Britain's design industry has grown by 40 per cent and is now responsible for £1 in every £20 generated across the country, according to a landmark report from the Design Council.
Swedish brand IKEA has unveiled its Kompishäng collection for short-term renters, featuring a £7 wardrobe organiser that doubles as a backpack and a side table that can be carried over the arm like a handbag.
Clusters of balloons protruded from avant-garde garments at London designer Robert Wun's Autumn Winter 2026 haute couture show, giving the impression of inflatable-laden street vendors at a funfair.
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman is ringing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted across the USA, Canada and Mexico, with a chubby pink snack bowl shaped like a football stadium.