Dezeen promotion: the thirty finalists shortlisted for the 2015 New Design Britain competition will exhibit their work at this year's May Design Series. More about May Design Series announces finalists for New Design Britain 2015 awards
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This timber-clad sauna for a seaside home in Sweden was designed by Stockholm studio Murman Arkitekter with two gently angled wings that overlook the Baltic Sea (+ slideshow). More about Pine-clad sauna by Murman Arkitekter sits on the Stockholm archipelago
Architecture studio AOC has created an interactive gallery space at London's Wellcome Collection museum, featuring a grand stairway lined with cushions where visitors are invited to sit and read (+ slideshow). More about AOC combines a reading room with a gallery for London's Wellcome Collection
Herzog & de Meuron has completed work on an "understated" box-like shop for fashion brand Miu Miu in Tokyo's Aoyama district – opposite the flagship store it created for Prada almost 15 years ago (+ slideshow). More about Herzog & de Meuron adds giant steel awning to Miu Miu store in Aoyama
This addition to a house in Kudamatsu, Japan, features an oversized pitched roof and a covered courtyard surrounded by arched openings (+ slideshow). More about Japanese house extension by Container Design is arranged around a covered courtyard
The top of this table by design student Nathalie Dackelid is designed like a caterpillar track so it can be extended bit by bit to the required length (+ movie). More about Nathalie Dackelid's "wooden tablecloth" folds out to form table extensions
Zurich architects Dürig designed angular concrete frames to indicate the position of staircases and escalators at the Swiss city's main railway station, which descend from the platforms to a new subterranean station and shopping precinct (+ slideshow). More about Sloping concrete circulation entrances added to platforms at Zurich Hauptbahnhof
A naturally filtered outdoor swimming pool is taking shape as part of the redevelopment of King's Cross in London. More about Freshwater bathing pond to open in London's King's Cross
A sustainable building material made from agricultural byproducts and mushroom mycelium has been nominated for the Design Museum's 2015 Design of the Year award. More about Mushroom-based modelling kit allows users to grow their own designs
Danish studio Henning Larsen Architects has unveiled plans for a new mosque and Islamic community centre in Denmark's capital city. More about Henning Larsen reveals designs for new mosque in Copenhagen
Curved wooden benches and stools "grow" from a gridded floor of dyed timber installed in the sculpture gallery at English stately home Chatsworth House. More about Raw Edges installs dye-soaked wooden floor across 19th-century sculpture gallery
American furniture brand Emeco is to sue IKEA for damages for allegedly copying a chair designed by Norman Foster. More about IKEA faces legal action over alleged copyright infringement
The American architecture studio led by Pritzker Prize-winner Thom Mayne has unveiled its design for a 381-metre-tall mirrored hotel tower in Vals, Switzerland. More about Morphosis unveils plans for "Minimalist" skyscraper next to Zumthor's Therme Vals
Spanish architects José Selgas and Lucía Cano have revealed their proposal for the 15th Serpentine Pavilion in London – a "chrysalis-like" structure made from colourful see-through plastic. More about SelgasCano unveils first images of colourful 2015 Serpentine Pavilion design
Glass sliding doors surrounding the living areas of this coastal house in South Africa can be retracted to create open-air spaces overlooking the ocean (+ slideshow). More about Pearl Bay Residence provides ocean views from South African coast
Stockholm designer Monica Förster has designed a modular sofa system for Swedish furniture brand Fogia with a padded cover folded over the armrests. More about Monica Förster folds cushions over sofa modules for Fogia
A glass wall spotted with reflective yellow and orange windows creates a false facade for this extension to a secondary school in south-west Germany, designed by Netzwerk Architekten (+ slideshow). More about Translucent and foiled glass fronts German grammar school extension
Carousel dining tables and trampoline seats are among the cartoonish fittings in the Stockholm offices for King, the company behind popular video game Candy Crush Saga (+ slideshow). More about Candy Crush offices are designed as a cartoon "kingdom"
Opinion: despite tweaks and refinements, car design has been restricted by mechanics for over 100 years. Now the development of driverless and electric technologies offers a bewildering array of possibilities, explains branding expert Dylan Stuart. More about "The car industry is on the verge of its biggest design opportunity ever"