Vincent Van Duysen creates "library of fabrics" inside Kvadrat At Home
Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen channelled the aesthetic of a library inside the latest showroom of Danish textile company Kvadrat, which has opened in west London. 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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Competition: win an overnight stay at W London
In our latest competition, we're offering readers the chance to win an overnight stay for two at W London hotel in Leicester Square. More
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Coffey Architects covers London apartment in 30,000 wooden blocks
A "fanatical attention to detail" was required to complete the interior overhaul of this London apartment, which Coffey Architects has covered in thousands of wooden blocks. More
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Fenton House's Please Sit installation reimagines the chair six ways
A ladder-like seat inspired by a biblical tale and an armchair that appears to have been swallowed by a rug are some of the pieces to appear in this installation curated by designer Gitta Gschwendtner. More
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Paul Cocksedge creates undulating communal bench in London
Please Be Seated is a giant outdoor seating installation made of three concentric rings of wave-like forms made from scaffolding planks. More
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V&A promotes degrowth with a pavilion that's nothing but empty space
The Non-Pavilion is a London Design Festival installation that barely exists, to make a statement that the world needs to produce less. More
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Lee Broom creates kaleidoscopic light installation in London showroom
The light and mirror installation at British designer Lee Broom's London showroom for London Design Festival appears to transport visitors into the interior of a kaleidoscope. More
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Sella Concept creates "grown-up" interiors inside London co-working space Public Hall
London design studio Sella Concept used plush furnishings, grandiose light fixtures and a "sophisticated" colour palette to ditch the stereotypical aesthetic of startups inside this central London co-working space. More
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Sam Jacob looks to a future when ocean plastic outnumbers fish
Sam Jacob has reimagined a famous Eames textile for his London Design Festival installation Sea Things, to highlight the threat ocean plastic poses to marine life. More
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Kengo Kuma combines bamboo with carbon fibre to create "material for the future"
Bamboo and carbon fibre can be used together to build earthquake-proof architecture, says Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, whose Bamboo Ring is installed at the V&A for London Design Festival. More
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12 exhibitions, events and installations to take in at London Design Festival 2019
As London Design Festival approaches, Dezeen's Jennifer Hahn picks the 12 highlights to see and do during the week-long event, from a circular bamboo nest by architect Kengo Kuma to grow-it-yourself couture. More
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White Red Architects completes members-only study room in The British Library
White Red Architects has completed a study room for the members-only area of central London's The British Library, with interiors informed by the building's aesthetic. More
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Shed prints plastic pollution on walls to highlight the problem of ocean waste
London pop-up store Pass on Plastic was decorated floor to ceiling with wallpaper depicting plastic waste to serve as a visual reminder to consumers of the growing problem of ocean plastic. More
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AY Architects adds timber science laboratory to London school
A zigzagging structure of spruce beams supports the roof of a science laboratory at the Eleanor Palmer Primary School in Kentish Town, London, designed by AY Architects. More
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John Pawson pares back Barbican apartment to "a state of emptiness"
British designer John Pawson has applied his signature minimalist aesthetic to a Barbican flat, which is simply arranged around a timber volume. More
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Morris + Company clads Hampstead retirement home in modulated brick
Morris + Company has completed a retirement living scheme with a bevelled brick facade for developer Pegasus Life in Hampstead, London. More
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Kirkby Design creates fabric collection based on London Underground seats
Textile brand Kirkby Design has collaborated with Transport for London to recreate seven heritage moquette designs featured on the city's Underground tube seats. More
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Materials unite old and new living spaces inside De Beauvoir Townhouse
Brickwork, terrazzo surfaces and green-hued furnishings add character to the interiors of this east London townhouse, which has been renovated and extended by architecture studio HÛT. More
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London Underground's waste heat to warm hundreds of homes
Waste heat from one of the London Underground's tube lines will be used to warm over a thousand homes in the UK capital from this winter. More
