Michael Sodeau uses Formula 1 engineering to create carbon-fibre Halo chair
London Design Festival 2014: London designer Michael Sodeau has created a lightweight circular chair from Hypetex, a coloured carbon-fibre material developed by racing car engineers. More about Michael Sodeau uses Formula 1 engineering to create carbon-fibre Halo chair
Function follows form in Bruno Schillinger's Unidentified products collection
Central Saint Martins graduate Bruno Schillinger combined randomly selected characteristics to create a collection of desktop products with functions dictated by their forms (+ slideshow). More about Function follows form in Bruno Schillinger's Unidentified products collection
Andrea Morgante abstracts Peroni beer bottle into 3D-printed shapes
Italian architect Andrea Morgante of Shiro Studio has 3D-printed 25 versions of beer brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro's new bottle design. More about Andrea Morgante abstracts Peroni beer bottle into 3D-printed shapes
Knauf and Brown encourages mindful engagement with everyday objects
Canadian studio Knauf and Brown has designed a collection of items to override the subconscious way in which people interact with commonplace objects in their homes (+ movie). More about Knauf and Brown encourages mindful engagement with everyday objects
Deimatic Clothing mimics animal defence mechanisms to get women cycling
Central Saint Martins graduate Will Verity has designed a jacket with LEDs that flash faster as cars come closer to help women overcome fears of cycling. More about Deimatic Clothing mimics animal defence mechanisms to get women cycling
Anny Wang uses contrasting materials in Akin Collection of furniture
Tubular steel frames support textured and iridescent materials that make up items in this furniture collection by Gothenburg designer Anny Wang (+ slideshow). More about Anny Wang uses contrasting materials in Akin Collection of furniture
Sebastian Errazuriz creates Samurai Cabinet from 364 moveable ribs
New York artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz has used almost 400 lacquered maple spokes to create a cabinet resembling traditional Japanese armour. More about Sebastian Errazuriz creates Samurai Cabinet from 364 moveable ribs
Geraldine Spilker combines ashes with resin to create mementoes of the dead
French-German design student Geraldine Spilker has developed a process of binding ashes with resin, creating a tactile object from cremated remains (+ slideshow). More about Geraldine Spilker combines ashes with resin to create mementoes of the dead
Thomas Kröger Architekt suspends copper cuboids from Berlin restaurant ceiling
Berlin studio Thomas Kröger Architekt has installed copper-clad boxes to sit above diners at this newly opened Italian bistro in the heart of Potsdamer Platz. More about Thomas Kröger Architekt suspends copper cuboids from Berlin restaurant ceiling
Donna Wilson designs new tartan for Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland has commissioned local-born textile designer Donna Wilson to create a tartan fabric that celebrates the area's craft heritage. More about Donna Wilson designs new tartan for Aberdeenshire
Black Gold homeware collection by Quintus Kropholler is made of tarmac
Amsterdam designer Quintus Kropholler has created this collection of nine products using asphalt concrete to highlight the impact of diminishing petroleum supplies (+ movie). More about Black Gold homeware collection by Quintus Kropholler is made of tarmac
Taste Condiment Set brings uniformity to the dinner table
Hong Kong designers Tomas Rosén and Nicol Boyd have created a flexible condiment set to put an end to mismatched bottles, jars and containers on the dining table (+ slideshow). More about Taste Condiment Set brings uniformity to the dinner table
Heal's launches Autumn/Winter 2014 furniture collections
British high-street brand Heal's has released its latest furniture collections, with the themes Future Craft, Modern British and Industrial Chic. More about Heal's launches Autumn/Winter 2014 furniture collections
Discarded marble tiles form products by Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti
Italian designers Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti have created a collection of prototype products made from unwanted marble tiles. More about Discarded marble tiles form products by Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti
Ineke Hans designs colourful signage and street furniture for roadside art trail
Dutch designer Ineke Hans has created signposts and furniture to complement an art trail that lines a busy motorway in northern Holland (+ slideshow). More about Ineke Hans designs colourful signage and street furniture for roadside art trail
Flowers replace flames in paraffin lamp vases by Giuseppe Bessero Belti
Paris-based Italian designer Giuseppe Bessero Belti has designed a collection of vases that combine 3D printing with repurposed paraffin lamp chimneys (+ slideshow). More about Flowers replace flames in paraffin lamp vases by Giuseppe Bessero Belti
Dragos Motica's Slash Lamp is designed to be broken
A stone comes with this concrete lamp by Bucharest designer Dragos Motica so the user can smash the shade to reveal the reinforcing steel mesh (+ movie). More about Dragos Motica's Slash Lamp is designed to be broken
Scholten & Baijings exhibit retrospective at Villa Noailles
Dutch design duo Scholten & Baijings have curated a colourful exhibition of their own work at French arts centre Villa Noailles (+ slideshow). More about Scholten & Baijings exhibit retrospective at Villa Noailles
Mediumwave by Jake Rich is a pod-shaped microwave on wheels
Kingston University graduate Jake Rich has redesigned the common household microwave – adding wheels, a domed removable lid and a light that changes intensity with the power (+ slideshow). More about Mediumwave by Jake Rich is a pod-shaped microwave on wheels
Oliver Richardson stacks kitchen utensils into miniature totem poles
These sets of kitchen utensils by Kingston University graduate Oliver Richardson stack into totem-pole arrangements in the order they are likely to be required (+ slideshow). More about Oliver Richardson stacks kitchen utensils into miniature totem poles