Italian fashion house Gucci has committed to going fur-free and pledged to auction all past fur garments, to benefit animal-rights charities. More about Gucci pledges to stop using animal fur in its fashion collections
Ventura Lambrate, one of the main showcases during Milan's annual design week, has been permanently cancelled – as a result of rising rents in the area. More about Milan's Ventura Lambrate design district scrapped after eight years
Time is running out to purchase the exclusive Dezeen and Braun watch, which is available online until 18 October. More about Last chance to buy Dezeen and Braun limited-edition watch
A room filled with furniture experimentations and a display designed specifically for children are among the four different zones making up a huge Eames retrospective currently on show at the Vitra Design Museum. More about Ray and Charles Eames retrospective takes over Vitra Design Museum campus
Dimore Studio took cues from the decadent 1960s nightlife spots on the French Riviera for the rose-tinted interiors of this new restaurant at a west London members' club. More about Dimore Studio uses velvet, brass and marble for opulent London supper club
Architecture photographer Andrew Pielage has documented 50 buildings by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, including less famous projects like a church topped with a blue-domed roof, a long red barn and a wooden windmill. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's lesser-known designs captured in new images
Architecture studio Deborah Berke Partners has completed a glass office tower with "inflections and projections" for a century-old motor company in the American Midwest, which is well-known for its patronage of modern architecture. More about Deborah Berke's tower for downtown Indianapolis features shifted floor plates
Chinese artist and human-rights activist Ai Weiwei has used metal fencing to create three monumental structures, in a campaign against Donald Trump's border-control measures. More about Ai Weiwei protests border walls with huge New York installations
A disdain for trade unions is preventing architects from challenging the industry's low standards of workers' rights, argues Phineas Harper. More about "Middle-class guilt is weaponised to keep architectural labourers from demanding reform"
A symposium taking place at Dutch Design Week later this month will discuss the rapid depletion of the world's sand reserves, which could leave supplies of the high-quality sand used in the glass industry exhausted within 20 years. More about Sand becomes "increasingly scarce and expensive", threatening glassmaking and construction
The New York branch of architecture firm OMA will create an extension to the city's New Museum next to its SANAA-designed home. More about OMA chosen to expand SANAA's New Museum in Manhattan
Dropbox has rebranded to promote itself as a creative platform rather than simply a file-sharing service – but the design has attracted criticism for its use of clashing colours. More about Dropbox criticised for colourful new visual identity
Variously sized openings scattered across the traditional stone and plaster facades of this house in the Swiss town of Ascona provide views of the garden and Lake Maggiore. More about Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architetti uses local stone and plaster for lakeside house in Switzerland
One of the engineers behind Google's self-driving car has established a nonprofit religious corporation with one main aim – to create a deity with artificial intelligence. More about Ex-Google engineer establishes new religion with ambition to develop an AI god
A major new concert venue replacing the Museum of London is to be designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the New York architecture firm behind the acclaimed High Line park. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro wins contest to design £250 million concert hall for London
With Amman Design Week underway in the Jordanian capital, we're putting a spotlight on the region's rising talent, who are out in force at the young event. More about 10 emerging Jordanian designers shaping the future of the Middle East
A circular skylight in the tip of this pinecone-shaped treehouse by architect Claudio Beltrame in the Italian Alps allows the occupant to gaze up into the starry sky at night. More about Pinecone-shaped treehouse in the Dolomites allows visitors to sleep under the stars
For a Canadian winemaker that uses the pull of gravity in its production process, Olson Kundig Architects has created an angled, metal-clad building that steps down a hillside. More about Olson Kundig embeds gravity-flow winery into British Columbia hillside
This captioned movie features a light installation created by Zaha Hadid Architects on the facade of the baroque Karlsruhe Palace in Germany. More about Zaha Hadid Architects showcases its digital projection skills with light show in Karlsruhe
For World Mental Health Day, we've rounded up eight designs that address the increasingly prevalent topic of mental wellbeing, including a hand-held anxiety reducer and a metaphorical gun that fires tears.
More about Eight thought-provoking design responses to mental health