Photo essay: French photographer Romain Veillon explored an abandoned town that is slowly being consumed by the Namib desert to create these images of once-opulent buildings filled with sand dunes. More about Ghost town engulfed by mounds of sand in photography by Romain Veillon
News: American 3D printing firm 3D Systems has created a robotic suit that combines printed parts with motorised components to help paralysed patients stand and walk. More about 3D-printed exoskeleton helps paralysed users walk again
Milan 2014: Kitchen and bathroom equipment is lowered into islands made from engineered quartz material Caesarstone in this animated preview of an installation for the brand by London studio Raw Edges, to be unveiled in Milan next month (+ movie). More about Raw Edges Studio animates kitchen concept for Caesarstone
DMOA Architecten has transformed a former hunting lodge in Belgium into a family home, retaining the eight piers of its original brick facade as a garden feature (+ movie). More about Brick colonnade screens renovated hunting lodge by DMOA Architecten
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win one of five copies of a book released to coincide with a retrospective exhibition of work by Eindhoven designers Formafantasma. More about Competition: five Formafantasma monographs to be won
Milan 2014: Visible brush strokes pattern the surfaces of this furniture collection by Japanese studio Nendo for Italian brand Glasitalia (+ slideshow). More about Nendo patterns glass furniture for Glas Italia with brush strokes
British studio Hugh Strange Architects has transformed an agricultural barn in Somerset, England, into a family archive building by inserting a new timber structure within the dilapidated brick and stone shell. More about Hugh Strange Architects slots architectural archive inside old farmyard barn
Maison&Objet 2014: this flat circular lamp by Japanese designer Jun Yasumoto was designed to resemble an owl's wide eyes at night. More about Lamp modelled on an owl's eye by Jun Yasumoto for Ligne Roset
This barn-like building in Slovenia by Ljubljana office Arhitektura d.o.o. contains spaces used for dispensing honey, processing dried fruit and hosting family festivities (+ slideshow). More about Black Barn by Arhitektura d.o.o. used for production of dried fruit and honey
News: American furniture brand Emeco has reached a settlement in its legal dispute with two companies that were allegedly copying the company's Navy Chair and Kong Chair. More about Emeco settles further disputes over Navy Chair and Kong Chair replicas
These new shots by London photographer Rory Gardiner show the tapered form of The Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, which is nearing completion in the City of London (+ slideshow). More about New photographs show Rogers' Leadenhall Building nearing completion
News: the latest celebrity to dip their toes into design is hip-hop artist Snoop, who has teamed up with holiday rental website Airbnb to create a pop-up house during next week's SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. More about Snoop collaborates with Airbnb to design pavilion for SXSW
Apple has teamed up with Ferrari, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz to develop software for cars allowing iPhones to be connected up and controlled via a second screen in the entertainment system. More about Apple unveils software for cars with Ferrari, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz
News: construction has finally begun on a 216-metre skinny skyscraper designed by Foster + Partners for a site next door to Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building in New York. More about Foster's skinny skyscraper underway beside Mies' Seagram Building
Dezeen promotion: Danish firm Troldtekt is inviting architecture and design students to submit proposals for innovative uses of the company's acoustic panels for the chance to win €5000. More about Call for entries to the Troldtekt Award 2014
London studio Levitate have reinstated access to a sixteenth-century English castle by repairing stonework and slotting a continuous oak walkway into the ruined shell. More about Oak walkway by Levitate inserted into ruined castle
A slender steel awning shades artists from the sun on the rooftop of this creative arts space that French-Brazilian studio Triptyque created for drinks brand Red Bull in a São Paulo warehouse (+ slideshow). More about São Paulo warehouse revamped into Red Bull arts centre by Triptyque
Wooden boxes on wheels fold open to reveal beds inside this minimal apartment in Bolzano, Italy, by Harry Thaler Studio (+ slideshow). More about Harry Thaler adds mobile furniture and boxy beds to artists' apartment
A continuous ribbon of steel forms two legs of this simple table by French designer Eric Jourdan. More about Two supports connect beneath Eric Jourdan's Gilda table
The new Melbourne home of the Australian Institute of Architects is a 22-storey tower by architecture firm Lyons with a sculptural facade that breaks down into staircases and balconies (+ slideshow). More about Australian Institute of Architects moves into sculptural Melbourne tower by Lyons