Dutch design brand Droog has opened a hotel in Amsterdam where guests who venture out from their rooms can attend lectures, visit exhibitions and shops or relax in a "fairy-tale garden" without leaving the building (+ slideshow). More about Hôtel Droog by Droog
Designer Hugo Passos' yellow side table inspired by the paintings of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian will feature in the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More about Piet side table by Hugo Passos for the Stepney Green Design Collection
London Design Festival: designers Lee Broom and Jason Bruges are among the ten speakers taking part in the designjunction PechaKucha tonight, with a live DJ set from Dezeen Music Project afterwards. More about PechaKucha at designjunction
Product news: this squishy headgear by Spain and Switzerland-based studio Kawamura Ganjavian creates the perfect conditions for a power nap at your desk, at the airport or in the library (+ movie). More about Ostrich Pillow by Kawamura-Ganjavian
This concrete bungalow on a remote Japanese island is built to protect its occupants from both extremely bright sunshine and destructive typhoons (+ slideshow). More about Villa 921 by Harunatsu-Archi
London Design Festival: today's live show from 5pm at 100% Design hosted by Dezeen will include talks with London designers Philippe Malouin (above) and Benjamin Hubert, and writer and curator Beatrice Galilee. More about Friday's speakers at Dezeen Live
Architects Allies and Morrison have added this gabled extension to a nineteenth century boarding school in Brighton, England. More about Simon Smith Building at Brighton College by Allies and Morrison
Architects Spark have added a stairwell resembling a giant wedge of Swiss cheese onto two Bangkok shophouses they've converted into a youth centre. More about Fai Fah by Spark
London Design Festival: designer Faye Toogood has opened up the back room of her studio in north London to host a salmon-smoking workshop, locally sourced lunches and a literary salon. More about The Back Room by Studio Toogood
This week's issue of Dezeen Mail leads with our coverage of the London Design Festival, including the Prism installation at the V&A museum that displays live data from around the city (above), plus all the latest news, jobs and competitions.
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London Design Festival: the family home of the future will feature mechanised floors and furniture that emerge from walls, floors and ceilings at the touch of a button, according to Yo! Sushi and Yotel founder Simon Woodroffe (+ slideshow). More about Yo! Home at 100% Design
A converted nineteenth century farm building once used for drying hops has been nominated for the RIBA Manser Medal for the best new house in the UK, following a renovation and extension by architects Duggan Morris (photographs by James Brittain + slideshow). More about Old Bearhurst by Duggan Morris Architects
We relaunched Dezeen Jobs last week with a new look, and to celebrate we've introduced a special offer for a half-price recruitment advert. To get your discount, pick up a voucher this week from Dezeen Super Store at 38 Monmouth Street WC2, or one of our pop-ups at 100% Design (stand IP15) or designjunction (stand B6).
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In the most extreme example yet of QR codes used as decor, the new Hotel Modez in Arnhem has a room covered entirely in scannable codes that link to "pornography, pin-ups and other piquancies". More about QR-Code Hotel Room by Antoine Peters
News: Apple was named best design studio and best brand of the past 50 years at a special ceremony marking the 50th birthday of D&AD this week and Apple's entire design team, including senior vice president of industrial design Jonathan Ive (above), flew to London to collect the awards. More about Apple named best design studio of past 50 years at one-off D&AD ceremony
Developing hardware and software at the same time is design's "new frontier", according to industrial designer Yves Behar, who added that "Apple is actually a little bit behind in that area". More about Yves Behar on skeuomorphic design and Apple
London Design Festival: the UK government has launched a new website in beta designed according to 10 principles devised by Ben Terrett, head of design at the Government Digital Service, who spoke to Dezeen at the Global Design Forum this week (+ audio). More about UK government website redesigned according to 10 new design principles
Danish firm CF Møller likens its completed art and craft museum in Norway to a "block of ice that has slid down from the surrounding mountains" (+ slideshow). More about Sogn & Fjordane Kunstmuseum by CF Møller Architects
London Design Festival: Dezeen is hosting a series of innovative daily live shows at 100% Design, continuing today at 5pm with London designers Dominic Wilcox (above) and Asif Khan, and curator and writer Daniel Charny. More about Thursday's speakers at Dezeen Live
Architecture studios FARM and KD Architects have converted a 1920s shophouse in Singapore into a residence with a swimming pool stretched along the ground floor. More about The Pool Shophouse by FARM and KD Architects