From gift giving to prize receiving, from competitions call outs to penning letters on government action on AI, this week’s Design Line is full of activity, activism and announcements.

Oscar Lhermitte explains how chocolate gained its familiar bar form.

Magnetism, cup-and-ball games and get Z lifestyles come together in Philippe Malouin’s lamp for Flos.

Petulant politicians, quiet architects, a WALL-E lookalike and an architect changing social values one bra at a time – this weeks Design Line is full of all kinds of characters. Read on to meet them.

In January 2024, Disegno will produce a pair podcasts at Maison&Objet in Paris which will explore how design might use technology to create more sustainable products and spaces.

Bearing gifts from Lagos Space Programme, Tatiana Bilbao, Form Us With Love and Thomas Heatherwick, the new issue of Design Reviewed is now available ahead of the holiday season.

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

For Design Reviewed #3, Oli Stratford dives into the world of soft drink branding and redesigns, and the rise of zero-sugar formulations.

For Design Reviewed #2 Adrienne Brown takes part in a Mobile Makers workshop and reflects on the radical potential of breaking down barriers to entry into design.

Simón Ballen Botero returns to Medelin in search of a newly designed relationship with Colombia’s ecosystems for Design Reviewed #2.

Natalie Kane took a good long look through a pair of NReal Air spectacles to examine the hype around AR and technology for Design Reviewed #2.

Tosin Oshinowo’s Adidas store, Climmavore’s first conference, new Design Researchers in Residence, and more. It’s this week’s Design Line.

With Hollywood beset my movies about design, manufacture and marketing, Design Reviewed #2 invited Michael David Mitchell to review Air, the story of Nike’s breakthrough sneaker, and explore what lies beneath our 80s nostalgia.

For Design Reviewed #2, Takt’s flat-pack furniture, designed to be perpetually repaired, is put to the test by a self-confessed fan of building manuals.

For Design Reviewed #2, Nathan Ma meets with Hella Jongerius amongst the faded lustre of porcelain.

For Design Reviewed #2, Lara Chapman talked tactics with Assemble’s plans to open up football pitches to more women and non-binary players.

This week’s Design Line brings an assessment of Skateboard at the Design Museum; a conference at Aalvar Aalto’s Paimio Sanatorium; the Design Council’s Design for Planet programme; and RIBA announced the winner of the 2023 Stirling Prize.

Harnessing a love of the humble clamp, Isabel Alonso’s furniture collection Defocus makes a case for high-quality, flat-pack furniture.