British architect David Chipperfield describes the UK's departure from the European Union as a "shocking loss" in our final video interview filmed at the RIBA International Conference in London. More about David Chipperfield: "Brexit will isolate the UK"
Dezeen promotion: A TV stand that doubles as a plant pot and another that incorporates a decorative display shelf are among the designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Samsung's QLED TV stand design competition. More about Plants, pulleys and a surfboard among shortlist for Dezeen and Samsung's TV stand design contest
MWAI Architects has updated an 1960s apartment in Hampstead, London, by rearranging a series of minimalist living spaces around an integrated wooden storage unit. More about Built-in storage redefines layout of 1960s apartment overhauled by MWAI Architects
The works of Alexander Calder influenced the bright colours and blocky shapes used by Chen Zhi in her graduate collection, which she hopes puts the fun back in fashion. More about Chen Zhi celebrates fashion's "superficial" reputation with colourful knitwear collection
Italian studio Diorama has transformed an old grocery store in Puglia into a bar and restaurant complete with tropical plants, flamingo wallpaper and neon palm trees. More about Diorama converts old grocery store into tropical cocktail bar in southern Italy
American architect J Byron-H has created a decluttered nail salon in Los Angeles with industrial-style surfaces and pops of blue. More about J Byron-H designs minimalist nail bar in Los Angeles
These miniature robots can crawl over fabric to personalise garments, adapt clothing for different climates, and perform other helpful tasks. More about Kino "living jewellery" roams across the body as a tiny personal assistant
Lots of wood, soft pastel tones and bright accents are used to make this Brooklyn preschool feel like an "extension of the home". More about Maple Street School in Brooklyn features warm wood interiors
Bjarke Ingel's firm BIG has revealed renderings of a pair of high-rise residential towers with spiky facades, which will overlook a new IKEA and hotel in Copenhagen's Vesterbro district. More about BIG unveils plans for Cactus Towers beside new Copenhagen IKEA
In this week's comments update, Dezeen readers dispute the potential fire hazards of a timber-framed, tree-covered high-rise, which has been proposed for Toronto by architecture firm Penda. More about "People need convincing that wood can be a fire-safe material"
An entire glass wall swings upward to open this spacious retreat to the landscape of the American West – one of several inventive features incorporated by US firm Olson Kundig. More about Rural Idaho home by Olson Kundig has gadgets and gizmos aplenty
Dezeen promotion: a quirky Haringey house, a Stirling Prize-nominated apartment block with wicker balconies and the new home of New Scotland Yard are among the buildings that open up their doors to the public next month, as part of Open House London. More about Over 800 buildings open to the public for Open House London 2017
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has concealed a huge stone statue of the buddha within a hill covered in lavender plants at the Makomanai Takino Cemetery in Sapporo. More about Tadao Ando surrounds huge buddha statue with lavender-covered mound at Sapporo cemetery
The Centre Pompidou has announced that it will open a Chinese outpost in Shanghai's David Chipperfield-designed West Bund Art Museum in 2019. More about Centre Pompidou to open Shanghai outpost in David Chipperfield's West Bund Art Museum
Museum director Martin Roth has passed away at the age of 62, prompting tributes from his former colleagues at the V&A. More about Former V&A head Martin Roth dies aged 62
Open-plan offices are "sabotaging" employees' ability to focus at work, while connectivity is leaving them "paralysed" by an oversupply of information, according to research by furniture brand Haworth. More about Open-plan offices must be rethought to prevent employees losing focus, finds Haworth
An "obese house" by Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm has been installed on the lawn outside an 18th-century palace in Vienna. More about Erwin Wurm's Fat House installed outside baroque palace in Vienna
Australian design studio Dowel Jones has expanded its Hurdle seat into a full collection, which includes a bench and a stool reminiscent of a tennis umpire's chair. More about Dowel Jones stretches and tweaks Hurdle chair into whole seating collection
American firm In Situ Studio has overhauled a mid-century modern dwelling in Raleigh, North Carolina, that had been "haphazardly chopped up" over the years. More about In Situ Studio revives mid-century modern home in North Carolina
A series of steep-roofed pavilions linked by gardens and external corridors make up this home by De Reus Architects on Hawaii's Big Island. More about Hawaii house designed as a mini village by De Reus Architects