These tiny cups by German designer Hanna Kruse are topped with geometric wire grates to support and show off small objects like jewellery, flower heads or leaves. More »
Soe cups by
Hanna Kruse
Homeware
Soe cups by
Tjirp by
Cas Moor
Product news: this doorstop by Belgian designer Cas Moor is shaped like a tiny bird. More »
Tea with Georg by Scholten & Baijings
for Georg Jensen
Milan 2013: this silver serving set for tea and cake was designed by Dutch studio Scholten & Baijings for Danish silverware and jewellery company Georg Jensen and launched at Spazio Rossana Orlandi last week. More »
Patchwork Glass Vases
by Nendo
Milan 2013: Japanese design studio Nendo has unveiled a collection of glass vases inspired by patchwork quilts at the Dilmos Gallery in Milan this week. More »
Altered Appliances by
Piet Zwart Institute students
Milan 2013: patterned rolling pins that make edible plates and a meat grinder that squeezes out biodegradable bowls are among a set of kitchen products on show at Ventura Lambrate in Milan this week (+ slideshow + movies). More »
Everyday Objects
by Big-Game
Milan 2013: Swiss designers Big-Game will present new products including a coat hanger, a tray and a hammer in Milan next month. More »
Primitive knife by Michele Daneluzzo
for Del Ben
Product news: Italian designer Michele Daneluzzo took inspiration from tools used by early humans when designing this stainless steel knife (+ slideshow). More »
Hook pans by Karim Rashid
for TVS
Product news: the lids of these pans by New York designer Karim Rashid have large, brightly coloured hooks for handles. More »
Me mirrors by Mathias Hahn
for Asplund
Product news: these mirrors by London designer Mathias Hahn can be swivelled up and down with wooden handles sticking out the sides. More »
Ran Out by
Shlomit Bauman
Israeli ceramics designer Shlomit Bauman combined white porcelain with the very last batch of clay from a local pit to make these stretched and distorted objects (+ slideshow). More »
Vermis by Malene Hartmann
Rasmussen
Danish ceramic artist Malene Hartmann Rasmussen has photographed dozens of glazed ceramic worms to create a wallpaper for the home of 19th century Arts & Crafts designer William Morris. More »
Fanions by Dimitri Bähler, Linn Kandel
and Ismaël Studer
The asymmetric fringing on these wool rugs by Swiss designers Dimitri Bähler, Linn Kandel and Ismaël Studer makes them appear to pop out from the floor like drawings of 3D shapes. More »
State of Things
by Klubben
Stockholm 2013: a wall lamp that mimics an eclipse of the sun and tray of vases held fast by magnets were among the objects on show in an exhibition of work by young Norwegian designers during Stockholm Design Week (+ slideshow). More »
Paper Vase by
Pepe Heykoop
Product news: Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop has created a paper cover to turn any glass jar or bottle into a faceted vase, sold to help impoverished women in Mumbai make a living. More »
Pretty in Prison mirror by The Practice
of Everyday Design
The panel behind this stark matte steel sink has a patch in the centre that's been polished to shine like a mirror. More »