Milan 09: a group of designer-makers called Brikolör, based in based in Gothenburg, Sweden, have designed a collection of furniture guaranteed to last 300 years. More about Furniture to last 300 years by Brikolör
Milan 09: Brussels designer Alain Gilles presented a table for Italian furniture brand Bonaldo in Milan last month. More about Big Table by Alain Gilles for Bonaldo
French design student François Mangeol has designed Occidorient, an interpretation of a Persian carpet that features Times New Roman letters. More about Occidorient by François Mangeol
Milan 09: German Swiss furniture manufacturers Röthlisberger exhibited the Allumette sofa at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last month. More about Allumette sofa by Röthlisberger
Industrial designers Frost Produkt, furniture designers Norway Says and graphic designers Bleed, all from Norway, collaborated to design the single-speed Alta One bike for city cycling. More about Alta One bike by Frost Produkt, Norway Says and Bleed
Milan 09: Italian glassmakers Venini launched a collection of hand-blown vases by London designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. More about Lanterne Marine by BarberOsgerby for Venini
London architect Zaha Hadid has designed a range of shoes and limited edition boots for footwear brand Lacoste. More about Footwear by Zaha Hadid for Lacoste
Milan 09: French designer Charlotte Dumoncel d'Argence presented a lamp featuring bare, frayed electrical flex at the Jewels and Joules exhibition in Zona Tortona, Milan last month. More about Vanitas lamp by Charlotte Dumoncel d'Argence
Milan 09: Gruff is a collection of cardboard furmiture by Arno Mathies of Real-Made, exhibited as part of Designhuis at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last month. More about Gruff by Arno Mathies
Munich designer agency Designliga have created Cabaret Voltaire, a gallery project in Berlin that combines an event space with a parallel digital space. More about Cabaret Voltaire by Designliga
Milan 09: lighting manufacturers Yamagiwa launched a lamp called Moonbird by Japanese designer Yukio Hashimoto in Milan last month. More about Moonbird by Yukio Hashimoto for Yamagiwa
Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey have created a furniture collection in which every element - from carpentry to embroidery - is produced in their studio by a hired team of artisans. More about Repacked by Studio Makkink & Bey
In the third of four competitions celebrating publisher Thames & Hudson’s 60th anniversary this month, we’re giving away five copies of The Independent Design Guide by Laura Houseley. More about Competition: five copies of The IndependentDesign Guide by Laura Houseley to be won
Swedish designers Humans since 1982 have created a digital clock made of 24 analogue clocks, which spell out the time with their hands. More about The Clock Clock by Humans Since 1982
Ten designers including Ted Muehling (above), Yves Béhar (below), Stephen Burks and Maya Lin have created objects for Design for a Living World, an exhibition of products using sustainable materials from around the world that opened at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York this week. More about Design for a Living World at the Cooper-Hewitt
Milan 09: in Milan last month Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans presented a new collection of Light Blubs as part of her ongoing Design Virus project. More about Light Blubs Special Editions by Pieke Bergmans
Milan 09: Italian brand Molteni&C presented Night & Day, a seating system by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last month. More about Night & Day by Patricia Urquiola for Molteni&C
Dezeen movie: this film we made in Milan last month features designers Tom Dixon, Front and 5.5 Designers talking about the pieces they designed for Veuve Clicquot's Out of the Box exhibition. More about Veuve Clicquot Out of the Box in Milan
Milan 09: German designer Stefan Diez launched Houdini, a plywood chair for German brand e15 in Milan last month. More about Houdini Chair by Stefan Diez for e15
Milan 09: an installation by Italian designer Fabio Novembre, containing a retrospective of his furniture designs plus two new pieces, is on show at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan. More about Il Fiore di Novembre by Fabio Novembre