Design
Apple launches iPhone 6
News: tech giant Apple has launched the iPhone 6 live at its annual conference in Cupertino, California. More about Apple launches iPhone 6
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Watches
Eight of the best (and worst) iWatch concept guesses
As anticipation of Apple's smartwatch launch reaches fever pitch, we've rounded up eight of the best, worst and funniest examples of what the iWatch probably won't look like. More about Eight of the best (and worst) iWatch concept guesses
Design
Behind the scenes with Dominic Wilcox making his "stained-glass driverless car"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in the first of a series of preview movies running up to the Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition next week, designer Dominic Wilcox shows us the car he is making out of stained glass for the show. More about Behind the scenes with Dominic Wilcox making his "stained-glass driverless car"
Architecture
Vertiginous Cliff House designed to hang off a precipice like "barnacles clinging to a ship's hull"
News: a company that specialises in prefabricated housing has unveiled a concept for a modular residence that would hang off the side of a cliff. More about Vertiginous Cliff House designed to hang off a precipice like "barnacles clinging to a ship's hull"
Architecture
Shintaro Fukuhara's family home has a glass facade like "a showroom"
Japanese architect Shintaro Fukuhara has completed a glass-fronted house with a steeply angled roof in Kobe, as a home for himself and his family (+ slideshow). More about Shintaro Fukuhara's family home has a glass facade like "a showroom"
Design
BERG, the design company behind Little Printer, to close
News: BERG, the design company behind Little Printer and one of the stars of the London technology scene, is to close after failing to establish a sustainable business around its connected products. More about BERG, the design company behind Little Printer, to close
Architecture
Christophe Rousselle adds reflective balconies to Zac de la Marine residences
Shiny metal balconies and sun shades project outwards from the banded facades of this apartment building by architect Christophe Rousselle in the Parisian suburb of Colombes (+ slideshow). More about Christophe Rousselle adds reflective balconies to Zac de la Marine residences
Competition: 25 pairs of 100% Design tickets to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with publishing and events company Media 10 to give Dezeen readers the chance to win one of 25 pairs tickets to the 100% Design exhibition, taking place during next week's London Design Festival. More about Competition: 25 pairs of 100% Design tickets to be won
Architecture
Rooftop fish and chip shop by Something & Son is (slowly) growing its own produce
Design duo Something & Son has created a sustainable farming initiative on a rooftop in Folkestone, England, but has concealed it behind a traditional fish and chip shop facade (+ slideshow + interview). More about Rooftop fish and chip shop by Something & Son is (slowly) growing its own produce
Furniture
Angell, Wyller & Aarseth's Saddle Chair features pockets in each arm
London Design Festival 2014: pockets for TV remotes, newspapers and tablets hang over the arms of this wooden-framed chair by Norwegian design collective Angell, Wyller & Aarseth (+ slideshow). More about Angell, Wyller & Aarseth's Saddle Chair features pockets in each arm
Architecture
Be-Fun Design builds a row of four super-skinny houses in Japan
In keeping with the growing trend for skinny houses, Japanese studio Be-Fun Design has completed a terrace of four narrow residences on a plot of just 60 square metres. More about Be-Fun Design builds a row of four super-skinny houses in Japan
Software and web design
How Instagram's time lapse app is changing the way we see our cities
Instagram's Hyperlapse app is popularising time-lapse photography, creating a mass of video content that could change the way we consume images of our environments, reports Alex Wiltshire. More about How Instagram's time lapse app is changing the way we see our cities
Design
Marc Newson: from hand-welding aluminium furniture to designing for Apple
Prolific Australian industrial designer Marc Newson has just joined Apple's design team, so here's everything you need to know about the designer – including previous collaborations with Jony Ive and his most popular projects on Dezeen. More about Marc Newson: from hand-welding aluminium furniture to designing for Apple
Architecture
Seoul names Seung H-Sang as its first city architect
News: Korean architect Seung H-Sang is set to be officially named as Seoul's first city architect this week, in a move to re-establish the city's "architectural identity" after decades of unchecked development (+ interview). More about Seoul names Seung H-Sang as its first city architect
Design
Lee Broom creates Nouveau Rebel collection in "de rigueur" marble
London Design Festival 2014: London designer Lee Broom has continued working with marble to create a collection that includes glasses, candlesticks and lighting. More about Lee Broom creates Nouveau Rebel collection in "de rigueur" marble
Technology
Frank Gehry's technology company bought by SketchUp owners
News: American technology firm Trimble is partnering with Frank Gehry to "transform the construction industry" through a combination of software and hardware development, and is buying the architect's own IT company. More about Frank Gehry's technology company bought by SketchUp owners
Architecture
Gianni Botsford sinks "invisible" extension into the garden of a London house
Gianni Botsford Architects has added a subtle extension to a London townhouse, which is partly submerged in the garden and has transparent walls to help camouflage it from sight (+ slideshow). More about Gianni Botsford sinks "invisible" extension into the garden of a London house
Design
Nendo bottles 20 "different kinds of rain" for Words installation
Maison&Objet 2014: Japanese studio Nendo created 20 clear acrylic bottles to represent different Japanese words for rain in an exhibition at the Maison&Objet trade fair in Paris. More about Nendo bottles 20 "different kinds of rain" for Words installation
Design
Tatzu Nishi builds Hotel Manta around a nude sculpture
Couples staying at a temporary hotel suite in Helsinki partake in a ménage à trois with a historic statue that's positioned in the middle of the bed. More about Tatzu Nishi builds Hotel Manta around a nude sculpture
Architecture
Frank Gehry axed from World Trade Center project
News: "I don't want to go where I'm not wanted," says architect Frank Gehry as his design for a performing arts centre on the World Trade Center site in New York is dropped. More about Frank Gehry axed from World Trade Center project