From golden syrup to golden shoes, this week’s Design Line ponders how the language of design is being co-opted for political messages, as well as including stories about material tracing, manufactured outrage and un-radical retrofitting.

A week of AI flare-ups, 3D-printed wool and an inflating/deflating sphere. Welcome to the Design Line.

Tableware from Räthel & Wolf, the legacy of Andrea Branzi, and the design world’s reaction to Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum: it’s this week’s Design Line.