Describing themselves as "relatively young and still optimistic", London-based architecture studio Merrett Houmøller are delivering on their self-set goal to create architecture for the greater good. Their recent colourful project – a compact, collapsable and transportable kitchen – is their response to the RIBA design competition, Beyond Borders, which sought to unite vulnerable young people who have crossed borders to get to the UK. Cover image: Beyond Borders, Merrett Houm

How do you make underwear shopping fun for children? By creating a visual lexicon of stackable parts that build up to create a family of strange and unexpected characters, of course. Illustrator Stevie Gee – who has worked with brands like Patagonia, Paul Smith, Nike, Lacoste and more – has done just that in his packaging for Stella McCartney's childrens' underwear. A new collection of boxes display a different part of a face or body on each of their sides, offering the oppor