Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: design studio Russ + Henshaw used 7,200 ceramic tiles to create this colourful passageway beneath a medieval arch in London, marking the first day of Clerkenwell Design Week 2014. More
Dezeen promotion: this year's Clerkenwell Design Week festival kicks off today, marking the fifth year of the London-based festival that runs until 22 May. More
Mexican architect Jakob Gomez has renovated a 1970s apartment in the mountainous area surrounding Monterrey, Mexico, using bright yellow to mark out the circulation space in the centre (+slideshow). More
Dezeen Book of Interviews, our new book featuring conversations with 45 leading figures in architecture and design, is available now. More
New York 2014: Canadian design brand Umbra has launched its Umbra Shift platform at ICFF in New York, with a range of products that includes the Hanger Chair by London designer Philippe Malouin. More
This house in Mexico by Japanese architect Tadao Ando boasts a swimming pool that projects from a hillside and concrete walls that frame views of the Sierra Las Mitras mountains (photos by Edmund Sumner + slideshow). More
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: five teams from London design collective Okay Studio have created furniture and products from different hardwood varieties for this year's Clerkenwell Design Week in London (+ slideshow). More
News: rebuilding the World Trade Center site has revitalised the architectural scene in New York according to architect Craig Dykers of Snøhetta, who designed a recently opened pavilion on the memorial site (+ interview). More
Steel beams create a gridded framework supporting shelves, rails and display cabinets inside this fashion and accessories boutique in London by Bat Studio. More
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: in our second story today about Ron Arad, the London designer's Tom Vac chair has been reinterpreted by more than 20 design studios into forms including swings, speakers and a representation of an udder. More
Dezeen promotion: Italian furniture manufacturer Pedrali announced the addition of office chairs to its Ester seating range by French designer Patrick Jouin in Milan last month. More
Here's the design that didn't win: architect David Adjaye and designer Ron Arad have revealed their shortlisted entry for Canada's National Holocaust Monument competition, which was beaten by a star-shaped design from Daniel Libeskind (+ movie). More
British designer Sebastian Cox has used coppiced timber sourced from cultivated woodland to create this collection for UK furniture brand Benchmark (+ movie). More
A layer of perforated brass wraps over the walls and around the roof of this 1960s building in Copenhagen that Danish studio BBP Arkitekter has converted into a headquarters for jewellery firm Trollbeads (+ slideshow). More
News: Herzog & de Meuron has completed an open-air gymnasium in Natal, Brazil – the flagship project for the Swiss firm's regeneration of the Mãe Luiza neighbourhood (photos by Leonardo Finotti + slideshow). More
New York 2014: Italian designer Luca Nichetto has designed a silicone dish rack and desk organiser shaped like a 3D model of Midtown Manhattan for design brand Seletti. More
Japanese architect Makiko Tsukada has completed a house in Yokohama with a cave-like interior that opens out to one of two rooftop lawns (+ slideshow). More
Opinion: the success of wearable technology depends on aesthetics, but with designers failing to grasp the baton can Apple make a difference with its acquisition of Beats headphones and partnership with Nike, asks Alex Wiltshire. More
Czech office IO Studio offers a modern take on the traditional beer hall with this bar near Prague for beer brand Radegast (+ slideshow). More
News: design trade show Tent London has launched an online shop dedicated to products created by current and previous exhibitors, which it claims is the first of its kind. More