Sharon Baurley, head of the Royal College of Art's Design Products programme, is leaving after just three years to take up a post at a "prestigious European institution". More about Sharon Baurley to step down as head of Design Products at Royal College of Art
A door latch and a pair of pliers are among the mechanisms created without screws, bolts or other fixings by researchers working with a new technology called metamaterials (+ movie). More about Metamaterials make it possible to create mechanisms from a single piece of plastic
To encourage Bloomberg's Hong Kong employees to interact more, architecture studio Neri&Hu has given them a staircase with generous landings, seating areas and strategically positioned windows. More about Neri&Hu creates "stair of encounters" inside Bloomberg's Hong Kong office
German furniture maker Nils Holger Moormann has released a flat-pack bed designed for the needs of man's best friend (+ slideshow). More about Nils Holger Moorman launches dog-sized version of its flatpack bed
Swiss-French photographer Hélène Binet has shot the recently completed port authority building in Antwerp by Zaha Hadid Architects, which features a huge glazed volume mounted on its roof. More about Zaha Hadid's Port House in Antwerp captured in photography by Hélène Binet
American architect Wesley Walls has created a home for his family in central Arkansas that is composed of stacked boxes clad in stone, metal and glass (+ slideshow). More about Wesley Walls embeds multi-level home into forested Arkansas hillside
A former bank in the historic centre of Montreal has been transformed into an office for a tech start-up and a cafe for freelance workers by local architect Henri Cleinge. More about Henri Cleinge adapts grand Montreal bank for Crew Offices and Cafe
Video sharing app Snapchat has made its first foray into hardware with a pair of glasses that allow users to wirelessly send clips without touching their phone. More about Snapchat branches into hardware with camera-integrated Spectacles
Brexit Design Manifesto: the list of leading design industry figures backing Dezeen's Brexit Design Manifesto has more than doubled, with David Adjaye, Terry Farrell, Es Devlin and David Shrigley among those adding their support. More about Adjaye, Farrell, Devlin and Shrigley back Brexit Design Manifesto
A+Awards: brickwork assembled by robots forms wavy facades across these apartment blocks in Switzerland – the latest project in our series about winners from this year's Architizer A+Awards (+ slideshow). More about Brick "pixel patchwork" envelops Residenza Le Stelle housing by Buzzi Studio Di Architettura
Trans activist and entrepreneur Buck Angel has created a sex toy designed specifically for gender-transitioning men (+ slideshow). More about Buck Off is the world's first sex toy for transgender men
Dezeen promotion: Israeli designer and architect Ron Arad has teamed up with LG Display to create an artwork of OLED light panels for trade fair 100% Design during this year's London Design Festival (+ slideshow). More about Ron Arad creates OLED light panel installation for LG Display at London Design Festival
Architect Santiago Calatrava is set to create a grass-topped office block on the plaza in front of his Stadelhofen Station in Zurich with public parking for 1000 bicycles on the ground level. More about Santiago Calatrava plans Zurich office block with 1000 bicycle parking spaces
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed a dedicated cancer treatment centre at Guy's Hospital in London, which welcomes its first patients today. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour's £160 million cancer treatment centre opens at London hospital
Swiss studio Bureau A created this inflatable PVC nightclub to host the annual party of the Federation of Swiss Architects (+ slideshow). More about Inflatable black nightclub created by Bureau A for Federation of Swiss Architects
London Design Festival 2016: Polish designer Olga Bielawska has used slices of marble to create the illusion of a table draped in striped silk (+ slideshow).
More about Olga Bielawska creates visual effects with marble for Veiled tables
Peter Barber Architects has completed a row of terraced houses in London's Stratford, featuring a monolithic brick facade punctuated by recessed arches and balconies. More about Peter Barber creates "cosy" brick arches for London housing scheme
London Design Festival 2016: London designer Ariane Prin has added to her Rust collection with a series of blue and green-tinged clocks and pots made using copper dust (+ slideshow). More about Ariane Prin's Rust collection changes over time as it oxidises
Dutch office Studio MAKS has built a compact concrete house in an old industrial area of Deventer, the Netherlands, for a young couple on a tight budget (+ slideshow). More about Studio MAKS builds cuboidal concrete house filled with space-saving solutions
Curving walls made up of vertical strips of bleached wood form the inside of this dental practice in Dublin, which was transformed by Urban Agency to make visiting the dentist less daunting. More about Dublin dental practice by Urban Agency features curved walls and pale wood paneling