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Microlino is an electric city bubble car fit for the 21st century
Swiss micro mobility innovator Micro has reinvented the classic 1940s and 50s bubble car for the 21st century as the Microlino electric urban commuter

Insight: World’s leading car designers on future, sustainable design
The world’s leading car designers from BMW, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes, Maserati, Volvo and Polestar discuss the possibilities of design in the electric age

Playful seesaw installation at Trump wall wins 2020 Beazley Designs award
Design Museum awards temporary interactive ‘Teeter-Totter Wall’ installation at the Mexican/US border wall by architects Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello as Beazley Design of the Year 2020

Explore the work of architect David Adjaye in new book
‘David Adjaye – Works 1995-2007’ by Thames & Hudson explores the work of the acclaimed British-Ghanaian architect

2020 in review: A year in design and rethinking the future
2020 in review, a year of critical thinking and navigating design and transport in the future

How ideas from RCA students for a megacity taxi in 2040 can impact on our future
Discussions on smart cities tend to miss the cultural side, which is why these designs by Royal College of Art Intelligent Mobility students – asked to imagine a taxi in a speculative megacity of 2040 – are worth looking into.