In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the Happy Cow collection of conceptual sex toys as well as other top architecture and design stories. More about "This is the craziest thing I've ever heard," says commenter
People in flood-prone low-income countries can use discarded plastic bottles as flotation devices with the Bot lifejacket, invented by recent design graduate Ewan Morrell. More about Bot lifejacket uses waste plastic bottles to prevent drownings
London-based architecture firm Blee Halligan has created Derwent Valley Villa, a family home in Derbyshire, UK, that was informed by the surrounding landscape. More about Blee Halligan draws on Derbyshire landscape for Derwent Valley Villa
Northumbria University graduate Harriet Almond has developed a prototype for a detector that can sniff out the gases released by decaying food and suggest ways to use the ingredient depending on its freshness. More about Snoot aroma detector works out freshness of food to eliminate waste
A pair of skyscrapers designed by architect Frank Gehry that contain residences, retail spaces and a hotel have opened in Los Angeles across from the architect's famous Walt Disney Concert Hall. More about Frank Gehry's The Grand skyscrapers open in Los Angeles
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a cantilevered housing block in Amsterdam by BIG and Barcode Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features cantilevered housing by BIG and Barcode Architects
US studio Architensions has designed an asymmetrical addition with pink tile and grey stucco called House on House for a home in Long Island that is meant to "subvert the typology" of the suburban dwelling. More about Architensions places sculptural addition on top of a suburban New York home
Dezeen School Shows: an interactive game designed to increase children's engagement with tennis, and a detector used to monitor head injuries from skiing are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Brunel University. More about Brunel University presents 10 student product design projects
A glass-walled living space overlooking a patio and swimming pool sits at the centre of K House, a minimalist home in Tel Aviv, Israel, designed by local practice Pitsou Kedem. More about Pitsou Kedem's minimalist K House in Tel Aviv is a "search for silence"
The exposure of alleged abuse at the Bartlett must not become an excuse for dismantling how we teach architecture, says Sean Griffiths. More about "We must not allow the destruction of what is still great about architectural education"
Architect Frank Gehry did not consider himself to be part of the deconstructivism movement and was told by philosopher Jacques Derrida that his work was not deconstructivist. More about Frank Gehry "never considered himself a deconstructivist"
Dutch designers Iris de Kievith and Annemarie Piscaer have created Smogware, a collection of ceramics with a decorative glaze made using common air pollution particles. More about Smogware is a tableware collection glazed with air pollutants
Haute couture fashion design is rooted in craftsmanship and movement, Dutch designer Iris van Herpen tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about "Fashion is a form of art and it's so closely related to dance" says Iris van Herpen
Wassily Kandinsky's abstract paintings influenced the colourful yet understated interiors that design studio Holloway Li has created inside the Locke hotel in Munich. More about Holloway Li transforms Munich office building into Wunderlocke hotel
Design collective Andra Formen has created the E-metabolism collection of lamps, chairs and vases made from electric scooters fished out of the canals of Malmö, Sweden, which was recently shown at Southern Sweden Design Days. More about Andra Formen makes furniture from discarded electric scooters
Gabled forms clad in Texas limestone and fibre cement form a family home by US studio Clayton Korte, which is meant to blend in with the character of its Austin neighbourhood. More about Clayton Korte clads Hartford Residence in Austin with limestone and fibre cement
Promotion: artist and designer Daniel Arsham and global brand Kohler launched the world premiere of Divided Layers, a large-scale immersive art experience at this year's Milan design week, which drew thousands of visitors, according to the brand. More about Daniel Arsham creates a "portal experience" installation for Kohler in Milan
An inverted pyramid tilted over a pond defines the Chapel of Eternal Light, which Portuguese studio Bernardo Rodrigues Architects has created in a small village in the Azores. More about Bernardo Rodrigues Architects creates inverted-pyramid chapel in Portugal
Following the recent news about an avocado alternative called Ecovado, here is a roundup of 10 innovations that aim to reduce the carbon impact of the food industry and our diets. More about Ten food innovations to reduce the carbon impact of our diets
Fashion brand Balenciaga has created a limited-edition bag in collaboration with Danish audio brand Bang & Olufsen that it describes as "part bag, part Bluetooth sound system". More about Balenciaga and Bang & Olufsen release Speaker Bag that plays music