Royal College of Art graduate Ioli Kalliopi Sifakaki designed a dinner service cast from her own body and then invited a dozen of her male friends to feast from the tableware. More about Tantalus Dinner by Ioli Sifakaki
French designer Matali Crasset has designed an integrated desk, cupboard, lamp, rubbish bin and rug for Established & Sons. More about Open Room No.1 by Matali Crasset
French design graduate Rémi Bouhaniche has designed a light that is dimmed by distorting its surface. More about Etirement by Rémi Bouhaniche
French designer Matali Crasset has designed a series of sculptural outdoor "trees" for a high school in France. More about Trees for Lycée Germaine Tillon by Matali Crasset
San Francisco industrial designers Mike + Maaike have proposed a self-driving electric passenger vehicle that they claim heralds "the end of driving". More about Autonomobile by Mike + Maaike
Dezeen podcast: in our latest podcast for the Design Museum in London, Spanish designer and graphic artist Javier Mariscal and curator Daniel Charny show us round the first UK retrospective of Mariscal's work, called Drawing Life. More about Dezeen podcast: Javier Mariscal at the Design Museum
Royal College of Art graduate Georges Moanack has designed Ultra Lead - an electrical management system that allows electrical devices from around the world to be used without changing their power plugs. More about Ultra Lead by Georges Moanack
French design collective Matière A have designed a kitchen storage system using a tree branch and some timber batons. More about Vaisselier Système D by Matière A
Royal College of Art graduate Fabien Cappello has created a collection of furniture from unwanted Christmas trees. More about Christmas Tree Furniture by Fabien Cappello
Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana have created a range of polo shirts for fashion brand Lacoste. More about Campanas + LACOSTE
French designer Amaury Poudray has designed a glass, zeppelin-shaped aquarium supported by a steel frame. More about Air 1 Aquarium by Amaury Poudray
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a series of contemporary objects for Japan Brand, using traditional Japanese craft techniques. More about Collection Wajima by Bouroullec Brothers
Dezeenwire: U2's latest tour, 360°, kicked off at Camp Nou in Barcelona last night with singer Bono wearing a leather jacket containing 240 lasers and designed by Moritz Waldemeyer. More info and a video on Waldemeyer's blog.
See also our earlier stories on Waldemeyer's digital costume collaborations with OK Go and Hussein Chalayan.
More about Bono’s laser jacket by Moritz Waldemeyer
Cape Town designers Animal Farm have produced an "organic lounger" made from woven branches that hangs in a tree and is reached by a rope ladder. More about Weaver's Nest by Animal Farm
French designer Philippe Starck has designed a range of cashmere garments for Italian brand Ballantyne. More about S+tarck with Ballantyne by Philippe Starck
Royal College of Art graduate Min-Kyu Choi has designed a folding version of the standard UK electrical plug. Update 17/03/2010: Folding Plug has won the Brit Insurance Design of the Year award 2010. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Folding Plug by Min-Kyu Choi
The Drop Series by graduate designer Olivia Decaris is a range of tent-like structures that can be raised and lowered over tables, beds and desks. More about The Drop Series by Olivia Decaris
Mini Capsule Hotel, a six-bed dorm by Atelier Van Lieshout, featured in an outdoor installation called Never-EverLand at Design Miami/Basel earlier this month. More about Mini Capsule Hotel by Atelier Van Lieshout
Royal College of Art graduate Thomas Thwaites has built a working toaster from scratch, extracting raw materials and processing them himself in an attempt to replicate a mass-produced toaster he bought in a shop for less than £5.00. More about The Toaster Project by Thomas Thwaites
Design High, an exhibition of design art, opened at Louise Blouin Foundation in London on Thursday, featuring work by Atelier van Lieshout, Joris Laarman, Robert Stadler and others. More about Design High at Louise Blouin Foundation