Pfarré Lighting Design uses two-way mirrors and LED screens to display gold bullion
A collection of 300 pieces of gold bullion has been lit up and displayed in a room with two-way mirrored glass by German practice Pfarré Lighting Design. More
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Tom Postma Design suspends 1,400 porcelain plates in gold-gilded room at Fondazione Prada
A Fondazione Prada exhibition about Chinese export porcelain, designed by Dutch firm Tom Postma Design, is housed within three prefabricated timber volumes clad in velvet and real gold leaf. More
Prayer hall sits inside a cluster of rock-shaped buildings
CEBRA has completed a cave-like prayer centre in Abu Dhabi housed in a landscape of jagged, rock-like forms. More
Golden mesh shades a sports pavilion in Sydney
Golden polycarbonate mesh stretches across the canopy of this pavilion in Marsden Park, Sydney, designed by architecture practice CHROFI . More
Pablo Escobar's brother launches gold foldable smartphone in a bid to "beat Apple"
Roberto Escobar, brother of the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar, has launched a gold folding phone using a raunchy campaign featuring women in their underwear. More
$5 million solid gold toilet stolen in "surreal" Blenheim Palace heist
A solid gold toilet artwork has been stolen from an exhibition at Blenheim Palace, forcing the artist Maurizio Cattelan to deny that the theft was a Banksy-style hoax. More
Joy BC pays off university fees with hand-carved pendant of Lil Wayne
Royal College of Art student Joy Bonfield-Colombara has funded her way through art school by creating a hand-carved effigy of Lil Wayne in solid 18 carat gold with diamond tears, for the American rapper. More
Steven Chilton Architects designs Wuxi Show Theatre with white columns and golden canopy
A forest of slender white columns will support a latticed roof of metallic louvres covering a theatre by Steven Chilton Architects in Wuxi, China. More
MVRDV imprints surrounding buildings onto walls of indoor theme park near Seoul
MVRDV has completed a white and gold entertainment complex, The Imprint, next to South Korea's Incheon Airport, with facades that incorporate elements of nearby buildings. More
Construction of golden cube building by Stefano Boeri Architetti begins in Tirana
Blloku Cube – a mixed-use block with a facade of aluminium triangles, designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti – is now under construction in the Albanian capital. More
Reform hacks IKEA cabinets to create gold-hued kitchen for designer Stine Goya
Danish brand Reform has updated standard IKEA cabinetry with brass doors to create this golden-toned kitchen at the headquarters of Copenhagen-based fashion designer Stine Goya. More
Dubai tower with golden lattice spire named world's tallest hotel
A 356.5-metre skyscraper topped with swimming pools and a golden latticed roof in Dubai has won the title of the world's tallest hotel. More
Raúl Sánchez Architects creates duplex apartment with golden cubes at its centre
Spanish studio Raúl Sánchez Architects has transformed two derelict apartments in downtown Barcelona into a spacious two-storey home, centred around a pair of double-height gold cubes. More
Tiffany & Co releases £945 tin can as part of Everyday Objects collection
New York jewellers Tiffany & Co has created a line of everyday items re-imagined in expensive materials, including a gold and silver tin can and a ball of yarn recreated in handspun silver for £6,840. More
Glowing gold extension added to Winchester university chapel by Design Engine
The gothic-revival chapel at the University of Winchester, England, has been "returned to its former glory", following a renovation and extension by local architecture studio Design Engine. More
Egg-shaped sauna creates escape for residents of Swedish town displaced by mining
Bigert & Bergström has built a golden, egg-shaped sauna for the people of Kiruna after damage caused by decades of iron ore mining resulted in the relocation of the entire Swedish town. More
NORD Architects' Copenhagen hospice aims to provide "a unique place for the final journey"
Copenhagen studio NORD Architects has completed a hospice for palliative patients in the heart of the Danish capital, with golden facades featuring curving cutouts that surround quiet courtyards. More
Thomas Feichtner designs set of minimal vessels dipped in gold
Vienna Design Week 2016: Austrian designer Thomas Feichtner has collaborated with silverware manufacturer Jarosinski & Vaugoin to create a set of minimal tableware featuring uneven washes of gold (+ slideshow). More
Glenn Murcutt unveils first images of Australian Islamic Centre in Melbourne
Pritzker Prize-winning Australian architect Glenn Murcutt has revealed new images of his first mosque in Melbourne, showing a roof covered in rows of dramatic lantern-like skylights (+ slideshow). More
DuoSkin temporary tattoos can remotely control devices
Researchers at MIT's Media Lab have created a series of smart temporary tattoos that can control devices through touch (+ movie). More