Stories by Augusta Pownall
Martino Gamper creates false facade for miniature Disco Carbonara
Marcel Wanders creates digitally printed leather hides for Bill Amberg
Neri Oxman apologises to students over $125,000 donation from Jeffrey Epstein
Designers create personal wooden furniture for leaders of London’s creative institutions
Verpan unveils previously unrealised designs from Verner Panton archive
Kazuyo Sejima creates commuter train with giant windows to take advantage of panoramic views
Annie MOORE algorithm matches refugees to best-suited US cities
NotAnotherOne creates wearable air quality tracker called Atmotube
Vollebak’s Black Squid Jacket reflects light from more than two billion glass spheres
Skandium reopens following acquisition by Danish e-commerce entrepreneurs
David Adjaye designs Magdalene Odundo ceramics exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre
Ghostly Ocean Debris is an accessories collection made from discarded refugee life vests
Five designers who show that maximalism is back in fashion
Biodynamic design pioneer Luigi Colani dies aged 91
Designs of the Year 2019 nominees include genderless voice and home HIV test kit
“We’re looking at a change of our total business” says IKEA sustainability chief Lena Pripp-Kovac
Hella Jongerius fills atrium of Parisian foundation with a giant loom
Apple credit card must be stored “in a bag made from soft materials”
Otherworld is an immersive VR arcade with interiors influenced by James Turrell
“Giant hybrid face-hand” installed on roof of art gallery in Wellington
Six multi-tasking Ukrainian studios moving the country’s design industry forward
Jamie Pybus designs Fungi Factory kit for growing mushrooms in coffee grounds