Superflex co-designs play sculptures with children in Denmark
The collaborative public space project in Billund, made from blocks of pink marble, includes a 'play contract' carved into the stones
Cosentino’s new collection uses HybriQ+ technology
Presenting Ethereal, Silestone’s new design-led and sustainable collection
The best design projects of 2021
From skate parks to algae clothing, we round up the best installations, innovations and spatial transformations of the year
Peace bench by Snøhetta installed in Oslo
The public bench, honouring the ideals of Nelson Mandela, aims to promote peaceful dialogue
‘Freedom Skatepark’ opens in Accra
The new skating space, delivered by design studio Limbo Accra, is the first phase of creating a major youth cultural centre in the city
Prague underpass transformed into colourful skate park
Using minimal interventions, U / U Studio has turned a neglected space into a new community asset
Giant pink paddling pool opens in central Melbourne
The interactive installation outside the National Gallery of Victoria references Australia's pink salt lakes
Ettore Sottsass apartment interior recreated in Milan
Triennale Milano has opened a new installation dedicated to the Italian designer, including the reconstruction of a 1967 apartment he designed
LEGO launches wooden homeware collection
The brand associated with plastic bricks and play goes all serious and sustainable. Is this a grand return to the company's wooden roots?
Virgil Abloh: ‘I’m here to be an inspiration’
For the Off-White founder, everything creative was political. Here we publish our interview with the late design polymath from Spring 2021
Set designer Lydia Chan creates maximalist London installation
Your Ship Has Landed, at the NOW Gallery, is a riotous explosion of colour, form and experience
London basketball court co-designed with local residents
Home Court aims to create a positive multi-generational space in its Camberwell community
Stella McCartney creates bicycles with artist designs
The limited-edition series with bike brand Cannondale features work by three artists
Peggy Gou and Space Available design plastic waste chair
The chair forms part of the Radical Plastics project, which recycles and redesigns waste saved from oceans and landfills
Instagram and Brooklyn Museum announce #BlackDesignVisionaries grant recipients
The five recipients of the inaugural grant programme span graphic, fashion and spatial design
Dare to be different with Ideal Standard’s new silk black finish
Ideal Standard has unveiled a new silk black finish on its fittings, ceramics and furniture, offering a sleek alternative to traditional white and chrome
Cristina Iglesias unveils new sculptural work in Malta
Sea Cave (Entrance) preempts the creation of a major contemporary art museum on the island
Yinka Ilori creates colourful ‘launderette’ in London
The Launderette of Dreams is a temporary play space installation using over 200,000 LEGO bricks
London community workshops turn waste into homeware
Hosted by Blackhorse Workshop and GoodWaste in Chingford, the Plaster Works events invite the public to transform building waste materials
Snøhetta designs co-working space in Tokyo
The sleek, collaborative space is dominated by a multifunctional piece of wooden 'super furniture'
Old Fiat factory rooftop transformed into public garden
Benedetto Camerana has added 40,000 plants to the rooftop test track of Fiat's former HQ in Turin
