Havana duo aims to revitalise Cuban design with elasticated Vibra chairs
Havana-based designers Raiko Valladares and Jose A Villa have launched a collection of brightly coloured chairs, which are designed and made in Cuba (+ slideshow). More about Havana duo aims to revitalise Cuban design with elasticated Vibra chairs
Emma Buckley's Dye Lines vessels absorb colour through a tiny gap in the glazing
Graduate shows 2015: Bath School of Art and Design graduate Emma Buckley has coloured a range of decorative ceramic tableware by letting dye seep up through gaps in the glazing (+ slideshow). More about Emma Buckley's Dye Lines vessels absorb colour through a tiny gap in the glazing
Anna Herrmann's 50 Den chair is made from old tights
Design student Anna Herrmann has made a chair by weaving pairs of laddered tights onto a steel frame. More about Anna Herrmann's 50 Den chair is made from old tights
Begum and Bike Ayaskan's Growth plant pot expands with its occupant
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduates Begum and Bike Ayaskan have designed a plant pot with a complex origami form, which enables it to unfold and accommodate more space for roots over time. More about Begum and Bike Ayaskan's Growth plant pot expands with its occupant
Milan dental studio converted into compact two-storey apartment
Italian architecture firm +R Piuerre has converted a dental practice at the top of a Milanese building into a 60-square-metre apartment (+ slideshow). More about Milan dental studio converted into compact two-storey apartment
Erika Emerén designs furniture by scaling up plasticine models
Graduate shows 2015: designer Erika Emerén created the shapes and patterns of the chair, lamp and rug in her graduate collection by playing with plasticine (+ slideshow). More about Erika Emerén designs furniture by scaling up plasticine models
Normann Copenhagen responds to small sofa trend with Era by Simon Legald
Danish designer Simon Legald has added a two-seater sofa to his Era lounge collection for Normann Copenhagen, responding to market demand for smaller sofas (+ slideshow). More about Normann Copenhagen responds to small sofa trend with Era by Simon Legald
Fontaine/Fortin/Labelle creates Pomo-inspired entrance to Quebec passageway
Pomo summer: design collective Fontaine/Fortin/Labelle has blocked both ends of a lane in Quebec's Quartier Création with a Postmodern-influenced installation of colourful walls and geometric doorways (+ slideshow). More about Fontaine/Fortin/Labelle creates Pomo-inspired entrance to Quebec passageway
Henry&Co's Chayr features a seat made from hay and grass
Italian studio Henry&Co has used a material created by binding hay and grass to form the seat of this untreated beech wood stool. More about Henry&Co's Chayr features a seat made from hay and grass
Magis creates Alessandro Mendini's Proust armchair in plastic
Pomo summer: Italian designer Alessandro Mendini's 1978 Proust armchair, one of the most iconic chairs of the last century and a precursor to Postmodern design, was put into production for the first time by furniture brand Magis. More about Magis creates Alessandro Mendini's Proust armchair in plastic
Adam Blencowe brings digital technology to traditional felting techniques with Fuzzy Logic
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Adam Blencowe has created a series of samples to demonstrate a new technique that brings "unprecedented precision" to the felting of woven textiles (+ slideshow). More about Adam Blencowe brings digital technology to traditional felting techniques with Fuzzy Logic
Walden Raft is a cabin offering seclusion in the middle of a French lake
This see-through floating hut designed by Elise Morin and Florent Albinet is modelled on the remote cabin built by American author Henry David Thoreau in the mid-19th century (+ slideshow). More about Walden Raft is a cabin offering seclusion in the middle of a French lake
Ezri Tarazi's Jerusalem Tables highlight the city's demographics
Israeli designer Ezri Tarazi has created a series of nine tables based on the cultural, religious and geographical diversity of Jerusalem (+ slideshow). More about Ezri Tarazi's Jerusalem Tables highlight the city's demographics
Zaha Hadid, BIG and others reinterpret Arne Jacobsen's Series 7 chair for Fritz Hansen
London Design Festival 2015: Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen has commissioned seven architects including Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel and Snøhetta to reimagine the Series 7 chair by Danish Modernist Arne Jacobsen, to celebrate the iconic product's 60th anniversary. More about Zaha Hadid, BIG and others reinterpret Arne Jacobsen's Series 7 chair for Fritz Hansen
AMOO designs tessellating tables using marble and granite slabs
Interlinking stone slabs form this collection of side tables by multi-disciplinary studio AMOO, which set out to create furniture that clients would chose over Ikea products (+ slideshow). More about AMOO designs tessellating tables using marble and granite slabs
Johanna Jacobson Backman hides lights within Block hanging acoustic panels
This hanging acoustic panel system by Swedish design student Johanna Jacobson Backman has LEDs set into the underside to provide lighting for desks positioned below. More about Johanna Jacobson Backman hides lights within Block hanging acoustic panels
Glazing pigments and vases kept separate for A Matter of Colour exhibition
Instead of applying coloured pigments to these vases, Scottish designer Dean Brown has placed the powder in glass tubes and suspended it away from the undecorated surfaces (+ slideshow). More about Glazing pigments and vases kept separate for A Matter of Colour exhibition
Aandersson deconstructs archetypal vessels to create unusual ceramic shapes
Ian Anderson's Philadelphia-based ceramics studio has developed a collection of porcelain tableware by deforming traditional shapes, with the aim to increase, or at least maintain, the functionality of each piece (+ slideshow). More about Aandersson deconstructs archetypal vessels to create unusual ceramic shapes
Homemade Schizophrenia cutlery designed to increase empathy for "abnormal" behaviour
Graduate shows 2015: Central Saint Martins graduate Firdaws Fourcroy has created a cutlery set that is deliberately difficult to eat with, aiming to help users relate to behaviour caused by schizophrenia (+ slideshow). More about Homemade Schizophrenia cutlery designed to increase empathy for "abnormal" behaviour
Young designers explore materials, products and processes in Aram Gallery exhibition
London's Aram Gallery is hosting an exhibition of products by young designers who are working with ordinary materials and processes in "extraordinary" ways (+ slideshow). More about Young designers explore materials, products and processes in Aram Gallery exhibition