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).
More about Ettore Sottsass 1917-2007
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
Designer and illustrator Katrin Olina created a mural called Spur for the VIP room at 100% Design Tokyo last month. More about Spur by Katrin Olina
Designer Ross McBride of Tokyo-based Normal presented a new collection of clocks and watches at 100% Design Tokyo last month. More about Normal timepieces by Ross McBride
Reborn is the name of a bath and water faucet developed by Chinese designers Being Object. More about Reborn by Being Object
Japanese lighting designer Chihiro Tanaka has produced two new products, one inspired by cherry blossom and one by "shimmering aurora and sublime mountain folds". More about Onduler and Sakulight by Chihiro Tanaka
A 1927 tea infuser by Marianne Brandt has sold at auction for $361,000, breaking the sale record for Bauhaus design. More about The 1,000 teapot: Marianne Brandt breaks Bauhaus auction record
Design Miami 07: the fifth in our series of movies from Design Miami features Tomáš Gabzdil Libertiny of Studio Libertiny talking talking about his Paper Vases performance (movie length: 1 min 15 seconds). More about Movie: Studio Libertiny at Design Miami
Design Miami 07: designers WokMedia presented a new shelving system called Between Lines at Design Miami earlier this month. More about Between Lines by WokMedia
Design Miami 07: Constantin and Laurene Boym showed a limited gold-plated edition of their Buildings of Disaster series at Design Miami earlier this month. More about Buildings of Disaster in gold by Constantin and Laurene Boym