Dezeen promotion: British brassware manufacturers Triflow Concepts are calling for designers to submit designs for kitchen or bathroom taps and accessories for the chance to win £1,500 and see their design put into production. More about Triflow Future Talents design competition
Berlin designer Ronen Kadushin has created a chair made of a single sheet of metal and published the design so that it can be downloaded, manipulated and produced by anyone. More about Hack Chair by Ronen Kadushin
Here's the third installment from the Oogst self-sufficient farming project by Dutch designers Tjep.: Oogst 1000 Wonderland, which features a farm, restaurant, hotel and amusement park designed to sustain 1,000 visitors a day. More about Oogst 1000 Wonderland by Tjep
British fashion designer Paul Smith will be Guest of Honour at Stockholm Furniture Fair next year. More about Sir Paul Smith is Guest of Honour 2010 - Stockholm Furniture Fair
Graduate designer Nadia Troeman has created a conceptual system of branding and identity for her college, which would constantly change according to the cultural associations of individual students. More about Narrative Identities by Nadia Troeman
Korean design graduate Hyung Suk Cho has made a wooden bench covered in panels, inspired by roof tiles. More about Kiwa bench by Hyung Suk Cho
Here is the second of three proposals by Dutch designers Tjep. for self-sufficient farms - this time aiming to to house and provide food for up to 100 people within a diametre of 400 metres. More about Oogst 100 Community by Tjep
Austrian designer Robert Stadler has designed a range of furniture based on volcanic explosions. More about Tephra Formations by Robert Stadler
Richard and Antony Joseph of London kitchenware brand Joseph Joseph have designed a lemon squeezer that has a collar to catch pips and pulp. More about Catcher by Joseph Joseph
London Design Festival 09: Spanish designer Oscar Diaz has produced a cutlery set by chopping up plastic bottles and coating them with metal. More about Found by Oscar Diaz
Utrecht designer Bram Geenen of Studio Geenan has designed a stool based on the shape of hanging chains. More about Gaudi Stool by Studio Geenen
London designer Donna Wilson will launch a collection of bone china for British brand SCP at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about Sprig by Donna Wilson for SCP
German designer Hermann August Weizenegger presents his latest project, Digital Couture, at Appel Design Gallery in Berlin later this month. More about Digital Couture by Hermann August Weizenegger
British designer Jasper Morrison has designed BAC, a wooden chair for Italian brand Cappellini. More about BAC chair by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini
Design graduate Delphine Frey produced this carbon-fibre lamp as part of her Mas Luxe diploma at ECAL (University of Art and Design Lausanne) in Switzerland. More about slim&strong by Delphine Frey
Car brand BMW will unveil its Vision EfficientDynamics concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. More about Vision EfficientDynamics by BMW
Chulha, a cooking stove intended for use in the developing world by Philips Design, is among the winners of the Index Awards 2009, which were announced in Copenhagen last night. More about Chulha by Philips Design
Dezeenwire: the winners of Index Awards, the biannual global design prize that rewards designs that improve life, were announced in Copenhagen last night. Winners in the five categories (body, home, work, play and community) each earn €100,000. Winners include Chulha, a cooking stove for the developing world by Philips Design, and PIG 05049 by Christien Meindertsma - a book that documents all the uses of a pig. www.indexaward.dk
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London Design Festival 09: Korean designers Maezm will show work including Table-Dish-Cover, a silicon tablecloth with integrated dishes, at Designersblock in London next month. More about Table-Dish-Cover by Maezm
London designer Gitta Gschwendtner has completed a wall that incorporates 1,000 nest boxes for birds and bats in Cardiff Bay, UK. More about Animal Wall by Gitta Gschwendtner