No more searching around for a pencil sharpener in the bottoms of pen pots or backs of drawers: this waste-paper bin by Korean designer Giha Woo has a sharpener in the lid so it's waiting right where you need to use it. More about Circle or Dot by Giha Woo
Austrian designer Robert Stadler has created a new bistro chair for Thonet, a brand famed for their bentwood chairs synonymous with cafe culture that have hardly changed in a hundred years. More about Chair 107 by Robert Stadler for Thonet
In this time-lapse movie American furniture designer Matthias Pliessnig wraps an iconic Thonet chair with strips of steam-bent white oak to create a sculpture. More about Wrapping a Thonet Chair by Matthias Pliessnig
Handles on the tops of these pastel-coloured side tables let you easily move them around. More about TOR by Lambie & Van Hengel for Montis
Qubique 2011: New York designer Alissia Melka-Teichroew of byAMT has added new designs to her collection of 3D-printed jewellery. More about Jointed Jewels by Alissia Melka-Teichroew
Japanese artist Takaya adorns the heads of models with raw vegetables and blossoming flowers. More about Hanayui by Takaya
This movie shows how Dutch designers Rietveld Landscape placed rows of flaming torches inside an abandoned building so that it would appear to be on fire, before inviting visitors inside. More about Firemen walk with us by Rietveld Landscape
Dutch designers Tjep. have reduced part of a mass produced IKEA chair to a skeletal form to evoke the receding state of the global economy. More about Recession Chair by Tjep
Product designer Samuel Wilkinson has created a miniature garden that works like a living Tamagotchi. More about Biome by Samuel Wilkinson
In this movie filmed at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, German projection artists Urbanscreen transform the surface of the Leopold Museum into a three-dimensional film canvas. More about MQ10 by Urbanscreen
Following the controversy surrounding the release of the official London 2012 posters last week, graphic designer Sarah Hyndman has come up with a set of alternatives. More about Alternative Olympic posters by Sarah Hyndman
Tokyo 2011: French designer Emmanuelle Moureaux presented a wedding dress made from 500 snowflake-like baubles at this year's DesignTide Tokyo. More about Toge by Emmanuelle Moureaux
Traditional Japanese toys inspired this modular furniture by architects Kengo Kuma and Associates for the East Japan Project. More about Chidori Furniture by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Designer Kiseung Lee of Helsinki wants people to fill stockings with more vital gifts this Christmas: donations to the blood bank. More about Blood pack of Santa Claus by Kiseung Lee
Here are twelve posters that have been created by leading British artists to celebrate next year's London Olympic and Paralympic Games. More about London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games posters
Electronics brand Jawbone have launched a wristband by San Francisco designer Yves Behar that monitors your every move then tells you what to do. More about UP by Yves Behar for Jawbone
Israeli designer Ayala Serfaty's new collection of sculptural furniture and lighting includes upholstered pieces resembling lichen-covered stone. More about In Vein by Ayala Serfaty
Competition: Dezeen have teamed up with Swiss brand Punkt. to offer readers the chance to win a limited edition version of their clock by London designer Jasper Morrison, created to raise funds for recovery from the natural disasters in Japan earlier this year. More about Competition: limited edition clock by Jasper Morrison for Punkt. to be won
This movie shows an installation by designer Bobby Petersen at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, where chairs were programmed to play music when visitors sat on them. Each seat represented a different instrument and rhythm, creating a harmony when people sat down together. More about Musical Chairs by Bobby Petersen
These rings by jewellery designer Galit Barak of Israel create rectilinear frames around the wearer's fingers. More about New City by Galit Barak