Lighting
Packaging Lights by Anke Weiss
Dutch Design Week: designer Anke Weiss has created a series of lights from used food and drink packaging. More about Packaging Lights by Anke Weiss
-
Design
Meeraboo FL-1 by Victor Vetterlein
New York architect/designer Victor Verrerlein has launched a new floor lamp, called Meeraboo FL-1. More about Meeraboo FL-1 by Victor Vetterlein
Design
Arche Toys by Floris Hovers
Dutch Design Week: Floris Hovers presented a range of handmade metal toy vehicles called Arche Toys during Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven last month. More about Arche Toys by Floris Hovers
Design
Qwerty River recycled keyboards by Secco
Tokyo Design Week: Qwerty River is a collection of objects made from reclaimed keyboard keys. The key rings, hair ties and mobile phone straps by Finnish design collective SECCO were shown at Design Tide in Tokyo earlier this month.
Design
In No Time by Sandra Backlund
Swedish fashion designer Sandra Backlund has sent us images of her new collection, called In No Time. More about In No Time by Sandra Backlund
Design
New work by Hella Jongerius
Dutch designers Hella Jongerius shows new work on her website, including projects for Vitra, Nymphenburg and Maharam. More about New work by Hella Jongerius
Design
Design Talks at Design Miami/Basel transcripts
Dezeen has teamed up with Design Miami to publish the transcripts of the Design Talks programme at the Florida fair's sister event, Design Miami/Basel 2007, which was held in Switzerland this June. More about Design Talks at Design Miami/Basel transcripts
Lighting
Rice-Design at 100% Design Tokyo
Tokyo Design Week: Nobuhiko Arikawa of Rice-Design showed his Giraffe desk lamp (above) and Kurinoki paper clip holder (bottom) at 100% Design Tokyo last week. More about Rice-Design at 100% Design Tokyo
Design
Kiriko Bottles by Torafu Architects
Tokyo Design Week: Here's a fourth project by Torafu architects. The Kiriko Bottle project aims to revive ancient Japanese craftsmanship by using a glass cutting technique to make subtle alterations to everyday glass tableware.
Design
Cuma and Cross by Takehiro Ando
Tokyo Design Week: Takehiro Ando's installations at 100% Design Tokyo consisted of interlocking felt components.
Design
Concrete Ring Series by 22designstudio
Tokyo design week: Taiwanese designers 22designstudio presented their Concrete Ring Series at designboom mart tokyo 2007, part of 100% Design Tokyo last week. More about Concrete Ring Series by 22designstudio
Design
Miyako Andon at 100% Design Tokyo
Tokyo design week: Miyako Andon, a 127-year-old Japanese lighting company, exhibited new products at 100% Light during 100% Design Tokyo last week. More about Miyako Andon at 100% Design Tokyo
Products
Piet Hein Eek at Cibone
Tokyo design week: Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek exhibited work both old and new at design store Cibone last week, during Design Tide and all the other concurrent events. More about Piet Hein Eek at Cibone
Design
Pentaphone by Robert Stadler
Designer Robert Stadler's Pentaphone is a suspended booth for cellphone users that isolates the caller from ambient noise in a public space. More about Pentaphone by Robert Stadler
Design
New Vespa S by Piaggio
Italian scooter manufacturer Piaggio has launched a new, seventies-styled version of its Vespa range, called the Vespa S. More about New Vespa S by Piaggio
Design
Tu-Tu by Rock Paper Scissors
Tokyo design week: Japanese design company Rock Paper Scissors has designed a product that acts as both packaging and a display system for fresh flowers. More about Tu-Tu by Rock Paper Scissors
Lighting
Blossom light by Hella Jongerius
Tokyo design week: Blossom, a new floor light by Hella Jongerius for Swiss lighting brand Belux, was launched at Tokyo design store Cibone this week as part of Design Tide. More about Blossom light by Hella Jongerius
Design
Enamel by Hella Jongerius
Tokyo design week: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created a series of enamel plates in collaboration with tradtional Japanese enamelware company Ando Shippo of Nagoya. More about Enamel by Hella Jongerius
Design
MoMA Design Store in Tokyo
Tokyo Design Week: New York's Museum of Modern Art has opened a new design shop in Tokyo. More about MoMA Design Store in Tokyo
Design
The light that thinks it's a candle: Hono by Metaphys
Tokyo Design Week: the Hono light by Japanese brand Metaphys is ignited by touching it with a magnetic match and extinguished by blowing on it. The LED light source even flickers like a real candle. More about The light that thinks it's a candle: Hono by Metaphys