Design Miami/Basel 08: Here are a few snapshots from the Johnson Trading Gallery in New York, showing a prototype for a bamboo bench designed by Steven Holl Architects. More about Porosity Bench by Steven Holl Architects
Jewellery brand Biegel will issue a limited series of silver pieces by Alfredo Häberli to coincide with an exhibition of the designer's work in Zurich later this month. More about Leeloo by Alfredo Häberli
Milan 08: Italian designer Joe Velluto presented an installation containing a video performance that could be watched from a number of positions. More about M.A.S.T. by Joe Velluto
Milan 08: French designer Philippe Starck launched his Monsiegneur and MOOR(e) seating for Italian brand Driade in Milan last month. More about Philippe Starck at Driade
Milan 08: Casamania launched the Him and Her chairs designed by Fabio Novembre at the furniture fair in Milan last month. More about Him and Her by Fabio Novembre
Milan 08: Italian designers Studiocharlie launched 4millimetri table for Boffi in Milan last month. More about 4millimetri table by Studiocharlie
The surface of Butterfly table and benches by London-based bespoke design studio based upon is inlaid with real butterflies. More about Butterfly table by based upon
Hella Jongerius has updated her website to include her Office Pets project commissioned by Vitra Edition last year. More about Office Pets by Hella Jongerius
Arrojadoa is an installation of the Elements collection designed by Jaime Hayón for Moooi, on show at the Diesel Denim Gallery in New York. More about Arrojadoa by Jaime Hayón
Your Mobile Expectations, an installation by artist Olafur Eliasson based on the BMW H2R hydrogen-powered race car, opens tomorrow at the Pinakothek der Moderne museum in Munich. More about Your Mobile Expectations by Olafur Eliasson
Milan 08: Loveseat by London-based designer Jake Phipps has been put into production by Italian manufacturers RIVA1920. More about Loveseat by Jake Phipps
London-based research and design company SolarLab is developing a solar-powered rickshaw. More about Solar rickshaw by SolarLab
Michael Eden created the Wedgwoodn't tureen by using rapid manufacturing and ceramic materials which don't need firing. More about Wedgwoodn’t by Michael Eden
Long Chair is a bench made from a continuous steel tube, designed by Jo Nagasaka of Schemata Architecture Office. More about Long Chair by Jo Nagasaka + Schemata Architecture Office
Dezeen promotion: here’s the third of our collaborations with Gestalten, highlighting their series of podcast interviews with leading designers. This week’s video interviews, recorded in Milan last month, are with Dutch designers Kiki van Eijk & Joost van Bleiswijk (above); and Maarten Baas. More about Kiki van Eijk & Joost van Bleiswijk and Maarten Baas on Gestalten.tv
Young British designer Benjamin Hubert has created Cast Desk Tidy for Japanese homewares brand Welmade Products. More about Cast Desk Tidy by Benjamin Hubert
Acceleration is a digital prototype for a sofa by Copenhagen-based designer Phillip Grass. More about Acceleration sofa by Phillip Grass
I.V. Plant Pot by UK designers Vitamin has gone into production. More about I.V. Plant Pot by Vitamin
Architect Hani Rashid of Asymptote presents an exhibition called Atmospherics at Phillips de Pury & Company in New York next month. More about Atmospherics by Hani Rashid
Enchord is a two-tier work table by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin of Industrial Facility for Herman Miller's Lifework collection. More about Enchord table by Industrial Facility