News: London mayor Boris Johnson has declared that the city's design schools will welcome Chinese students "with open arms", following concerns that visa restrictions are putting off overseas talent. More about Mayor urges Chinese students to study design in London
Product news: graphic design studio Raw Color has collaborated with Dutch furniture company Arco to reissue Arnold Merckx's Balance table (+ movie). More about Balance table by Raw Color for Arco
Product news: industrial designer Yves Behar has added a pocket-sized version to Jawbone's range of Jambox wireless speakers (+ slideshow). More about Mini Jambox by Jawbone
News: industrial designer Tom Dixon has handed over the MOST design show he founded in Milan two years ago to former employee Will Sorrell, who plans to expand the brand to Istanbul and New York in 2014. More about MOST design show goes global as Tom Dixon steps back
Graphic designer Cristina Vanko has been writing out all the SMS messages she sends by hand with a calligraphy pen. More about Modern Day Snail Mail by Cristina Vanko
Product news: London architect Zaha Hadid has designed a curvaceous wine bottle for Austrian winemaker Leo Hillinger. More about Wine bottle by Zaha Hadid for Leo Hillinger
Our new Pinterest board is full of design by Japanese studio Nendo, including a fluffy-looking chair, a range of cutlery that looks as though it's been carved from flint and a retail interior for shoe brand Camper. See our new Nendo Pinterest board »
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Product news: British furniture brand Very Good & Proper has started producing this table by Australian designer Henry Wilson, which incorporates his trademark A-Joint. More about A-Joint Table by Henry Wilson for Very Good & Proper
Product news: Milan company Looodus has designed a toy that allows children to learn about typography and the alphabet at the same time. More about Font Alphabet Puzzle by Looodus
Beijing designers Remix Studio created a string installation that guided visitors through a derelict building to a pop-up restaurant at Beijing Design Week 2013 (+ slideshow). More about Paizi 38 installation by Remix Studio
The tongue-in-cheek livery of South African airline Kulula includes a "This way up" sign on one plane and points out the locations of key components on another (+ slideshow). More about Kulula airline livery
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in this movie filmed during London Design Festival, leading figures from London and abroad explore the pros and cons of working in the city and discuss the threats to its status as one of the major design centres of the world. More about "London is a crossroads for great creative people"
Industrial designer Marc Newson has updated his clothing line for Dutch fashion brand G-Star RAW. More about G-Star RAW Spring Summer 2014 collection by Marc Newson
London studio Loop.pH mimicked the molecular structures of carbon atoms to generate the form of this illuminated wiry dome (+ movie). More about The SOL Dome by Loop.pH
Product news: Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek has produced a wallpaper collection that replicates weathered wood textures. More about Scrapwood Wallpaper 2 by Piet Hein Eek for NLXL
The latest in a string of products designed by Jonathan Ive and Marc Newson for the (RED) charity auction is this one-off aluminium desk. More about The (RED) Desk by Jonathan Ive and Marc Newson
Mineral crystals grown on thin threads form the shape of a chair in this installation by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka. More about Spider's Thread by Tokujin Yoshioka
Belgian design studio Fou de Feu has created two collections of ceramics including vases shaped like soap bubbles. More about Ceramics by Fou de Feu
Apple's Jonathan Ive and Australian designer Marc Newson have created this one-off Leica camera to be auctioned for charity. More about Leica camera by Jonathan Ive and Marc Newson
In this movie filmed by Dezeen, London Design Festival deputy director Max Fraser summarises the aims and key themes of last month's Global Design Forum series of talks and discussions. More about "We invited a variety of speakers to provoke debate"
