Designers including India Mahdavi, Nathalie du Pasquier and Ini Archibong have worked with Italian master artisans to create a range of unique objects, including totem-like vases and contemporary Venetian masks. More about Designers team up with Italian master artisans to create "craft design" objects
Dezeen promotion: abstract patterns and natural hues feature in German brand Walter Knoll's carpet collection, which is inspired by the continent of Africa. More about Walter Knoll's Legends of Carpets collection based on African landscapes
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have worked alongside master glassmakers in Italy to create a collection of handmade objects, which they liken to still-life paintings by Italian artist Giorgio Morandi. More about Bouroullecs create range of painterly glass objects for Wonderglass
Japanese studio Nendo has created a series of multi-functional kitchenware lids, which are designed to imitate hand movements like pinching and pushing. More about Nendo creates kitchenware lids that imitate hand movements
Icelandic designer Anna Thorunn exploits the "natural shape" of the circle in this set of rounded tray tables and candle holders. More about Anna Thorunn celebrates the circle in Stillness homeware collection
Banana-fibre baskets and handwoven textiles feature in IKEA's seventh Innehållsrik collection, made in collaboration with small-scale producers in India. More about IKEA supports marginalised women in India with handmade homeware collection
Swedish studio Malmö Upcycling Service has repurposed waste material from six different industries to create a range of decorative home objects, launched at this year's DesignMarch festival in Iceland. More about Malmö Upcycling Service creates homeware from recycled waste material
IKEA and Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek have created a range of furniture and homeware that showcases imperfections, rather than hiding them. More about IKEA's latest collaboration with Piet Hein Eek celebrates imperfections
The block colours and black outlines of these rugs by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola create a false sense of depth by tricking the eye. More about Patricia Urquiola's colour-blocked rugs create optical illusions
Ceramic artist Seo-Yeon Park based this collection of slip-cast porcelain tableware on the colours and forms seen in abstract paintings by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. More about Seo-Yeon Park bases porcelain tableware on Georgia O'Keeffe paintings
Vancouver-based designer Lukas Peet has created a geometric incense holder-cum-ashtray using 3D printing technology. More about Lukas Peet designs 3D-printed incense holder
Martin Jakobsen has created a range of glassware for bartenders in search of unique props, including a drinking glass shaped like a pumpkin and a vessel designed for smoking cocktails. More about Martin Jakobsen creates elaborate glassware for "open-minded bartenders"
New York-based designer Joe Doucet has designed a collection of rugs bearing bold graphics, supporting the rights of transgender people living in the US. More about Joe Doucet's graphic rugs celebrate America's transgender community
These silver mirrors are each created by Swedish designer Jenny Nordberg in less than five minutes, using a traditional process involving chemical-infused liquid. More about Jenny Nordberg uses uncontrollable process to create unique mirrors in under five minutes
British architect Norman Foster used a combination of stainless steel, porcelain and glass to create this tea set for Danish brand Stelton. More about Norman Foster designs minimal tea set for Stelton
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have worked alongside Kvadrat to create a textile collection featuring graphic chain-like patterns embroidered onto translucent fabric. More about Bouroullecs embroider geometric patterns onto translucent Kvadrat fabric
Tom Dixon's Delaktig bed has launched at IKEA stores, alongside a furry fabric cover and a collection of modular elements that allow users to customise and "hack" the furniture. More about IKEA and Tom Dixon launch modular bed with collection of "authorised hacks"
Heatworks has created a countertop, app-controlled dishwasher for small homes, which can also be used to steam seafood and sanitise baby products. More about Heatworks shrinks the standard dishwasher to fit inside micro homes
ÉCAL graduate Emilien Jaury looked to the rotating motion used in traditional glassblowing methods when designing this collection of cocktail tools. More about Emilien Jaury bases minimal cocktail set on traditional glassblowing techniques
Japanese studio Nendo has created a collection of furniture and accessories in its trademark minimalist style for Chinese lifestyle brand Zens. More about Nendo creates Kanji-inspired furniture and stone-shaped tableware for Zens