Product designers Smith & Wightman and graphic designers BCMH of London have collaborated to design a conceptual system of currency made of various materials including cork, glass, metal and wood. More about Mint by Smith & Wightman and BCMH
Spanish designer Héctor Serrano has created packaging to contain the ingredients for a potato dish traditionally served on Spanish island Tenerife. More about Papa de Tenerife Packaging by Héctor Serrano
Milan 2010: Brazilian designer Brunno Jahara has released a collection of homeware made of hammered and crumpled anodized aluminum. More about Batucada collection by Jahara Studio
At Object Rotterdam last week Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk exhibited a table laid with new pieces she has created for Dutch glassware company Royal Leerdam Crystal, cutlery manufacturers Koninklijke Van Kempen and the Audax Textile Museum Tilburg. More about Table-Palette by Kiki van Eijk
Dezeen is proud to be media partner for Global PechaKucha Day for Haiti, a series of 2000 presentations that will take place around the world on 20 February to raise money for rebuilding Haiti in the wake of last month's earthquake. More about Global PechaKucha Day for Haiti
Designaffairs Studio of Germany have designed a conceptual hearing aid that forms a flesh tunnel through the wearer's earlobe. More about Deafinite Style by Designaffairs Studio
Japanese designers Nendo have designed a set of globes depicting white oceans and black land masses. More about Corona globes by Nendo
Architects Gonzalez Haase of Paris and Berlin have completed the interior of a store in Athens for fashion brand Antonios Markos, which features one wall that's been cut away to reveal angled shards of mirror beneath. More about Antonios Markos Conceptual Boutique by Gonzalez Haase
Architect Tsuyoshi Kawata of Japanese studio Tonoma has designed a ceramics market to fill the gap between two buildings in Osaka, Japan. More about The Ceramic Market by Tsuyoshi Kawata
Stockholm 2010: Swedish company Wästberg present an LED desk lamp by French designer Inga Sempé at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, which opens today. More about Sempé w103 by Inga Sempé for Wästberg
Tokyo designer Gwenael Nicolas of Curiosity has completed a spa in Interlaken, Switzerland, with silk panels hanging in layers from the ceiling. More about Kanebo Sensai Select Spa by Gwenael Nicolas
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Australian architects Tony Owen Partners have created a house overlooking Sydney harbor where one wall loops over the roof and down the other side to become a first floor terrace. More about Moebius House by Tony Owen Partners
Taiwanese designer Yen-Wen Tseng, a student at Konstfack University College of Arts, Craft and Design in Stockholm, has created a set of rubber candlesticks designed to feel like bicycle handlebars. More about Handlebar Candlesticks by Yen-Wen Tseng
Helsinki architects AFKS have completed a children's daycare center in Espoo, Finland, clad inside and out in strips of timber. More about Ajurinmäki Daycare Center by AFKS
Stockholm 2010: in Stockholm this week Swedish lighting brand Wästberg will launch a task light made of brass and rubber, designed by architect David Chipperfield. More about Chipperfield w102 by David Chipperfield for Wästberg
Stockholm 2010: Hong Kong designer Michael Young will launch a swivelling tub chair for Swedish design brand Swedese at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week. More about Avalon by Michael Young for Swedese
Photographer Julien Lanoo of France has sent us his photographs of a teaching resources centre in Paris Lille by French architects Béal & Blanckaert. More about Centre of Pedagogic Multimedia Resources by Béal & Blanckaert
Cologne 2010: at imm cologne last month German designer Stephanie Knust exhibited a zig-zag shaped aluminium lamp. More about Zorro by Stephanie Knust
Architects Lightroom Studio of Georgia have completed an outdoor living room, built around a tree at a house in Atlanta, USA. More about Dominey Pavilion by Lightroom Studio
