Stories by Dan Howarth
Viktor & Rolf mixes Picasso and polo shirts for Spring Summer 2016 haute couture
Last chance to enter The Webby Awards 2016
UK’s creative industries generate almost £10 million per hour
Jean Paul Gaultier customises Typographia chairs by Tabisso with rust-patterned upholstery
Nike uses Flyknit material to create lightest-ever Air Force 1 trainers
Ai Weiwei installs monstrous sculptures at Le Bon Marché to “speak to our inner child”
Sugary treats influence Campana brothers’ Candy Collection lamps for Lasvit
Zaha Hadid extends Silene jewellery line for Aziz and Walid Mouzannar
David Bowie was “facing his own mortality” with Blackstar album says cover designer
Jasper Conran steps down as Conran Holdings chairman
David Chipperfield adds to Tonale ceramics range for Alessi
Werner Aisslinger creates upholstered hut for Kvadrat’s Garden of Wonders display stand
Eleftheria Stamati evokes architectural forms with The Mechanics of Black jewellery
Two new museums will pay homage to Yves Saint Laurent
Tal Engel’s Otaku bathtub is woven from wood
Game Changers exhibition will celebrate Balenciaga’s influence on 20th-century fashion
Front sketches paper patterns for Eco Wallpaper collection
Neta Soreq’s Energetic Pass shoes have bouncy 3D-printed soles
SipaBoards unveils self-inflating electric paddleboard
Russian Avant-Garde architecture influences wooden desk accessories
Dynamo and Kelly Hoppen collaborate to create illusions with trompe l’oeil wallpaper
Campana brothers to present mushroom-like Fungo chandelier for Lasvit at Maison&Objet