For those still craving more sport in their life, Vancouver-based design graduate Tom Chung has come up with a countdown clock to speed up daily tasks. More »

Don't worry if you smash this vase by Dutch designer Mianne de Vries – a back-up vase is waiting inside. More »

Japanese designer Morie Nishimura has made a series of hinged brass mirrors that look like butterflies when mounted on a wall. More »

This cutlery by Italian designer Gio Tirotto looks more like a set of workshop tools. More »

Milk flows into the handle of this cup by Barcelona designers ENTLO.1A so large cookies can be dunked in one piece. More »

Rubber pellets made from recycled car tyres form the knobbly surfaces of these bowls and pots by Dutch designer Debbie Wijskamp. More »

Spanish rug maker Nanimarquina celebrated its 25th anniversary earlier this month by laying dozens of rugs across Plaça de la Virreina in Barcelona (+ movie). More »

These half-plastic, half-wicker waste paper bins by German designer Cordula Kehrer for American brand Areaware are made with the Aeta people of the Philippines. More »

Pete Oyler of American design studio Assembly has created these stacking candle holders from aluminium and brass. More »

This rug by Barcelona designer Martín Azúa is woven like the soles of espadrille shoes. More »

These felt elephant toys by German designer Daniel Böttcher are available at our pop-up design emporium Dezeen Super Store at 38 Monmouth Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London WC2. More »

Royal College of Art graduate Po-Chih Lai has invented an add-on for a stove-top coffee pot that uses pressurised steam to froth up the milk (+ movie). More »

Our coverage of the Royal College of Art graduate show begins with these food storage jars made of radioactive earth from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster area in Japan. More »

This picture frame by Odoardo Fioravanti is specifically designed to annoy people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. More »