These days, it’s impossible to keep up with the sneaker hype cycle, never mind every new hugely anticipated drop. It is worth keeping up with broader sneaker trends, though, plus what’s going on with smart shoes. Why? Because change is afoot. There has never been more technology in our shoes, making footwear more technical and more comfortable at the same […]

What if we told you could wear that prized Off-White jacket you saw on the ‘gram or that super rare Yeezy sneaker, for a fraction of the usual price? There’s a catch, of course. You’ll only have it for one week. You can wear it every day of that week, take as many selfies with it as you want and […]

OMA and Milan-based Laboratorio Permanente have won a competition to transform two abandoned railway yards in Milan into eco parks that will act as “ecological filters” for the car-centric city. Titled Agenti Climatici (Climatic Agents), the master plan would use the natural, air-purifying power of plants and the filtering capabilities of water to clean and cool the environment while adding […]

U-Build is a simple modular construction system designed by Studio Bark, which encourages individuals and communities to self-build. The system relies solely on a flat-pack kit made from timber parts, and is born from Studio Bark‘s desire to make construction “truly affordable” for the public. Components can be quickly slotted together like puzzle pieces to assemble a building frame, and easily dismantled, recycled […]

London studio Fredrikson Stallard has completed the Reformation collection of furniture and art made using cardboard found on the streets of the city. The collection includes a series of low-level coffee tables, a cabinet and a console table made from bronze cast to resemble cardboard, as well as a dining table made from aluminium with a white lacquer finish, and wall-hung […]

Simple timber divisions and bright colours define architecture studio RCKa‘s conversion of a 19th-century London church hall into The Granville, a community centre with workspaces. The Granville is the home for thirty businesses, including many former occupants of South Kilburn Studios, where creative start-ups were given space in return for their community involvement. As well as its workspaces and kitchen, The Granville has […]

We no longer need desks, say designers Ed Barber and Jay Osgerby, because the officeof the future is more of a meeting place than a work environment. Speaking in a talk at the Vitra showroom in London, the Barber & Osgerby founders said that the office is still relevant, but the desk is not and designers need to be responding to this. […]

The Royal Academy of Arts has unveiled a series of installations that show how virtualand augmented reality technologies can change the experience of buildings and spaces. The four installations were created by architect Gilles Retsin, 3D-scanning studio ScanLAB, designer Keiichi Matsuda and design studio Soft Bodies. Together they form the third and final instalment of Invisible Landscapes, a project by RA curator Gonzalo Herrero Delicado exploring […]

Planning permission has been granted for Western Europe’s new tallest skyscraper – though it’s not in London or Paris as you might expect. Instead, the destination for the Tower & Village skyscraper, by Dorte Mandrup, is a small rural Danish town called Brande with a population of around 7,000. Assuming it is indeed completed, the Tower & Village skyscraper will […]

Research collective Synflux has developed a system of digitised couture that reduces the amount of fabric needed to make clothes by creating garments that exactly fit the wearer’s body. Called Algorithimic Couture, the project was presented at Design Indaba last month and involves 3D-scanning a body to determine its exact proportions, which are used to create customised clothing. Synflux aims to […]