Designer Andre Fu is one of the judges of the Inside awards. Here he talks about the Upper House Hotel he designed in Hong Kong plus the importance of calm and comfort in an interior. More about Inside awards: Andre Fu
This house outside Warsaw by Polish architect Robert Konieczny transforms from a villa by day to a fortress by night. More about Safe House by Robert Konieczny
A prototype of the London 2012 Olympic Torch by designers BarberOsgerby was unveiled in London this morning. More about London 2012 Olympic Torch by BarberOsgerby
Argentine architects Estudio BaBO have stacked one brick box upon another to create this house next to a golf course in Buenos Aires. More about MYP House by Estudio BaBO
Dezeen Wire: the Design Council in the UK have announced a new Board of Trustees, following their merger with CABE in April. More about Design Council announces new Board of Trustees
In more fashion news, designer Elham Seyed Javad of Canadian company ResportOn designed a hood for Muslim women who want to keep their hair covered while playing sport. More about Sports Hijab by ResportOn
Designer Paul Priestman of PriestmanGoode is one of the judges of the Inside awards. In this movie filmed by Dezeen he explains how his work on transportation design led to the Recovery Lounge, an innovative proposal for a new type of hospital ward. More about Inside awards: Paul Priestman
Photographer Filippo Poli has sent us these images of a Milan church with a grey, striped exterior by Italian studio Cino Zucchi Architetti. More about Christ’s Resurrection Church by Cino Zucchi Architetti
The world's first 3D-printed bikini has gone on sale, created by designers Jenna Fizel and Mary Haung of Continuum Fashion. More about N12 3D-printed bikini by Continuum Fashion and Shapeways
Brussels designer Alain Gilles has designed this modular storage system for Italian brand Casamania. More about Container Sideboard by Alain Gilles for Casamania
Dezeen Wire: New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff is to leave the paper, following seven years in the role - Architects' Newspaper
Our third story about Mexican pilgrimage La Ruta del Peregrino features this linear stone pier by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. More about Ruta del Peregrino: Sanctuary by Ai Weiwei
Dezeen Screen: In this movie filmed by Dezeen at Ventura Lambrate in Milan, San Francisco designer Yves Behar talks about Sayl, an office chair inspired by suspension bridges that he designed for furniture brand Herman Miller. Watch the movie »
More about Dezeen Screen: interview with Yves Behar on Sayl chair
Competition: we have teamed up with The Architecture Foundation in London to give away five copies of their book Union Street Urban Orchard, which charts the transformation of a disused London plot into a public garden. More about Competition: five copies of Urban Orchard to be won
Photographer Manuel Alvarez Diestro has sent us these photographs documenting growing high-rise cities in Asia. More about Natural by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
Architects Sugawaradaisuke of Tokyo and Paris have completed two studio apartments on separate floors of a Tokyo apartment block, divided by twisting forms in the centre of each. More about Cell + wood/fabric by Sugawaradaisuke
Dezeen is partnering with Inside, the World Festival of Interiors that takes place in Barcelona from 2-4 November, and we've filmed a series of interviews with the judges for the festival's awards programme: interior designers Andre Fu, Ilse Crawford, Linda Morey Smith and Paul Priestman. More about Inside awards: interviews with judges
DMY Berlin: Zurich designers Kueng Caputo exhibited copies of fellow exhibitors' work at DMY International Design Festival in Berlin last week. More about Copy by Kueng Caputo
Dezeen promotion: designers can now apply to exhibit their ideas for hotel rooms as part of Sleepotel at The Sleep Event in London this November. More about Exhibit at Sleepotel
This apartment block with a pleated facade of golden aluminium by French studio [BP] Architectures faces the Place de la Bastille, Paris. More about Housing and gallery on Bastille Place by [BP] Architectures