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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Raw concrete was used to build this combined house and library in the South Korean countryside, designed by Seoul-based Studio GAON (+ slideshow). More about Studio GAON completes concrete home and library in the South Korean countryside
This chair by German designer Patrick Frey for seating brand Freifrau combines a traditional wooden frame and leather cladding with spring steel. More about Patrick Frey's Stella Chair backrest is upholstered like a saddle
Perforated brick walls front this Seoul office block by Wise Architecture, flanking staircases that lead up to a rooftop terrace with views of a nearby historic park (+ slideshow). More about Perforated brick stairwells front Wise Architecture's ABC office block
This water-sports facilities building by THE Architectes has been built into the side of a grassy dune to minimise its visual impact on the coastline (+ slideshow). More about THE Architectes conceals nautical sports base under a grassy beach dune
The three pieces in the Samt Rau collection by Hamburg-based designer Natalie Weinmann are made from natural stone and solid oak with their potential uses left open to interpretation by the individual (+ slideshow). More about Natalie Weinmann's slate furniture "not designed to fit one purpose"
Seven house-shaped blocks are sheltered beneath the large asymmetric roof of this house in Japan by Y+M Design Office (+ slideshow). More about Y+M Design Office envelops seven blocks under one roof with Rain Shelter House
Japanese studio Suppose Design Office has converted a seafront warehouse into a specialist cycling centre with a hotel that allows guests to check-in while still on their bikes (+ sideshow). More about Suppose Design Office creates Hiroshima hotel complex targeted at cyclists
We've featured over 150 ceramic projects on Dezeen, so we've collected together the most popular examples and pinned them to a new Pinterest board.
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Architect Jamie Fobert combined pale brick walls with a sunken concrete floor and bronze embellishments to create this south-west London home – one of six projects shortlisted to receive the RIBA Manser Medal for best house of 2014 (+ slideshow). More about Jamie Fobert's Luker House makes the most of its site with subtle detailing
London Design Festival 2014: Norwegian design studio Noidoi has designed a multipurpose daybed for contemporary living spaces that are taking on the merged roles of what would once have been separate rooms. More about Noidoi's multifunctional Pulse daybed combines a resting space, magazine rack and serving tray
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win one of 20 pairs of tickets to the Global Design Forum 2014 talks, which take place over five days during the London Design Festival with speakers including designers Tord Boontje (pictured) Gadi Amit and Ab Rogers. More about Competition: win one of 20 pairs of tickets to Global Design Forum 2014
Dezeen Music Project: French visual effects studio Superbien has used projection mapping to transport Cameroonian singer Irma to different environments in this single-take music video for her track Save Me. More about Projection mapping creates changing setting in Superbien's music video for Irma