Opinion: one of Soviet-era Riga's most notorious buildings is now home to an exemplary exhibition that shows how design can be used to tell profound stories about complex political and social histories, says Kieran Long. More about "Design, fashion and architecture hold something mysterious in the objects they produce"
A house with a cantilevered infinity pool by Japanese Pritzker Prize-winner Tadao Ando and bus stops designed by architects Sou Fujimoto, Smiljan Radic and Wang Shu feature in this week's newsletter, plus the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Bjarke Ingel's architecture studio BIG has decorated a set of porcelain tableware with outlines of city skylines from around the world (+ slideshow). More about Bjarke Ingels draws city outlines around porcelain tableware
News: design brands need to remain small to succeed and need "a romantic person" at the helm, according to Vitra owner and board director Rolf Fehlbaum (+ interview). More about "All the design companies together make 10% of what Ikea makes," says Vitra's Rolf Fehlbaum
A pine sculptor's table, industrial workmen's coats and a lone figure suspended from the ceiling have been installed at London boutique Hostem by designers Faye and Erica Toogood (+ slideshow). More about Faye Toogood turns Hostem boutique into "bohemian" artist atelier
Tree-like structures designed to recreate the humidity of a rainforest have been installed by German-Chilean office Gun Architects outside the Architectural Association (AA) in London's Bedford Square (+ slideshow). More about Gun Architects unveils Rainforest pavilion at London's Architectural Association
Skylights puncture the gabled roof of this suburban house in Montreal by Canadian studio Naturehumaine, while a sheltered terrace overlooks a wooded garden (+ slideshow). More about Naturehumaine's steel-clad Sorel House designed to stand out from its neighbours
Brightly-coloured etchings appear when visitors scratch the surface of walls and furniture in this installation by Israeli designer Itay Ohaly at Israel's Design Museum Holon (+ slideshow). More about Visitors scratch walls and furniture to create coloured etchings in Itay Ohaly installation
Corners appear to have been sliced away from the cantilevered concrete upper floor of this house in Indonesia by Jakarta studio SUB. More about Indonesian house by SUB features chiselled edges and a grassy courtyard
London Design Festival 2014: installations including a "gigantic scale" rotating sculpture by Barber and Osgerby, a garden installation by Zaha Hadid and a swarm of drones have been announced for this year's London Design Festival in September. More about London Design Festival 2014 to include spinning sculptures and drones
Fashion house Maison Martin Margiela has created its first wallcovering collection: a range of five wallpapers for Belgian brand Omexco. More about Maison Martin Margiela launches first wallpaper collections for Omexco
News: a political party has been ordered to pay Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava over £24,000 in damages after being found guilty of defamation with a website that accused him of "bleeding Valencia dry". More about Santiago Calatrava wins legal battle against "insulting and degrading" website
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Michiel van Raaij, editor-in-chief of Dutch architecture platform Architectenweb, to give away five copies of his new book Building as Ornament. More about Competition: five copies of Building as Ornament to be won
Milan Expo 2015: New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind has proposed a twisted reptilian structure for the first ever expo pavilion for a stand-alone Chinese company (+ movie). More about Daniel Libeskind designs Milan Expo pavilion for Chinese developer Vanke
Two light-filled courtyards and a private parking space are concealed behind the metal-clad facade of this small house in Osaka, Japan, by local firm Arbol Design (+ slideshow). More about House in Otori by Arbol Design hides courtyards behind slatted metal walls
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: British fashion designer Paul Smith has put his stamp on the Anglepoise Type75 desk lamp, adding colours to the iconic aluminium design. More about Paul Smith tints Anglepoise desk lamp with clashing colours
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: London designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby used patterns and colours found in the infrastructure of their home city to develop this range of tiles for UK brand Domus. More about Barber and Osgerby draw on the colours of London for tile range
Paris studio R-architecture has added a visitors' centre with mirrored walls to Flaine – the French ski resort completed by Modernist architect Marcel Breuer in 1969 (+ slideshow). More about R-architecture adds mirror-clad visitor centre to Marcel Breuer's Flaine ski resort
North London design store Folklore has launched a collection of products and accessories, which will available all year round in-store and online. More about London design shop Folklore launches Core Collection
These new images by photographers Hufton + Crow reveal the pairing of angular and curved concrete volumes at the art and music complex completed by French architect Christian de Portzamparc in Rio de Janeiro (+ slideshow). More about Christian de Portzamparc's Cidade das Artes adds curving concrete fins to the Rio skyline