DesignMarch 2015: this textile range by Reykjavik designer Hanna Whitehead is covered with bright flecks and dots based on the coloured glazes from her ceramics collections. More about Colourful speckles and polka dots pattern fabrics by Studio Hanna Whitehead
A living room is contained within this glazed extension to a period property in Dublin, forming a transparent connection between the existing building and its garden. More about Glazed house extension by GKMP Architects "feels like part of the garden"
London department store Selfridges has opened concept retail spaces free from gender directives, created by designer Faye Toogood (+ slideshow). More about Faye Toogood designs gender-neutral retail spaces for London's Selfridges
Los Angeles artists the Haas Brothers have worked with South African artisans to make a family of sheep-sized fantasy creatures covered with patterned beadwork. More about Haas Brothers and Monkeybiz dress Afreaks monsters in colourful beads
A grid of 24 red brick arches frames the interior of this Vietnam coffee shop by Wangstudio, which sits between a garden and a reflective pool of water (+ slideshow). More about Wangstudio's F Coffee is a Vietnam cafe made up of 24 brick arches
This week the architecture world mourned the loss of two pioneers: 2015 Pritzker Prize laureate Frei Otto, whose research helped revolutionise structural design, and Michael Graves, designer of Postmodernist icon the Portland Building. Read on to catch up with the latest architecture, interiors and design news, plus our track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen has formed garments from a fine steel mesh burnished in swirls for her Autumn Winter 2015 ready-to-wear collection. More about Iris van Herpen creates dresses from circles of lustrous metal gauze
Alberto Alessi has paid tribute to Postmodernist architect and designer Michael Graves, who died yesterday, and revealed plans for a special edition of his best-selling 9093 kettle (pictured). More about Alessi to launch special edition of kettle by "design hero" Michael Graves
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers Taschen to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of the book that accompanies a retrospective exhibition of work by Bjarke Ingel's architecture studio (+ movie). More about Competition: five BIG Hot to Cold books to be won
This 65-metre-long house in the Brazilian countryside was designed by Studio MK27 to be opaque at one end and transparent at the other (+ slideshow). More about Casa Mororó by Studio MK27 is a 65-metre-long house in rural Brazil
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: digital technology is infiltrating all aspects of design and making, according to Dries Verbruggen of Belgian design studio Unfold, who has transformed a set of wood and brass tools into digital measuring instruments (+ movie). More about Boundaries between analogue and digital tools "are becoming irrelevant"
Photo essay: French photographer Ann Ray provides a personal insight into the life and career of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, in this essay written exclusively for Dezeen to accompany a selection of photographs acquired by the V&A. More about Ann Ray shares intimate behind-the-scenes photographs of Alexander McQueen
Egypt is to unveil plans for a vast new privately funded administrative capital for seven million residents that would extend Cairo eastwards to the coast of the Red Sea. More about Egypt plans new capital city covering 700 square kilometres
The zigzagging rooflines, handmade-brick walls and golden balconies of these Greater London housing blocks by Duggan Morris Architects are all references to the canalside setting (+ slideshow). More about Duggan Morris uses simple brickwork and golden steel for canalside housing
Stockholm designer Monica Förster has created wooden furniture and accessories for Bosnian company Zanat, using a hand-carving technique that could soon become protected by UNESCO (+ slideshow). More about "Bosnian handicraft meets Scandinavian design" in Monica Förster's range for Zanat
Japanese firm Suppose Design Office has completed a car showroom near Tokyo, featuring a simple wooden facade and a glazed wall that fades from black to transparent (+ slideshow). More about Mazda Showroom by Suppose Design Office pairs streamlined glazing with wood
Architect and designer Michael Graves has died at his home in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 80, his office has announced. More about Michael Graves dies aged 80
British sculptor Antony Gormley has filled a Parisian gallery with an impenetrable structure made from grids of steel, and an army of figures made from stacked metal cubes (+ slideshow). More about Antony Gormley occupies French gallery with monumental metal sculptures
Business news: Chinese technology company Huawei has named French designer Mathieu Lehanneur as the head of its new design research centre in Paris. More about Mathieu Lehanneur appointed chief designer at Huawei