Harmony to Dinner: Issey Miyake and Iittala

Pause for Harmony: Issey Miyake x Finnish design store Iittala. A collection by Miyake Design Studio. Scandinavian and Asian craftmanship and ambiance combine in the new Iittala x Issey Miyake collection. The project is a collaboration between two masters of timeless design from two sides of the world, Finland and Japan. One vision of a home … Read more

‘Like a shimmering sea creature’: Britain’s first amphibious homes

A luxury floating house on the Thames that rises and falls with the water levels is just the start for the architectural duo set on addressing problem flooding

Norman Foster: ‘I have no power as an architect, none whatsoever’

Ahead of a major urban design conference, the architect says we must plan for a more sustainable lifestyle – and discusses his disappointment at the likely rejection of his Thames Hub airport

Does architecture need to be original?

An in-depth symposium in New York discussed the vexed question of authenticity in architecture through the lens of copyright law

The beauty of bikes – redesigning two wheels

The bicycle’s technical evolution and symbolic power are soon to be celebrated in Cycle Revolution at London’s Design Museum

Cutting-edge knitting: is this the future of textiles?

Tamsin Blanchard meets the young designers using 3D technology and social media to breathe new life into knitwear