Cologne 2010: Italian designer Matteo Thun presented a table made of disused Venetian mooring posts at imm cologne last week. More »

Cologne 2010: Frankfurt designer Kai Linke is working on a project to grow furniture from plant roots. More »

Cologne 2010: at imm cologne last week French design brand Ligne Roset launched a sofa by Paris designer Inga Sempé, consisting of a quilted cover draped over a wooden frame. More »

Cologne 2010: Swiss Designers Jörg Boner and Christian Deuber were named winners of the interior innovation and best item awards at imm Cologne 2010 last week for their concrete and metal floor lamps. More »

Cologne 2010: designer Eric Degenhardt of Cologne has designed a coat hook for German manufacturer Schönbuch that incorporates a tray for smaller items such as keys. More »

Cologne 2010: young designers Remi Bouhaniche (above), Jessica Hansson and Julien Renault shared first place at this year’s [D3] Contest, an international competition for young designers organised by imm cologne. More »

Cologne 2010: students at Trier University of Applied Science in Germany have built a stand at design fair imm Cologne by stacking up pizza boxes. More »

Cologne 2010: at [D3] Design Talents in Cologne this week designer Reinhard Dienes of Germany presents furniture that can be reconfigured as a sideboard or bookcase by changing the position of the legs. More »

Cologne 2010: Dutch designer Frederik Roijé presents a series of bowls shaped like city maps at imm cologne in Germany this week. More »

Cologne 2010: Danish designer Jonas Trampedach launches a series of occasional tables made of wooden offcuts for Dutch furniture brand Arco in Cologne this week. More »

Dezeen has teamed up with [D3] Design Talents at the imm cologne design fair taking place in Germany next week to present a series of interviews with upcoming and established designers and design-world figures. More »