Crucifix Surge Protector by Means of Production
New York architect Alexander Pincus of Means of Production has designed this electrical extension lead in the shape of a cruciform. More about Crucifix Surge Protector by Means of Production
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Kettle by Estelle Sauvage
This kettle by Ecole Nationale supérieure d'Art et de Design de Saint-Etienne graduate Estelle Sauvage uses a light bulb to heat water for a cup of tea. More about Kettle by Estelle Sauvage
Extra-ORdinary by Jennifer Rabatel
ÉCAL University of Art and Design Lausanne graduate Jennifer Rabatel has taken inspiration from tools such as spanners, spatulas and try squares to create a series of functional everyday objects. More about Extra-ORdinary by Jennifer Rabatel
Slightly Windy by José Ferrufino
This music box designed by ÉCAL University of Art and Design Lausanne graduate José Ferrufino uses the movement of the musical mechanism to cause sticks of barley to gently sway. More about Slightly Windy by José Ferrufino
Periscope Camera by Yaniv Berg
Here’s another conceptual project from Shenkar College of Engineering and Design student Yaniv Berg (see his coffee machine in our earlier story), this time a digital SLR camera where the lens and body are merged to form a kinked cylinder. More about Periscope Camera by Yaniv Berg
CLS Mobile Drive by Sylvain Willenz
Brussels designer Sylvain Willenz drew on cassette tapes and floppy disks for the design of these external hard drives. More about CLS Mobile Drive by Sylvain Willenz
Triflow Future Talents design competition
Dezeen promotion: British brassware manufacturers Triflow Concepts are calling for designers to enter their Triflow Future Talents design competition for the chance to win £1,500 and see their design put into production. More about Triflow Future Talents design competition
Safe Cuddling by Helge Fischer
This fluffy children's playsuit by Royal College of Art graduate Helge Fischer sounds an alarm if the child is touched inappropriately. More about Safe Cuddling by Helge Fischer
TMA-1 By KiBiSi for AIAIAI
Danish industrial design firm Kibisi launch these minimal headphones today. More about TMA-1 By KiBiSi for AIAIAI
While You Sleep by Oscar Diaz
Spanish designer Oscar Diaz has proposed a key-cutting concept that allows owners to duplicate lost keys by 3D-printing, without needing an original to copy. More about While You Sleep by Oscar Diaz
MDBC Totem by Boym Partners for Ghostly International
These models by New York studio Boym Partners are used to unlock and download DJ Matthew Dear's latest album, entitled Black City, and you can download a free track from the album here. More about MDBC Totem by Boym Partners for Ghostly International
Skeleton by Roger Arquer
London designer Roger Arquer’s Skeleton project allows several shirts to be held on the same clothes hanger. More about Skeleton by Roger Arquer
Trimmer, Razor and Shaving Brush by Jacques-Elie Craig Ribeyron
Graduate designer Jacques-Elie Craig Ribeyron's shaving set is made of stainles steel with a black PVD coating, normally applied to enhance the durability of industrial tools. More about Trimmer, Razor and Shaving Brush by Jacques-Elie Craig Ribeyron
20 litre Coat Stand by Peter Marigold
This coat stand made from a ready-made 20 litre liquid container by London designer Peter Marigold is now in production with design brand Skitsch. More about 20 litre Coat Stand by Peter Marigold
The End of History by BrewDog
Scottish brewery BrewDog have packaged their latest range of beers inside dead animals. More about The End of History by BrewDog
Bronze Age by Philippe-Albert Lefebvre
Canadian designer Philippe-Albert Lefebvre has created a range of fire tools by casting hand-carved branches in bronze and iron. More about Bronze Age by Philippe-Albert Lefebvre
Pop Up Vaccine by Elena Figus
At the Royal College of Art graduate show in London earlier this month designer Elena Figus presented a carrier designed to cool vaccines as an icepack inside melts and the water evaporates. More about Pop Up Vaccine by Elena Figus
Earn/Urn by Neil Conley
Design graduate Neil Conley has made a series of funerary urns from reclaimed carbon fibre. More about Earn/Urn by Neil Conley
GE WattStation by fuseproject
San Francisco designer Yves Béhar of Fuseproject has designed these electric car-chargers for public and home use. More about GE WattStation by fuseproject
Tea House for Robots by Rootoftwo and PLY Architecture
Michigan studios Rootoftwo and PLY Architecture have housed their conceptual models of future kitchen appliances in a paper teahouse at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, Japan. Update 31/07/11: see Dezeen's top ten stories about robots. More about Tea House for Robots by Rootoftwo and PLY Architecture