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
Apple has lifted the veil on the first of its store interiors since Jonathan Ive became chief design officer, at the tech giant's new outpost in the Belgian capital designed by Foster & Partners. More about First Apple Store under Jonathan Ive unveiled in Brussels
Israeli studio Pitsou Kedem has completed a family residence in Tel Aviv, using a cantilevered concrete box and glass walls to create a building that "corresponds with the Modernism of the 1950s" (+ slideshow). More about Pitsou Kedem uses board-marked concrete, glass and steel for Modernist-inspired home in Tel Aviv
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-II architectural assistant at Hampshire-based Ström Architects, which designed a house with a cantilevered section that shelters a parking space (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs
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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
Following its design of the UK's "first amphibious house", Baca Architects has unveiled a floating house concept that could be deployed across London's waterways as a solution to the lack of new homes in the capital (+ slideshow). More about Baca Architects proposes prefabricated amphibious housing for London's canals
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
The New York Public Library has selected Mecanoo – the Dutch architecture firm behind Europe's biggest library – to lead the renovation of its iconic main building on Fifth Avenue and a smaller branch nearby. More about Mecanoo replaces Foster + Partners on New York Public Library renovation
This mini-market in the Italian mountain village of Collalbo is topped with an oversized roof that makes it look like a petrol station (+ slideshow). More about Messner Architects completes a top-heavy mini-market in an Italian alpine village
British architect Norman Foster has revealed details of his firm's design for the offices of global media giant Bloomberg, currently under construction in the City of London. More about Norman Foster's huge Bloomberg headquarters in London will be a "very human environment"
Opinion: when the Tour Montparnasse was built in Paris, its residents were so appalled they banned all high-rises. Londoners should do something similar in the wake of Rafael Viñoly's walkie talkie, says Owen Hatherley. More about "Massive, horrible and unavoidable"
London-based ZCD Architects has designed the interior of the first retail store for fashion designer Hussein Chalayan in Mayfair, who celebrates 21 years in business this year (+ slideshow). More about Hussein Chalayan's first shop opens in London's Mayfair
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
Dezeen promotion: entries are now open for architects and designers to submit projects for the A' Design Awards and Competition 2016 (+ slideshow). More about Call for entries to the A' Design Awards and Competition 2016
This week's Dezeen Mail includes a simple handset designed by Jasper Morrison as an alternative to smartphones (pictured), the Bouroullec brothers' first television for Samsung and a Foster-designed drone port. There's also the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Planning permission has been granted for a luxury mixed-use development in Mayfair, designed by British architect David Adjaye, for a site opposite London's iconic Ritz hotel. More about David Adjaye gets green light for "contextually sympathetic" mixed-use Mayfair development
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
New York firm AA Studio, in collaboration with Morris Adjmi Architects, has converted a telephone exchange building in Tribeca into a creative services venue, with loft-style areas for photo shoots, film production and fashion shows (+ slideshow). More about AA Studio transforms industrial building in Tribeca into creative hub