Stories by Augusta Pownall
Mastercard drops name from logo in subtle brand refresh by Pentagram
Peter Bilak creates 32-arm lighting design for Royal Swedish Ballet
Hugo Boss designs vegan shoes that replace leather with pineapple-based material
Huawei’s Facing Emotions app uses sound to allow the visually impaired to see emotions
Banksy paints Season’s Greetings mural on Port Talbot garage
Optician Sans is a font that completes the eye test chart alphabet
Edoardo Tresoldi installs wire mesh sculpture on roof of a Barcelona building
Nendo-designed Escher exhibition opens at Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria
Moooi unveils Party Lights in new strategy to launch products year-round, not just in Milan
Kickstarter unveils resource centre to nudge users towards launching sustainable products
Counter Investigations exhibition by Forensic Architecture wins Design of the Year 2018
Palm leather rugs are vegan alternative to cow hide
Altrock is a terrazzo made using waste from the marble industry
Fashion designer Joe Casely-Hayford dies at 62
Nendo creates fungi-like tableware and a tea set with an oversized lid
Dezeen’s top 10 architecture and design quotes of 2018
Nendo rethinks the ballpoint pen to be more comfortable and reduce rattling
Dezeen’s top 10 innovative materials of 2018
Stockholm Design’s Charlotte Wiking dies at 48
Dezeen’s top 10 design and technology trends of 2018
Erez Nevi Pana’s Unravelled peace silk wall tapestries are made without harming silk worms
Pharrell Williams’ Adidas collection takes colours from East African flags