This week the Disegno team is exploring the 2022 London Design Festival. Over the coming days we’ll be sharing our reflections from the festival and picking out some of the installations and exhibitions that stood out.

A new robot from Nike cleans and repairs worn-out shoes, but should the brand’s entry into a new area of repair be seen as a service or an installation?

To celebrate the upcoming launch of Disegno #34 our co-hosts give a behind-the-scenes view of some of the most topical pieces from the new issue.

The autumn edition of Disegno is now available for pre-order.

This year’s Maison&Objet Rising Talent Awards looks to the Netherlands for inspiration. Disegno catches up with the awards’ judges to find out how they chose their nominated designers.

How new technology is threatening traditional architecture in India’s remote border region of Ladakh.

Resistance and performance at Casa do Povo, São Paulo’s historic anti-fascist Jewish community centre.

Designer Kate Strudwick prototypes a modern forensics kit that could help clear the backlog of unsolved crimes.

A conversation with Reet Aus and Alexander Taylor about reducing material waste within fashion design and the ways in which global industry could better accommodate upcycling.

From drawing to design, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec unravel the serendipitous process of creating their Rope chair for Artek.

Daniel Weil’s Chess on Earth offers a gentle, peaceful route into a traditionally martial game.

Destiny Thomas asks what the unequal rollout of e-scooters in major American cities tell us about technology and racial equity.

The 1930s legal wrangling over the plywood designs of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and Bauhaus master Marcel Breuer shows that the control of intellectual property is not a new concern for designers.

A trip into Eimear McBride’s novel Strange Hotel reveals the rich literary potential of hotel architecture.

The Crit returns for discussion of Jonny Ive and Apple, the data implications of overturning Roe Vs. Wade, the 2022 Stirling Prize shortlist, and much more.

A look at some of the highlights from Maison&Objet’s returning September fair, which aims to tackle the intersection between digital and physical environment.

Material design studio Polyfloss is working with recyclers, artists and craftspeople in Antananarivo, Madagascar, to spin waste plastic into a soft and flexible textile.

Peek behind the curtain of Plusminus, the lighting system toolkit designed by Stefan Diez for Vibia that has more than one magic trick up its sleeve.