Air Vase by Torafu Architects
Torafu Architects of Tokyo, Japan have designed a paper container that can be stretched into a vase, plate or bowl. More about Air Vase by Torafu Architects
Torafu Architects of Tokyo, Japan have designed a paper container that can be stretched into a vase, plate or bowl. More about Air Vase by Torafu Architects
Fashion designer Paul Smith has reworked a coffee pot by late Danish designer Arne Jacobsen to mark the 50th anniversary of Danish brand Stelton. More about Cylinda and Dot by Paul Smith for Stelton
New York designers Constantin and Laurene Leon Boym have designed a set of four bowls that stack into the shape of a vase. More about Totem by Boym Partners
Designer Jorre van Ast of London has designed a dish drainer based on geographical contour lines for Royal VKB. More about Dish Drainer Geo by Jorre van Ast
Milan designer Carlo Trevisani has created a cork product that transforms empty wine bottles into table centrepieces. More about Appo by Carlo Trevisani
Philips Design in Eindhoven have collaborated with Spanish restaurant Arzak to create a conceptual series of tableware that glows when food is placed on it. More about Multi-sensorial Gastronomy by Philips Design
At design fair Object Rotterdam earlier this month Dutch designer Richard Hutten presented new additions to his Playing with Tradition series of oriental rugs, where the traditional patterns are stretched into stripes.
Milan 2010: Brazilian designer Brunno Jahara has released a collection of homeware made of hammered and crumpled anodized aluminum. More about Batucada collection by Jahara Studio
At Object Rotterdam last week Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk exhibited a table laid with new pieces she has created for Dutch glassware company Royal Leerdam Crystal, cutlery manufacturers Koninklijke Van Kempen and the Audax Textile Museum Tilburg. More about Table-Palette by Kiki van Eijk
Taiwanese designer Yen-Wen Tseng, a student at Konstfack University College of Arts, Craft and Design in Stockholm, has created a set of rubber candlesticks designed to feel like bicycle handlebars. More about Handlebar Candlesticks by Yen-Wen Tseng
Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has designed a collection of glasses, vases and candelabras for French crystal brand Baccarat, including this family of stainless steel deer with candelabra antlers (above). More about United Crystal Woods by Marcel Wanders for Baccarat
Dutch designers Atelier NL have been awarded the Re:Vision Design Award by magazine Modern Painters for their ceramics collection made of clay collected from different farms. More about Drawn from Clay by Atelier NL
Italian company Il Coccio Design have produced a collection of nine white ceramic humidifiers by designers including Patricia Urquiola, Fernando Brizio and Alfredo Häberli, which sit on, hang from or can be wedged behind radiators. More about Il Coccio Design Edition by Giulio Iacchetti and others
Lighting and furniture that appear to be covered in ice will be on show at Galerie Kreo in Paris later this week as part of an exhibition of new work by Dutch designers Studio Wieki Somers. More about Frozen in Time by Studio Wieki Somers at Galerie Kreo
At Maison & Objet in Paris tomorrow Italian brand Alessi will present a collection of pastry-cooking utensils by French designer Matali Crasset. More about Essentiel de Pâtisserie by Matali Crasset and Pierre Hermé
Cologne 2010: Dutch designer Frederik Roijé presents a series of bowls shaped like city maps at imm cologne in Germany this week. More about Metrobowl by Frederik Roijé
Artist Damien Hirst has designed a cashmere blanket decorated with religious symbols. More about Cashmere blanket by Damien Hirst
Tokyo designer Dan Tomimatsu has created a vase in which a single flower can be hung upside down. More about Veil by Dan Tomimatsu
Hamburg designer Alexa Lixfeld has created a series of vessels made of solid coloured porcelain. More about Metamorphose by Alexa Lixfeld
Canadian designer Lukas Peet has created a set of cutlery comprising a silver fork and spoon and a ceramic knife. More about Shape/Form by Lukas Peet