Stories by Ali Morris
Richard Branson revealed as major investor in Hyperloop One
Superflex installs dozens of swings at Tate Modern to “combat social apathy”
Pastel colours and subtle grids break up open-plan hair salon in Osaka
Glass wall separates kitchen and bathroom in renovated Jaffa apartment
Stefan Sagmeister offers up his Instagram account as a design clinic
Swedish rail company swaps paper tickets for embedded microchips
Ancient monastery wall slices through Utrecht house extension
INDEX reveals this year’s five best life-improving designs
Pulpo debuts tableware collection at London Design Festival pop-up
Engineers invent a floating survival capsule that can withstand a tsunami
Britain’s first post-Brexit passport could be designed by a French or German company
MuirMcNeil generates 8,000 unique covers for Eye magazine
Ex-Google engineer establishes new religion with ambition to develop an AI god
Seattle startup to launch commuter plane with hybrid engine by 2022
Plans unveiled for London’s first purpose-built design district
EasyJet to fly electric planes within the next decade
QWSTION teams up with ECAL students to explore new ways of carrying
BleepBleeps launches smart musical toothbrush that tracks brushing habits
Zuza Mengham encases British lichens within Jesmonite sculptures
Instagrammers capture Jean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar as it nears completion
Six stand-out buildings by Praemium Imperiale winner Rafael Moneo
Josh Penn brings awareness to dyslexia with kinetic typography