Milan 2013: French designer Matali Crasset has designed a sofa that breaks down into a bed, two armchairs and two footstools. More »
Concentré de Vie by Matali Crasset
for Campeggi
Tag: design
Concentré de Vie by Matali Crasset
Still Life by PJADAD
and Atelier Food
Stockholm design studio PJADAD used tiny cubes and chunks of food to create this miniature landscape as a visual identity for the Swedish Atelier Food project and restaurant (+ slideshow). More »
Makr Shakr by Carlo Ratti and
MIT Senseable City Lab
Milan 2013: Italian architect Carlo Ratti and his team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology installed three robotic bartenders in Milan last week (+ movie). More »
Prosthetics exhibition
at SHOWcabinet
Fetishistic suits of armour, orthopaedic braces and wearable tusks all feature in an exhibition of prosthetics at the SHOWcabinet space in London (+ movie). More »
Jolly Roger chairs by Fabio Novembre
for Gufram
Milan 2013: Fabio Novembre presented these giant skull-shaped chairs for Italian brand Gufram at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile last week. More »
Storm Thorgerson
1944-2013
Birth certificates by IWANT
for Icon magazine
East London studio IWANT has overhauled the birth certificate to bring it into the digital age and make it more personal. More »
Sparkle by Tokujin Yoshioka
for Kartell
Milan 2013: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka presented plastic furniture that resembles cut-crystal glasses for Italian brand Kartell at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile last week. More »
Zephyr Sofa by Zaha Hadid
for Cassina Contract
Milan 2013: Zaha Hadid launched a sofa based on natural rock formations at an exhibition of her new furniture designs in a former foundry last week. More »
String Lights by Michael Anastassiades
for Flos
Milan 2013: London designer Michael Anastassiades presented lamps strung between walls on fine cables for Italian lighting brand Flos last week. More »
Tea with Georg by Scholten & Baijings
for Georg Jensen
Milan 2013: this silver serving set for tea and cake was designed by Dutch studio Scholten & Baijings for Danish silverware and jewellery company Georg Jensen and launched at Spazio Rossana Orlandi last week. More »
UK government website wins
Designs of the Year 2013
Stewie by Luca Nichetto
for Foscarini
Milan 2013: Venetian designer Luca Nichetto presented a lamp with the height, size and luminosity of a TV in Milan last week. More »
This That Other by Stefan Diez
for e15
Milan 2013: German designer Stefan Diez unveiled a trio of chairs for German furniture brand e15 at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile last week. More »
Kit Yamoyo by ColaLife
and PI Global
This aid kit is designed to nestle between Coca-Cola bottles to bring medicine to remote locations through the drinks company's vast distribution channels. More »