Artists Tika Shelia and Ano Jishkariani have furnished an apartment with design objects based on recent political demonstrations that took place in Tbilisi, Georgia. More about Around the Studio furnishes apartment with protest-based furniture for Conspiracy Bar exhibition
French creative studio Waiting For Ideas has developed a turntable with a minimalist aesthetic and simplified functionality to focus attention on the listening experience. More about Waiting For Ideas crafts "monolithic" PP-1 record player from solid aluminium block
South Korean designer Junho Kang has created Cling, a stool made from stainless steel sheets and designed to resemble a climber's grip. More about Rock climbing informs stool with integrated carabiner by Junho Kang
Scottish designer David Taylor unveiled 25 handcrafted aluminium objects during Stockholm Design Week. Here, the trained silversmith reveals the secrets behind his process. More about Crafting aluminium is "like silversmithing on steroids" says David Taylor
For our latest lookbook, we've rounded up eight retail spaces that use metal to define their interiors, demonstrating its ability to elevate the shopping experience. More about Eight retail stores that make a statement with metal
Chunky grain silos informed the shape of the enveloping alcoves at Simple Coffee, an all-stainless-steel Paris cafe designed by local studio Mur Mur Architects. More about Mur Mur Architects fills Paris coffee shop with silo-style steel seating
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the Thin range of modular shelving by industrial design duo SF-SO, which is just 1.6 millimetres thick but can support the weight of a baby elephant. More about "Why do people need shelves that are really thin?" asks commenter
Industrial design duo SF-SO has developed a range of modular bent-metal storage that is only 1.6 millimetres thick but can support the equivalent of a baby elephant in weight. More about SF-SO folds steel sheets to create "paper-like" shelving system
Bread becomes a "precious and beautiful element" in this jewellery range created by designer Cindy Xinyi Wu as an ode to the act of baking and the energetic nature of dough. More about Bread takes place of gemstones in Rising jewellery collection
Local studio DRM Arquitectura has designed a space-framed drive-through ice cream parlour lifted on inverted V-shaped columns in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More about DRM Arquitectura uses prefabricated structure for Buenos Aires ice cream shop
From a gilded bedroom ceiling to rooms lined with shimmery metallic drapes, this lookbook focuses on interiors where silver and gold instil a sense of festive cheer. More about Ten interiors with gold and silver accents to ring in the festive season
Portland-based Waechter Architecture used metal cladding with a red colour derived from a popular wine blend to create an angular winery on a site effected by logging in Oregon. More about Waechter Architecture clads Oregon winery building with red-coloured metal
Australian designer Tom Fereday has collaborated with Tasmanian audio brand Pitt & Giblin to create the Cast speaker, clad almost entirely in marine-grade aluminium. More about Tom Fereday unveils metal speaker designed to be "celebrated not hidden"
Copenhagen studio Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has extended Skylab at the Danish Technological University with a cluster of gold blocks arranged around a skylit workshop. More about Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter clads Danish university extension in gold-toned metal
Our latest lookbook focuses on eight homes fitted with metal kitchens, from a flat in London informed by fish-and-chip shops to a 19th-century apartment with period details in Paris. More about Eight characterful kitchens with sleek metal details
Mexico-based Garza Studio has created a solid aluminium bench topped with two seating plates that move on top of a plane of steel bearing balls for the Collectible design fair in New York City. More about Garza Studio creates bench with seats that move on steel bearing balls
Metals "mined" by plants feature in a first-of-its-kind ring, made by materials researcher and designer Karoline Healy under her jewellery brand H2ERǴ. More about H2ERǴ ring made with metals "mined" by plants
American studios Neil M Denari Architects and HLW have created an office structure in Beverly Hills equipped with solar panels and a distinctive "aubergine"-coloured facade. More about Neil M Denari Architects aims for "immediate singularity" with purple LA office building
Belgian design firm Studio Part has developed a demountable metal mould that encourages young willow trees to grow into a self-supporting bench. More about Reusable formwork by Studio Part moulds trees into living bench
Local studio DUB Arquitectura has created a metal-clad house called Casa La Escocesa, which features "insulating blankets" made of sheep wool that otherwise would have been incinerated. More about Insulation made of discarded sheep wool used for Argentina guest house