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Design studio Waldo Works has completed the interiors of a penthouse apartment inside London's Television Centre, which takes cues from the "pure geometrics" of post-war British aesthetics. Read more View the full article

Danish furniture brand Møbel has collaborated with Studio David Thulstrup to create a duo of odd-couple tables – one made entirely from ceramic and the other from contrasting, powder-coated steel. Read more View the full article

Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has presented its autumn/winter 2020 collection on a purposefully flooded catwalk to draw attention to the threat of climate change and rising sea levels. Read more View the full article

Japanese architect Tadao Ando is restoring a 18th-century stock exchange building in Paris and turning it into a contemporary art gallery. Read more View the full article

Falling-Down Collection is a series of porcelain containers that Studio Meng-Chan Yu is presenting during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. Read more View the full article

Museum de Lakenhal, a 375-year-old building in the Dutch town of Lien, has been given a contemporary extension and redesign by Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven and Julian Harrap Architects. Read more View the full article

Bathroom and kitchen brand Grohe takes over Virtual Design Festival today, with a talk about the latest trends in bathroom design at 11:00am and video about the brand's hands-free and 3D-printed products at 3:00pm UK time. Read more View the full article

In a colourful overhaul of this period house in Tooting, south London, 2LG Studio has added dusky pink walls, blue tilework and coral-orange cabinetry. Read more View the full article

Mexican studio TEN Arquitectos have recently completed a laboratory for studying genomics in in Irapuato, Mexico. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

French designer Paul Coudamy has created this red-gloss sliding wall unit combining a desk, bed and wardrobe for an apartment in Paris. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: business stationery brand Vistaprint are running a design competition that offers cash prizes for winning T-shirt and business card designs. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Mexican firm Rojkind Arquitectos created this design for the restoration of the National Archive Museum in Mexico City, located in a former prison. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Compeixalaigua Design Studio of Barcelona have created a range of flexible silicone dishes for steaming and serving food. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dutch graduate designer Carolien Laro has designed a range of stools with flexible seats created by cutting slits into their solid wood tops. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am has been appointed by technology company Intel as director of creative innovation. The rapper will be involved in the development of new technologies involving music and visuals and is reportedly also working on music specially for the brand. Intel’s vice-president Deborah Conrad said: “We’re thrilled to tap into the limitless creativity will.i.am brings to the table. He’s not only a brilliant artist and producer, but also an innovator pushing the bounds of technology professionally and personally. We share a strong interest in innovation around music, art and lifestyle, and are excited to join forces to establish an aut…

Japanese architects atelierA5 have completed this four-storey house in Tokyo enclosed by a perforated metal screen. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This floating bench by Japanese studio h220430 appears to be held up by bunches of balloons at either end. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Tiny dimples and raised dots cover these ceramic tiles by French designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Check out the latest issue of Dezeen Mail for all the best stories and comments from Dezeen, including the new Apple headquarters by Foster + Partners, interiors that are styled like construction sites and an infinite clothes shop. There’s also an update from Dezeen Wire, the latest movies on Dezeen Screen and all our new competitions and jobs. Take a look at it here. Dezeen Mail is sent out every couple of weeks and you can subscribe here. </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Here are some images of an inflatable concert hall designed by architect Arata Isozaki and artist Anish Kapoor to tour parts of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: the director of London’s Design Museum Deyan Sudjic claims the museum’s new home at the former Commonwealth Institute will offer a platform for future designers and that Britain can regain its reputation as creative power, “provided we go on investing in design” – The Guardian Sudjic describes the Design Museum’s original incarnation at the Victoria & Albert museum as “a little like an upmarket squatter in the V&A basement,” but suggests that “contemporary design is now firmly on the cultural agenda.” He claims that Britain must support design education in order to stay ahead of emerging economies, adding that “design is a way to create or safeguard…

Competition: we’ve teamed up with publishers Brusselssprout to give readers the chance to win five copies of their new Dubai Graphic Encyclopedia. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

French graffiti artist Tilt has swamped one half of a Marseille hotel room in decoration, while the other half remains completely blank. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2012: the flexible back of this chair by Swedish designers Front comprises a thick spring wrapped in black leather. (more…) View the full article

World Architecture Festival 2012: in the final movie from our series announcing the call for exhibitors at this year’s World Architecture Festival in Singapore from 3-5 October, programme director Paul Finch discusses why an experimental office building with an inflatable facade was named World Building of the Year in 2011. (more…) View the full article