Industrial designer Lauren Lee has designed a heated wall for public toilets, which provides women with a communal place to alleviate their menstrual cramps. More about Lauren Lee's Warm Wall is designed to alleviate women's menstrual cramps
The golden cupola of Snøhetta's planetarium will be orbited by seven "interstellar cabins" as part of Norway's largest astronomical facility. More about Snøhetta to design Norwegian planetarium surrounded by a constellation of cabins
These new images by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan show the almost-complete National Museum of Qatar, designed by architect Jean Nouvel. More about Jean Nouvel's National Museum of Qatar nears completion
Height restrictions, space standards and rent controls should be scrapped in order to solve the housing crisis, according to Zaha Hadid Architects' principal Patrik Schumacher. More about Unfettered capitalism "can solve the housing crisis" says Patrik Schumacher
Architect Pierpaolo Lazzarini is trying to crowdfund the creation of a self-sufficient floating city-hotel of modular pyramids. More about Lazzarini Design wants to build a city of floating pyramids
Researchers have created a series of 4D-printed plastic objects that fold themselves into predetermined shapes when heated, which they believe could be scaled up to create flat-pack furniture. More about 4D-printing method could allow flat-pack furniture to be assembled with heat alone
A stainless steel fireplace surround and "hacked" IKEA cabinets are among the features that architecture duo BoND have added during the overhaul of their apartment in New York's Chelsea. More about BoND turns dark, divided Chelsea apartment into light-filled home
Forensic Architecture, the investigative team shortlisted for the Turner Prize for art, has expressed ambivalence about the accolade, which came in a week when it suffered several setbacks in its cases. More about Forensic Architecture has "mixed feelings" about Turner Prize nomination in week of setbacks
UK culture secretary Matt Hancock has defended the government's support for the design industry, and has pencilled in a trip to Milan design week next year to champion UK designers. More about London creatives moving to Milan? "It's my job to stop that from happening" says Matt Hancock
Royal College of Art graduate Christophe Machet uses a huge custom-built CNC machine to transform "poor and unsexy" sewage pipes into chairs. More about Christophe Machet uses CNC-cut sewage pipes to create his Pipeline chairs
Atmos Studio has completed a flowing staircase made from laminated oak that is the centrepiece of a recently opened restaurant in Mayfair, London. More about Sinuous timber staircase by Atmos Studio spirals up through London restaurant HIDE
While Milan design week brings the industry's biggest names together, it also provides a platform for some of the most promising emerging designers. Dezeen's design editor Alice Morby picks 10 to watch out for. More about 10 designers to watch from Milan design week
IKEA is considering plans to transform a concrete structure by modernist architect Marcel Breuer in New Haven into a hotel, according to reports. More about Brutalist Breuer building owned by IKEA could become hotel in Connecticut
A wide range of lighting designs were unveiled during Milan design week 2018, including light bulbs hanging from gloves and a moon-inspired mobile. Dezeen's Natashah Hitti selects her 10 favourites. More about 10 lighting designs that shone brightest at Milan design week
Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter Group at MIT have expanded their collection of 3D-printed death masks with designs that cultivate new life after death. More about Neri Oxman's new death masks contain pigment-producing microorganisms
Foster + Partners has completed a new headquarters for BBC Cymru Wales in Cardiff, which features a broad metal canopy supported on slender columns. More about Foster + Partners completes BBC headquarters in Cardiff
Architects Tom and James Teatum designed this co-living space in Hammersmith to include informal work and living spaces that they hope will encourage millennials to spend more time at home. More about Noiascape's west London co-living space targets home-avoiding millennials
A road that recharges the batteries of electric vehicles as they drive has opened on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden. More about New road in Sweden charges electric cars as they drive along it
A mirror covered in eyeballs, creatures from outer space and a spiky sex toy all feature in this set of miniature monsters from glassware brand Lasvit. More about Glass monsters invade Milanese theatre for Lasvit's Monster Cabaret exhibition
Children aged six and over can now own cryptocurrency using an app called Pigzbe, which functions as a digital piggy bank. More about Pigzbe app aims to teach children about cryptocurrency