Bril’s Coniferous Clock is filled with leaves that take a year to die
Japanese design collective Bril has filled a circular cedar frame with leaves that gradually fade from green to brown over the course of a year to create an annual clock without using hands or numbers (+ slideshow). More about Bril’s Coniferous Clock is filled with leaves that take a year to die
Nendo designs ice cream Village cake for Häagen-Dazs
Japanese design studio Nendo has created an ice cream cake, featuring a group of small chocolate houses intended to remind people of returning home for the holidays (+ slideshow). More about Nendo designs ice cream Village cake for Häagen-Dazs
Outofstock's Flag cabinet conceals and displays small objects
Design collective Outofstock has suspended a closable cupboard within an open display box to form this cabinet for Danish furniture brand Bolia. More about Outofstock's Flag cabinet conceals and displays small objects
Tom Dixon to unveil accessories with live "factory" at Maison & Objet
Maison&Objet 2014: British designer Tom Dixon will launch a home accessories collection including mouth-blown barware and scent diffusers at Paris design show Maison & Objet, which has named him Designer of the Year. More about Tom Dixon to unveil accessories with live "factory" at Maison & Objet
Ted Lawson uses his own blood to print a self-portrait with a CNC machine
Brooklyn artist Ted Lawson hooked himself up to a robotic painting machine that used his blood as ink to draw a nude portrait of himself (+ movie). More about Ted Lawson uses his own blood to print a self-portrait with a CNC machine
AfroditiKrassa's Pentagon Pendant is clad in beveled mirrors
London Design Festival 2014: interior design studio AfroditiKrassa has created a pentagonal pendant light with casing made from mirrored and tinted glass (+ slideshow). More about AfroditiKrassa's Pentagon Pendant is clad in beveled mirrors
Studio Makkink & Bey creates Blue Pottery using traditional Indian techniques
Maison&Objet 2014: Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey collaborated with a family of craftspeople in northern India to develop a collection of Jaipur-clay ceramics (+ slideshow). More about Studio Makkink & Bey creates Blue Pottery using traditional Indian techniques
Via Fondazza brass vases by Paolo Dell'Elce are modelled on still life paintings
Milan designer Paolo Dell'Elce has based the shapes of these mirror-polished spun brass vases for Swedish metalware company Skultuna on vessels in paintings by a 20th century Italian artist. More about Via Fondazza brass vases by Paolo Dell'Elce are modelled on still life paintings
Hedda Torgersen's anthropomorphic Boo lamp to be exhibited at 100% Norway
London Design Festival 2014: Bergen Academy of Art and Design student Hedda Torgersen designed this desk lamp to look like a "long-legged character". More about Hedda Torgersen's anthropomorphic Boo lamp to be exhibited at 100% Norway
"Bauhaus modernism" inspires Afteroom's furniture and home accessories for Menu
Maison&Objet 2014: Stockholm design agency Afteroom has created a coat hook, lounge chair and bar stool for Danish design brand Menu's Autumn Winter 2014 collection. More about "Bauhaus modernism" inspires Afteroom's furniture and home accessories for Menu
Studioilse sets up camp in Danish design gallery The Apartment
London design practice Studioilse has moved into Copenhagen design gallery The Apartment for a three-month residency (+ slideshow). More about Studioilse sets up camp in Danish design gallery The Apartment
Stian Korntved Ruud is hand carving a wooden spoon every day for a year
Norwegian designer Stian Korntved Ruud has committed to carving one spoon per day for a year to explore the forms that are possible using different types of wood (+ slideshow). More about Stian Korntved Ruud is hand carving a wooden spoon every day for a year
Pebble-shaped Calming Stone is designed to help prevent panic attacks
New Zealand designer Ramon Telfer used his own experiences of panic attacks to design The Calming Stone, a hand-held device created to help alleviate symptoms of stress and anxiety (+ slideshow). More about Pebble-shaped Calming Stone is designed to help prevent panic attacks
Andrew Cheng designs Chopsticks side tables with skinny legs
London Design Festival 2014: the legs of these small tables by Taiwan designer Andrew Cheng measure just 1.2 centimetres in diameter. More about Andrew Cheng designs Chopsticks side tables with skinny legs
Jeonghwa Seo explores contrasts with Material Container Series
South Korean designer Jeonghwa Seo has created a collection of stools and tables using 12 different materials in 15 different combinations (+ slideshow). More about Jeonghwa Seo explores contrasts with Material Container Series
Nir Meiri's double-headed 2 Moons lamp mimics celestial bodies
Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri has created a lamp with two circular diffusers that each look like a glowing full moon (+ slideshow). More about Nir Meiri's double-headed 2 Moons lamp mimics celestial bodies
Ryosuke Fukusada designs wooden lightbulb for Ledon
Kyoto designer Ryosuke Fukusada has created a ultra-thin wooden lightbulb using traditional Japanese lathe turning. More about Ryosuke Fukusada designs wooden lightbulb for Ledon
Plantation pots combine hand-thrown porcelain with discarded glasses
Polish artist and designer Alicja Patanowska has created a collection of hand-thrown ceramic plant pots that fit inside old glasses so both stem and roots can be seen. More about Plantation pots combine hand-thrown porcelain with discarded glasses
Olivier van Herpt 3D-prints functional ceramic objects
Eindhoven designer Olivier van Herpt has developed a machine that uses a piston-based extruder to 3D-print complex functional objects using clay (+ slideshow). More about Olivier van Herpt 3D-prints functional ceramic objects
Alicja Prussakowska's Tilia coat stand resembles upended wooden skis
Kraków designer Alicja Prussakowska has designed a dual-purpose coat stand that provides storage for outerwear and hallway seating (+ slideshow). More about Alicja Prussakowska's Tilia coat stand resembles upended wooden skis