Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with the Istanbul Design Biennial to offer 20 readers the chance to win a free guided tour of this year's exhibition (+ slideshow). More about Competition: win tickets to the Istanbul Design Biennial 2016
London Design Festival 2016: London architect Asif Khan will install three plant-filled rooms across Shoreditch for this year's London Design Festival. More about Asif Khan and MINI to install "forests" across east London
Dezeen promotion: Design Week Mexico has unveiled its programme for this year's event, including exhibitions, installations, a symposium, film screenings and an architecture pavilion (+ slideshow). More about Design Week Mexico 2016 reveals programme of exhibitions and installations
London Design Biennale 2016: Italy has invited 20 young designers including Marco Campardo and Matteo Cibic to reinterpret the white flag for its installation at the inaugural London Design Biennale, which opens at Somerset House today. More about Italy presents 20 interpretations of the white flag for utopia-themed London Design Biennale
London Design Biennale 2016: design duo Barber and Osgerby have installed a giant weathervane at London's Somerset House to help the city's residents find their way "at a time of national turbulence" (+ slideshow). More about Barber and Osgerby bring towering weathervane to London Design Biennale
German designer Konstantin Grcic has updated Rado's minimal Ceramica watch with a new case and matt black finish (+ slideshow). More about Konstantin Grcic redesigns Rado's Ceramica watch
London Design Biennale 2016: transparent tubes transport note-filled capsules around the west wing of Somerset House in this installation by Autoban, which is Turkey's addition to the first London Design Biennale (+ slideshow). More about Autoban presents pneumatic messaging system at inaugural London Design Biennale
Brexit: legendary British designer Terence Conran says the UK's "belligerent, cocksure" designers can remain competitive outside of the EU, as long as they have government support. More about Terence Conran: UK government must support the design sector in face of Brexit
The UK's Royal Navy has tested an autonomous speedboat it believes could completely "change how they operate" (+ slideshow). More about UK's Royal Navy tests drone speedboat on River Thames
Architect Murray Barker and artist Laith McGregor have designed two outdoor table tennis tables from monolithic concrete slabs (+ slideshow). More about Murray Barker and Laith McGregor create concrete ping pong tables
After 20 years making pushchairs, Dutch company Bugaboo is expanding into a different area of the travel market: luggage (+ slideshow). More about Bugaboo expands beyond pushchairs with first luggage collection
A giant model of London's 17th-century cityscape has been set ablaze on the River Thames to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London (+ slideshow). More about Huge wooden model torched on 350th anniversary of Great Fire of London
Deliveroo has become the latest company to scrap its complicated logo in favour of a flat design, launching a pared-back rebrand by London agency DesignStudio (+ slideshow). More about DesignStudio completes minimal rebrand for Deliveroo
The German director of the V&A museum in London Martin Roth is stepping down after five years, after describing the results of the EU Referendum as a personal defeat. More about V&A director quits after expressing dismay over Brexit vote
French designer Philippe Starck has created smart radiator valves that allow homeowners to remotely control the temperature of each room using their voice (+ movie). More about Philippe Starck designs voice-controlled smart radiator valves for Netatmo
Ghent's Dift Gallery has presented the first large-scale exhibition of sculptures by French illustrator Jean Jullien in a show titled Flat Out (+ slideshow). More about Jean Jullien brings his illustrative style to first sculpture exhibition
Maison&Objet 2016: London studio Poetic Lab has designed a clock with sculptural hands that form different shapes as they turn (+ movie). More about Poetic Lab's faceless Silo Clock shifts shape throughout the day
London Design Festival 2016: French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has added to his Liquid Marble series for an exhibition at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery (+ slideshow). More about Mathieu Lehanneur brings Liquid Marble technique to tables
This Kickstarter-funded electric bicycle has been tailored to the demands of city riding with a quick-folding mechanism and remote locking system (+ movie). More about Electric bicycle Gi FlyBike can be folded up in a second
London Design Biennale 2016: fragments of recycled ocean plastic are inlaid to achieve the terrazzo effect of the Gyro table, designed by Brodie Neill for Australia's entry into the first London Design Biennale (+ slideshow). More about Brodie Neill creates terrazzo-effect table using recycled ocean plastics