Herman Miller’s merger with Design Within Reach called into question
Alexis Dornier completes co-living complex in Bali with communal areas on its roof
Arthur Carabott’s Superhydrophobic Fountain causes water to move in unusual ways
“Plastic is a design failure” says Parley for the Oceans founder
Modernist architect Michael Manser dies aged 87
Hay redesigns IKEA’s iconic blue Frakta bag
Watch IKEA’s Democratic Design Day live from Sweden
Hiroyuki Moriyama completes Tokyo apartment building with a perforated skin
OMA completes restoration of Venice’s Fondaco dei Tedeschi
Bjarke Ingels’ Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is “mountainous outside and cavernous inside”
White Arkitekter selected to build timber-framed high-rise in Sweden
“Aren’t the Aldi chairs closer to Eames’ original design philosophy?”
Leather alternative Piñatex is made from pineapple leaves
Samsung’s Silicon Valley office by NBBJ features nap pods and music listening rooms
Adidas launches trainers made from ocean plastic with Parley for the Oceans
Seymourpowell creates gadgets from Google’s Project Ara modular phone
Kunlé Adeyemi’s floating school suffers “abrupt collapse”
Saltwater Brewery’s edible six-pack rings protect marine wildlife
Molekule air purifier destroys pollutants rather than collecting them
Tom Chung transforms factory floor in Toronto into flexible workspace
Converse continues updates to classic designs with All Star Modern trainer
WATG wins competition to design freeform 3D-printed house
