The 30 designers turning waste material into new products

New book Wasted by Katie Treggiden showcases the people and projects challenging the 'take-make-waste' model of the design industry

Snøhetta creates colourful universe for Norwegian fashion store Moniker

The design studio has created a series of saturated interiors for Moniker's Oslo store as well as a new concept for its graphic and digital branding

‘Objects influence our actions’: designer Mac Collins on his Iklwa furniture collection

The emerging British designer collaborated with Benchmark for his narrative-infused, first-ever consumer collection

Japanese and Nordic design hub Pantechnicon opens in London

A historic building in Belgravia has been transformed by Farrells to host a new design, food and retail destination celebrating Japanese and Nordic cultures

Layer’s Sequel Seat is designed for cinema-going in a post-Covid world

The premium cinema seat features antibacterial fabric and built-in UV lights

Modern ikebana: showcasing a new wave of floral designers

A new book from Victoria Gaiger and Tom Loxley explores the design evolution of Japanese flower arranging

Experimental ‘Play-Lab’ for teenagers prototyped by Matter Design

The design studio created an unusual kit of parts for outdoor adolescent education at The Grayson School in Pennsylvania

‘Staircase of Dreams’ unveiled in east London by The Fandangoe Kid and local students

Located on the steps of Waltham Forest College, the colourful intervention is part of the new local William Morris Design Line

Lee Broom launches music-inspired ‘Maestro’ chair

Debuted with a special film as part of London Design Festival, Broom's new chair is influenced by classical music and mid-century design

Project Room designs new streetlight for Los Angeles

The design studio’s 'bouquet' concept offers variety and flexibility to street lighting in the city

Virgil Abloh unveils artwork in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz

The fashion designer has redesigned the classic G-Class SUV with Mercedes-Benz chief design officer Gorden Wagener

Will design weeks survive the pandemic?

Writer and curator Max Fraser goes head to head with designer and author Seetal Solanki on the future of design weeks

Cluster Crafts returns to London this October

The affordable craft fair will hold its fourth edition at Bermondsey's Ugly Duck

Tate St Ives to stage Haegue Yang’s Strange Attractors

This autumn, the Tate St Ives will host ‘Strange Attractors’ by celebrated South Korean artist Haegue Yang

Pablo Reinoso’s benches are both organic and otherworldly

An exhibition at Waddington Custot will celebrate the sculptor's exploration of our complicated relationship with nature

With Pure Skies, PriestmanGoode designs the future of hygienic air travel

A new concept from the international design company facilitates touch-free plane journeys post-Covid

Stiliyana Minkovska donates her Ultima Thule collection to St Thomas’ Hospital

The alternative birthing suite, designed by architect and designer Stiliyana Minkovska, is now at St Thomas' Hospital

The Alexagate aims to stop Amazon’s background listening

This newly developed add-on accessory uses ultrasonic technology to jam the tech giant from recording conversations.

Exploring eclecticism in the French design scene

A new collection of innovative products demonstrates that French design isn’t only concerned with heritage and classicism.

19 Chairs project calls on designers to reimagine seating for older people

Designer brothers Tom and Will Butterfield turned wasted hours during lockdown into a design project, enlisting industry greats to reinvent seating for older people.

How an underwater museum is using design to platform reef conversation

ICON speaks to British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, who has sunk a 165 tonne greenhouse in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef to offer experiential learning about reef restoration.