Pal stool by Hallgeir Homstvedt for One Nordic
Product news: his stool by Norwegian designer Hallgeir Homstvedt is held up by three slim, curved legs inspired by skateboards (+ movie). More about Pal stool by Hallgeir Homstvedt for One Nordic
Product news: his stool by Norwegian designer Hallgeir Homstvedt is held up by three slim, curved legs inspired by skateboards (+ movie). More about Pal stool by Hallgeir Homstvedt for One Nordic
Interieur 2012: Dutch designer Richard Hutten has created a series of sofas and armchairs designed to resemble the icons on a smartphone screen. More about Apps by Richard Hutten for Artifort
Product news: a ball of cork provides the stopper for this glass container by Czech designer Martin Jakobsen. More about Luno by Martin Jakobsen
Product news: Berlin-based product designer Dirk Winkel created this slim black desk lamp to show that plastic can be as solid and tactile as metal or wood. More about Winkel w127 by Dirk Winkel for Wästberg
Product news: this table by Dutch designer Frederik Roijé has one top on three levels. More about Tablefields by Frederik Roijé
Product news: Oslo designers Andersson & Voll paired a bright yellow moka pot with a cooking hob sculpted from a slab of marble for an exhibition of Norwegian design at the Design Tide Tokyo trade fair this weekend. More about Good Morning moka pot and Tuamotu hob by Anderssen & Voll
Dutch Design Week: a Victorian scientist's laboratory experiments inspired Dutch designer David Derksen to create these glass lamps and vases, which have double walls like a Thermos flask. More about Dewar Glassware by David Derksen
Interieur 2012: objects that seem like half-finished sketches of candle holders, vases, bowls and bottles won British designer Maya Selway second prize in the Object category of the Interieur Design Awards at the Interieur design biennale in Kortrijk, Belgium, last week (+ slideshow). More about Kishu by Maya Selway
Product news: British designer David Irwin has created pentagonal pendant lights that are bound together by silicon bands for design company Deadgood. More about EXTL pendant lights by David Irwin for Deadgood
Product news: this swinging sofa by Berlin-based Studio Aisslinger for design brand Vitra isn't meant for the garden or conservatory but for weary workers in the office. More about Swing Sofa by Studio Aisslinger for Vitra
Dutch Design Week: designer Doreen Westphal has created a lamp with a metal stem that can be positioned upright or at an angle against its magnetic concrete base, currently on show at Dutch Design Week. More about Magno Tube Lamp by Doreen Westphal
Product news: these triangular sofas by Dutch architects UNStudio were inspired by geological formations. More about Seating Stones by UNStudio
Product news: this office desk by Danish design studio KiBiSi is a cross between an ironing board and a car jack – simply turn the handle on the corner to raise or lower the surface. More about XTable by KiBiSi
Product news: Hackney designer Paul Cocksedge has launched an invisible bookend to find out if people will buy an object for its function rather than its appearance. More about Invisible Bookend by Paul Cocksedge
Product news: these candle holders by French designer Marie Dessuant come with handy inner compartments and were designed for British furniture brand Another Country. More about Another Ceramic Candlestick by Marie Dessuant for Another Country
Product news: lamps often have heavy bases to steady them, making them awkward and costly to ship, so London-based Studio Tord Boontje swapped them for empty baskets which can be filled with objects like stones, books or apples. More about Lightweight by Studio Tord Boontje
Product news: this set of wooden toys by Polish studio Poorex incorporates tools associated with household chores. More about Poor Toys by Poorex
Product news: the Interieur Foundation's Designer of the Year Alain Gilles will launch a bed that lets users hide chairs, a desk or even a bath behind its adaptable headboard at design fair Interieur 2012, which opens tomorrow in Kortrijk, Belgium. More about Area Bed by Alain Gilles for Magnitude
Product news: the backrest of this chair by Dutch designers Oato seems to be simply wedged between its criss-crossing legs. More about Stuck Chair by Oato
Product news: Valencia-based Estudio Sputnik has launched its first collection, which includes a stool and table inspired by a Russian satellite (+ slideshow). More about Debut collectionby Estudio Sputnik