Design
Shellworks turns discarded lobster shells into recyclable bioplastic objects
Studio Drift deconstructs everyday objects for Materialism series at Frieze LA
Teresa van Dongen’s Electric Life installation uses living bacteria to generate electricity
Watch footage of Universal Everything’s immersive VR experience
Blond designs hygienic Borrn baby bottle that adapts as the child grows
Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte debuts anthropomorphic steel furniture
Twelve of Karl Lagerfeld’s most impressive fashion shows
“Luxury meets streetwear” in Ermenegildo Zegna’s customisable My Cesare trainers
IKEA’s Gunrid curtain can purify air
Escala is a scale-ruler and fountain pen for architects and engineers
Ford invents smart mattress that keeps sleepers on their side of the bed
Layer’s smart Move seating for Airbus adapts to the passengers’ needs
Burberry apologises for “insensitive” noose hoodie in latest misstep by fashion brands
The Future of Money Award invites designers to plot a future financial crime
IKEA to begin renting furniture as part of wider sustainable push
Iker Gil and Luftwerk emblazon Barcelona Pavilion with laser grid
California’s Desert X returns with colourful and provocative installations
Digital platform 1stdibs opens showroom in New York warehouse
Anya Hindmarch and Numen/For Use create woven blue tunnels at London Fashion Week
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies
Italian designer and theorist Alessandro Mendini dies
Vivienne Westwood protests climate change as environmental demonstrations hit London Fashion Week
Esrawe Studio’s Trama shelves are designed to resemble scaffolding
