Brutalism: one of the 20th century's most controversial architecture movements is back in vogue with design fans as nostalgia mixes with a new-found respect for its socialist principals. In our new series, Dezeen will be revisiting some of the key projects from the Brutalist period, but first here's a short introduction from the Royal Academy's Owen Hopkins. More about The Dezeen guide to Brutalist architecture
Sports brand Nike and creative consultancy Teague have designed a concept aircraft cabin interior to explore the effect of air travel on professional athletes (+ slideshow). More about Athlete's Plane by Teague and Nike would be a "training room in the sky"
Leading designers have shared their thoughts on the Apple Watch with Dezeen Watch Store, with responses ranging from "a great design" to "not something I desire to wear". More about Designers react to the Apple Watch
Dezeen promotion: DuPont has added six new shades of brown to its Corian solid surface collection, which will debut at London's 100% Design event next week. More about Dupont to launch six new shades of "DeepColour" Corian solid surfaces at 100% Design
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: artist Lucy McRae shows us the experiments she's been doing with emergency blankets and vacuum cleaners in our second behind-the-scenes preview of next week's Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition. More about Lucy McRae experiments with negative pressure to "prep humans to go to space"
News: Zaha Hadid has won the commission for a new gallery dedicated to maths at the Science Museum in London, with a design that explores "the many influences of mathematics in our everyday lives". More about Zaha Hadid to create maths gallery at London's Science Museum
News: Apple is "bloody ruthless" and a "monster" according to legendary industrial designer Kenneth Grange, adding that the tech giant uses design to ensure its commercial intentions are "dressed up nicely". More about Kenneth Grange blasts "bloody ruthless" Apple
London Design Festival 2014: natural materials suspended in resin to create furniture by Italian design duo Alcarol will be displayed at the Mint Gallery during the London Design Festival next week (+ slideshow). More about Alcarol traps natural materials in resin to form New Visions furniture collection
Dezeen promotion: London trade show designjunction is set to collaborate with British design brands Anglepoise and Ercol to curate an exhibition and charity auction, during next week's London Design Festival. More about Designjunction partners with Anglepoise and Ercol for charity auction
British firm Austin-Smith:Lord used textured brick for the internal and external surfaces of this monastery in Liverpool to give it an austere but coherent aesthetic (+ slideshow). More about Carmelite Monastery by Austin-Smith:Lord designed to be "calm, ordered and uplifting"
These household products designed by Bauhaus University graduate Weng Xinyu mimic human emotions and misbehave when left alone (+ slideshow). More about Weng Xinyu designs emotionally needy homeware collection
This charred timber cabin by Chilean studio DRAA is raised over a hillside on stilts to afford better views of the nearby mountains (+ slideshow). More about Charred Cabin by DRAA is a blackened timber shelter on stilts
News: Apple has finally launched its eagerly anticipated Apple Watch, with a purely digital square face, interchangeable straps and a sapphire screen (+ slideshow). More about "We set out to create the best watch in the world" says Apple's Tim Cook
News: Apple's annual conference has moved onto money, as the tech firm launches Apple Pay – a mobile payments system that will allow users to buy goods with their phone in shops and online. More about "Apple Pay will forever change the way we buy" says Tim Cook
News: tech giant Apple has launched the iPhone 6 live at its annual conference in Cupertino, California. More about Apple launches iPhone 6
As anticipation of Apple's smartwatch launch reaches fever pitch, we've rounded up eight of the best, worst and funniest examples of what the iWatch probably won't look like. More about Eight of the best (and worst) iWatch concept guesses
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in the first of a series of preview movies running up to the Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition next week, designer Dominic Wilcox shows us the car he is making out of stained glass for the show. More about Behind the scenes with Dominic Wilcox making his "stained-glass driverless car"
News: a company that specialises in prefabricated housing has unveiled a concept for a modular residence that would hang off the side of a cliff. More about Vertiginous Cliff House designed to hang off a precipice like "barnacles clinging to a ship's hull"
Japanese architect Shintaro Fukuhara has completed a glass-fronted house with a steeply angled roof in Kobe, as a home for himself and his family (+ slideshow). More about Shintaro Fukuhara's family home has a glass facade like "a showroom"
News: BERG, the design company behind Little Printer and one of the stars of the London technology scene, is to close after failing to establish a sustainable business around its connected products. More about BERG, the design company behind Little Printer, to close