Product designers Smith & Wightman and graphic designers BCMH of London have collaborated to design a conceptual system of currency made of various materials including cork, glass, metal and wood. More about Mint by Smith & Wightman and BCMH
Spanish designer Héctor Serrano has created packaging to contain the ingredients for a potato dish traditionally served on Spanish island Tenerife. More about Papa de Tenerife Packaging by Héctor Serrano
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
Designaffairs Studio of Germany have designed a conceptual hearing aid that forms a flesh tunnel through the wearer's earlobe. More about Deafinite Style by Designaffairs Studio
Japanese designers Nendo have designed a set of globes depicting white oceans and black land masses. More about Corona globes by Nendo
Stockholm 2010: Swedish company Wästberg present an LED desk lamp by French designer Inga Sempé at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, which opens today. More about Sempé w103 by Inga Sempé for Wästberg
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
Stockholm 2010: in Stockholm this week Swedish lighting brand Wästberg will launch a task light made of brass and rubber, designed by architect David Chipperfield. More about Chipperfield w102 by David Chipperfield for Wästberg
Stockholm 2010: Hong Kong designer Michael Young will launch a swivelling tub chair for Swedish design brand Swedese at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week. More about Avalon by Michael Young for Swedese
Cologne 2010: at imm cologne last month German designer Stephanie Knust exhibited a zig-zag shaped aluminium lamp. More about Zorro by Stephanie Knust
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
Stockholm 2010: Stockholm designer Johan Lindstén will present a collection of chairs with backrests featuring embroidered country scenes in Stockholm next week. More about Embroidery Chairs by Johan Lindstén
Stockholm 2010: at the Greenhouse exhibition at Stockholm Furniture Fair next week Irish design studio Superfolk will launch a collection inspired by Irish vernacular furniture. More about Superfolk at Stockholm Furniture Fair
Hong Kong artist and designer Kacey Wong has designed shelters that look like robots for rich people who have lost their homes in the economic crisis. More about Famiglia Grande by Kacey Wong
Cologne 2010: at imm Cologne earlier this month French designer Julien Renault presented a collection of aluminium furniture made with forging techniques normally applied to steel. More about Hand Forged by Julien Renault
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
Hong Kong designer Leo Yiu has created a clock that protrudes at an angle from the wall it's mounted on. More about Insert by Leo Yiu
Dezeen have teamed up with publishers AVA Academia to offer our readers the chance to win one of five copies of Thinking: Objects - Contemporary Approaches to Product Design by designer and lecturer Tim Parsons. More about Competition: five copies of Thinking: Objects to be won
Australian designer Marc Newson has designed a carrying case to hold a single bottle for champagne brand Dom Pérignon. More about Black Box by Marc Newson for Dom Pérignon
