July design news: meet the Evocado and discover the Design Library

A new book on old fabrics, a commemorative scriptorium and a sneaker exhibition celebrating vintage shoesHistory is changing. More and more stories are being retold from different perspectives and with new analysis. Once you realise that the past is not a foreign country, but something that can be renovated, upgraded or restored, your worldview changes. Don’t like the environmental impact of avocado farming but love the taste? Make a new, locally produced fruit. Want to honour Scottish his