Swedish architect Anders Holmberg has designed four highly insulated houses in Stockholm, Sweden, that use the heat generated by people and appliances inside to keep them warm. More »

American design brand Artecnica have launched a bag made of discarded billboard posters. More »

Dutch product design graduate Robin van Hontem has designed a series of vases inspired by the movement of a spinning top. More »

Polish architects Pracownia Architektury Głowacki have completed a tiled family home near Wroclaw in Poland. More »

Interior stylist and designer Faye Toogood has completed an installation to display shoes for fashion brand Comme de Garcons. More »

Dutch designer Tord Boontje has added new designs to his Charming jewellery collection for American brand Artecnica. More »

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Romanian architects A.A. Studio have completed the refurbishment of a private apartment in Bucharest. More »

Here’s another ceramic product for the kitchen by Israeli designers Studio Lama, who created the ceramic radio in our previous story – this time a vase that incorporates a kitchen timer. More »

Japanese architects Masaki Mori of Morii’s Atelier and Shin Yokoo of OUVI have completed a house in Kanagawa, Japan, for a couple who plan to retire soon. More »

Israeli designers Studio Lama have designed a ceramic kitchen radio. More »

Oregon designers John Arndt and Wonhee Jeong of Studio Gorm have designed a kitchen where waste products are used to grow plants. More »

Designer Gillian Westley has created a range of cooking utensils that don’t leave a mess on worktops. More »

New York designer Deger Cengiz  has created a chair with an extra support that swings out when the chair is tipped back. More »