Design
Bronze Age by Philippe-Albert Lefebvre
Canadian designer Philippe-Albert Lefebvre has created a range of fire tools by casting hand-carved branches in bronze and iron. More about Bronze Age by Philippe-Albert Lefebvre
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Lighting
Tape Lamp by Sylvia Pichler for Skitsch
These lamp shades wrapped in adhesive tape are by Italian designer Sylvia Pichler for design brand Skitsch. More about Tape Lamp by Sylvia Pichler for Skitsch
Design
Plastiki Expedition boat by Exploration Architecture for Adventure Ecology
A boat made of plastic bottles designed by Exploration Architecture is nearing the end of its journey across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Sydney to highlight pollution of the seas. More about Plastiki Expedition boat by Exploration Architecture for Adventure Ecology
Design
Transformations by Tjep
This sculpture in the Netherlands countryside by Dutch designers Tjep. comprises a series of steel elements that when viewed from a certain point form the outline of a traditional farm building. More about Transformations by Tjep
Design
The Lacemaker by Tord Boontje
Dutch designer Tord Bootje presents a collection of work made with lace-making techniques from materials including grass and raffia at the Marsden Woo Gallery in London. More about The Lacemaker by Tord Boontje
Design
Pop Up Vaccine by Elena Figus
At the Royal College of Art graduate show in London earlier this month designer Elena Figus presented a carrier designed to cool vaccines as an icepack inside melts and the water evaporates. More about Pop Up Vaccine by Elena Figus
Design
If You Build it, They Will Come… by Ben Faga
Royal College of Art graduate Ben Faga is encouraging bees in London to swarm and set up new hives. More about If You Build it, They Will Come… by Ben Faga
Furniture
The Somerset House Book Stall System by Fotis Evans
London Metropolitan University graduate Fotis Evans has designed this display system for the book shop at Somerset House in London. More about The Somerset House Book Stall System by Fotis Evans
Design
Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Tomoko Azumi
DezeenTV: for the third movie in our series of Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents Japanese designer Tomoko Azumi of t.n.a design studio shares with us her collection of vintage bicycles, her passion for traditional craft techniques and her love of timber. More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Tomoko Azumi
Furniture
Leather furniture by Tortie Hoare
Here are some more images of boiled leather furniture by Tortie Hoare, the winning project from New Designers Part 2 2010 (see our earlier story). More about Leather furniture by Tortie Hoare
Design
Competition: five Y-Grinders by DesignWright for Joseph Joseph to be won
We've teamed up with kitchen brand Joseph Joseph to give away five Y-Grinder salt and pepper mills - worth £30 - designed by London studio DesignWright. More about Competition: five Y-Grinders by DesignWright for Joseph Joseph to be won
Design
Earn/Urn by Neil Conley
Design graduate Neil Conley has made a series of funerary urns from reclaimed carbon fibre. More about Earn/Urn by Neil Conley
Design
Weld Vases by Phil Cuttance
London designer Phil Cuttance created this range of vases by welding together discarded ABS plastic offcuts. More about Weld Vases by Phil Cuttance
Design
Movie: Tokujin Yoshioka – Spectrum
DezeenTV: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has sent us a movie about an exhibition of his work on show in Seoul, which includes this 9-metre window made of 500 glass prisms (above). More about Movie: Tokujin Yoshioka – Spectrum
Design
Industrial Makeshifts by Simon Hasan
London designer Simon Hasan has hand-made 400 bowls, cups and vases from boiled leather, which he will sell via a vending machine. More about Industrial Makeshifts by Simon Hasan
Furniture
Otto by Paolo Cappello for Miniforms
An irregularly-shaped glass top is supported by a network of beech struts to form this table by Italian designer Paolo Cappello. More about Otto by Paolo Cappello for Miniforms
Design
Mercury high-speed train by Priestmangoode
British designers Priestmangoode have unveiled a conceptual high-speed train for the UK. More about Mercury high-speed train by Priestmangoode
Design
GE WattStation by fuseproject
San Francisco designer Yves Béhar of Fuseproject has designed these electric car-chargers for public and home use. More about GE WattStation by fuseproject
Design
Old Thomas moustaches by Pavel Sidorenko
Need a designer disguise? Estonian product designer Pavel Sidorenko has created this range of felt fake moustaches. More about Old Thomas moustaches by Pavel Sidorenko
Design
Tea House for Robots by Rootoftwo and PLY Architecture
Michigan studios Rootoftwo and PLY Architecture have housed their conceptual models of future kitchen appliances in a paper teahouse at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, Japan. Update 31/07/11: see Dezeen's top ten stories about robots. More about Tea House for Robots by Rootoftwo and PLY Architecture