The ‘wearable dwelling’ – a coat for refugees that turns into a tent
21 January 2016 • Mark Westall
Royal College of Art students have designed a multipurpose garment for refugees, made from the insulated material used by marathon runners
Tag: Architecture and design blog
Headset provides ‘3D soundscape’ to help blind people navigate cities
8 November 2014 • Mark Westall
Microsoft’s GPS-enabled navigation headset provides directions and live transport information, and ‘paints a picture of the world through sound’
4D-printing: from self-assembling chairs to cancer-fighting robots
13 April 2013 • Mark Westall
The future is here. Project Cyborg will revolutionise the way designers think by training materials to build themselves – and adapt to their surroundings
Le Corbusier’s Cité Radieuse rooftop gym transformed into art space
8 April 2013 • Mark Westall
French designer Ora-Ïto is converting the famous Marseille roof terrace into a haven for contemporary art
What have you done with your Raspberry Pi?
1 March 2013 • Mark Westall
From drones to drumkits, the Design Museum wants to see what you have made of your $25 credit-card-sized computer
Sou Fujimoto’s Serpentine pavilion promises a breath of fresh air
18 February 2013 • Mark Westall
Master of delicate, beguiling structures, the young Japanese architect marks an exciting new direction for west London’s summer structure
Textile futures: the living shoe and the strawberry plant that grows lace
24 January 2013 • Mark Westall
What will we be making shoes out of in 2080? And will our clothes come from fruit? One college course studies exactly that
Print yourself: the rise of the 3D photo booth
24 November 2012 • Mark Westall
Shops in Tokyo and New York are offering you the chance to turn yourself into a miniature plastic action figure