Comments update: readers' reactions to the shock result of last Thursday's EU referendum, in which the UK voted in favour of exiting the European Union, are highlighted in this Brexit-focused roundup of the week's comments. More about "Design professionals must now support the young, who overwhelmingly voted to remain"
Brexit crisis: UK design firms will likely pay more to protect their designs and miss out on new EU-wide patents if the country leaves the European Union, according to a leading intellectual property law firm. More about Trade mark protection will cost more after Brexit says intellectual property lawyer
An Italian consumer group has accused Bulgarian artist Christo of wasting taxpayers' money, because of the costs of managing his floating installation on Italy's Lake Iseo. More about Christo accused of wasting public money on Floating Piers installation
Brexit crisis: uncertainty following the Brexit vote could prove "almost terminal" for small architecture design firms in the UK, according to a consultant who advises creative businesses. More about Brexit could be "like a heart attack" for UK design firms says consultant
Towering bamboo poles encase this cylindrical wooden theatre in France, which opened in a fanfare last week, despite suffering vandalism just a few days before (+ slideshow). More about Shakespearean-style wooden theatre by Studio Andrew Todd opens in France
French designer Philippe Starck has created a minimal and recyclable summer sandal collection for Brazilian brand Ipanema. More about Philippe Starck designs collection of recyclable flip-flops for Ipanema
Filmmaker George Lucas has confirmed that he is pulling his MAD-designed museum from Chicago and plans to move the proposal to America's West Coast. More about George Lucas abandons Chicago museum proposal in favour of California
Dezeen promotion: this year's What Design Can Do conference will focus on European identity and how the continent can learn from new initiatives emerging in Africa (+ slideshow). More about What Design Can Do to examine how Africa can help solve Europe's design "identity crisis"
An oversized dormer window extends from the asymmetric roof of this house designed by architects Hiroki Tominaga and Yae Fujima for an elderly couple in Japan's Gifu Prefecture (+ slideshow). More about Hiroki Tominaga Atelier completes Japanese retirement home featuring a huge dormer window
Lifestyle magazine Kinfolk has launched its own gallery space in Copenhagen with an exhibition of rainbow-coloured room dividers, computer-generated chairs and a striped Memphis-style bench (+ slideshow). More about Kinfolk magazine launches Copenhagen gallery with exhibition of European design
Italian architect Renzo Piano has finished a major new park, library and theatre complex in Athens, following one of the largest donations for a cultural building project in history (+ slideshow). More about Renzo Piano completes Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on a huge artificial hill
US firm In Situ Studio has clad this rural North Carolina cabin in darkened wood and set it far back from the road to protect it from view (+ slideshow). More about In Situ Studio hides black Corbett Residence in a North Carolina forest
New York-based SHoP Architects has beaten Adjaye Associates and Snøhetta in a competition to design a centre for war veterans at Syracuse University (+ slideshow). More about SHoP Architects chosen for National Veterans Resource Complex at Syracuse University
Brexit crisis: designer Nelly Ben Hayoun, who is urging fellow creatives to join a demonstration in central London tomorrow, which has been organised to express "anger at the whole referendum process". More about Designers and students to protest in Trafalgar Square as threats to Erasmus programme emerge
Graduate shows 2016: Bartlett graduate Joanne Chen has designed a factory that includes leisure and education facilities, based on the Socialist ideals set out by designer and activist William Morris in the late 19th century. More about Joanne Chen designs factory for London artisans based on the teachings of William Morris
Dezeen promotion: annual conference What Design Can Do is launching its first talks programme about the relationship between design and music (+ slideshow). More about Peter Saville headlines What Design Can Do for Music talks programme
Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Wan Tseng has designed erotic devices that provide a subtle, sensation-focused alternative to traditional sex toys (+ slideshow). More about Wan Tseng's Wisp wearables are an alternative to "intense" sex toys
Brexit crisis: creative businesses in the UK should consider relocating to the EU in the wake of Brexit, according to a lawyer who advises design and fashion companies. More about Design firms should "relocate their operations to the EU" if Brexit talks fail, says lawyer
Timber slats cover the walls and the windows of this house in Isfahan, Iran, allowing light to filter in without compromising the privacy of its occupants (+ slideshow). More about Inward-facing Iranian home lets light filter in through a facade of wooden slats
Brexit crisis: architects and designers in the UK should stop complaining about the outcome of the EU referendum and instead start fighting for better post-Brexit policies for their industry, according to a former senior policy adviser to the government. More about Designers should demand new policies to "make the best" of Brexit, says Rohan Silva