Join chef and former librarian Stephanie Alexander in a wide-ranging discussion about the joys of home cooking. Plus, urban scholar Kim Dovey tells us what the study of informal urbanism can say about the crowd in a time of crisis; a dispatch from South Australia's Nature Festival; and Colin Bisset gets chintzy. Then, a trip to one of America's beguiling states, Florida.

What design interventions do we need to improve our indoor air quality? Plus, Annie Smithers on kitchen gadgets and tools, Sean Dooley gives us the word about the birds, and Colin Bisset traces the origins of white goods. Then escape to the world's most enchanting bookshops.

How can speculative design help us see our cities beyond the colonial gaze? Plus, hear about the fate of New York's much-loved street vendors, head a trip around the world via bookshops, and discover the UK's profanity-laden geography.

Take a stroll through the woods on the Russian-Finnish border — or your favourite bit of public space — to hear about how 3D-printed ceramics are helping vulnerable coral reefs; why garment workers are celebrating the renewal of an ethical manufacturing accord; and why Linda Bo Bardi is a Brazilian visionary. Plus, discover Belfast's layers of complex history.

A diverse grab-bag awaits in this latest edition of Blueprint, with a pre-lockdown walking tour of Melbourne modernism; an audience with the highly-award car designer Ian Callum; Annie Smithers' family recipe for Father's Day fruitcake; and Colin Bisset's portrait of a prolific renaissance man. Then top it all off with a trip to the Torres Strait.

It's time to join the reknit revolution — thread by thread. Then it's time for some journeys: a studio visit to artist Pru La Motte; Oxford with Afghan author Durkhanai Ayubi; and Colin Bisset's tour of the Irish manor Angelica Houston once called home. While you're at it, leave some room for some butter courtesy of Annie Smithers. And to top it all off — a journey of the mind through the enchanted city.

Design is one of those elusive concepts that's hard to pin down, but if anyone can do it, emeritus director of the Design Museum Dejan Sudjic can.

What plants will survive in a warming world? Let landscape designer Paul Bangay suggest some options. Afterward, take a trip to Renmark, South Australia, which still is home to a collectivised pub inspired by a curious quirk of Swedish history. Then Blueprint regulars Annie Smithers and Colin Bisset are in to show us through visions of a kinder life. Top it all off with a trip to Taiwan's capital, Taipei.

A weekly rummage through the essential cultural ingredients for a good life — design, architecture, food, travel, fashion.

Plus Colin Bisset on Russian architect, Konstantin Melnikov