Augusta Pownall
Tadashi Kawamata fills Lisbon's MAAT with plastic to warn about ocean debris
Paris-based artist Tadashi Kawamata has created a monumental installation of ocean plastic in the Oval Gallery of Lisbon's Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology. More
Balenciaga is being sued for copying tree-shaped car fresheners
French fashion house Balenciaga is being sued for creating key rings that closely resemble Little Trees, the popular in-car air fresheners. More
VeloMed plastic mesh helps volunteers transport seven times as many medicine boxes
Industrial design graduate Gwen Gage's has created a plastic mesh that connect medication boxes together to allow easier delivery of malaria medicine in remote sub-Saharan African villages. More
Banksy's shredded painting authenticated as original artwork
A painting sent through a shredder at the moment of its auction sale has been officially confirmed as a work by street artist Banksy in its destroyed state. More
Tonkin Liu shrinks architectural shell lace structure to create prototype windpipe stent
Architects Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu have created a prototype stent that adapts to a patient's throat for use after tracheal transplant surgery. More
Greg Natale launches collection of marble, shell and brass decorative accessories
Australian interior designer Greg Natale has released a series of luxury objects for the home that celebrate pattern and form through precious materials. More
Christien Meindertsma exhibition explores the potential uses of four materials
Christien Meindertsma: Beyond the Surface, at the Vitra Design Museum in Basel examines the designer's work with wool, flax, incinerator ash and recycled wool. More
Fashion For Good museum in Amsterdam promotes responsible fashion
Fashion For Good is an interactive museum that aims to teach visitors about innovations in the fashion and textiles industry, designed by US-based studio Local Projects. More
Sans Forgetica is a font that aids memory
Researchers at Melbourne's RMIT University Behavioural Business Lab have combined design and psychology principles to create a typeface that helps students to remember what they have read. More
10 bioplastic projects made from algae, corn starch and other natural materials
Could biodegradable plastics made from natural substances such as algae replace fossil-fuel polymers? Here are 10 examples of designers that are experimenting with environmentally friendly alternatives.
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Andrew Herzog paints 1,000-metre white circle around Romanian National Museum of Art
American graphic designer and artist Andrew Herzog has created a 1,000-metre "walking mural" around the National Museum of Art in Bucharest, Romania. More
Eight collectible design pieces from PAD London that focus on natural forms and materials
The PAD London art and design fair began this week in London, with 68 galleries showing work. We've chosen eight of the best contemporary pieces inspired by the natural world, including charred wooden chairs and a mirror adorned with feathers. More
Barcelona simplifies crest to promote the team in "the world of digital media"
Brand consultancy Summa has subtly re-designed FC Barcelona's badge, and created a new personalised typeface and visual system for the football club. More
Vincenzo de Cotiis uses painterly approach to create high-detail furniture
Italian architect Vincenzo de Cotiis combines recycled fibreglass with precious materials to create his En Plein Air objects, which are currently on show in London. More
Michael Kors buys Versace in bid to rival the big European luxury conglomerates
American fashion brand Michael Kors Holdings has acquired Versace, one of the last independent European fashion houses. More
Retro-inspired fashion and homeware brand Orla Kiely goes into administration
Irish designer Orla Kiely has ceased trading both online and at her company's three physical stores in London and Ireland. More
Uruguayan designers create furniture inspired by modernist architect Julio Vilamajó
Seven designers and studios from Uruguay have created a series of furniture that draws on the legacy of one of the country's best-known architects. More
London Design Festival exhibition shines a light on Japanese metalwork masters
The work of expert metalworkers from the northwest of Japan is on show in an exhibition for London Design Festival. More
Malgorzata Bany showcases Jesmonite tables and lamps at The New Craftsmen
Furniture maker Malgorzata Bany presents objects made from resin-based material Jesmonite in a London Design Festival exhibition at The New Craftsmen showroom in Mayfair. More
Twelve must-see exhibitions and events at London Design Festival 2018
With London Design Festival starting this weekend, design editor Augusta Pownall picks her top 12 must-see installations, events and exhibitions, including a poetry-spouting lion and a huge tea party. More