Design
Sand by Yukihiro Kaneuchi
These vases made of sand are shaped according to the principles of an old Japanese game. More about Sand by Yukihiro Kaneuchi
These vases made of sand are shaped according to the principles of an old Japanese game. More about Sand by Yukihiro Kaneuchi
These wallets and spectacle cases are each made of a single piece of leather that's been folded into shape then hardened in boiling water. More about Hunters Bend by Tove Emilsson
London Design Festival 2011: London designer Makiko Nakamura will exhibit a tea set engulfed in flowers and foliage at Tent London during the London Design Festival next month. More about 100 Years After the Party by Makiko Nakamura
This movie by Brussels gallerist Victor Hunt reveals the story and process behind Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer's bowls shaped by balloons. More about Movie: interview with Maarten De Ceulaer
Young designer Rami Tareef creates chairs with geometric patterns by wrapping and weaving cords around spare, steel frames. More about COD by Rami Tareef
What if plastic polluting the seas could be harvested by a retired fishing trawler, then transformed into chairs by an onboard factory? More about The Sea Chair by Alexander Groves, Azusa Murakami and Kieren Jones
London designer Héctor Serrano presents a series of paper accessories for turning balloons into animal heads at the New York Gift Fair this week. More about Air Heads by Héctor Serrano
In this movie by Brussels gallerist Victor Hunt, Korean designer Kwangho Lee explains how growing up on a farm outside Seoul has influenced his work. The movie is part of a series of interviews called Tales of the Hunt. More about Interview with Kwangho Lee
Competition: we've teamed up with publishers Thames & Hudson to give away five copies of Pasta by Design. More about Competition: five copies of Pasta by Design to be won
For those who can't ever have too many shoes, these 16 modular components combine to make 256 different pairs. More about MyShell256 by Sharon Golan
In this interview filmed at Dezeen Space, London designer Paul Cocksedge explains the ideas behind Change the Record, a project where vinyl records are moulded into amplifiers for smartphones. More about Change the Record by Paul Cocksedge
Competition: we've teamed up with London designer Max Lamb to give readers the chance to win one of five signed copies of his new book China Granite Project II. More about Competition: five copies of China Granite Project II by Max Lamb to be won
How might our homes change if they had to accommodate robots too? More about With Robots by Diego Trujillo Pisanty
In this interview filmed by Dezeen for trade show Garden Unique at Spoga+Gafa, British garden designer Andrew Wilson of Wilson McWilliam Studio talks about a few of his favourite projects, including a pathway cantilevered over an intense sea of roses (above). Watch the movie »
More about Dezeen Screen: garden design by Wilson McWilliam Studio
London Design Festival 2011: Hungarian studio A+Z Design will present these cute lamps with squashed heads at Tent London during the London Design Festival next month. More about Pillhead lamps by A+Z Design
This lamp by German designers Tobias Sieber and Samuel Treindl is cast from 10kg of copper, so its value will increase with metal prices. More about Copper Lamp 10kg by Tobias Sieber and Samuel Treindl
Ron Arad's cylindrical cinema screen made of 5600 silicon rods opens at the Roundhouse in London today. More about Curtain Call by Ron Arad at the Roundhouse
Industrial design graduate Florian Schmid made these stools by folding fabric that's impregnated with cement then drenching it in water. More about Stitching Concrete by Florian Schmid
London designer Mark Noad has revamped the London Underground map to be more geographically accurate. More about London Tube Map by Mark Noad Design
Japanese studio Torafu Architects have designed a lidded bowl that can be split into two parts and mounted on the wall as shelves. More about Catchbowl by Torafu Architects