Stockholm 2015: Canadian design firm MSDS Studio is launching a collection of wooden furniture and metal lighting in the Greenhouse area of Stockholm Furniture Fair today (+ slideshow). More about MSDS Studio presents simple furniture and lighting collection in Stockholm
Following the death of a loved one, American artist and designer Mia Cinelli created this "weighted comfort object" that could simulate the feeling of being hugged. More about Mia Cinelli's limb-like weighted blanket is designed to ease feelings of grief
Comments update: the debate over copyright for furniture designs raged on this week, after the managing director of replica company Voga argued that his firm was making good design affordable for the masses. More about "Why should the rich be the only people to enjoy style and design in their home?"
News: Frank Gehry's new teaching and research facility for Sydney's University of Technology has now opened, and has been described as "the most beautiful squashed brown paper bag" (+ slideshow). More about Frank Gehry's "paper bag" business school opens in Sydney
The Whitworth gallery in Manchester has reopened following an extensive renovation by London architecture studio MUMA that included the addition of two new glass and brick gallery wings (+ slideshow). More about MUMA unveils glass and brick extensions to Manchester's Whitworth gallery
Stockholm 2015: French design duo Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have made a bent steel component the basis of a collection of tables and shelving for Finnish brand Artek. More about Bouroullec brothers design a bent steel triangle to frame Artek furniture collection
Interview: there aren't enough opportunities in Europe for talented young architects, according to Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey, who tonight receive the RIBA Royal Gold Medal. More about "Regulation has a very stifling effect on creativity," say O'Donnell and Tuomey
News: America has nominated 10 buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright for international listed status – including the influential architect's Guggenheim Museum in New York and his only free-standing skyscraper (+ slideshow). More about Frank Lloyd Wright buildings nominated for UNESCO World Heritage List
These three Rotterdam bus shelters were designed by Dutch studio Maxwan with concave and convex "razor-thin" rooftops reminiscent of billowing fabric (+ slideshow). More about Pastel-pink bus shelters by Maxwan boast "world's thinnest steel roofs"
Maison&Objet 2015: Shanghai studio Neri&Hu has created two collections of furniture for Portuguese furniture company De La Espada, including pieces modelled on simple Shaker designs (+ slideshow). More about Neri&Hu designs Shaker-style furniture for De La Espada
This arched timber treehouse by German architect Andreas Wenning is supported by a network of steel joists and provides a guesthouse for an old cottage (+ slideshow). More about Treehouse Solling raised above an artificial lake on stilts
Skincare brand Aesop's new Hamburg store by Belgian studio Vincent Van Duysen Architects features ladder-like shelving made from oak and blackened steel, and a large stone sink (+ slideshow). More about Vincent Van Duysen Architects fits Aesop's Hamburg store with a chunky stone sink
South Korean designer Jeonghwa Seo has created a collection of benches that explore the structure and shapes of seating, with the aim of finding an uncommon form. More about Jeonghwa Seo experiments with form for Structure For Use benches
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has covered the interior of Camper's Milan store in a grid of pale ply that stretches from floor to ceiling (+ slideshow). More about Kengo Kuma wraps the inside of Camper's Milan store in a timber grid
News: most UK-based employers and students believe architecture graduates are not prepared for the realities of working in practice, according to an industry survey. More about UK architecture schools fail to equip students with skills needed for practice
Stockholm 2015: Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has set up a new company that will offer a selection of small household items (+ slideshow). More about Claesson Koivisto Rune launches Smaller Objects home accessories brand
Interstellar comets become vehicles for space travel between the different planetary systems of our galaxy in this conceptual design by New York-based Clouds Architecture Office (+ slideshow). More about "Comet running" concept proposes hitchhiking future for space stations
Stockholm 2015: Swedish studio Form Us With Love has extended the range of colourful construction materials offered by its brand Baux to include acoustic panels – the second set launching in Stockholm this week (+ slideshow). More about Form Us With Love adds colourful acoustic panels to Baux range
Diners are invited to imagine mid 20th-century Bombay at this restaurant in a former railway transit shed close to King's Cross station in London (+ slideshow). More about Dishoom restaurant brings Bombay dining to a railway warehouse in London's King's Cross
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