combines to create this long, narrow home in Shiga, Japan by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects. Read more

Product news: London architect Zaha Hadid has designed a limited edition of marble tables. (more...) View the full article

Danish studio Henning Larsen's extension to Hotel Tórshavn will be characterised by a cave-like foyer that is a nod to the coastal grottos of the Faroe Islands. Read more

Two friends who met working at Fritz Hansen in New York have opened their own furniture store in the Hudson Valley, filled with mid-century and contemporary designs. Read more

This miniature shop installed at London's Southbank Centre was designed by How About Studio to resemble the finishes of a public swimming pool (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

San Francisco start-up The Flex Company has designed a tampon that allows women to experience "mess-free" sex during their periods. (more…) View the full article

Interior design studio Vilablanch selected "silent" contemporary furnishings to deck out this Barcelona apartment block, keeping the focus on the building's opulent original features. Read more

This week we launch an initiative to improve gender equality in architecture and design, to coincide with International Women's Day. We're calling on readers everywhere to help us move the needle. Read more View the full article

An 18-metre-long window offers panoramic views across Tokyo Bay from the living room of this house in Yokosuka by Japanese studio Tomoyuki Sakakida Architect and Associates (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The first completed tower in the massive Hudson Yards development in New York has opened its doors, giving fashion brand Coach a new global headquarters (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Our selection of the best opportunities in architecture, interiors and design on Dezeen Jobs this week includes positions at private members' club Soho House and architecture firm Benoy. Read more

An exhibition of garments and outfits influenced by London's clubbing scene in the 1980s opens this week at the V&A museum. (more...) View the full article

This moody Melbourne house extension by local studio Branch Studio Architects features dark rammed-charcoal walls, window nooks and an outdoor bathtub. Read more View the full article

Milan 2014: British artist Sarah Lucas presents her debut furniture collection, made from concrete blocks and MDF, in Milan tonight (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article