Design
V4 vases by Seung-Yong Song
London Design Festival: delicate flowers and foliage are protected by the steel cages around these concrete vases by Korean designer Seung-Yong Song. More about V4 vases by Seung-Yong Song
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Furniture
Nodi Contemporanei by Loredana Bonora
Product news: every table, chair, lamp and light switch in this furniture collection by Italian designer Loredana Bonora is covered in crocheted yarns of cotton, PVC, plastic tape and even washing lines. More about Nodi Contemporanei by Loredana Bonora
Furniture
Crush by Fredrikson Stallard at David Gill Galleries
Crumpled sheets of metal appear to float inside or wrap around the low tables in a collection by design studio Fredrikson Stallard currently on show at the new David Gill Gallery in London (+ slideshow). More about Crush by Fredrikson Stallard at David Gill Galleries
Furniture
Hatcham chair by Samuel Wilkinson for Decode
London Design Festival: London-based industrial designer Samuel Wilkinson has designed stackable wooden seating evoking traditional school furniture for Decode London. More about Hatcham chair by Samuel Wilkinson for Decode
Design
Design For Every Body curated by Svensk Form
A braille printer and an electric suit to prevent muscle spasms were among the products for people with disabilities included in an exhibition curated by Swedish design body Svensk Form for the London Design Festival. More about Design For Every Body curated by Svensk Form
Design
Osmosis Interactive Arena by Arik Levy
Arik Levy's contribution to the Digital Crystal exhibition at London's Design Museum in an interactive installation that uses visitors' body movements to mutate computer-generated crystals (+ movie). More about Osmosis Interactive Arena by Arik Levy
Design
Sewn as a Site by Danica Pistekova
This wearable cocoon of quilts and blankets by Slovakian architecture graduate Danica Pistekova is just right for people who wish they could take their bed with them in the morning. More about Sewn as a Site by Danica Pistekova
Design
Ice Moon by Doshi Levien for Häagen-Dazs
Product news: this white cratered moon is actually a densely filled ice cream cake created by London designers Doshi Levien for Häagen-Dazs. More about Ice Moon by Doshi Levien for Häagen-Dazs
Furniture
General Woodwork Bench by Roger Arquer for the Stepney Green Design Collection
East London designer Roger Arquer has made a bench out of materials he salvaged from his local hardware shop before it closed down, which he is contributing to the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More about General Woodwork Bench by Roger Arquer for the Stepney Green Design Collection
Furniture
19 Greek Street design gallery opens in London
London Design Festival: a new gallery showcasing socially responsible design has opened in Soho and its inaugural collection features furniture from Brazil curated by US specialists Espasso plus pieces by designers including Studiomama and Australian collective Supercyclers. More about 19 Greek Street design gallery opens in London
Design
Tenda by Benjamin Hubert at designjunction
London Design Festival: London designer Benjamin Hubert has launched a lighting collection made of underwear fabric (+ audio). More about Tenda by Benjamin Hubert at designjunction
Design
Autographer camera by OMG Life with Chauhan Studio
Product news: this wearable camera by Oxford technology business OMG Life with Chauhan Studio uses sensors and GPS technology to decide which moments of your life are worth photographing. More about Autographer camera by OMG Life with Chauhan Studio
Design
Gun enthusiasts release open-source kits for 3D-printed Wiki Weapons
News: a group of libertarian activists in the U.S. plans to distribute open-source blueprints for homemade 3D-printed guns, provoking questions about the potential uses of the increasingly affordable technology. More about Gun enthusiasts release open-source kits for 3D-printed Wiki Weapons
Lighting
Movie: Omer Arbel on "making chandeliers on an agricultural farm"
In this movie by Gwenael Lewis, designer Omer Arbel talks about the story behind the 14 Series lights he produced under-the-radar in a barn to create a chandelier for Canadian lighting company Bocci. More about Movie: Omer Arbel on "making chandeliers on an agricultural farm"
Design
LED hats by Moritz Waldemeyer for Philip Treacy
A whirring helicopter of LEDs creates the illusion of a glowing hat in this design by Moritz Waldemeyer for Irish milliner Philip Treacy (+ slideshow). More about LED hats by Moritz Waldemeyer for Philip Treacy
Furniture
Re-Imagined Chair by Studiomama for the Stepney Green Design Collection
London design firm Studiomama is contributing an orange chair that has been remodelled from a discarded frame to the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More about Re-Imagined Chair by Studiomama for the Stepney Green Design Collection
Furniture
Bench Years by Established & Sons at the V&A museum
London Design Festival: Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Jasper Morrison and AL_A are among the designers who have created benches with British design brand Established & Sons for the central courtyard of the V&A museum (+slideshow). More about Bench Years by Established & Sons at the V&A museum
Furniture
Out of the Woods at the V&A museum
London Design Festival: every scrap of material and minute of production time was carefully recorded during the manufacturing of these twelve wooden chairs, helping the Royal College of Art students that designed them to measure each one's sustainability. More about Out of the Woods at the V&A museum
Design
The Journey of a Drop by Rolf Sachs
London Design Festival: drops of coloured ink fall from the top of a stone staircase into a glass tank six storeys below in this installation at the V&A museum by German artist and designer Rolf Sachs (+ slideshow). More about The Journey of a Drop by Rolf Sachs
Design
Making of Thomas Heatherwick's London 2012 Olympic cauldron
Here's a movie showing the concept animations, construction and testing of the London 2012 Olympic cauldron by British designer Thomas Heatherwick. More about Making of Thomas Heatherwick's London 2012 Olympic cauldron