IKEA's innovation lab Space10 presented a pop-up farm during this year's London Design Festival, growing tiny greens that were used to prepare 2,000 nutritional salads. More about IKEA lab Space10 creates pop-up hydroponic farm for growing extra-healthy salads
The UK Independence Party has replaced its yellow, pound-sign logo with a purple lion's head – and is now facing a copyright battle with England's main football league, whose own logo is remarkably similar. More about UKIP faces copyright battle with Premier League over similar lion logo
The UK's Design Council has weighed in to the debate about the declining number of students taking creative subjects, describing the situation as "not sustainable for design businesses or the UK economy". More about Falling number of students studying design "not sustainable" for UK economy, Design Council warns
Visitors to London's Design Museum have increased 500 per cent since the institution moved to its new home, although the number buying tickets has grown by a more modest 50 per cent. More about Design Museum beats annual visitor target after just 10 months, but only one fifth pay to visit exhibitions
As high rents continue to drive artists out of London, the UK's seaside towns are set to become the creative hubs of the country, according to British artist Bob and Roberta Smith. More about English seaside towns will transform "like Brooklyn" says artist Bob and Roberta Smith
Caruso St John Architects has been selected to curate the British Pavilion at the next Venice Architecture Biennale, with a proposal that will "engage with current political themes". More about Caruso St John will create Brexit-themed exhibition to represent UK at Venice Architecture Biennale 2018
Jamie Fobert Architects has completed a cliffside extension to the Tate St Ives in Cornwall, southwest England, which includes an underground gallery, a rooftop garden and ceramic cladding that mirrors the hues of the sea. More about Jamie Fobert sinks Tate St Ives extension into Cornish cliff facing the Atlantic Ocean
V&A director Tristram Hunt has announced that the museum will spearhead a campaign to get more children taking design and technology subjects at GCSE level in the UK. More about V&A "to step in and do something" about fall in UK students studying design and technology
US-born architect Neave Brown is to be awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2018 for his contribution to social housing. More about "Pioneer of quality public housing" Neave Brown named 2018 laureate of RIBA Royal Gold Medal
SelgasCano, 6a Architects and David Kohn Architects are among the eight architecture studios creating buildings for a purpose-built design district at the heart of the new Greenwich Peninsula development in London. More about Plans unveiled for London's first purpose-built design district
Brexit is causing talented designers to avoid the UK, with high-flying British expats turning down jobs in their home nation, according to the Design Business Association. More about Brexit could throw "spanner in the works" for expat designers wanting to return to UK
Post-war housing estate Robin Hood Gardens has topped a list drawn up by preservation body Twentieth Century Society, ranking the 10 most important 20th-century buildings in the UK to have been lost to the wrecking ball. More about Robin Hood Gardens tops Twentieth Century Society's list of lost architectural treasures
The number of UK students taking arts subjects at school dropped to their lowest level in the past 10 years, according to new industry research, and is expected to fall still further this year. More about Financial pressures on schools and EBacc drive arts exam entries to lowest level in a decade
Architecture practice Mikhail Riches has revealed its designs for the second wave of regeneration works at Park Hill estate in Sheffield, England, which will see modern homes inserted within the original 1960s structure. More about Mikhail Riches unveils plans for phase two of Park Hill estate regeneration
London studio Carmody Groarke has completed a top-lit members' room at the Victoria & Albert Museum, featuring mirror installations that provide reflected views of spaces inside and outside the building. More about Carmody Groarke's V&A Members' Room combines heritage references with contemporary details
The fatal fire at Grenfell Tower shows that architects need to be reevaluating the functionality and safety of old buildings, as well as their aesthetics, according to architect Ole Scheeren. More about Grenfell tragedy shows "architectural intervention must not be limited to facades" says Ole Scheeren
The 130-tonne "fatburg" discovered below the streets of east London earlier this month serves as a reminder of how sophisticated Victorian engineering has liberated people from having to think about waste, says Will Wiles. More about "Let's save some of the Whitechapel Fatberg"
London design studio Raw Edges has created a range of concrete street furniture for Greenwich Peninsula, which is designed to look like "scaled-up" armchairs. More about Raw Edges creates concrete armchairs for Greenwich Peninsula
A new lobbying body called Fashion Roundtable has been formed to try to influence the UK government during Brexit talks. More about Lobbying platform for UK fashion industry launches to influence Brexit negotiations
Former London mayor Boris Johnson had secret talks with Apple over a 'mad' mid-bridge store during a 24-hour visit to the tech company's San Fransisco headquarters to secure funding for the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge. More about Apple store was proposed for Garden Bridge in return for sponsorship