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News: Apple's retail presence is "not evolving as fast as it could be" and the company's "momentum has slowed down" since Steve Jobs died, according to the designer who developed the Apple Store concept with the brand's former CEO (+ interview). (more...) View the full article

Apple has revealed wireless versions of its ubiquitous white headphones during a presentation today, when its latest iPhones were also unveiled. (more…) View the full article

Angela Ahrendts, the "transformative force" behind Apple Store designs, will leave her position at the tech company this spring. Read more

Apple's latest software update, iOS 12, features tools to help users control the amount of time spent on devices, as well as new personalised 3D emojis and augmented reality effects. Read more View the full article

In his first interview since joining Apple, industrial designer Marc Newson discusses his latest product – a domestic draft beer machine he says is the equivalent to a Nespresso coffee maker for beer lovers – and the future of the mechanical timepiece in the wake of the Apple Watch (+ interview + slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: the highly anticipated Apple television is set to launch later this year and will be operated with a digital "iRing" worn on the finger, according to an industry insider. (more...) View the full article

Apple has revealed its latest laptop computer, which weighs only two pounds and comes in colours to match the tech giant's iPhone 6 (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: Apple‘s senior vice president of industrial design Jonathan Ive is to design a camera for German brand Leica, reports PetaPixel. (more…) View the full article

Apple has developed a dark display mode that will be available on the new iPhone and iPad operating systems. Read more

Stacie Woolsey has turned her experience of unaffordable further design education two years ago into her Make Your Own Masters course, which will take on 10 students in 2020. Read more View the full article

Italian design collective Acquacalda have designed a range of kitchen gadgets based on the laws of physics, including this device for pouring exactly equal amounts of wine into four glasses. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam is accepting applications to study on its Master of Interior Architecture & Retail Design (MIARD) course. (more...) View the full article

Threefold Architects of London have converted a set of Grade II-listed warehouses into a family home just outside Bath, England. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Chinese architects Approach Design has added a new hall to the Hangzhou Cloud Town Exhibition Centre in China and concealed it under a green roof featuring a running track and sports courts. Read more

Sex-toy designers Polly Rodriguez and Alexandra Fine have launched a campaign to raise awareness about the bias selection process of adverts, which "plagues" female-focused sexual wellness companies. Read more

Interieur 2012: Dutch designer Richard Hutten has created a series of sofas and armchairs designed to resemble the icons on a smartphone screen. (more…) View the full article

San Francisco studio CCS Architecture have completed a house comprising two buildings in the Santa Cruz mountains of California, where the roof of one extends over the other. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

German Airbus subsidiary APWorks has unveiled a 3D-printed motorbike that features an "organic exoskeleton" based on natural growth (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Tel Aviv studio Aqua Creations has launched a series of sculptural lighting fixtures that can be used individually or stacked on top of one another. Read more

Australian designer Marc Newson has designed a speed boat in collaboration with Officina Italiana Design for Italian boat brand Riva. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Designer and programmer Cyril Diagne has created an augmented reality tool that can capture images of real-world objects and add them to a computer program in a few seconds. Read more View the full article

Movie: Ecole Cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL) student Thibault Penven has designed a folding boat. (more…) View the full article

VDF products fair: The AR-Studio app by Jung uses augmented reality to help users visualise its range of products and fittings within an interior space. Read more View the full article

Lebanese design duo Bokja have created embroidered maps of the Arab world that present a tapestry of changing politics and traditions. (more…) View the full article

London's Aram Gallery has put together an exhibition of conceptual products that highlight visitors' dependance on digital communication, including a selfie-taking robot and a plugin that reports on internet usage patterns (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article