DMY Berlin 09: Viennese designers Mischer'Traxler have created a solar-powered machine that makes furniture, with the shape and colour of each product determined by the amount of sunlight available during manufacture. More about The Idea of a Tree by Mischer’Traxler
Industrial designer Anne-Cécile Rappa has designed Bent, a pouf made of recycled polypropylene bags knitted together. More about Bent by Anne-Cécile Rappa
Industrial designer Karin Ehrnberger and interaction designer Loove Broms of the Interactive Institute in Sweden have designed a series of household objects highlighting energy consumption in daily activities. More about Aware Project by the Interactive Institute
Ten designers including Ted Muehling (above), Yves Béhar (below), Stephen Burks and Maya Lin have created objects for Design for a Living World, an exhibition of products using sustainable materials from around the world that opened at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York this week. More about Design for a Living World at the Cooper-Hewitt
Wattcher is a product that monitors domestic electricity use, designed by Marcel Wanders for Dutch company Innovaders. More about Wattcher by Marcel Wanders Studio
Barcelona-based H Arquitectes have completed School Gym 704 in Barberà del Vallès, Spain. More about School Gym 704 by H Arquitectes
Milan 09: young designers Riccardo Nannini, Domenico Orefice and Emanuele Pizzolorusso present a waste paper basket made of recycled paper at exhibition Dismettiamola! in Milan this week. More about Fabriano by Riccardo Nannini, Domenico Orefice and Emanuele Pizzolorusso
Prague design studio Novague have proposed a rocking chair containing a dynamo that powers a reading light. More about Move Your Energy by Novague
British designer Karen Ryan has sent a series of images showing the development of her latest project, called In The Woods. More about In The Woods by Karen Ryan
Designer Anders Wilhelmson, in collaboration with Camilla Wirseen and Peter Thuvander, has developed the Peepoo bag - a single-use, disposable toilet bag intended to improve sanitary conditions in developing nations. More about Peepoo bag by Anders Wilhelmson
Architects RMJM have launched a concept for apartment blocks that do not require heating. More about MiLoft by RMJM
Prague architects Projektil Architekti have completed Sluňákov, a centre for ecological activities in Olomouc, the Czech Republic. More about Sluňákov by Projektil Architekti
Eden Bio, a Parisian social housing development set in an "urban wilderness" and designed by French architect Edouard François, has been completed. More about Eden Bio by Edouard François 2
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have designed the masterplan for a carbon-neutral resort and residential development on Zira Island in the Caspian Sea. More about Zira Island masterplan by BIG
Spanish architects Eneseis Arquitectura have completed a family residence in Alicante, Spain. More about Casa Llorens by Eneseis Arquitectura
London-based designer Yu Jordy Fu has produced a range of hand-cut paper lampshades called Cloud Lamps. More about Cloud Lamps by Yu Jordy Fu
XTEN Architecture have designed Sapphire Gallery, an extension to a house for art collectors in Los Angeles, USA. More about Sapphire Gallery by XTEN Architecture
Barcelona-based H Arquitectes have completed Casa 205, a wooden house in Vacarisses, Spain. More about Casa 205 by H Arquitectes
Design Miami 08: more from New York gallery R 20th Century at Design Miami last week, this time Robots by designer Rusti D. More about Robots by Rusti D. at R 20th Century
Design Miami 08: New York gallery R 20th Century exhibited furniture by Brazil-based designer Julia Krantz at Design Miami last week. More about Julia Krantz at R 20th Century