London Underground waste repurposed into tiles for tube stations
Designer Jeffrey Miller has created tiles for the London Underground using the transit system's own waste, as part of his final-year work at Central Saint Martins. More
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Dezeen's guide to the architecture of the Elizabeth Line
With the highly anticipated Elizabeth Line railway project opening in London on 24 May, Dezeen rounds up the 10 new central section stations, including designs by WilkinsonEyre and Hawkins\Brown. More
Elizabeth Line "more mannered" than Jubilee predecessor says head of architecture
Ahead of Crossrail's long-awaited opening this month, Dezeen was given an exclusive tour of one of its stations by Julian Robinson, head of architecture for the mammoth subterranean railway in London. More
Wallace Sewell designs purple pinstripe fabric to create "a sense of speed" for the Elizabeth Line
As London's high-speed rail link the Elizabeth Line nears completion, British textile design studio Wallace Sewell has revealed its pinstripe-patterned seat moquette, which takes cues from royalty. More
Arsenal uses Piccadilly Underground line seat pattern as latest kit
Sportswear brand Adidas has collaborated with London's public transport network Transport for London to launch a football kit for English club Arsenal that uses a pattern found on Underground train seats. More
Lakwena Maciver paints a "vision of paradise" on the roof of London tube station
London-based artist Lakwena Maciver has painted a rarely used rooftop in bright colours and geometric shapes as part of a redevelopment of a London Underground station. More
Airtomo is a wearable air purifier designed for use on public transport
Industrial designer Kevin Chiam has created a 3D-printed wearable air purifier that is designed to remove air pollution from around the user using water vapour. More
Perforated metal pavilion by Neiheiser Argyros disguises London Underground vents
The faceted North Greenwich Sculptural Screen by Neiheiser Argyros is designed to conceal the exhaust vents and fire escape of a London Underground station. More
Waste heat from London Underground begins warming capital's homes
The Bunhill 2 Energy Centre has started capturing excess heat from the London Underground to help warm over 1,000 buildings in the UK capital. More
Larry Achiampong overhauls London's tube roundel with pan-African designs
British-Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong has replaced the well-known blue, red and white design of London Underground's roundel with colours and patterns from the pan-African flag. More
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
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
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
Photographer Will Scott celebrates the varied architecture of London Underground stations
Will Scott's Architecture of the Underground photo series showcases the diverse designs of London's Tube stations, from the art deco of Arnos Grove to the high-tech of Canary Wharf. More
Competition: win a copy of London Underground designer Edward Johnston's lettering book
Dezeen has teamed up with independent publisher D&B Books to give away five copies of a lettering book by Edward Johnston, the graphic designer famous for his work on the London Underground. More
Nike covers Zoom Spiridon trainers in London Underground font
Nike has released a pair of trainers patterned with the Johnston100 typeface – the font used by Transport for London. More
Monotype overhauls London Underground's 100-year-old Johnston typeface
International font company Monotype has brought the London Tube's 100-year-old typeface into the 21st century, adding the hashtag, at sign and lighter weights more suitable for digital use (+ slideshow). More
Lindsey Lang designs 3D tiles based on 1930s London Underground patterns
British product designer Lindsey Lang has borrowed motifs from the history of London's transport network to create a collection of wall and floor tiles with embossed patterns (+ slideshow). More
Studio Egret West reveals designs for future London Underground stations
Studio Egret West has unveiled a "revolutionary new design vision" for London Underground stations of the future (+ slideshow). More
NBBJ proposal replaces London Underground's Circle Line with giant travelator
Architecture firm NBBJ has unveiled a conceptual plan to turn London Underground's Circle Line tunnel into a 17-mile-long moving walkway. More