Kneip designs Weathered series of sculptural atmospheric sensors
London Design Festival 2015: Norwegian design studio Kneip has created a set of four functional sculptures that measure and report on weather conditions (+ movie). More
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Coloni and Studio Aikieu celebrate weeds with Plants Out Of Place exhibition
London Design Festival 2015: an exhibition by Swedish gardening house Coloni and trend forecaster Studio Aikieu will celebrate the potential of "undesirable" and wild-growing species in towns and cities. More
Reiko Kaneko's porcelain ceramic experiments to be presented during London Design Festival
London Design Festival 2015: Japanese ceramics designer Reiko Kaneko will show the results of three years of experimentation with porcelain glazing at this year's London Design Festival. More
Ariane Prin mixes metal dust into Rust homeware range
London Design Festival 2015: London product designer Ariane Prin has launched her debut homeware collection, which includes pots, trays, vases and jewellery boxes with a rusty tinge. More
Alessi to launch Pulcina coffee maker by Michele de Lucchi
Pomo summer: Memphis Group founding member Michele De Lucchi has designed a ribbed aluminium coffee moka for Alessi, which will launch during London Design Festival 2015. More
Darkroom responds to "soft Postmodernism fluff" with fifth homeware collection
Pomo summer: London design store Darkroom has created a collection of home accessories and jewellery based on five basic shapes to celebrate its fifth anniversary. More
Zaha Hadid, BIG and others reinterpret Arne Jacobsen's Series 7 chair for Fritz Hansen
London Design Festival 2015: Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen has commissioned seven architects including Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel and Snøhetta to reimagine the Series 7 chair by Danish Modernist Arne Jacobsen, to celebrate the iconic product's 60th anniversary. More
Patricia Urquiola's Salinas system for Boffi is based on her grandfather's kitchen
Italian brand Boffi will present a modular kitchen system by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola at its Chelsea showroom during London Design Festival 2015 (+ slideshow). More
100% Norway exhibition to showcase the country's designers and manufacturers in London
London Design Festival 2015: an exhibition of Norwegian design will return to the London Design Festival in September, with a new focus on the country's manufacturing industry (+ slideshow). More
Frida Escobedo creates an Aztec-inspired installation in the V&A courtyard
London Design Festival 2015: Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has added a series of adaptable mirrored platforms to the V&A museum's central courtyard, referencing an ancient Aztec city built over a lake (+ slideshow). More
London Design Festival reveals installations for 2015
London Design Festival 2015: David Adjaye, Alex Chinneck and Mischer'Traxler are among the designers set to create installations for this year's London Design Festival, which will include an electricity pylon turned on its head and a courtyard filled with mirrors (+ slideshow). More
Design studio Raw Edges "feels like part of the Moroso family"
Movie: in the last of our series of exclusive video interviews for Moroso, London design duo Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay of Raw Edges explain what's special about working with the Italian furniture brand. More
Benjamin Hubert and Moroso "share a passion for innovations in textile"
Movie: London designer Benjamin Hubert says he and Moroso share a common interest in exploring new ways of using textiles in our penultimate video interview for the Italian furniture brand. More
Doshi Levien's furniture for Moroso "challenges people's perceptions"
Movie: in our next exclusive video interview for Moroso, designers Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien claim that the brand was one of the few furniture companies in Italy that would "dare" to invest in their work. More
Tord Boontje and Moroso brought "the excitement of fashion into furniture"
Movie: in our next exclusive video interview for Moroso, Dutch designer Tord Boontje explains how the fashion industry has influenced his furniture collections for the Italian brand. More
Moroso "gave me a chance," says designer Ross Lovegrove
Movie: London designer Ross Lovegrove explains how Moroso helped boost his career in the second of our exclusive video interviews filmed for the Italian furniture brand. More
Ron Arad's Spring furniture collection "turned the direction of Moroso"
Movie: in the first of a series of exclusive video interviews filmed for Moroso, Ron Arad tells the story behind his first collection for the Italian brand, which he says helped it become "one of the leading firms in contemporary furniture." More
West End Design Quarter "promotes design in the heart of central London"
London Design Festival 2014: in our second movie for designjunction, Deborah Spencer introduces the stores that took part in this year's West End Design Quarter, including The Conran Shop, Domus and Another Country. More
Designjunction is a place where "people can get really excited about design"
London Design Festival 2014: director Deborah Spencer and creative director Michael Sodeau introduce their highlights from designjunction 2014 in this movie produced by Dezeen for the show. More
Bethan Gray covers Ella furniture for Workhouse in brightly coloured upholstery
London Design Festival 2014: British designer Bethan Gray has created a colourful collection of upholstered seating for furniture brand Workhouse (+ slideshow). More