New Designers 08: Product and furniture design graduate Max Frommeld from Ravensbourne College of Design & Communication was presented with the BDC New Designer of the Year award at graduate show New Designers Part 2 in London on Wednesday. More about New Designers awards 2008
Designer Constantinos Economides has sent a few photos of his Rocking Plaftorms - a range of rockers made of found chairs mounted on curved wooden platforms. More about Rocking Platforms by Constantinos Economides
Sam Baron of design research centre Fabrica in Italy has created rolls of patterned tape for covering old and unwanted furniture. More about Fabrica Decorative System by Sam Baron
Designer Fabio Novembre has belatedly sent us these images of Insegna Anche a Me la Libertà delle Rondine, a retrospective exhibition of his work at Rotonda di via Besana in Milan, which ended last month. More about Insegna Anche a Me la Libertà delle Rondini – Fabio Novembre at Rotonda di via Besana
Plug is a project combining cork and glass by Tomas Kral, a masters graduate from the University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL) in Switzerland. More about Plug by Tomas Kral
Belgian designer and artist Arne Quinze created a temporary installation at five-star Parisian hotel Le Royal Monceau last month, before the hotel's closure for a year-long refurbishment. More about Rebirth by Arne Quinze
Aamu Song of Finnish designers Company presented their Reddress performance project in Berlin during the DMY Berlin festival in May. More about Reddress by Company
Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto of Eindhoven-based design studio BCXSY have created a collection of vases to support cut flowers once they have dried out. More about Distilled Nature by BCXSY
More from the Royal College of Art Show Two: this time a selection of projects by Jon Harrison, a graduate of the MA Design Products course. More about Furniture by Jon Harrison
A range of products made from boiled leather by designer Simon Hasan is on show at the Royal College of Art Show Two in London, which closes tomorrow. More about Boiled-leather products by Simon Hasan
Paris-based architects Pierre Buecler and Jean-Christophe Poggioli designed the interior of the new Liberty of London concept store on Sloane Street, which opened last month. More about Liberty of London boutique by Pierre Buecler and Jean-Christophe Poggioli
The showroom of British manufacturers ercol hosted an exhibition of prototypes created for the brand by students from Buckinghamshire New University last month. More about Buckinghamshire New University at ercol
Artists Tobias Rehberger and Claus Richter designed the interior of trade fair Design Annual 2008 which begins tomorrow at Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany. More about Showtime by Tobias Rehberger and Claus Richter
French designer Edouard Larmaraud created the Ariane range of lamps for producers Ligne Roset and Cinna. More about Ariane lamps by Edouard Larmaraud
Open Tables Ecology by London-based studio Working Architecture Group has been announced as the winning project in this year's Workspace Group Urbantine Project. The design will be constructed and displayed at Tent London during the London Design Festival this September. More about Open Tables Ecology by Working Architecture Group
French design collective Duende will display a collection of objects that explore the sharing of food between mother and child at La Cuisine in Nègrepelisse, France, this September. More about La part des Anges by Duende
Work by Austrian designer Robert Stadler is on show at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London in an exhibition entitled Bifurcations. More about Bifurcations by Robert Stadler
French fashion house Hermès has teamed up with manufacturers Eurocopter to create a luxury helicopter. More about L’Hélicoptère par Hermès
An exhibition entitled Wouldn't it be nice... exploring the common ground between art and design, including work by Jurgen Bey, Dunne & Raby, Martino Gamper and Martí Guixé, will open at the Embankment Galleries at Somerset House in London this September. More about Wouldn't it be nice... at Somerset House
Self-confessed Polish "novice designer" Damian Kozlik has sent us renderings of Iga, a proposed polypropylene chair that has storage spaces in its arms. More about Iga by Damian Kozlik