Design Indaba 2015: most furniture and lighting brands "will disappear in five years" as the internet revolutionises the way products are distributed, according to Italian industrial designer Stefano Giovannoni (+ interview). More about Most design brands "will disappear" within five years says Stefano Giovannoni
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: industrial designer Leonie Tenthof van Noorden, who uses 3D scanning to produce bespoke dresses, claims the technique will soon be commonplace in fashion stores (+ movie). More about 3D scanning will be used to create "unique fitted clothing"
North London-based Studio Vit has created a collection of lights that combine spherical bulbs with conical shades and stands that resemble archetypal party hats. More about Studio Vit's Cone lights are shaped like party hats
News: work has begun on a redevelopment of Budapest's Central European University by Irish firm O'Donnell + Tuomey, winners of this year's RIBA Royal Gold Medal (+ slideshow). More about Construction starts on O'Donnell + Tuomey's Budapest university redesign
This week we reported on the design of Google's new headquarters by BIG and Heatherwick Studio (pictured), the finalists of this year's Mies van der Rohe Award and designs for another bridge across London's River Thames. 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
Geneva Motor Show 2015: British manufacturer Aston Martin has released images of a new carbon-fibre racing car that the brand says offers hints of the design it will roll out for future road vehicles (+ slideshow). More about Vulcan carbon-fibre racing car signals "next generation" for Aston Martin
News: Google has released a movie detailing its plans for a new California headquarters designed by the studios of Bjarke Ingels and Thomas Heatherwick. More about BIG and Heatherwick unveil "vibrant new neighbourhood" for Google's California HQ
News: an international design competition has been launched to create a "state-of-the-art facility for young people" inside Preston Bus Station, an iconic Brutalist building in Lancashire, England. More about Competition launched to create youth centre inside Preston's Brutalist bus station
A narrow wooden tunnel provides the entrance to this forest refuge built by students beside a mountain in Bergen, Norway (+ slideshow). More about Norwegian mountain hut is entered through a curving wooden orifice
John Pawson has applied his signature Minimalist style to the interior of British fashion designer Christopher Kane's first physical retail space (+ slideshow). More about John Pawson designs interior for Christopher Kane's first store
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a gallery and events organiser at furniture retailer Habitat, whose first Mini Habitat store-in-store inside a branch of Homebase is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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News: plans to recreate the Crystal Palace exhibition hall in south London have been shelved, despite attracting a shortlist of architects including Zaha Hadid, Richard Rogers and David Chipperfield. More about London council cans controversial Crystal Palace project
Disused materials including tyres, burlap sacks and rope are recycled into footwear for the developing world in this project by Ravensbourne university students (+ slideshow). More about Student project creates template for turning old tyres into footwear
The remains of a former miner's residence in the Arizona desert provided the foundations for this tiny steel and concrete retreat by designer David Frazee (+ slideshow). More about Desert hideaway built among the ruins of an old miner's shelter in Arizona
Dutch designer Ilias Ernst has created a simple clock that rests on a corner extended from its cork frame. More about Cork corner stops Ilias Ernst's minimal clock from rolling away
Described by the architect as being "a bit like a treehouse for adults", this wooden house in rural Sweden boasts a triangular profile that allows the sloping facade to become a climbing wall (+ slideshow). More about Leo Qvarsebo designs himself a triangular summer house in the Swedish countryside
Design Indaba 2015: the Bombo stool is "the most copied design product in the world," according to its designer Stefano Giovannoni. More about Bombo stool by Stefano Giovannoni is world's "most copied" design product
News: a seven-mile-long skating rink proposed for the Canadian city of Edmonton could allow commuters to ice skate or toboggan to work and school during winter months (+ movie). More about Canadian Freezeway could become world's first curb-side skating lane
Cascades of water tumbled from scaffolding-supported troughs into a pool at the centre of the catwalk for British outerwear brand Hunter's London Fashion Week show (+ slideshow). More about Waterfalls flow over catwalk at Hunter fashion show
BIG's collaboration with Heatherwick Studio on Google's new headquarters, 74 designs for another new bridge across London's River Thames and an installation that mimics the northern lights feature in Dezeen Mail issue 242. Click through for all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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