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More from Alexa Lixfeld: the Hamburg designer has collaborated with Sri Lankan company Selyn to create a range of dolls adapted from drawings by children. More »

Hamburg designer Alexa Lixfeld has designed a range of perfume bottles with concrete tops. More »

Australian designer Ben McCarthy has designed a watch where the hours are marked by creases in its pressed-steel face. More »

At Design Miami next month, Dutch designer Lotty Lindeman will present a collection of suitcases that can be combined for use as a cabinet in the home. More »

A collection of wooden pieces by Italian architect and designer Andrea Branzi will be exhibited at Galerie Azzedine Alaïa in Paris next month. More »

A modular construction system for consumers to build anything from furniture to houses by Brussels designer Thomas Lommée is on show at gallery Z33 in Hasselt, Belgium. More »

Shanghai designer Zhili Liu has designed a series of lighting inspired by birds. More »

Dutch Design Week 09: Dutch designer Janina Loeve presents bouquets made of vegetables at the Designhuis in Eindhoven. More »

Netherlands-based designer Han Koning has designed a series of lighting made of randomly-formed plastic. More »

Graduate designer Colm Keller has created a pair of ceramic and birch usb pendants for couples with long-distance relationships. More »

Tokyo 09: architect Makoto Tanijiri of Hiroshima architects Suppose Design Office designed an exhibition environment based on clouds for Designtide Tokyo in Japan last week. More »

Norwegian designers StokkeAustad and Frost Produkt have collaborated to design a range of kitchen utensils. More »

French designers Sophie Françon and François Mangeol have collaborated to create a range of modular school furniture. More »

Dezeen podcast: in this latest podcast collaboration with the Design Museum in London, Fred Deacon, Nat Hunter, Jamie Wleck and Malika Favre of London-based design agency Airside talk us through the history of the company and some of their recent projects. More »

German bathroom brand Grohe have launched limited edition coloured shower heads at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona this week. More »