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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       IKEA responds to Balenciaga's take on blue tote with spot-the-difference guide Following the news that Balenciaga has released its own take on the IKEA Frakta bag, the Swedish furniture giant has devised a guide to help customers differentiate the 40p tote from its £1,705 counterpart. More ›     Perforated steel and pavement lights let the sun pierce London townhouse by Andy Martin Architecture Andy Martin Architecture gutted this five-storey Georgian townhouse in Belgravia, adding glass pavement lights to the ground floor to allow natural light to filter down to the basement. More ›     Connected industrial robots are dangerous but full of potential says Clemens Weisshaar Networking industrial machinery could transform manufacturing says German designer Clemens Weisshaar, in this talk Dezeen filmed for lighting company EWO. More ›     Dezeen Watch Store now accepts Apple Pay Apple Pay is now available to use at Dezeen Watch Store, meaning you can order a designer watch from your phone, tablet or computer without having to enter card details. More ›     Farrells completes swimming pool with "shell-like" roof on Hong Kong waterfront British firm Farrells  has carved a large opening into the zinc-clad roof of its swimming pool  complex in Hong Kong to offer outdoor bathers bay views. More ›     Karl Lagerfeld's former Monaco villa hosts new collectible design fair Nomad The historic Monte Carlo villa that Karl Lagerfeld occupied for over a decade opens to the public for the first time tomorrow, to showcase works commissioned by the world's leading design galleries. More ›     Job of the day: visualiser for David Chipperfield Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a visualiser to join David Chipperfield's firm, whose recent designs include a residential building for New York's West Village.     IM Pei at 100: 10 of the architect's most significant buildings Chinese-American architect IM Pei turns 100 today. To celebrate, we've selected 10 of his most iconic buildings from a career that spans seven decades. More ›     Riverside office tower in Chicago by Goettsch Partners rises from sharply tapered base US firm Goettsch Partners has completed a glass skyscraper with a compact footprint, which responds to its placement next to active train tracks and the Chicago River. More ›     Abundant glazing and wrap-around terraces feature in Vermont home by J Roc Design Boston-based J Roc Design has built a Vermont home with three wings around a central hub, creating a wheelchair-accessible upper level that spreads across a hillside. More ›     Ivanka Trump's clothing line secretly being sold under pseudonym Ivanka Trump's self-titled clothing line has been relabelled and sold off under the name of Adrienne Vittadini, after the brand was dropped by a number of major retailers following her father's election as US president. More ›     "Adjaye is influential because he provides a role model for black architects" British architect David Adjaye split opinion in this week's comments update after being the only architect to be named  in Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2017. More ›     Overseas investors are exacerbating London's housing crisis, say experts Foreign investors are using illicit wealth to buy up property in luxury developments across London, out-pricing locals, according to a new anti-corruption report. More ›     Williamsburg's Domino Sugar Factory site to become six-acre park by James Corner Field Operations The site of the former Domino Sugar Factory on the Brooklyn waterfront will open as a public park in 2018, as part of a major redevelopment project. More ›     Call for entries to AHEAD MEA awards celebrating hotel design in Middle East and Africa Dezeen promotion: architects and designers working in the Middle East and Africa are invited to submit their hotel projects to the inaugural AHEAD MEA awards, ahead of a ceremony at the W Dubai in November. More ›     Cameron Sinclair to lead Airbnb's humanitarian team Home-sharing service Airbnb has assembled an in-house humanitarian team headed by designer Cameron Sinclair, to help it achieve its aim of providing temporary housing for 100,000 people within five years. More ›       Follow us     Forward this newsletter to a friend You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe     Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise