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New Designers 08: designer Max Frommeld exhibited his Showcase stool at New Designers last month. More about Showcase by Max Frommeld
New Designers 08: designer Max Frommeld exhibited his Showcase stool at New Designers last month. More about Showcase by Max Frommeld
Designer Gisele Ganne has created a range of jewellery exploring the social symbols of death, mourning and divorce. More about Black Widow by Gisele Ganne
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic have unveiled WhiteKnightTwo, a double-fuselaged aircraft that will carry a spaceship to sub-orbital flight. More about WhiteKnightTwo by Virgin Galactic
Endoskeletons is a project by designer Alon Meron where all the furniture in a room is connected together.
Product designer Yuri Suzuki presented a collection of projects investigating physical representations of sound at the Royal College of Art Show Two in London earlier this month. More about Soundchaser by Yuri Suzuki
New Designers 08: here are some more pictures of Oliver Bishop-Young's SkipWaste project, which suggests new uses for dumpsters. More about SkipWaste by Oliver Bishop-Young 2
The Toyota iQ, a compact city car that is thought to be the smallest four-seater on the market, is about to go into production. More about iQ by Toyota
Ribbon is the title of a new candelabra by Japanese designer Shin Azumi for British homeware brand Innermost. More about Ribbon by Shin Azumi
ChargerFrame is a device that charges electrical devices in a wall-mounted frame, created by new Shanghai-based design studio Naolab. More about ChargerFrame by Naolab
London-based product designers PearsonLloyd designed the Siren MP3 player for Signeo, which has just been launched in Japan. More about Siren MP3 player by PearsonLloyd
Dezeen is curating a design exhibition at The Jones hotel in London this September and October, exploring contemporary designers' fascination with animals. Update 09/09/08: we are disappointed to announce that this exhibition has been postponed due to a flood at The Jones. More info coming soon - for updates please check here. More about Dezeen presents: Menagerie at The Jones
Motorlight is a motorised uplighter that casts a variable angle of light, designed by Jake Dyson. More about Motorlight by Jake Dyson
More boats: architect John Pawson has designed the B60 sloop in collaboration with naval architect Luca Brenta (via Yatzer). More about B60 Sloop by John Pawson and Luca Brenta
Architects Foster + Partners have designed the 40 Signature Series yacht for YachtPlus. More about YachtPlus by Foster + Partners
Dezeen promotion: the British Council is seeking entries for its inaugural UK Young Design Entrepreneur award, which offers the winner and two runners up the chance to travel to India to learn about the Indian design scene: More about Are you the UK’s Young Design Entrepreneur 2008?
The Wonder Room at Selfridges department store in London is hosting an exhibition of new work by Dutch designer Eric Klarenbeek. More about Eric Klarenbeek at Selfridges
Shanghai Riddle, an exhibition of new work by Dutch designer Maarten Baas, will open at Contrasts Gallery in Shanghai next month.
German designers neongrau.id have created Veloheld, a pared-down bicycle for cycling in the city. More about Veloheld by neongrau.id
Porcelain manufacturer Nymphenburg has invited 16 fashion designers to "dress" a new edition of its Commedia Dell'Arte figurines, which were originally designed by Franz Anton Bustelli in 1760. More about Commedia Dell'Arte Couture Edition figures by Nymphenburg
Design competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Design Association in Japan to give five designers free exhibition space in Tokyo during Tokyo Designers Week from 30 October to 3 November this year. More about Dezeen x Design Association container design competition