PVC perils: why bouncy castles are a design nightmare

The inflatable play-houses are more than just lurid eyesores – their use is bound up with plastic waste and social inequality

Crimes Against Design: Downing Street’s briefing room

At a cost of £2.6m, the UK government's new press briefing room is nothing more than a vanity project, argues Matthew Ponsford

Why on earth are we so obsessed with terrazzo?

From Instagram-friendly bathrooms to gimmicky phone cases, terrazzo has become nothing short of a viral design trend

Gyms are a crime against design

The commercial cult of the body is invading our urban spaces, argues Edwin Heathcote

Inconvenient and overdesigned, Apple’s credit card may just be its next success story

The supermarket makes consumption as easy as breathing

Electricity pylons: blots on the landscapes that they litter

Why LEDs are not our lighting saviour

Leaf blowers: The noisy, disruptive nuisance that soundtracks autumn

‘Poor doors’ show that access isn’t for everyone in London

Why building with concrete has sparked a backlash among architects

Plastic, disposable and ugly: Why toothbrushes are a crime against design

Anti-homeless spikes are one way design is used as a weapon against people

The major flaw in the EpiPen’s design

Gyratory systems

The tiny home illusion

Crimes against design: Holiday souvenirs

Facadism is not visionary repurposing of buildings, it’s lazy and cheap

The lanyard: tedious and wasteful

Crimes Against Design: Watches

Crimes Against Design: Gifs