Black Dream is a series of "furniture with soul" by Sheng Yin and Kai Yi
Chinese product designer Sheng Yin collaborated with artist Kai Yi to create this entirely black series of wood and leather furniture. More
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Superimpose creates CO2 Pavilion as inner city sanctuary in Beijing
This interactive pavilion, installed for Beijing Design Week 2018, is designed by architecture studio Superimpose to offer an oasis of calm in the centre of the capital. More
Yuming Hu creates range of chairs for the restless body
Tsinghua University furniture design graduate Yuming Hu has created a range of chairs designed for the peculiar behaviours of different users. More
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Elzelinde van Doleweerd creates 3D-printed snacks from food waste
Eindhoven University of Technology graduate Elzelinde van Doleweerd has teamed up with a China-based technology company to create food products 3D-printed from leftover food. More
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10 architects imagine the Chinese home of the future for China House Vision exhibition
MAD, Penda and Open Architecture are among 10 Asian studios that have built futuristic concept homes in Beijing, including a living garden, a nomadic Martian pod and a modular home inspired by Beijing's hutongs. More
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Zhang Ke slots work and play spaces into Beijing's ancient hutong courtyards
Through a series of renovations and new insertions, Chinese architect Zhang Ke has transformed some of Beijing's ageing hutongs into hubs of activity. More
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Old Beijing junkyard covered with inflatable canopy by Max Gerthel and Jordan Kanter
This events pavilion inflates and deflates to mimic a breathing octopus – the latest in a series of inflatable structures being created by designers. More
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Increase Decrease backpack is based on China's overstuffed cargo bikes
Dutch designer Casper Notenboom has created a collection of bags that references the way that people in China transport large stacks of goods on their bikes. More
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Daan Roosegaarde launches campaign to make Beijing a smog-free city
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has brought his huge smog vacuum cleaner to Beijing, and claims he can "make a whole city smog-free". More
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Thomas Schnur exhibits furniture pieces based on objects found in the street
Beijing Design Week 2016: German designer Thomas Schnur presents six pieces of furniture adapted from common objects like traffic cones and metal barriers for an exhibition in Beijing (+ slideshow). More
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Beijing Design Week returns for 2016
Dezeen promotion: this year's Beijing Design Week features installations, design exhibitions and pop-ups focused on the redevelopment of China's urban environment. More
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Beijing Design Week 2015 to showcase contemporary Chinese design
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
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Courtyard House Plugin by People's Architecture Office repurposes ancient Beijing residences
Beijing Design Week 2014: People's Architecture Office has developed a panelling system for building temporary living spaces within the ageing structures of the city's hutong districts (+ slideshow). More
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Lava combines western and eastern symbols to create "universal" icons
Beijing Design Week 2014: design studio Lava has created a set of symbols that take elements from both Chinese characters and Western graphics in the hope that they will be understood by people from both cultures (+ slideshow). More
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Remix Studio outlines hutong house renovation plans with UV installation
Beijing architecture firm Remix Studio has literally outlined its plans for the renovation of an ancient hutong residence by marking proposed structures with illuminated white strings (+ slideshow). More
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BB.Suit 0.2 is an outfit that cleans polluted air
Fashion and technology: a Dutch team is presenting a garment that purifies the polluted air surrounding the wearer, at this week's Beijing Design Week. More
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Beijing Design Week 2014 to showcase contemporary Chinese design
Dezeen promotion: Beijing Design Week is returning to the Chinese capital this month to present design, art and creativity from across the country. More
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Clue installation by Elevation Workshop
Beijing architecture studio Elevation Workshop completed a freestanding structure made from strips of strengthened bamboo for Beijing Design Week 2013. More
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Tales Pavilion by Luca Nichetto
Italian designer Luca Nichetto has created a pavilion in Beijing with a facade covered in 1200 vertical brass tubes (+ slideshow). More
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Paizi 38 installation by Remix Studio
Beijing designers Remix Studio created a string installation that guided visitors through a derelict building to a pop-up restaurant at Beijing Design Week 2013 (+ slideshow). More
