Dezeen podcast: in this podcast recorded at his London headquarters, fashion designer Paul Smith talks about recent projects, his rise to fame and the weird and wonderful contents of his studio. More about Dezeen podcast: Paul Smith
French architect Stephan Ricci AKA Architerroriste has designed a conceptual house shaped like a pair of binoculars and surrounded by a nest. More about Nest House by Stephan Ricci AKA Architerroriste
UK designer Luke Twigger has created a range of skull-shaped containers with cushions for brains. More about The Skullmate by Luke Twigger
Here's another student project that involves filling stitched structures with concrete (see Grompies by AA students in our earlier story), this time by architecture students Kyle A. Sturgeon, Chris Holzwart and Kelly Raczkowski from the University of Michigan. More about FattyShell (v.01) by Kyle Sturgeon, Chris Holzwart and Kelly Raczkowski
Stockholm designer Nicolas Cheng has designed a range of brooches made from bits of loofah, sponge and cotton. More about The Beauty of Nothingness by Nicolas Cheng
A new collection of furniture by Dutch designer Maarten Baas will on show at Mitterrand+Cramer gallery in Geneva, Switzerland, later this week. More about Grey Derivations by Maarten Baas for Mitterrand + Cramer
Chilean studio Duarte Arquitectos have designed an apartment building for a hill-top in Valparaiso, Chile. More about San Juan de Dios Apartments by Duarte Arquitectos
Zurich designer Claudia Meier has completed a hairy hair salon in Zurich, Switzerland. More about Boa Hairdressers Salon by Claudia Meier
Eindhoven designers Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk presented glassware produced in collaboration with the glass-makers of Murano in Venice at Sotheby's auction house in London last week. More about Glass Skin by Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk
London studio Theis and Khan Architects have completed their own home and studio in east London. More about Batemans Row by Theis and Khan Architects
Delft studio WAM Architecten have completed a hotel that looks like a pile of houses in Zaandam, the Netherlands. More about Inntel hotel by WAM Architecten
Artists Studio Job of Belgium have installed pieces from their iconic collections in the rooms of a Belgian stately home. More about Alter Ego by Studio Job
London design consultancy Priestmangoode have sent us a short video of their health spa-inspired Recovery Lounge concept for hospital wards. More about Movie: The Recovery Lounge by Priestmangoode
Designer Ronen Kadushin has designed an open-source mallet for smashing up iPhones. More about iPhonekiller by Ronen Kadushin
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has co-designed the replacement for London's iconic Routemaster bus, mayor Boris Johnson announced this morning. More about New bus for London by Thomas Heatherwick
Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken has installed LED panels replicating daylight on a dark staircase in Stockholm. More about Daylight Entrance by Daniel Rybakken
New York studio hanrahanMeyers have completed the interior of a chapel in New York with curved walls. More about Infinity Chapel by hanrahanMeyers
Norwegian designers Vibeke Skar and Ida Noemi Vidal presented ceramic pendant lights with embossed surfaces in the Ventura Lambrate district of Milan last month. More about Story lamp by Skar+Vidal
Paris design studio A+A cooren have designed a glass vase where the neck has been turned back inside the vessel to support flower stems. More about Air Sundae by A+A cooren
San Francisco designers Mike and Maaike have created a space divider comprising overlapping grids of batons. More about Swarm by Mike and Maaike