Milan 2010: Hong Kong designer Michael Young has designed a collection of wood and aluminum furniture for design brand Emeco, which will be presented at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this April. More about Lancaster by Michael Young for Emeco
Cologne 2010: Italian designer Matteo Thun presented a table made of disused Venetian mooring posts at imm cologne last week. More about Briccole Venezia by Matteo Thun for Riva 1920
Cologne 2010: Frankfurt designer Kai Linke is working on a project to grow furniture from plant roots. More about Roots by Kai Linke
Cologne 2010: at imm cologne last week French design brand Ligne Roset launched a sofa by Paris designer Inga Sempé, consisting of a quilted cover draped over a wooden frame. More about Ruché by Inga Sempé for Ligne Roset
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
Cologne 2010: Swiss Designers Jörg Boner and Christian Deuber were named winners of the interior innovation and best item awards at imm Cologne 2010 last week for their concrete and metal floor lamps. More about NAN18 by Jörg Boner and Christian Deuber for Nanoo
Cologne 2010: designer Eric Degenhardt of Cologne has designed a coat hook for German manufacturer Schönbuch that incorporates a tray for smaller items such as keys. More about Saucer by Eric Degenhardt for Schönbuch
Dezeen and Bis Publishers have got together to give away five copies of British Design 2010. More about Competition: five copies of British Design 2010 to be won
Utrecht designers Rogier Martens and Sam van Veluw of Aandeboom have designed a flat-packed play house that can be attached to the trunk of a tree. More about Zelfbouwboomhut by Aandeboom
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has unveiled the iPad, a large touch-screen device for reading, browsing the internet, listening to music and playing games. More about iPad by Apple
London designer Nina Tolstrup of Studiomama has created a cabinet with hidden compartments made of reclaimed floorboards. More about Reveal by Studiomama
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
A series of erotic figurines by American artist Jessica Lichtenstein is on show at Gallery Nine5 in New York. More about Undressed by Jessica Lichtenstein
Designers Victor Massip and Laurent Lebot of Faltazi have designed a conceptual system where water is recycled and waste is broken down by worms inside the kitchen. More about Ekokook by Faltazi
Maison & Objet 2010: London design brand SCP present new work by designers including Michael Marriott, Donna Wilson and Matthew Hilton at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about SCP at Maison & Objet
Cologne 2010: young designers Remi Bouhaniche (above), Jessica Hansson and Julien Renault shared first place at this year's [D3] Contest, an international competition for young designers organised by imm cologne. More about [D3] Contest winners at imm cologne 2010
Maison & Objet 2010: Paris designers NOCC are exhibiting a collection of furniture with 'mutated' components at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about The Radiation Collection by NOCC
Maison & Objet 2010: French artist Yann Lestrat presents a spherical spirit level at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about Nevroz spirit level by Yann Lestrat for Tamawa
Designers Noon Studio of London and Avignon have designed a table with wooden legs pushed through its terracotta top. More about Tripod table by Noon Studio
Cologne 2010: students at Trier University of Applied Science in Germany have built a stand at design fair imm Cologne by stacking up pizza boxes. More about Booth-generator by students from Trier University of Applied Science