Astronaut coffee and DIY heart surgery – Designs of the Year unveiled
Ikea’s flat-pack refugee shelter, an online sexual health test and Taipei’s scooter share among ideas to go on show at London’s new Design Museum
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Londoners back limit on skyscrapers as fears for capital’s skyline grow
With more than 400 high-rises planned, major survey shows residents want numbers curbed
Sonia Rykiel: the pioneering knitwear designer who couldn’t knit
Sonia Rykiel, who died yesterday aged 86, liberated women with her provocative designs, modern approach to colour and sense of humour
Jimmy Choo cashes in on sterling fall as profit and revenue grow
Luxury retailer says prospects have never looked better as it opens new stores around the world and benefits from weaker pound
Kobe Bryant joins long list of celebrities investing in tech
Basketball star joins a growing list of famous venture capitalists who, having earned a fortune in one field, look to Silicon Valley to lose a fortune in another
Improved Tesla Model S among world’s fastest-accelerating cars, company says
Company announces new versions of electric car models S and X P100D with extended battery range – though Elon Musk admits: ‘It is a very expensive car’