Stories by Augusta Pownall
Brexit mug by Lee Cartledge is completely useless
Emanuele Pizzolorusso’s refillable bottles can guide you towards urban water fountains
John Pawson designs minimalist oil lantern for Wästberg
Loffi’s smiley cycling glove combats the “complex issue” of road rage
Five lights created by Japanese designers revealed at Designart Tokyo
Apple designs “greenest Mac ever”
Claesson Koivisto Rune creates nine objects that reference its Villa Widlund
Tadashi Kawamata fills Lisbon’s MAAT with plastic to warn about ocean debris
Banksy’s shredded painting authenticated as original artwork
Tonkin Liu shrinks architectural shell lace structure to create prototype windpipe stent
Fashion For Good museum in Amsterdam promotes responsible fashion
Sans Forgetica is a font that aids memory
Tate Modern curator selects five of Anni Albers’ radical weaving designs
Moooi fights back against knock-off products with authentication app
Japanese designers say they have to work abroad to be respected at home
Eight Bauhaus buildings where you can spend the night
Toyo Ito, Kazuyo Sejima and Sou Fujimoto donate works for Home for All charity auction
Giant mirrored ball installed in Tokyo office to encourage city to think beyond 2020 Olympics
Balenciaga is being sued for copying tree-shaped car fresheners
VeloMed plastic mesh helps volunteers transport seven times as many medicine boxes
Greg Natale launches collection of marble, shell and brass decorative accessories
Christien Meindertsma exhibition explores the potential uses of four materials