Australian designer Andrew Aloisio's lighting installation Somewhere in Between incorporates items of laboratory equipment from Italian plastics manufacturer Kartell. More about Somewhere In Between by Andrew Aloisio
Milan 08: Dutch designer Tord Boontje will present his new Witches' Kitchen collection for Artecnica's Design With Conscience range at Zona Tortona this week.
More from German design studio ding3000: Noooodle is a device for measuring spaghetti portions. More about Noooodle by Ding3000
Milan 08: German design team ding3000 present a new animal-inspired collection of furniture, lighting and accessories called Animal Tales at Salone Satellite in Milan this week. More about Animal Tales by Ding3000
Dezeen promotion: auction house Phillips de Pury & Company holds its first London auction of mid-century and contemporary design on 24 April, preceded by the first in a series of free design think tanks involving leading contemporary designers. More about Inaugural London design sale and think tank at Phillips de Pury & Company
Milan 08: Italian brand Magis will show Piggyback, a stacking table system by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, at the Milan Furniture Fair this coming week. More about Piggyback by Thomas Heatherwick for Magis
Vendôme by Reed Kram and Clemens Weisshaar is a family of concrete stools, pedestals and tables that have been designed by a computer programme. More about Vendôme by Kram/Weisshaar
Milan 08: Dutch designer Marcel Wanders will present a new collection of wallpapers for UK brand Graham & Brown in Milan next week. More about Couture by Marcel Wanders for Graham & Brown
Milan 08: new homeware brand Meta will launch in Milan next week by exhibiting new work from Asymptote, Barber Osgerby, Tord Boontje, Matali Crasset and Wales and Wales in Zona Tortona. More about Meta launch in Milan
Milan 08: furniture manufacturers SCP will launch the Soft Rocker by Committee at the Milan Furniture Fair next week, together with new pieces by Matthew Hilton, Russell Pinch and Donna Wilson. More about Soft Rocker by Committee for SCP
Milan 08: designer Maarten Baas will exhibit new work and projects created over the last 5 years at Zona Tortona in Milan next week. More about New work by Maarten Baas in Milan
Milan 08: designers Arne Quinze, Studio Job, Arik Levy, Karim Rashid and FredriksonStallard have designed floral liveries for a fleet of new Fiat 500s that will be offering rides around Zona Tortona in Milan next week. More about Dezeen competition: win a ride in a designer Flower Car in Milan
Milan 08: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has designed a fantasy jet complete with open-air seating for mosaic brand Bisazza. More about Jet Set by Jaime Hayón for Bisazza
Four winners of the Designers of the Future prize 2008 have been announced: Julia Lohmann, Max Lamb, Martino Gamper and Kram/Weisshaar . More about Design Miami/Basel 2008: Designers of the Future winners
Jar Tops, a student project by designer Jorre van Ast of OKAYstudio, have been put into production by Dutch kitchenware manufacturers Royal VKB. More about Jar Tops by Jorre van Ast
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created Local River, a concept for a domestic "refrigerator-aquarium" that breeds freshwater fish for eating and grows vegetables at the same time. More about Local River by Mathieu Lehanneur
Milan 08: textile and wallpaper designers Timorous Beasties will launch a collection printed with images of "contemporary urban life", including skateboarders, tramps and CCTV cameras, and another design based on the conflict in the Middle East. More about Decouper Toile Collection and Bloody Hell by Timorous Beasties
More from Japanese designers Nendo: the Kazadokei clock is two metres tall and has a second hand measuring 1.5 metres. More about Kazadokei by Nendo
Klein Dytham architecture have created outdoor furniture resembling giant pink flowers for a cherry blossom party in Tokyo. More about Sakura Cafe by Klein Dytham Architecture
Japanese designers Nendo have created chocolate pencils for Tokyo patissier Tsujiguchi Hironobu. More about Chocolate pencils by Nendo