A receptacle for gifting your best DNA, a tech-disabling glove for punishing cybercriminals and a device that harvests edible fungus from your own body are among the concepts presented by students of five Lebanese universities for the Speculative Needs exhibition. More about Lebanese students anticipate future human needs for Beirut Design Week exhibition
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a PhD/researcher in building history to join ETH Zurich, where Swiss studio Züst Gübeli Gambetti recently completed a staircase-shaped building on campus. More ›
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Southwark Town Hall in south London has been renovated and repurposed to accommodate student housing and a mixed-use arts hub, including a theatre contained in a folded tile-clad extension. More about Jestico + Whiles converts town hall into student halls with iridescent tile-covered theatre
New York studio Architecture Outfit made the most of a tight budget when transforming a dingy space into this bright Hawaiian restaurant in Lower Manhattan. More about Architecture Outfit "went to Home Depot" to furnish Humblefish poke restaurant in Tribeca
Swedish designer Jonas Wagell's collection of simple home products for From the Bay includes tables with propellor-shaped bases and a bulbous lamp that can be carried by a thin black handle. More about Jonas Wagell adds to minimal product line for From the Bay
The latest Dezeen Mail includes a looping holiday home in the mountainous region of Matarraña by Office KGDVS and MVRDV's transformation of a South Korean overpass into a plant-covered walkway. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
More about Latest Dezeen Mail features Seoul's answer to the High Line and a ring-shaped holiday home
We need to stop promoting "female architects" in worthy lists and exhibitions, so that women can be seen as more than second-class citizens, argues Danish architect Dorte Mandrup. More about "I am not a female architect. I am an architect"
Design magazine Cereal has teamed up with 'design-literate' estate agents Aucoot to create a temporary three-bedroom penthouse apartment on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. More about Cereal magazine unveils alternative show flat on London's Greenwich Peninsula
Apple's chief design officer Jonathan Ive is set to replace James Dyson as chancellor of London's Royal College of Art. More about Apple's Jony Ive appointed chancellor of Royal College of Art
The first house designed by Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí will open to the public this autumn, following a major restoration. More about Gaudí's first house set to open to public for first time
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a window designer to join London department store Selfridges, which appointed David Chipperfield to redesign the accessories hall of its flagship store on Oxford Street. More›
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With graduate fashion season underway, design reporter Alice Morby has picked the six best collections from University of Westminster's catwalk, including garments branded with beer logos and painterly dresses. More about Six designers to watch from Westminster's graduate fashion show
This pared-back holiday home on the Swedish island of Gotland provides a retreat for three generations of a family and was designed by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter. More about Tham & Videgård Arkitekter designs austere holiday home on Swedish island
Using a pen or paintbrush, this small WiFi-connected robot arm is able to recreate on paper, whatever you draw on a touchscreen device. More about Affordable robot drawing arm brings computer sketches to life on paper
Bangkok-based practice NitaProw has used the dismantled structure of a house boat to create this window-covered shop for an organic beauty brand in a lush garden setting in the city. More about Gridded glazing frames garden views from NitaProw's organic beauty shop in Bangkok
New York design duo George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg have created a crystal lighting collection in collaboration with Czech glass manufacturer Lasvit. More about Yabu Pushelberg presents handblown celestial lighting collection for Lasvit
Products to aid those with memory loss and an exhibition stand made from carved blue foam and mirrors are among the award winners at this year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York. More about ICFF award winners include designs for Alzheimer's sufferers and a blue foam booth
London design duo Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien discussed a decade of collaboration with Italian brand Moroso in this Dezeen talk, which we streamed live from Moroso's London showroom. More about Watch our talk with Doshi Levien at Moroso's showroom during Clerkenwell Design Week
Amsterdam-based studio Concrete has completed an apartment tower across from Manhattan that features a range of unusual amenities, including a "creative lab", and a residency program for scientists and artists. More about Dutch firm Concrete completes tallest residential skyscraper in New Jersey
Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion opens at London's V&A today, with the exhibition showcasing over 100 pieces of the Spanish designer's work from the later stages of his career, as well as the works of designers he has influenced. More about V&A celebrates legacy of fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga in new exhibition