Opinion: the world of kink and fetish is built around ideas of power, control and gender – not that different to our relationships with everyday objects, says Sam Jacob. More about "Kink and fetish has much to teach mainstream design culture"
Milan 2015: over 100,000 metres of translucent white fabric is cut into strips to create this tunnel-like installation by New York studio Snarkitecture for fashion brand COS (+ movie). More about Snarkitecture creates warren of textile ribbons for COS
Comments update: what's the point in using 3D printing technology to create "impractical and uncomfortable shoes?" Read on for more on this and other most commented Dezeen stories this week. More about "Just because you can 3D-print something, doesn't mean you should"
This family home in Surrey, England, is fronted by an asymmetric wall of blue bricks, described by designer Groves Natcheva Architects as a "lighthouse in a sea of green" (+ slideshow). More about Esher House by Groves Natcheva Architects pairs blue brickwork with red wood
Dezeen promotion: Italian furniture brand Pedrali is presenting its latest collection of functional furnishings at the Salone del Mobile in Milan this week (+ movie). More about Pedrali launches latest products in Milan
Architecture firm Denton Corker Marshall has unveiled the new pavilion Australia will now use for its exhibitions – an austere black box looming over a canal (+ slideshow). More about Denton Corker Marshall's "mysterious black box" is Australia's new Venice biennale pavilion
Sabiha Rumani Malik is auctioning off two rings and a bangle, designed for her by British architect Norman Foster during their four-year marriage, to raise money for charity. More about Norman Foster's ex-wife auctions off wedding ring for charity
Milan 2015: the design industry is "way behind" architecture when it comes to technology, according to designer Ross Lovegrove, who says design schools should put a 3D printer on every desk. More about Design schools need to embrace digital says Ross Lovegrove
Milan 2015: Scholten & Baijings has covered a selection of Herman Miller furniture in fabric that features a nine-metre repeat of geometric patterns (+ slideshow). More about Scholten & Baijings upholsters Herman Miller seating in gridded fabric
Interview: architectural education is too expensive and too lengthy while the profession is underpaid and under-appreciated, according to the head of a new school due to open in London later this year. Dezeen spoke to London School of Architecture's Will Hunter about his plans to overhaul the way architecture is taught. More about New architecture school aims to change "undervalued and marginalised" profession
Milan 2015: architect David Adjaye is launching an Art Deco-influenced seating range for Moroso at the Salone del Mobile furniture fair, which opens today. More about David Adjaye designs Double Zero chairs for Moroso
These new shots by London-based photographer Peter Guenzel offer a look inside Herzog & de Meuron's unfinished Hamburg concert hall, which is still two years away from completion (+ slideshow). More about New photographs reveal the inside of Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie
Milan 2015: Japanese studio Nendo has partnered with Italian designer Luca Nichetto to create a domed paper light for Foscarini. More about Nendo teams up with Luca Nichetto to create lights based on ice lollies
Milan 2015: designers and visitors have been arriving in Milan for the world's biggest and most important design fair. Click through for the best images posted to Instagram so far using our #milanogram2015 hashtag. More about Dezeen's #milanogram2015 highlights: day one
Wavy panels of anodised aluminium conceal ventilation channels within the facade of this university science facility in Bristol, England, by British architecture firm Sheppard Robson (+ slideshow). More about Rippling aluminium fronts Bristol university laboratories by Sheppard Robson
Milan 2015: five well-known architects and designers have created pairs of sculptural shoes for footwear brand United Nude made entirely on a 3D printer (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid, Ben van Berkel and more design 3D-printed shoes for United Nude
Smears of paint and plaster are left exposed on the walls of this design studio and gallery in Japan, which also features a breeze-block wall and an indoor garden (+ slideshow). More about Ninkipen! leaves walls unfinished inside Kyoto design gallery and atelier
Dezeen promotion: the first design week aimed exclusively at children will be held during Milan's Salone del Mobile from 14 to 19 April. More about Kids Design Week to take place in Milan during Salone del Mobile
Erik Andersson Architects has unveiled plans to build a circular carbon-fibre bridge across a historic moat in Sweden's second-largest city. More about Designs revealed for carbon-fibre bridge across a Gothenburg moat
Milan 2015: with Milan's Salone del Mobile opening tomorrow, the Dezeen team present their pick of the events at the world's biggest and most important design fair. More about Dezeen's guide to Milan's must-see events and installations