Dezeen promotion: Japanese bathroom brand Toto is hosting an exhibition in London, exploring how European study has affected the work of 20 Japanese architects and architecture students. More about Toto presents the work of Japanese architects and students
A row of intricately detailed architectural models take centre stage at this pop-up exhibition celebrating the beauty of engineering by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, which coincides with the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More about SOM exhibits architecture models with stripped-away skins to reveal engineering beneath
Dezeen promotion: selected design studios from Sweden will showcase their work at this year's London Design Fair, as part of a new four-year initiative called Swedish Design Moves. More about Swedish Design Moves brings country's creativity and craft heritage to London Design Fair
Dimore Studio imagines drug addicts, party animals and poker players occupying the five boldly furnished rooms it has installed inside a London art gallery. More about Dimore Studio creates rooms for hedonists inside London gallery Mazzoleni
Dezeen promotion: a mix of established and emerging designers have contributed one-off artworks to be auctioned anonymously for Joy of Living, an initiative raising money for Maggie's Centres. More about Jasper Morrison, John Pawson and Amanda Levete create works for Maggie's charity auction
The highly detailed drawings used to create the backdrops of animated Japanese movies like Ghost in the Shell are the focus of a new exhibition in London. More about Anime Architecture exhibition showcases the fictional worlds created for Japan's animated movies
Boldly shaped and coloured designs by Memphis group founder Ettore Sottsass are on display alongside some of the historic artefacts they reference, and contemporary objects they in turn influenced, at The Met Breuer museum in New York. More about Met Breuer exhibition contextualises Ettore Sottsass' colourful designs
The huge skeleton of a blue whale is now the centrepiece of the entrance hall at London's Natural History Museum – but unlike the dinosaur cast there before, it is suspended from the ceiling, freeing up space below for an information desk that doubles as a bar. More about Whale skeleton suspended over information kiosk and bar in revamped Natural History Museum foyer
The social history of plywood – as an innovator in the furniture and transport industries, and a maligned everyday material – is explored in a new exhibition at London's V&A museum, which opens this weekend. More about V&A exhibition charts the rise and fall of humble plywood
The life and work of modernist architect John Yeon is the focus of an exhibition at Portland Art Museum, which aims to elevate his profile and highlight his contribution to the area. More about Portland Art Museum spotlights local modernist architect John Yeon
French designer and Memphis Group member Nathalie du Pasquier has created more than 50 new pieces for her first solo show in the UK in 25 years. More about Memphis Group's Nathalie du Pasquier shows new works in London exhibition
The winner of Dezeen's Brexit passport design competition, plus eight shortlisted entries, are on show at London's Design Museum until 14 August. More about Design Museum exhibits Dezeen's Brexit passport competition winners
Eight-metre high sculptures skim the ceiling of the Yuz Museum in Shanghai, which is currently hosting artist Kaws' first retrospective in Asia and features exhibition design by Aranda\Lasch. More about Aranda\Lasch creates exhibition design for Kaws retrospective in Shanghai
A major retrospective exhibition examining the drawings and models of legendary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright has opened today, coinciding with what would have been his 150th birthday. More about Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive opens at New York's MoMA
The four female graphic designers showcased in a group exhibition at Beirut Design Week are hoping their event will help bring change in an industry where "women aren't really taken seriously". More about Critical Mass exhibition celebrates Lebanon's female graphic designers
A receptacle for gifting your best DNA, a tech-disabling glove for punishing cybercriminals and a device that harvests edible fungus from your own body are among the concepts presented by students of five Lebanese universities for the Speculative Needs exhibition. More about Lebanese students anticipate future human needs for Beirut Design Week exhibition
Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion opens at London's V&A today, with the exhibition showcasing over 100 pieces of the Spanish designer's work from the later stages of his career, as well as the works of designers he has influenced. More about V&A celebrates legacy of fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga in new exhibition
Skateboards, Snapchat Spectacles, an early Gay Pride flag and a self-driving car sit side by side in a new Design Museum exhibition that explores how California has become the new centre of the design industry. More about "Designed in California" is the new "made in Italy" according to Design Museum exhibition
An illuminated alabaster totem pole and a marble disk that appears to balance on a neon string feature in New York design collective Colony's politically charged furniture and lighting installation. More about Colony reacts to US political landscape with Lightness exhibition in New York
The winning entry plus eight runners up in Dezeen's Brexit passport design competition will be on display at the London showroom of Italian furniture brand Arper this week, as part of Clerkenwell Design Week. More about Arper showroom hosts exhibition of Brexit passport designs during Clerkenwell Design Week