German architects GMP Architekten designed three stadiums for the World Aquatics Championships currently taking place in Shanghai. More about Shanghai Oriental Sports Centre by GMP Architekten
Dezeen Wire: a group of Palestinian business leaders are working on a Palestinian national brand and will launch the first campaigns later this year. The move coincides with an appeal for the UN to admit Palestine as a full member state - Financial Times
German studio Archifaktur has inserted felt-lined caves and green-floored playrooms into the loft of a 1930s primary school (photographs by Zooey Braun). More about Alte Schule Winterbach by Archifaktur
Hopkins’ hyperbolic paraboloid-shaped Velodrome for the London 2012 Olympics (above) is one of six projects shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2011. More about Stirling Prize shortlist 2011
Amsterdam studio Sander Architecten designed cardboard meeting rooms inside a bank in the Netherlands. More about Rabobank Headquarters by Sander Architecten
Dezeen Wire: as the UK government reviews design technology's status as a compulsory school subject, industrial designers Seymourpowell have released a movie featuring Paul Smith, James Dyson and others talking about the importance of design education. More about Creative Britain in Reverse? by Seymourpowell
These dresses by Montreal fashion designer Ying Gao move as if they're breathing. More about Walking City dresses by Ying Gao
French architect Jean-Luc Fugier has designed a contorted timber hut to house a parking ticket machine. More about Parking Attendant’s Pavilion by Jean-Luc Fugier
Furniture designers' obsession with clamps has taken a new turn with this stool held together with one of the woodworking tools. More about Clamped Stools by Daniel Glazman
London studio Post-Office have completed a boutique in Notting Hill with rails made of bronze-plated scaffolding. More about Orlebar Brown by Post-Office
Dutch architect Dick van Gameren has converted a family house outside Hilversum by punching three faceted skylights through the roof and driving a corridor through the middle. More about Villa 4.0 by Dick van Gameren
A ring of mesh thorns crowns the roof of this convention centre in Zlín, Czech Republic, by London studio Eva Jiricna Architects and Prague architects A.I Design s.r.o. More about Convention Centre by Eva Jiricna Architects and A.I Design s.r.o.
Panels woven from steel wire filter light into this combined cafe and gallery by Spanish architects MSB Estudi Taller. More about 6T7 Espai Cafe by MSB Estudi Taller
An explosion created these stools by Israeli designer Guy Mishaly. More about Blast by Guy Mishaly
Show RCA 2011: here's another piece of manufacturing machinery that harnesses sunlight by Markus Kayser - inventor of the Solar Sinter 3D printer in our earlier story - this time a low-tech, low-energy version of a laser cutter. More about Sun Cutter by Markus Kayser
Brazilian architects Metro have completed a red glass chocolate museum in the sky. More about Nestlé Chocolate Museum by Metro
A diamond-shaped cabin on legs is the first of four woodland hotel rooms to be completed by French designer Matali Crasset. More about Feral House Nichoir by Matali Crasset