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Bird baths and bee beaches invite nature to Marcel Breuer’s Marshouse
‘For the Birds & Bees’ (until 18 September 2021) by design gallery R & Company and landscape designer Edwina von Gal aims to bring back wildlife to Marcel Breuer’s Marshouse, and increase awareness on the importance of birds and pollinators
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3 sustainable swimwear brands to make a dive for this summer
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Last chance to see: ‘R for Repair’ displays broken objects, re-formed
In the second half of a two-part exhibition and as part of London Design Festival 2022, ‘R for Repair’ at the V&A displays broken objects, re-formed
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Anupama Kundoo investigates affordable housing solutions at Roca London
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Simone Faurschou’s jewellery is inspired by human connection and isolation
The young designer’s new line Pangea is inspired by togetherness
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Michael Young designs electric boat concept to replace Hong Kong ferries
Micheal Young is using this quieter time to plan for a more sustainable future
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Trakt Forest Hotel allows guests to float among the trees
Trakt Forest Hotel by Wingårdhs is an architectural, yet gentle Swedish hospitality venture that respects its forested Småland context
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This family home marries natural materials with a sustainability focus
Woodlands, a five-bedroom family house, is built on the site of a 1920s chalet bungalow
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Nendo and Fritz Hansen design fully recycled plastic chair
Take an exclusive look at N02 Recycle, a moulded, stackable chair system made from upcycled household plastic, Polypropylene
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Earth brick barn house is Yinka Shonibare’s hub of creativity in Nigeria
Yinka Shonibare’s new artists’ residency space, Ecology Green Farm, in a remote part of Nigeria, offers a lush landscape for cultural and creative discovery
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Sustainable clothing brands doing less but better
LA-based sustainabiliy specialists RE/DONE launches its first upcycled sneaker, a low top style that draws on retro sporty silhouettes
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Is this the future of connected urban transport?
The Zbee is a highly-connected, shared urban transport pod
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Need-to-know technology news from Salone del Mobile 2018
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Architect Michael Murphy on designing healthcare systems
Design Emergency began as an Instagram Live series during the Covid-19 pandemic and is now becoming a wake-up call to the world, and compelling evidence of the power of design to effect radical and far-reaching change. Co-founders Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn took over the October 2020 issue of Wallpaper* to present stories of design’s new purpose and promise. Here, Paola Antonelli talks to architect Michael Murphy
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Sustainable water bottles aiming to cap plastic waste
Our picks of the best sustainable water bottles pair aesthetics with utility for sophisticated sipping
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Sustainable beauty co-op Récolte goes big on branding in Brussels
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Kelp mates: sea greens are gastronomic gold to palate-conscious planet savers
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Green stuff: Bottletop’s eco-chainmail accessories
Reebok launches the Forever Floatride Grow, its first plant-based performance shoe
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Eco-visionaries to the rescue at London’s Royal Academy of Arts
A new exhibition at the Royal Academy in London explores the precarious relationship between humans and nature that has been thrown out of balance by our accumulatively dangerous activities. Architects, artists and designers offer up their unique approaches into a laboratory of prototypes, concepts and emotive pieces that break down headlines into experiences.
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Best recycled designs from the Wallpaper* Design Awards
Contemporary designers are using waste to create furniture designs that combine a distinctive aesthetic with a sustainable approach
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Liaigre ‘Upcrafted’ objects showcase potential of sustainable design
Striding confidently towards more sustainable production, interior design company Liaigre has released ‘Upcrafted’, a series of limited-edition objects for the home, assembled attentively from the studio’s would-be waste
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Year in review: beauty & grooming editor Mary Cleary picks top 10 innovations in beauty of 2021
From ephemeral tattoos to virtual reality make-up, Wallpaper’s Mary Cleary reveals her top 10 stories of 2021 exploring innovations in beauty & grooming
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Seratech’s innovative sustainable cement wins Obel award 2022
The 2022 Obel Award goes to Seratech’s carbon-neutral composite cement
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Wallmakers’ sustainable architecture scoops Royal Academy Dorfman Award 2022
Indian architecture studio Wallmakers and its founder, Vinu Daniel, are crowned winners of the prestigious Royal Academy Dorfman Award 2022
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Elephant World wins Best Sanctuary: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
Including exhibition space set amid courtyards and pools, the Elephant World's architecture nods to both human and elephant needs; all, to a design by Boonserm Premthada's Bangkok Project Studio in Thailand
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London Festival of Architecture announces simple and compelling 2021 theme
The theme for the 2021 London Festival of Architecture has been announced and it is centred around ‘Care'
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The World Around Summit 2022 takes us across the globe through architectural debate
We checked out The World Around Summit 2022, and offer you the highlights of some of the most current and timely debates in the architecture world
