The winners of the UK graduate exhibition New Designers Part 2 awards were announced at the opening of the show on Wednesday night, with Tortie Hoare being awarded the New Designer of the Year prize for her boiled leather furniture (above). More »

Here’s another project from last month’s Royal College of Art graduate show, Els Woldhek’s series of unconventional shelving and lamps joined by copper growths. More »

Krystian Kowalski of Polish design collective Kompott presented a foldable chair that also doubles up as a stool at the Royal College of Art graduate show in London last month. More »

Royal College of Art graduate Ian McIntyre presented his range of tableware at the graduate show last month, including these cups intended for Chai tea. More »

Design graduate Julian Bond of the Royal College of Art has created a moulding machine to produce vases, each with its own unique design. More »

Design products graduate Georgi Manassiev presents a chair with the seat and backrest divided in two at the Royal College of Art graduate show in London. More »

Royal College of Art graduate Seongyong Lee has developed a process for making wooden tubes from veneer, which he uses to make lightweight furniture. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »

Sheffield Institute of Arts graduate Guido Garotti will present a series of chairs at New Designers in London next week. More »

Product design graduate Fredrik Paulsen presents this tiny table for working from home at the Royal College of Art in London this week. More »