Design Miami 07: eight leading artists have donated works based on the One Laptop Per Child initiative for an auction to raise funds for the project. Above: It's Good to be Cheerful by Richard Tuttle. More about One laptop per artist: OLPC charity auction
Design Miami opened last night, and Tokujin Yoshioka's installation on the top floor of the Moore Building in the Miami Design District is one of the highlights. More about Tokujin Yoshioka installation at Design Miami
London design store Mint is showing a range of resin and brass sculptures by artist Stephen Johnson. More about Stephen Johnson at Mint
French design brand Domestic has launched a collection of mirrors by various designers including Matali Crasset, 5.5 Designers and Ich&Kar (whose I Love Me mirror is shown above). More about Narcisse mirrors by various designers for Domestic
Young Belgian designer Marina Bautier has designed a furniture collection for Tokyo brand Idée. More about Marina Bautier furniture collection for Idée
Swiss watch brand Pierre Junod has launched two new watches, by architect Mario Botta (above) and designer André Ricard (below). More about Mario Botta and André Ricard for Pierre Junod
Design Miami 07 starts on Thursday, and here is a downloadable version of the catalogue, containing full gallery listings of the show. More about Design Miami 2007 catalogue
Australian graphic designers Buro North claim their plywood Christmas tree is "80% more environmentally friendly" than a traditional fir or spruce. More about Eco Christmas tree by Buro North
Design Miami 07: glass-blowing, hand-felting and a tattoo parlour dispensing designer tattoos are among the ten design performances taking place at Design Miami later this week. More about Design performances at Design Miami
Architect Greg Lynn presents a modular wall system called Blobwall at Design Miami later this week. More about Blobwall by Greg Lynn
Tokyo design week: Conof. is another Japanese brand producing sparse, (mostly) white objects. Here are some of the products they showed at 100% Design Tokyo last month. More about New products by Conof.
Tokyo design week: Japanese brand Metaphys presented many new products at 100% Design Tokyo last month, including the Cortina electric kettle (above). More about New products from Metaphys
Design Miami 07: architect Hani Rashid of Asymptote will show his LQ chandeliers for lighting company Zumtobel at Art Basel Miami Beach next week. More about LQ chandeliers by Hani Rashid for Zumtobel
Dutch designer Joost van Bleiswijk has relaunched his website, which now features his No Screw No Glue range of furniture and objects. More about No Screw No Glue by Joost van Bleiswijk
Bel-Air is a filtration system designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, which uses living plants to purify the air indoors. More about Bel-Air by Mathieu Lehanneur
Design Miami 07: Fragiles is an exhibition of over 50 contemporary ceramic and glass objects, on show at Design Miami from 6-9 December. More about Fragiles at Design Miami
Design w/ Conscience: Re-Imagining the Workshop, which opened at the Vivid Gallery in Rotterdam this week, features products designed by leading designers and manufactured by artisans in the developing world. More about Design With Conscience at Vivid Gallery
Following our report on Moritz Waldemeyer's stage costumes for OK Go, here's another story about clothing featuring LEDs. This time, fashion designer Willy Bogner has put solar-powered lights in ski suits. More about Ski suits with solar-powered lights by Willy Bogner
Tokyo design week: Patricia Urquiola's Pear bathroom range was exhibited at 100% Tokyo during Tokyo Design Week. More about Pear by Patricia Urquiola for Agape
Tokyo design week: Denim brand G-Star Raw built a pavilion at Tokyo Designer's Week last month, to display the brand's new collections. More about G-Star Raw pavilion at Tokyo Designer’s Week