Industrial designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby of BarberOsgerby have designed a sculptural piece called The Fluke, which will be displayed at the historic Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, during the London Design Festival later this month. More »

Greenpeace has commissioned interactive designer Jason Bruges to create an installation using new low-energy lights at the 100% Light show in London later this month. More »

Czech designer Maxim Velcovsky will present a new series of vases at the Mint shop in London next month, during the London Design Festival. More »

Designer Tom Dixon will give away 1,000 low-energy lights in Trafalgar Square, London next month as part of the London Design Festival. More »

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New Designers 07: Northumbria University design graduate Christine Misiak takes old tea sets she finds at car boot sales and brings them back to life. More »

Jaime Hayon is back, with a new collection of hand-made vases for mosaic brand Bisazza. More »

Peter Marigold is one of several young British designers showing new work at Grandmateria, an exhibition at Gallery Libby Sellers in London this September during the London Design Festival and the Frieze Art Fair. More »

Designer Ryan Frank has designed a range of furniture made from wood salvaged from old office furniture. More »

Trash Luxe at Liberty is an exhibition celebrating designers use take cheap or worthless materials to make exquisite furniture, lighting and jewellery. More »

Here is a new rendering of architect Amanda Levete of Future Systems’ installation for the London Design Festival this September (see our earlier story for more details and images). The piece, made of Corian, is part of the Size + Matter project that also includes Zaha Hadid’s Urban Nebula (see previous story).

Architect Zaha Hadid has created a sculptural piece that will be installed at the South Bank Centre in London during the London Design Festival this September.

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Fish Bowls is a new project by designer Roger Arquer that presents 15 variations on the standard fish bowl including Do Not Piss Me Off (above), which “tells us about the power to decide between the life and death of the fish”. More »

Tent London, the new multi-headed design showcase taking place in London from 20-23 September, is offering free entry to trade and press visitors who register online by 14 September, while the public can save 25% on the £10.00 admission charge. More »

Architect Amanda Levete of Future Systems has designed an installation using DuPont Corian for the London Design Festival this September. More »