Dutch designers Freedon of Creation have created a giant, illuminated shoe containing a miniature city for Japanese footwear brand Onitsuka Tiger. More about Electric Light Shoe by Freedom of Creation
Polish designers AZEdesign have created two textile products embellished with the outlines of objects which may be placed on them while in use. More about Messy tablecloth and REM bed by AZEdesign
L’arbre de Flonville is a metal tree created by British designer Samuel Wilkinson in collaboration with Swiss designers Oloom. More about L’arbre de Flonville by Oloom & Samuel Wilkinson
The Serpentine outdoor shower by Belgian designer Tom de Vrieze for Extremis connects directly to a hosepipe and the water is warmed by the sun. More about Serpentine outdoor shower by Tom de Vrieze
The organisers of Design Miami have asked Dezeen readers to nominate upcoming designers for their 2008 Designer of the Future award. More about Design Miami seeks nominations for 2008 Designer of the Future
The Catch is an installation made of empty fish boxes by designer Julia Lohmann. More about The Catch by Julia Lohmann
Styrofoam Sofa by Korean designer Kwangho Lee is a sofa made of Styrofoam. More about Styrofoam Sofa by Kwangho Lee
Italian interior and product designers Jjuice have designed a range of chocolate bars called Lagrange34 for traditional chocolate maker Pasticceria Gertosio of Turin. More about Lagrange34 chocolate by Jjuice
San Francisco mosaic studio Exactmosaics creates high-definition mosaics using pattern recognition software to select pieces of natural stone. More about High-definition Stone Mosaics by Exactmosaics
Italian designers Paula have designed a vertical wardrobe to catch articles of clothing thrown at it. More about Wardrom by Paula
Weave Your Lighting is a project by Korean designer Kwangho Lee that is inspired by memories of his mother's knitting. More about Weave Your Lighting by Kwangho Lee
Here's another designer dirigible: Manned Cloud is a flying hotel proposed by French designer Jean-Marie Massaud. More about Manned Cloud by Jean-Marie Massaud
Dutch designer Jo Meesters has developed a collection of vessels made from waste paper pulp. More about Pulp by Jo Meesters
Designer Nathalie Dewez has sent images of several of her lights, including a couple of new designs. More about Lights by Nathalie Dewez
This just arrived and made us laugh, so we thought we'd share it right away. Milanese designers Studio Giulio Iacchetti designed this citrus squeezer, modelled on St Peter's Basilica in Rome, last year. More about St Peter Squeezer by Studio Giulio Iacchetti
This conceptual range of souvenirs by designer Héctor Serrano are emailed to friends and relatives, who materialise them on domestic rapid prototyping machines. More about Reduced Carbon Footprint Souvenirs by Héctor Serrano
Swedish lighting company Zero and luxury glassware brands Orrefors Kosta Boda have developed a standard lamp called Light Shadows. More about Light Shadows by Zero and Orrefors Kosta Boda
Italian designer Ettore Sottsass has died aged 90, the New York Times reports (via dezain.net, via archinect).
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Japanese designer Nosigner created the space for an exhibition called Techtile at the University of Tokyo last November. More about Techtile exhibition design by Nosigner
Design Miami 07: here is our sixth movie from Design Miami in December, featuring the As Long As It Lasts tattoo parlour set up by Tobias Wong, Josée Lepage and Aric Chen (who is interviewed in this film). Movie length: 38 seconds. More about Movie: pop-up tattoo parlour at Design Miami