Rise & Shine by Hunting & Narud
London Design Festival 2013: a large brass weight counterbalances this circular mirror by London design studio Hunting & Narud. More about Rise & Shine by Hunting & Narud
The Other Way by Carl Clerkin
London Design Festival 2013: a basketball hoop that catches the ball, an elderly broom and a bucket that's meant for kicking feature in an exhibition of new work by British designer Carl Clerkin (+ slideshow). More about The Other Way by Carl Clerkin
Cycling shoes by Tracey Neuls for Tokyobike
London Design Festival 2013: footwear designer Tracey Neuls has teamed up with Tokyobike to create handmade shoes with rubber soles and reflective strips especially for cycling. More about Cycling shoes by Tracey Neuls for Tokyobike
Identity Parade by Adam Nathaniel Furman
London Design Festival 2013: London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created multi-coloured 3D-printed ceramic objects for his Designers in Residence commission at the Design Museum (+ slideshow). More about Identity Parade by Adam Nathaniel Furman
Resin Tables by Roel Huisman
London Design Festival 2013: Amsterdam designer Roel Huisman has created a desk with an ash lamp and glass vase embedded in a thick slab of resin. More about Resin Tables by Roel Huisman
Paper Space by Studio Glowacka and Maria Fulford Architects
London Design Festival 2013: design firms Studio Glowacka and Maria Fulford Architects have installed 1500 metres of undulating paper strips to create a pavilion at trade show 100% Design in London this week (+ slideshow). More about Paper Space by Studio Glowacka and Maria Fulford Architects
Medusa, Chinita and Bellota wicker lamps by Claesson Koivisto Rune
London Design Festival 2013: Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune launches a collection of wicker lighting at designjunction this week. More about Medusa, Chinita and Bellota wicker lamps by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Palma cookware by Jasper Morrison for Oigen
London Design Festival 2013: a range of cast iron cookware by British designer Jasper Morrison for Japanese brand Oigen has gone into production (+ slideshow). More about Palma cookware by Jasper Morrison for Oigen
Louche glassware by Mathias Hahn
London Design Festival 2013: London product designer and co-founder of OKAYstudio Mathias Hahn has designed a range of opaline glassware. More about Louche glassware by Mathias Hahn
Dunes by Philippe Malouin for 1882 Ltd
London Design Festival 2013: designer Philippe Malouin built an analogue 3D printer to create moulds from piles of sugar for this range of plates and bowls (+ movie). More about Dunes by Philippe Malouin for 1882 Ltd
Wind Portal by Najla El Zein at the V&A
London Design Festival 2013: Lebanese designer Najla El Zein has installed 5000 spinning paper windmills in a doorway at the V&A museum in London. More about Wind Portal by Najla El Zein at the V&A
Looks Like Music by Yuri Suzuki
Five little robots travel along lines drawn in felt-tip-pen and turn coloured scribbles into music in this installation by Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki (+ movie). More about Looks Like Music by Yuri Suzuki
World Basics pop-up store by Schemata Architects
Tokyo firm Schemata Architects has created an expandable changing room inside furniture made from shipping crates in this Paris boutique (+ slideshow). More about World Basics pop-up store by Schemata Architects
SkyCall quadcopter by MIT Senseable City Lab
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have built a flying robot that can guide people around complex urban environments or aid search-and-rescue missions, in an attempt to show that drones can perform useful tasks as well as sinister ones (+ movie). More about SkyCall quadcopter by MIT Senseable City Lab
Apple has reached "saturation" says former designer
News: technology giant Apple has lost its vision and has reached creative saturation according to Hartmut Esslinger, the industrial designer hired by Steve Jobs to help transform the brand in the 1980s. More about Apple has reached "saturation" says former designer
Pasona Urban Farm by Kono Designs
Tomato vines suspended over conference tables and broccoli fields in the reception are part of working life at this Japan office by Kono Designs (+ slideshow). More about Pasona Urban Farm by Kono Designs
Copper Mirror Series by Hunting & Narud
London Design Festival 2013: Norwegian design firm Hunting & Narud is exhibiting a range of large pivoting copper mirrors with stone bases in London during the London Design Festival, which starts on Saturday (+ slideshow). More about Copper Mirror Series by Hunting & Narud
Over 200,000 people apply to live on Mars
News: more than 200,000 people from 140 countries have applied for a one-way ticket to join a human settlement on Mars (+ slideshow). More about Over 200,000 people apply to live on Mars
Impasto by Nikolaj Steenfatt
Copenhagen designer Nikolaj Steenfatt has created a range of pendant lights, chairs and stools made from coffee granules, sawdust and animal glues (+ slideshow). More about Impasto by Nikolaj Steenfatt
Parkcycle Swarm by Rebar Group and N55
Here are more public spaces on the back of bikes: a swarm of tiny mobile parks covered in grass are being pedalled around the city of Baku this month (+ slideshow). More about Parkcycle Swarm by Rebar Group and N55