Royal College of Art student Eliot Postma has created a conceptual project where pets could be used to harvest human organs for transplants. More »

London designer Tithi Kutchamuch has created a necklace with charms modelled on the skull and entrails of a parrot. More »

Shanghai designer Zhili Liu has designed a series of lighting inspired by birds. More »

French designer Manuel Jouvin has created packaging for cooked snails made of dyed snail excrement. More »

Stuffed animals covered in fabric by Dutch designers Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters will be presented at Pierre Bergé & Associés in Brussels next week. More »

London designer Gitta Gschwendtner has completed a wall that incorporates 1,000 nest boxes for birds and bats in Cardiff Bay, UK. More »

Amsterdam artists Afke Golsteijn and Floris Bakker of Idiots have sent us images of their new collection of jewellery and objects featuring stuffed animals. More »

New York gallery R 20th Century has sent images of recent work by London taxidermy artist Kelly McCallum. More »

London-based taxidermy artist Kelly McCallum has created this new piece of work for a new exhibition at Sotheby's in London this week. More »

Milan 09: Dutch designers Snodevormgevers present a collection of plate-steel furniture in the shape of tree trunks at the Stuffed exhibition of animal-flavoured design in Milan this week. More »

Dezeen's top ten: our latest top ten features the most popular Dezeen stories about designs inspired by, created for or made of animals. More »

Dutch designer Guus Van Leeuwen presented animal-shaped radiators at the Design Academy Eindhoven graduation show as part of Dutch Design Week last month. More »

The Wonder Room at Selfridges department store in London is hosting an exhibition of jewellery influenced by the natural world, described as "a heady mix of taxidermy, genetic-engineered jewellery and natural pearls". More »

Here is a selection of work by London-based artist Kelly McCallum, featuring pieces based on Victorian taxidermy. More »