Milan 09: German lighting designer Ingo Maurer launched Euro Condom, a protest against new European guidelines banning frosted incandescent bulbs, at the Euroluce lighting fair in Milan last month. More about Euro Condom by Ingo Maurer
Milan 09: French designers Ibride presented a writing desk in the form of a life-sized mule at Zona Tortona in Milan last month. More about Martin the Mule by Ibride
Milan 09: Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans launched a range of cabinets comprising antique items of furniture mounted inside rough wooden crates. More about Crate Cabinets by Pieke Bergmans
Milan 09: Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop presented Soft Oak chair as part of Dutch Invertuals in Milan last month. More about Soft Oak chair by Pepe Heykoop
Brussels designers Big-game have created a collection of objects with graduated patterns applied to their surfaces that make them appear blurry. More about Blur by Big-game
Milan 09: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón launched TwentyTwo, a chair for Italian brand Ceccotti, in Milan last month. More about TwentyTwo by Jaime Hayón for Ceccotti
Milan 09: Studio Makkink & Bey presented Work Sofa for Dutch brand Prooff at SuperStudio in Zona Tortona last month. More about Work Sofa by Studio Makkink & Bey
Milan 09: British designer Jasper Morrison showed two collections, Pipe (above) and Trattoria (below), for Magis at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last month.
Milan 09: House of Furniture Parts by Studio Makkink & Bey is a shed-like structure where furniture components are pressed out from the walls and assembled. More about House of Furniture Parts by Studio Makkink & Bey
Milan 09: Italian brand Magis presented the 360° family, a range of office furniture by Konstantin Grcic, at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile last month.
London Design Festival 09: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón will create a giant chess set in Trafalgar Square, London, as part of this September's London Design Festival. Update: Hayón has sent us many new drawings, renderings and research materials, which we've added below. More about The Battle of Trafalgar by Jaime Hayón
Milan 09: here are some images of The Gospel installation, a body of work exhibited by Belgian designers Studio Job in Milan last month. More about The Gospel by Studio Job 2
Wattcher is a product that monitors domestic electricity use, designed by Marcel Wanders for Dutch company Innovaders. More about Wattcher by Marcel Wanders Studio
German design student Elisa Stroyzk has created a rug made of wood-veneer offcuts. More about Wooden Carpet by Elisa Stroyzk
Milan 09: new Italian design brand Skitsch launched their inaugural collection last month, including pieces by designers Front, Maarten Baas and the Campana Brothers. More about Skitsch launches in Milan
Milan 09: Dutch designer Sander Mulder presented a modular cabinet resembling shipping containers in Zona Tortona last month. More about Pandora by Sander Mulder
Milan 09: German furniture designer Nils Holger Moormann presented Easy Reader, a combined bookshelf and bench with a wheel, at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan earlier this month. More about Easy Reader by Nils Holger Moormann
Milan 09: Swedish furniture brand IKEA showed in Milan for the first time this year, presenting their PS Collection by designers including Front and Hella Jongerius. Above: IKEA PS SÅGA by Nike Karlsson More about IKEA PS Collection in Milan
Milan 09: London furniture brand SCP exhibited work by designers including PearsonLloyd, Matthew Hilton (above) and Konstantin Grcic at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan earlier this month. More about Furniture from SCP
Milan 09: Italian design brand Magis launched Villa Julia, a cardboard playhouse for children by Spanish designer Javier Mariscal, in Milan last week. More about Villa Julia by Javier Mariscal for Magis