Sustainability

‘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

By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated 25 October 22

By Laura Hawkins Last updated 24 October 22

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 

By Martha Elliott Last updated 24 October 22

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 21 October 22

The young designer’s new line Pangea is inspired by togetherness

By Tilly Macalister-Smith Last updated 21 October 22

Micheal Young is using this quieter time to plan for a more sustainable future

By Jonathan Bell Last updated 21 October 22

Woodlands, a five-bedroom family house, is built on the site of a 1920s chalet bungalow

By Hannah Silver Last updated 20 October 22

Take an exclusive look at N02 Recycle, a moulded, stackable chair system made from upcycled household plastic, Polypropylene

By Laura May Todd Last updated 20 October 22

The world is changing, architecture is adapting, and a new wave of young practices in London is emerging. They are armed with bold ideas, digital tools, new studio set ups and innovative design approaches. In our Next Generation series, join us in hailing these exciting studios from the UK capital through an ongoing series of weekly profiles. First in line is Tara Gbolade, the dynamic director of sustainability-minded Gbolade Design Studio.

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

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

By Ijeoma Ndukwe Last updated 20 October 22

LA-based sustainabiliy specialists RE/DONE launches its first upcycled sneaker, a low top style that draws on retro sporty silhouettes

By Jack Moss Last updated 19 October 22

The Zbee is a highly-connected, shared urban transport pod

By Nargess Banks Last updated 19 October 22

By Elly Parsons Last updated 18 October 22

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

By Paola Antonelli Last updated 18 October 22

Our picks of the best sustainable water bottles pair aesthetics with utility for sophisticated sipping 

By Melina Keays Last updated 18 October 22

By Emma Moore Last updated 18 October 22

Reebok launches the Forever Floatride Grow, its first plant-based performance shoe

By Jack Moss Last updated 17 October 22

Sustainable farming innovator Crate to Plate is pioneering fresh produce in London with the support of Michelin-starred restaurant Hide

By Mary Cleary Last updated 14 October 22

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.

By Harriet Thorpe Last updated 14 October 22

Contemporary designers are using waste to create furniture designs that combine a distinctive aesthetic with a sustainable approach

By Anne Soward Last updated 14 October 22

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

By Martha Elliott Last updated 14 October 22

From ephemeral tattoos to virtual reality make-up, Wallpaper’s Mary Cleary reveals her top 10 stories of 2021 exploring innovations in beauty & grooming

By Mary Cleary Last updated 14 October 22

The 2022 Obel Award goes to Seratech’s carbon-neutral composite cement

By Harriet Thorpe Last updated 14 October 22

Indian architecture studio Wallmakers and its founder, Vinu Daniel, are crowned winners of the prestigious Royal Academy Dorfman Award 2022

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 13 October 22