Rhode Island design studio Pneuhaus has converted a series of outdoor inflatable benches into self-defence devices to "de-escalate" potentially dangerous situations for students taking part in protests at universities in the United States. More about Pneuhaus converts inflatable outdoor seating for use in protests
Creatives have described an advert for technology brand Apple's recently unveiled iPad Pro, which shows a hydraulic press crushing instruments, desks, games and paint, as "killing everything we ever found joy in". More about Apple criticised for "crushing the symbols of human creativity" in iPad hydraulic press advert
We've selected six opportunities in the interior design industry available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Aesop, Tala Fustok and THDP. More about Six opportunities in the interior design industry on Dezeen Jobs
Promotion: UAE-based developer Mira Developments has unveiled its plans for a community of luxury residences in Dubai, named Mira Villas designed by Bentley Home. More about Mira Developments encircles Bentley Home villas with private lagoon
The Kunstsilo art gallery has opened within the shell of a 1930s grain silo in the south of Norway, converted by Barcelona studios Mestres Wåge Arquitectes, BAX and Mendoza Partida. More about Kunstsilo gallery opens within "basilica-like" grain silo in Norway
Saudi forces were cleared to use "lethal force" to remove those resisting relocation to make way for The Line mega city as part of Neom in Saudi Arabia, according to a report by UK media organisation the BBC. More about Saudi Arabia authorised "lethal force" for Neom land clearance reports BBC
Indian architecture studio Nowhere has renovated a house in Hyderabad called Mayalogili, coating it with a rough red-brown plaster made with brick and marble dust produced during the project. More about Nowhere uses brick dust to plaster refurbished house in Hyderabad
Global architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for Cloud 9 Sports Center, a mirrored athletic complex designed as "a luminous cloud" with a wavy shape. More about MAD designs undulating Cloud 9 Sports Center for Shijiazhuang
The pressures of sustainability are making it harder to be a young designer starting out in the industry, Nendo founder Oki Sato tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Design no longer "just about coming up with ideas and making stuff" says Oki Sato
Dezeen Showroom: design studio Yabu Pushelberg has drawn a poetic connection between music and glass blowing in the Miles pendant light, created for Czech brand Lasvit. More about Miles pendant lamp by Yabu Pushelberg for Lasvit
The unmissable lack of diversity at Milan design week pointed to a wider issue within the industry, writes Amy Frearson. More about "It has become near impossible for an unproven talent to get a foot in the door"
With just three weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards 2024, we asked past winners for tips on how to put together a winning entry. More about Past Dezeen Awards winners share tips on how to create a winning entry
Danish architecture studio 3XN has revealed the stepped circular Forskaren building, which is set to open later this year in Stockholm's Hagastaden district. More about 3XN wraps spiralling "innovation hub" around large atrium in Stockholm
Promotion: Japanese hemp textile brand Majotae launched its debut collection of hemp bedding at Milan design week with two exhibitions in the city. More about Majotae debuts hemp bedding collection at Milan design week
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed two retail spaces for Shanghai fashion company Jisifang, using wood and concrete to evoke "a more primitive state of being". More about Neri&Hu creates "wooden hut" and "cave-dwelling" interiors for Shanghai stores
American designer Simone Bodmer-Turner, who usually works in ceramics, has showcased collectible design objects produced using bronze, wood, lacquer, and silk at Emma Scully Gallery in New York. More about Simone Bodmer-Turner showcases "talismans of memory" at New York exhibition
California studio TW Ryan Architecture has completed a wildfire-resistant house in the American West that features a Corten steel exterior and pyramidal roofs that allude to the mountainous terrain. More about TW Ryan Architecture clads pyramidal Montana house in weathering steel
Promotion: creative networking event Look Book's 2024 edition will feature 16 craftspeople and design studios specialising in creating lights and lamps. More about Sixteen lighting designers spotlighted at Look Book 2024 at ICFF
Tropical modernism informed the plaster finishes of this extension in Hackney, London, which has been completed by local architecture studio Sonn. More about Sonn uses rough plaster finishes for "monolithic and sculptural" London extension
Architecture studio Celoria Architects has completed House C, a concrete home in Mendrisio, Switzerland, informed by the region's grotti– cellar-like communal spaces where local cuisine is served. More about Celoria Architects designs concrete home as "massive primitive object"