Colombian designer David Del Valle and studio Tu Taller Design have created a mortar and pestle using shapes taken from an ancient local relic, which fit together seamlessly. More about David Del Valle's mortar and pestle combine to resemble ancient Colombian artefact
Helsinki Design Week is now in full swing and one of the standout exhibitions is Talentshop, which showcases furniture and homeware by four young designers based in the Finnish capital. More about Helsinki Design Week exhibition presents four of the city's emerging design talents
British designer Tom Dixon has created a range of laboratory-style glassware, designed to make the process of preparing hot drinks look like alchemy. More about Tom Dixon unveils double-skin glassware inspired by laboratory equipment
To "avoid the monotony of batch production", Turner Prize-winning architecture collective Assemble have developed a method for producing tableware items that are unique every time. More about Assemble "squishes" coloured clays to create one-of-a-kind Splatware products
Scholten & Baijings references Renaissance paintings and historic French ceramics in this collection of porcelain plates and vases, which feature pastel tones and gradients. More about Scholten & Baijings reinterprets century-old artworks for collection of vases and plates
Aiming to "push the limits" of porcelain, designer Alissa Volchkova has created a series of bowls that are made by free-pouring the material to form irregular blob-like shapes. More about Alissa Volchkova designs porcelain bowls to look like paint blobs
Start-up company Pentatonic is aiming to "radically transform consumption culture" with a range of furniture and products created from food, electrical, plastic and textile waste. More about Pentatonic turns smartphones, cans and cigarette butts into flat-pack furniture
Furniture brand Hem has unveiled its 2017/18 collection, which includes new rugs and pouffes with elements borrowed from exotic plants and shimmering fabrics. More about Hem unveils Chlorophyll and Ink furniture collection inspired by exotic plants and fabrics
Mexican designer Moisés Hernández has grouped together glass cylinders to create these vases, which are intended to hold a single flower within each compartment. More about Moisés Hernández's Organo vases are made to "appreciate the uniqueness of a single flower"
Danish brand Ferm Living's autumn winter 2017 collection, simply titled The Home, incorporates popular design trends including so-called millennial pink, brass hardware and forms inspired by mid-century furniture. More about Ferm Living's autumn winter 2017 collection channels "Nordic decadence"
Danish design brand Hay has collaborated with chef Frederik Bille Brahe to release a collection of kitchenware, including pots, pans, sponges and cups. More about Hay collaborates with Danish chef to create range of kitchen accessories
Visual trickery could be the key to reducing food consumption, according to Studio Playfool – which designed this range of mirrored tableware to make your plate look twice as full. More about Mirrored tableware tricks diners into thinking they're full
London design studio Native & Co has used five different clays to design a set of tableware that's matched to specific oolong teas. More about Native & Co designs clay Wu teapots to suit specific brews
With child-obesity rates rising, graduate designer Katrina Steven has developed kitchenware that gets kids safely involved in the food preparation process and teaches them about the size of portions. More about Safe Slice kitchenware aims to teach children about portion control
Glassware brand Nude's new collections include a bird-shaped carafe designed by Tomas Kral to "put a smile on the user's face". More about Tomas Kral designs parrot-inspired glassware for Nude
IKEA, Habitat and Heal's are among the brands named in PETA's first Vegan Homeware Awards, which recognise the best cruelty-free designs for the home. More about PETA awards IKEA, Habitat and Heal's for vegan design
In response to increasing electrical waste, design graduate Kasey Hou has developed a flat-pack toaster that can be easily repaired if it breaks down. More about Kasey Hou aims to reduce electrical waste with flat-pack repairable toaster
IKEA and Hay have released a set of images that show the full range of furniture and homeware products from their collaboration. More about IKEA and Hay reveal full collaborative Ypperlig collection
Design studio Atelier NL is calling on people to send them sand from around the world for a project they will present as ambassadors at this year's Dutch Design Week. More about Atelier NL calls for sand samples from all over the world to make region-specific glass
Brooklyn brand Slash Objects has launched a line of home accessories that combines materials such as brass, marble and rubber in crisp geometric forms. More about Slash Objects unites contrasting materials for new homeware range