Colourful ridged-glass cleaning bottles, a black broom and a red washing line are among the tools for cooking, cleaning and organising created for a New York exhibition based on the American Shaker movement. More about Shaker-style tools for household chores feature in Furnishing Utopia's Hands to Work exhibition
Tokyo-based designer Kosuke Araki has created a range of tableware from recycled food waste. More about Kosuke Araki turns food waste into tableware
Brooklyn-based Bower Studios has expanded its collection of trompe l'oeil mirrors with designs that look like arcades, porthole windows and arched doorways. More about Bower Studios extends collection of mirrors that trick the eye
Japanese design duo We+ has created a series of magnetic chairs and vases that are covered with thousands of tiny steel rods. More about We+ creates magnetic spiky chair and matching vases
Ceramics brand Mutina has collaborated with design office OEO Studio to create furnishings and accessories to accompany its popular tile collections. More about Mutina launches range of "accents" to complement its designer tiles
Reels of paper and linen, sand pits and trees provide the setting for this display of Muji's homeware products, which Brooklyn-based Ladies & Gentlemen Studio has designed like a tranquil indoor garden. More about Ladies & Gentlemen Studio create indoor garden exploring materiality of Muji products
Design firm Crosby Studios has created a playful series of purple furniture and home accessories, which is launching as part of the NYCxDesign festival this month. More about Crosby Studios' all-purple furniture collection includes recurring hand shapes
Japanese studio Nendo and specialist metal company Wakazono have machined a 15-kilogram vase from a 100-kilogram block of aluminium in an intricate process that took seven months. More about Nendo carves "four-layered" vase from a single 100-kilo block of aluminium
Dezeen promotion: French fireplace company Focus has released a new model to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, inspired by a scene from children's book The Little Prince. More about Focus celebrate 50th anniversary with fireplace inspired by The Little Prince
Humberto & Fernando Campana, Atelier Oï, Patricia Urquiola and Marcel Wanders have all contributed to Louis Vuitton's first collection of decorative leather objects for the home. More about Louis Vuitton launches collection of travel-inspired home accessories
Archive drawings of bygone creatures feature in The Museum of Extinct Animals, a new range of wall coverings and textiles from Dutch brand Moooi. More about Moooi pays tribute to extinct animals with range of wallpapers
Dezeen editor Amy Frearson reveals her pick of the best new bathroom products launched at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, including a marble sink inspired by a wicker basket and a bathtub with a tapered edge. More about Eight of the best new designs for minimalist bathrooms
Benjamin Hubert's design agency Layer has created a pebble-shaped timber basket for Fritz Hansen using the brand's steam-bending techniques. More about Benjamin Hubert uses steam-bending to create curving wooden basket for Fritz Hansen
Swedish-Chilean designer Anton Alvarez has created a series of tall vessels featuring the vibrant blue tone favoured by artist Yves Klein. More about Anton Alvarez adopts Yves Klein's signature blue for extruded vases
The natural landscape surrounding the Kasthall factory in Kinna, Sweden, informed the patterns and colours used by Ilse Crawford for this collection of rugs. More about Ilse Crawford's rug collection for Kasthall pays tribute to the Swedish landscape
A series of matching stoneware designs by French designers Francesco Balzano and Valeriane Lazard is on display at Studio Twenty Seven gallery in Miami. More about Studio Twenty Seven showcases furniture made entirely from Italian limestone
Industrial designer Ron Arad has created a set of vases that slot inside one another, just like a nest of tables, for glass brand Nude. More about Ron Arad uses Turkish glassmaking techniques to create nesting vases
Designers including India Mahdavi, Nathalie du Pasquier and Ini Archibong have worked with Italian master artisans to create a range of unique objects, including totem-like vases and contemporary Venetian masks. More about Designers team up with Italian master artisans to create "craft design" objects
Dezeen promotion: abstract patterns and natural hues feature in German brand Walter Knoll's carpet collection, which is inspired by the continent of Africa. More about Walter Knoll's Legends of Carpets collection based on African landscapes
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have worked alongside master glassmakers in Italy to create a collection of handmade objects, which they liken to still-life paintings by Italian artist Giorgio Morandi. More about Bouroullecs create range of painterly glass objects for Wonderglass