Lighting
Jonas Wagell designs Concrete Lamp for Menu
Swedish designer Jonas Wagell has created a simple lamp with a concrete base and a brass dimmer switch for Danish furniture brand Menu. More about Jonas Wagell designs Concrete Lamp for Menu
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Architecture
Andrew Maynard adds greenhouse-like extension to a Melbourne home – but leaves it unfinished
This metal-framed extension to a clapboard house near Melbourne was left intentionally incomplete by architect Andrew Maynard to show off the "beautiful skeleton" of an unfinished building (+ slideshow). More about Andrew Maynard adds greenhouse-like extension to a Melbourne home – but leaves it unfinished
Lighting
Jan Vacek designs lamps shaped like condoms
These glass pendant-lighting shades by Czech designer Jan Vacek are intended to look like contraceptive rubber sheaths. More about Jan Vacek designs lamps shaped like condoms
Design
The Zeppelin aims to fuse the best bits of car and bicycle design
Experimental design agency The Future People has unveiled a prototype for a hybrid electric- and human-powered "car" at this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit (+ slideshow). More about The Zeppelin aims to fuse the best bits of car and bicycle design
Architecture
Jean Nouvel boycotts opening of his Paris concert hall
News: French architect Jean Nouvel has issued a statement saying he will not attend the opening of his Philharmonie de Paris this evening, claiming it is "not finished" and defending his firm against allegations regarding cost overruns. More about Jean Nouvel boycotts opening of his Paris concert hall
Architecture
Norman Foster narrates drone tour of New York's Hearst skyscraper
News: a decade after the final beam was placed atop the Norman Foster-designed Hearst Tower in New York, the architect has returned to the building to mark its anniversary with a film captured using a drone (+ movie). More about Norman Foster narrates drone tour of New York's Hearst skyscraper
Architecture
Century-old architecture firm Swanke Hayden Connell files for bankruptcy
News: Swanke Hayden Connell Architects – the firm behind the Fifth Avenue Trump Tower and the Statue of Liberty restoration – has filed for bankruptcy, claiming that it is owed $2 million dollars by a Russian client. More about Century-old architecture firm Swanke Hayden Connell files for bankruptcy
Architecture
Third bolt fractures on Richard Rogers' Cheesegrater skyscraper
News: Richard Rogers' Leadenhall Building has lost its third steel bolt in three months, developer British Land has revealed. More about Third bolt fractures on Richard Rogers' Cheesegrater skyscraper
Design
Ford launches first new GT supercar design in a decade
News: American car manufacturer Ford has unveiled its new GT concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, signalling the company's return to designing race-ready supercars (+ slideshow). More about Ford launches first new GT supercar design in a decade
Architecture
Microsoft Technology Pavilion takes its cues from the Windows 8 interface
The blocks of colour that make up both the Microsoft logo and the Windows 8 interface formed the basis of this temporary pavilion in Russia, created for the technology giant by architecture studio Nowadays (+ slideshow). More about Microsoft Technology Pavilion takes its cues from the Windows 8 interface
Architecture
Vincent Laforet documents New York with aerial photographs
New York City's skyscraper clusters and strict street grid are illustrated in these images taken from a helicopter by French-American photographer Vincent Laforet (+ slideshow). More about Vincent Laforet documents New York with aerial photographs
Design
Brooke Roberts turns brain scans into knitwear patterns
Cardiac radiographer and designer Brooke Roberts has used digital knitting technology to create garments with patterns based on MRI brain scans and medical imagery (+ interview). More about Brooke Roberts turns brain scans into knitwear patterns
Interiors
Dark Australian timber lines Aesop Melbourne store by Kerstin Thompson Architects
Panels of gum wood in a variety of tones and textures cover surfaces in this Aesop store designed by Kerstin Thompson Architects for a Melbourne shopping centre. More about Dark Australian timber lines Aesop Melbourne store by Kerstin Thompson Architects
Architecture
Atelier d'Architecture 3BM3 completes concrete tax haven for artworks in Luxembourg
Wealthy art investors can enjoy their collections while avoiding tax thanks to a new duty-free storage unit at Luxembourg international airport by Atelier d'Architecture 3BM3 (+ slideshow). More about Atelier d'Architecture 3BM3 completes concrete tax haven for artworks in Luxembourg
Furniture
Marvin Reber's Inclusion Couch dismantles to create an indoor playground
This sofa by New Zealand design graduate Marvin Reber can be taken apart and reassembled to form play apparatus for children (+ slideshow). More about Marvin Reber's Inclusion Couch dismantles to create an indoor playground
Architecture
Wooden cabin by Andre Tchelistcheff Architects houses a sauna in the Hudson Valley
A sauna is housed within this wooden hut by Andre Tchelistcheff Architects, which perches on a grassy knoll overlooking the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains in upstate New York (+ slideshow). More about Wooden cabin by Andre Tchelistcheff Architects houses a sauna in the Hudson Valley
Comments
"I don't expect a bargain for good design, but fair prices would be a nice change"
Comments update: Tony Ash, managing director of furniture brand Vitra, says designers need protecting from copycats – but readers aren't sure that cheap rip-offs are the design industry's biggest problem. More about "I don't expect a bargain for good design, but fair prices would be a nice change"
Interiors
Icehotel's 25th edition includes a square vortex suite
A rainforest populated with orangutans, a giant chess board and floating jellyfish are sculpted from the snow and ice used to create the rooms inside this year's Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden (+ slideshow). More about Icehotel's 25th edition includes a square vortex suite
Architecture
Completion in sight for Herzog & de Meuron's £617-million Elbphilharmonie concert hall
News: Herzog & de Meuron's severely delayed concert hall for the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie finally has an opening date set for 2017, but its price tag is now more than 10 times the original estimate. More about Completion in sight for Herzog & de Meuron's £617-million Elbphilharmonie concert hall
Architecture
Creative industries in the UK generate £8.8 million per hour
News: the creative industries are now worth £76.9 billion per year to the UK, with the design sector enjoying the biggest growth. More about Creative industries in the UK generate £8.8 million per hour