Department store John Lewis and furniture manufacturer Hille are relaunching British furniture designer Robin Day's iconic 1963 injection-moulded polypropylene school chair. More about Robin Day's 1960s stackable Polyside chair relaunches
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London Design Festival 2015: Vienna studio Mischer'Traxler has filled an ornately decorated room at the V&A museum with glass bulbs containing hand-made insects, which flutter around inside in response to the movement of visitors (+ slideshow). More about Mischer'Traxler fills V&A room with interactive glass bubbles for Curiosity Cloud installation
Music: vintage Yamaha PSR-110 keyboard graphics form a kaleidoscopic moving collage in design agency Pentagram's first ever music video, created for Jesse Hackett's track Dump Run. More about Pentagram's first music video features retro keyboard graphics
London Design Festival 2015: the studio run by Dezeen columnist Sam Jacob has designed an urn for Lenin, based on a finial found outside the London house the Russian revolutionary lived in for a short period in 1908. More about Sam Jacob Studio creates Lenin's Urn for Soane Museum's "pieces" exhibition
Los Angeles design brand Sempli has launched a set of glasses designed for enjoying different types of craft beer. More about Sempli aims to provide "ultimate beer glasses" with Monti collection
London Design Festival 2015: Dublin studio Grafton Architects has installed rows of textured concrete monoliths inside the V&A museum's tapestry gallery, referencing an ancient script and prehistoric standing stones. More about Grafton Architects stands concrete columns in rows to create The Ogham Wall at the V&A
Dezeen promotion: Beijing Design Week is returning to the Chinese capital this month to present design, art and creativity from across the country (+ slideshow). More about Beijing Design Week 2015 to showcase contemporary Chinese design
Extra Moooi: running a successful design company is about striking a balance between order and chaos, says Robin Bevers in his first video interview since taking over as CEO of Dutch brand Moooi (+ movie). More about Running a design business is about "embracing chaos," says new Moooi CEO
London Design Festival 2015: British designer Max Lamb has created a collection of wooden shelves, tables and benches with concealed storage for UK furniture brand Benchmark. More about Max Lamb's Planks furniture collection for Benchmark features hidden storage
London Design Festival 2015: London designer Kim Thomé's Zotem installation features patterns of faceted crystals that appear to rise up 18 metres through the V&A museum's grand entrance (+ movie). More about Kim Thomé installs giant crystal zoetrope inside London's V&A museum
Porsche has unveiled its first all-electric sports car at the Frankfurt Motor Show, becoming the latest brand to incorporate rechargeable battery technology into its vehicles (+ slideshow). More about Porsche takes on Tesla with its Mission E concept car that can charge in 15 minutes
London Design Festival 2015: British artist Alex Chinneck has revealed a 35-metre-tall latticed steel sculpture resembling an upside-down electricity pylon for this year's London Design Festival (+ slideshow). More about Alex Chinneck unveils installation modelled on upside-down electricity pylon
Business news: furniture company Poltrona Frau Group has announced a partnership with Patricia Urquiola, which will see the Spanish designer take over the role of art director at Italian brand Cassina. More about Patricia Urquiola named Cassina art director
London Design Festival 2015: Japanese studio Nendo has created a sliding shelving unit strengthened with carbon-fibre sheets, which will debut at London's Somerset House next week (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's expandable Nest shelves are embedded with carbon fibre
Belgian architects Kersten Geers and David Van Severen have been announced as curators for the 25th edition of the Biennale Interieur, taking place in Kortrijk next year. More about Office KGDVS appointed curators of Biennale Interieur 2016
London Design Festival 2015: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are launching their first electronics product – a flat television for Samsung that is outlined by an I-shaped frame. More about Bouroullec brothers' Serif TV for Samsung "does not belong to the world of technology"
London Design Festival 2015: London designer Lee Broom is launching a collection of glass and marble vases at his Shoreditch showroom, which he will transform to look like a flower shop during the city's design festival (+ slideshow). More about Lee Broom to debut Podium Vases within "immersive" floral installation
World exclusive: Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a new television for Samsung with a distinctive I-shaped profile, which the French designers say they approached like a piece of furniture (+ movie). More about Bouroullec brothers design new TV for Samsung as a piece of furniture
London Design Festival 2015: Swiss technology brand Punkt has launched a stripped-back mobile handset designed by British designer Jasper Morrison that only offers basic phone functions. More about Punkt launches Jasper Morrison-designed MP 01 as a "liberating" alternative to smartphones