This movie by the American Hardwood Export Council shows the manufacture of the Timber Wave by AL_A, a three-storey-high red oak sculpture installed outside the V&A museum for the London Design Festival. More about Manufacturing the Timber Wave by AL_A and Arup
London Design Festival 2011: French designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec have laid a stripy field of fabric inside the Raphael Court of the V&A museum as part of the London Design Festival. More about Textile Field by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
London Design Festival 2011: a watch featuring a looter running off with a TV while a riot policeman stands and watches is one of a series of one-off, customised time pieces commissioned by Dezeen from Dominic Wilcox. Update: watch an interview with Wilcox on Dezeen Screen. More about Watch Sculptures: Moments in Time by Dominic Wilcox
London Design Festival 2011: British architect John Pawson has installed the largest lens ever made by crystal brand Swarovski in the southwest tower of St Paul's Cathedral for the London Design Festival, which starts on Saturday. More about Perspectives by John Pawson at St Paul's Cathedral
British industrial design brand Dyson have unveiled their latest product: a fan heater. More about Dyson Hot by James Dyson
London Design Festival 2011: Ligne Roset Westend hosts an exhibition of their latest collection called Telling Tales to coincide with the London Design Festival. More about Telling Tales at Ligne Roset Westend
London Design Festival 2011: Dezeen and east London venue Concrete have teamed up to host Change the Record, a live performance by designer Paul Cocksedge on Tuesday 20 September. More about Dezeen and Paul Cocksedge present Change the Record at Concrete
London Design Festival 2011: visitors to Outline Editions gallery in London next week will be able to stamp out Noma Bar's graphic artworks by feeding sheets of rubber and paper into the maws of a giant hole-punch shaped like a dog. More about Cut it Out by Noma Bar at Outline Editions
Designer Arik Levy presents a pebble-shaped device for opening water bottles at Maison&Objet in Paris this week. More about Water=Life by Arik Levy
London Design Festival 2011: New Zealand furniture brand Resident have launched their inaugural collection at designjunction during the London Design Festival. More about Furniture by Resident at designjunction
Stockholm designer David Taylor combines concrete, wood, silver, tin and DIY components in his latest collection of candle holders, dishes, mirrors and lighting. More about Walk the Walk by David Taylor
Each of these vases by London designer Pia Wüstenberg combines turned wood, blown glass and thrown pottery. More about Stacking Vessels by Pia Wüstenberg
London designer Héctor Serrano presents this series of jars with cork lids at Maison&Objet, which opens today in Paris. More about Natura Jars by Héctor Serrano for La Mediterránea
This series of furniture by Norwegian designer Amy Hunting incorporates loops of felt for storage. More about Faithful Copy by Amy Hunting
Japanese designer Hiroyuki Miyake's calendar works like a retractable tape measure, with one centimetre for each day of the year. More about Measure calendar by Hiroyuki Miyake
Competition: we've teamed up with the makers of Sugru to give away ten packs of their plastic modelling clay for hacking products. More about Competition: ten packs of Sugru to be won
Car brand BMW will present two sustainable concept cars under their new BMW i sub-brand at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this month. More about i3 Concept and i8 Concept by BMW
London Design Festival 2011: cakes decorated like creepily realistic babies and pencils with the alphabet painstakingly carved into their tips are among the exhibits at power of Making, which opened at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London yesterday. More about Power of Making at the V&A
London designer Oscar Diaz will present a two-in-one candle holder at Maison&Objet in Paris this weekend. More about Duo by Oscar Diaz for Doiy
London Design Festival 2011: British design retailer SCP will host new product launches and a seven metre-high installation by Michael Marriott at their east London store as part of Shoreditch Design Triangle during the London Design Festival this month. More about Design Department Store at SCP
