Design
Desert Storm by Nir Meiri
Qubique 2011: Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri uses desert sand to create these tactile moulded lights. More about Desert Storm by Nir Meiri
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Furniture
Elias & Son tables by llot llov
Qubique 2011: look carefully at these tables by Berlin-based collective llot llov and you'll see that there's a mirror in the wooden under-frame. More about Elias & Son tables by llot llov
Design
Analogia #001 by Andrea Mancuso and Emilia Serra
Designers Andrea Mancuso and Emilia Serra created a 3D sketch of a living room by suspending strands of wool from fishing wire. More about Analogia #001 by Andrea Mancuso and Emilia Serra
Design
Temporary Trees by Raw Color and Mkgk
Dutch Design Week 2011: designers Raw Color and Studio Mkgk present people dressed as trees as part of Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven this week. More about Temporary Trees by Raw Color and Mkgk
Design
Help Remedies by Pearlfisher
If pharmacy packaging leaves you feeling perplexed about what you're taking, then these medicine packets named after symptoms rather than ingredients will be right up your street. More about Help Remedies by Pearlfisher
Design
Mr Chocolate Moustaches by Diego Ramos
Qubique 2011: if you've always wanted to be photographed wearing a chocolate moustache, come along to the party Dezeen is co-hosting with Red, the association of Spanish design companies, in Berlin on Friday. More about Mr Chocolate Moustaches by Diego Ramos
Design
City Music by Akko Goldenbeld
Dutch Design Week 2011: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Akko Goldenbeld has made a model of the city that plays the piano. More about City Music by Akko Goldenbeld
Furniture
Kids’ Furniture by Bo Reudler Studio
Dutch Design Week 2011: best known for his grown-up furniture that would be quite at home in a fairy tale, Amsterdam designer Bo Reudler presents a collection of children's furniture in Eindhoven as part of Dutch Design Week this week. More about Kids’ Furniture by Bo Reudler Studio
Design
Dezeen’s top ten: machines
Due to the popularity of Melvin, a machine we showed on Dezeen Screen that triggers a chain of strange events when an alarm sounds, this month's top ten is all about machines. More about Dezeen’s top ten: machines
Design
Studio Job & the Groninger Museum
A solo show of work by artists Studio Job opened at the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands this week. More about Studio Job & the Groninger Museum
Design
Oki Sato on Nendo's Growing Vases
In this interview filmed at Mint Gallery in London, Japanese designer Oki Sato of Nendo talks about Growing Vases, an installation of hand-blown glass lights with the blower's pipe still attached. More about Oki Sato on Nendo's Growing Vases
Design
Design is Dead Pencil by Studiolav
London designers Studiolav have declared the pencil redundant and redesigned it for life in a pencil-pot graveyard. More about Design is Dead Pencil by Studiolav
Furniture
Led Zeppelin by Arthur Analts
This step ladder by Latvian designer Arthur Analts can rest flat against the wall, fit into a corner at 45 degrees or rest securely in a corner at 25 degrees, thanks to the shape of its top and bottom rungs. More about Led Zeppelin by Arthur Analts
Design
Melvin the Machine by HEYHEYHEY
In this movie filmed in a warehouse on the outskirts of Eindhoven, the ringing of an alarm clock triggers a chain of events that opens umbrellas, spins paper windmills, starts a fire and releases a set of parachuting toy animals (+ movie). More about Melvin the Machine by HEYHEYHEY
Design
ID Chair Concept by Antonio Citterio for Vitra
Dezeen promotion: here's a movie from design brand Vitra about their ID Chair Concept by Italian designer Antonio Citterio, which generates more than 8000 possible office chairs. More about ID Chair Concept by Antonio Citterio for Vitra
Design
Objects in Disguise by Tove Thambert
Want to work on those biceps at home but embarrassed to have the dumbbells lying around? Like the idea of carrying a cane but feel less self-conscious with an umbrella? Think a pocket mirror would be handy but not sure it will go with your suit? More about Objects in Disguise by Tove Thambert
Design
Passing Cloud by Tiago Barros
If you're not worried about where you go or how fast you get there, this enormous inflatable cloud is the mode of transport for you. More about Passing Cloud by Tiago Barros
Design
Glacier by Brodie Neill at SuperDesign
This chaise designed by Brodie Neill is cast from 135 litres of clear glass and has to be cooled very slowly inside the mould over the course of 80 days. More about Glacier by Brodie Neill at SuperDesign
Design
M2B by Niko de la Faye
Beijing Design Week 2011: French artist Niko de la Faye could be found cycling around Beijing Design Week with a rotating map of the universe on the back of his tricycle. More about M2B by Niko de la Faye
Design
Wonderwater Cafe at Tian Hai by Jane Withers, Kari Korkman and Aalto University
Beijing Design Week 2011: a menu charting the water footprint of different dishes was presented to diners at a Beijing cafe during design week. More about Wonderwater Cafe at Tian Hai by Jane Withers, Kari Korkman and Aalto University