News: British designer Thomas Heatherwick has completed work on a new complex for gin company Bombay Sapphire in Hampshire, England, including two sculptural glasshouses that are heated using warm air created during the distilling process (+ slideshow). More about Thomas Heatherwick's gin distillery for Bombay Sapphire opens
News: design brands including Vitra, Artek and Flos have joined forces to attack the UK government for delaying the implementation of a law that would outlaw the sale of copies of their furniture and lighting products. More about Design brands attack UK government over copyright law delay
News: the editor of one of Italy's leading design magazines has denied that her country's industry is in decline and believes that "Milan is still the international capital of design" (+ interview). More about Milan "still the capital of design" says Interni's Gilda Bojardi
News: building work has begun in Beijing on the National Art Museum of China by French architect Jean Nouvel, who beat Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid in a competition for the project in 2013. More about Construction starts on Jean Nouvel's National Art Museum of China
News: Dutch firm UNStudio has developed plans for Qatar's first public railway network in an attempt to encourage more of the country's residents to choose public rather than private transport (+ slideshow). More about UNStudio introduces public trains to Qatar with metro project
News: Solveiga Pakstaite, an industrial design student from Brunel University, has won the UK James Dyson award with Bump Mark – an expiry label that decays to tell you when food is no longer safe to eat (+ slideshow). More about "Bio-reactive" expiry marks for food win UK James Dyson Award 2014
News: structural work has completed on the Museum of Biodiversity in Panama – the first building in Latin America designed by Frank Gehry – ahead of its official opening in October (+ slideshow). More about Frank Gehry's Biomuseo in Panama prepares to open
News: a competition to design a new Guggenheim Museum building in the Finnish capital has attracted more than 1,700 entries – more than any competition of its kind – but opponents to the scheme have launched a rival ideas contest. More about Controversial Helsinki Guggenheim competition attracts record number of entrants
News: Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has won a competition to create a museum of fine art and culture in Taiwan's oldest city. More about Shigeru Ban wins contest to design Tainan Museum of Fine Arts
London Design Festival: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have been awarded this year's London Design Medal, with British architect Richard Rogers receiving the lifetime achievement prize. More about Bouroullec brothers and Richard Rogers honoured with London Design Medal awards
News: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has revealed its first-ever project in the Middle East – a row of four waterfront skyscrapers underway in Abu Dhabi. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour unveils waterfront skyscrapers for first Middle East job
News: a company that claims to have developed the first electric car powered by salt water says the vehicle has now been approved for testing on public roads in Germany and the EU (+ slideshow). More about Salt water-powered electric car approved for roads in Europe
News: Flos, the Italian lighting brand that produces iconic products including the Castiglioni brothers' Arco light, is to be sold to a private equity fund for around €400 million. More about Piero Gandini to sell Italian lighting brand Flos to private equity fund
News: ecommerce giant Amazon has selected an office building by Foster + Partners for central London as its new UK home. More about Amazon chooses building by Foster + Partners as home for 5,000 UK staff
News: the Australian Institute of Architects has announced 61 projects in the running for this year's National Architecture Awards, including a rainforest home in Malaysia, a plant and seed research facility and a restaurant inside an old Sydney police station. More about Australian National Architecture Awards 2014 shortlist announced
News: Honda has launched a riposte to Google's driverless cars with a new saloon that incorporates automated collision prevention technologies and can connect with other road users (+ movie). More about Honda introduces automated driving technologies for a "collision-free society"
News: Zaha Hadid has won the commission for a new gallery dedicated to maths at the Science Museum in London, with a design that explores "the many influences of mathematics in our everyday lives". More about Zaha Hadid to create maths gallery at London's Science Museum
News: Apple is "bloody ruthless" and a "monster" according to legendary industrial designer Kenneth Grange, adding that the tech giant uses design to ensure its commercial intentions are "dressed up nicely". More about Kenneth Grange blasts "bloody ruthless" Apple
News: Apple has finally launched its eagerly anticipated Apple Watch, with a purely digital square face, interchangeable straps and a sapphire screen (+ slideshow). More about "We set out to create the best watch in the world" says Apple's Tim Cook
News: Apple's annual conference has moved onto money, as the tech firm launches Apple Pay – a mobile payments system that will allow users to buy goods with their phone in shops and online. More about "Apple Pay will forever change the way we buy" says Tim Cook