A German feminist art group has revealed a vulva-shaped spaceship concept, which it is encouraging the European Space Agency to help realise in order to better represent humanity in space and "restore gender equality to the cosmos." More about Vulva Spaceship aims to counter prevalence of phallic spacecraft
Danish architecture studio BIG has designed its first building in the metaverse, a virtual office for employees at media company Vice Media Group called Viceverse. More about BIG designs virtual office in the metaverse for Vice Media Group
Swedish startup Stilride has unveiled the electric Sport Utility Scooter One, which is manufactured from stainless steel using an origami-like process that reduces the amount of material used. More about Stilride uses "industrial origami" to create stainless steel electric scooter
As the ongoing Russian invasion forces designers and architects to shut their studios and seek safety, interior designer Katerina Kovalenko selects six interiors that represent contemporary Ukrainian design for this special lookbook. More about Six contemporary interiors by Ukrainian designers that showcase the nation's creativity
Dutch architecture office MVRDV has unveiled plans to install a giant neon-pink staircase across the exterior of Rotterdam's Het Nieuwe Instituut that will lead to a viewing platform in the same colour on its roof. More about MVRDV to install neon-pink staircase and viewing platform on Het Nieuwe Instituut
Sustainable packaging brand Notpla has used seaweed leftover from its own production processes to create paper that can be turned into envelopes and boxes. More about Notpla salvages seaweed by-product to make paper
London studio Erbar Mattes has transformed a pair of apartments in a former pub in Hoxton into a duplex flat by adding a "monastic" grey-brown brick extension. More about Erbar Mattes strips back and extends flats in former London pub
Chinese studio Open Architecture has unveiled its design for a viewing tower in the coastal city of Yantai in the north east of China. More about Open Architecture reveals design for Sun Tower in China
A faceted seafront dwelling in England and a residence on the sandy shores of Argentina feature in this roundup of houses that are surrounded by coastal dune landscapes. More about Ten houses that are set amid coastal sand dunes
Hundreds of wooden elements are bolted together to form Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront, the latest project by Chinese architecture office LUO Studio. More about LUO Studio completes intricate wooden bridge in Chinese water village
New York-based engineering startup Esper Bionics has developed a prosthetic arm with intuitive self-learning technology that can predict intended movement faster than similar prosthetics. More about Esper Hand is a prosthetic arm with "human-like dexterity"
An exhibition at Shanghai's Power Station of Design museum showcased 130 pieces of work by British, Turkish-Cypriot fashion designer Hussein Chalayan that explore his career, themes of race, culture and migration. More about Hussein Chalayan: Archipelago exhibition highlights designer's most iconic works
Architecture firm Manuel Cervantes Estudio has used concrete, wood and rugged stone to build a dwelling in central Mexico that is partly sunken into the ground. More about Manuel Cervantes Estudio embeds Hill House into a slope in Mexico
Architect Neil Dusheiko has converted a showroom in west London into a bright, contemporary residence designed to meet the changing needs of its elderly owners. More about Neil Dusheiko transforms London fashion showroom into light-filled home
London deli chain Ottolenghi has taken a new approach with its latest venue, styled by interior designer Alex Meitlis with a palette of warm pink and red hues. More about Alex Meitlis uses plaster and terrazzo to create pink tones in Ottolenghi Chelsea
A glass building designed in 1952 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has completed at Indiana University in Bloomington, more than 50 years after the German-American architect's death. More about Rediscovered Mies van der Rohe design completes in Indiana
Entertainment and media giant Disney has announced plans to start building mixed-use residential communities in the USA. More about Disney plans resort-like residential community with a "special brand of magic"
A museum in Dubai dedicated to the future, which has been dubbed "the most beautiful building in the world" by the emirate's ruler, has officially opened its doors. More about Killa Design's Museum of the Future opens in Dubai
An art deco swimming pool in Cornwall has been given a new lease of life thanks to the addition of geothermal heating and community facilities designed by Scott Whitby Studio. More about Jubilee Pool in Penzance reinvented as UK's first geothermal seawater lido
Designers and architects need to adopt a "possibilist mindset" to amplify their influence and make the meaningful changes needed in the face of climate change, argue Sarah Ichioka and Michael Pawlyn. More about "A possibilist revolution would unlock designers’ power to address our planetary emergency"