Paul Cocksedge's Slump furniture features glass pressed over rocks
Glass surfaces slump over solid, organic bases in this series of furniture by Paul Cocksedge, which was launched at this year's London Design Festival. More
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Heatherwick Studio unveils modular desk with wooden planter legs
Sculptural maple planters form the legs of a modular desk designed by Heatherwick Studio as part of the Design Museum's Connected: Made Together, Apart project at London Design Festival. More
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London Design Festival 2020 set to go ahead in September but expects "very little international travel"
This year's London Design Festival will go ahead as scheduled in September, but with a more local focus and greater online activity in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. More
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London's longest-running design fair 100% Design rebrands as Design London
London design trade fair 100% Design will rebrand as Design London in time for London Design Festival 2020, and move from Olympia in the west of the city to the new Design District in Greenwich. More
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The "only way to save the world" is to ban land ownership, says Vivienne Westwood
British designer Vivienne Westwood has said that "we haven't got time to talk about fashion" in light of the climate crisis, and is instead calling for a ban on private land ownership with her One World Rent campaign. More
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Marlène Huissoud creates sculptural chairs as hotels for city-dwelling insects
French designer Marlène Huissoud asks humans to "Please Stand By" with her first chairs, which are designed to be refuges for insects. More
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Young designer Jehanara Knowles launches furniture brand Kam Ce Kam
Traditional Indian crafts are celebrated in the inaugural collection from Kam Ce Kam, a furniture brand launched by 27-year-old designer Jehanara Knowles during London Design Festival. More
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Kirkby Design gives 1960s Tube carriage pastel-coloured revamp
Kirkby Design has given a 1967 London Underground carriage a candy-coloured overhaul by upholstering it in the brand's Underground Vol. II fabric collection. More
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Bedouin women create Irthi collection based on ancient Emirati crafts
The Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council has paired Bedouin craftswomen in the UAE with international artists to create items that can be sold to a global market. More
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Six minimal seats from designjunction 2019 that show less is more
From a chair made from layers of sheep wool to a sofa designed for the circular economy, we've selected six of the best simple, yet effective, seating designs shown at designjunction. More
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Beaded Mardi Gras costumes by Big Chief Demond Melancon on show at V&A
Beaded costumes designed for the Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans by artist and educator Big Chief Demond Melancon were on show at London's V&A museum for London Design Festival. More
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Bohinc Studio shows space-themed collection in 18th-century townhouse
London designer Lara Bohinc showcased her latest, space-themed furniture collection in a 200-year-old house in London's King's Cross that was converted into an immersive installation for the occasion. More
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"I want to present the opposite of what is commonly known as Swedish design" says Paola Bjäringer
Curator Paola Bjäringer has put together a collection of "un-Swedish" design, which was displayed at the London Design Fair as part of the exhibition Crossovers by digital gallery Adorno. More
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Make Bank's Print Project sees 20 designers create prints to fund arts education
Social enterprise Make Bank has released a collection of 24 prints by British creatives, including textile designer Donna Wilson and graphic designer Peter Chadwick, to help fund arts education for disadvantaged children. More
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Dan Tobin Smith blows up gemstones to 60 times their size for Void installation
Photographer Dan Tobin Smith used footage of more than 100 gemstones, blown up to 60 times their size, to create an immersive installation in the basement of Collins Music Hall for London Design Festival. More
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Granby Workshop recycles waste sludge from clay industries to make earthen tableware
Liverpool-based Granby Workshop has made a series of tableware products from the industrial and post-consumer clay waste that would otherwise be sent to landfill. More
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Bio-ID Lab designs DIY algae-infused tiles that can extract toxic dyes from water
The Bio-Integrated Design Lab at the Bartlett School of Architecture has created a modular system of tiles inlaid with algae that can filter toxic chemical dyes and heavy metals out of water. More
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Matter of Stuff recycles last year's London Design Festival exhibition into something new
Recycled materials can be used to make luxury products says Matter of Stuff, which has created its London Design Festival 2019 exhibition by repurposing elements of its show from 2018. More
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Martino Gamper creates false facade for miniature Disco Carbonara
Designer Martino Gamper has created a fake front for a "disco" at Coal Drops Yard in London's King's Cross that can house just a few revellers at a time. More
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Camille Walala transforms London street into colourful "urban living room"
French designer Camille Walala has installed benches, planters and flags adorned with her signature colourful patterns along South Molton Street to turn the road into the Walala Lounge. More
