Nendo collaborated with master blowers Martin Janecky and Jiri Pacinek to create the vases by reheating a variety of glass objects decorated with traditional cut glass patterns, slicing them open and then rearranging the pieces. "As a manner of making, the process was like sewing together animal hides, or piecing together small fragments of cloth to create a great patchwork quilt," say the designers.

Patchwork Glass Vases, for Czech glassware brand Lasvit, are on show at the Dilmos Gallery, Piazza San Marco 1 until 14 April.

The Patchwork Glass collection also includes a pendant lamp, made using the same production technique, which is on show at Lasvit's exhibition at Via Stendhal 35.

Other projects presented by Nendo in Milan this week include a chair shaped like a high-heeled shoe and a collection of products in collaboration with Italian designer Luca Nichetto. The designers also recently refurbished the womenswear floor of the city's La Rinascente department store.

See all news and products from Milan 2013 or take a look at our interactive map featuring the highlights of the week's exhibitions, parties and talks.

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Each Paper Vase is handmade by the women of the Pardeshi community in Mumbai's red light district. The workshop was founded by Pepe Heykoop and the Tiny Miracles Foundation, which was set up by his cousin. "The ultimate goal is to pull this 700-person community out of poverty by providing healthcare, education and jobs within eight years," says Heykoop.

The vase is made of coated paper and comes in white or graduated green colour blocks. It's transported in an envelope and can be rolled down to fit different sizes of bottle.

Heykoop is known for his philanthropic design work and previous projects with the Tiny Miracles Foundation include lamp shades made from a patchwork of lambskin and traditional water carriers covered in leather. See all our stories about design by Pepe Heykoop.

Other similar vases on Dezeen include one made from a thin curl of synthetic paper and another folded from a flat sheet of cardboard. See all our stories about vase designs and all our stories about paper designs.

Photos are by Annemarijne Bax

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This vase by Rhode Island School of Design graduate Jiwon Choi is made from a thin curl of synthetic paper.

The vase is made of Tyvek, a lightweight and tear-resistant material produced from plastic fibres.

Jiwon Choi intended to create a package for a bunch of flowers that would be simple and light but strong enough to stand upright.

She is currently looking for a manufacturer to produce the vase.

We've featured a few other Tyvek objects, including a crumpled pendant lamp and a clock that creates changing 3D shapes as the minutes tick by – see all products made from Tyvek.

Other vases we've published lately include vessels that loop over the flowers to frame them and jewel-like vases assembled from flat sheets of cardboard – see all vases on Dezeen.

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The Heirloom vases are made of ceramic in three designs: a small version with one half enclosed like a hood and two larger ones with four or eight ribs. They come in dark blue, light blue and yellow.

The vessels were on show at Maison&Objet in Paris last week. See all our stories about design at Maison&Objet here, including cutlery based on chopsticks by Toyo Ito and a chair draped in a wooden mat by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance.

Benjamin Graindorge has a studio in Paris and we've previously featured his garden that floats on the surface of a fish tank and uses fish waste as fertiliser.

Moustache is also based in Paris and produces work with designers including Inga Sempé and Big-Game. See all our stories about French design brand Moustache here.

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The Snug Vases come as a flat-pack, ready to be folded into shape and placed over a glass or bottle of water.

The vases come in two sizes and three colours – white, grey and copper.

Hanover-based snug.studio was founded in 2010 by interior designer Kerstin Reilemann and architect Berit Lüdecke.

Other angular vases we've featured on Dezeen include richly coloured vases made by a 3D printer and faceted vases that emerge from a custom-made machine.

We've also featured lots of projects using cardboard, such as a bicycle with a cardboard frame and wheels and ceiling lights made from scraps of corrugated cardboard – see all our stories about cardboard.

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Here's some more information from the designers:

The German design label snug.studio, based in Hannover, has designed this vase. It's a folding sheet made of brightly coloured cardboard. you can fold the geometric shape on your own. In combination with a small glass of water or a small bottle you will have a beatiful faceted vase for your flowers. It comes in two forms and three colors (white, grey and copper). Flat packed with assembly and ready to fold.

Snug.studio are Kerstin Reilemann, interior designer, and Berit Lüdecke, architect. Since 2010 they create design-products in their studio in Hannover, Germany. Clear, minimalist and classic, this is the style of snug. By shape, paint scheme and processing from ordinary materials such as plywood or laminate they develop high quality interior-products and jewellery. Each design tells his own story. "We always follow our intention and we have high ambitions for what we do. Everything what will go into production we would like to have for ourselves."

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