Colombian designer David Del Valle and studio Tu Taller Design have created a mortar and pestle using shapes taken from an ancient local relic, which fit together seamlessly. More
London design brand Tropel has created a series of brightly-coloured jewellery boxes embellished with intricate Mexican beading and yarn paintings. More
Japan's unique regional manufacturers are put under the spotlight by Japan Creative, an organisation that has paired them with international designers including Jasper Morrison, Daniel Rybakken and Industrial Facility to create new work. More
Vases with legs and containers moulded around tree trunks featured in OFF Portugal's Glass Cares exhibition of blown glassware at Milan design week. More
Mexican designer Gerardo Osio worked with six Japanese craft workshops to create this range of mobile homeware, designed to give nomads a "sense of belonging". More
London Design Festival 2016: "you can have surround sound with your chandelier, vase and centrepiece" in the world imagined by the 28 designers contributing to the Electro Craft exhibition (+ slideshow). More
Ilse Crawford's Studioilse has collaborated with Bosnian craftspeople to create furniture using a UNESCO-nominated traditional carving technique (+ slideshow). More
An exhibition in London dedicated to Korean craft will present pieces by 18 designers exploring the concept of movement (+ slideshow). More
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: British designer Liam Treanor has expanded his collection of handcrafted wood furniture to include shelves, a side table and a pendant light (+ slideshow). More
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: a resurgence of handmade architecture is one of the biggest themes to emerge from this year's Venice Biennale, according to Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. More
This wooden stool designed for Bosnian brand Zanat by Swedish architects office Wingårdhs has been "tattooed" with hand-chiselled carvings. More
Business news: San Francisco studio Wood Thumb is opposing Black Friday's discounting frenzy by upping the price of its products, adding a "Maker's Bonus" for its craftspeople. More
British designer-craftsman Sebastian Cox has designed a kitchen for English brand DeVol that features rough-sawn timber and panels of woven beech. More
Milan 2015: students from Swiss design school ÉCAL collaborated with craftspeople to present time-related objects in an exhibition at the Museo Bagatti Valsecchi in Milan (+ slideshow). More
Spanish-based designers Kutarq Studio have created a pair of carved bowls based on the shapes left in yoghurt when it is being eaten with a spoon (+ slideshow). More
Los Angeles artists the Haas Brothers have worked with South African artisans to make a family of sheep-sized fantasy creatures covered with patterned beadwork. More
Stockholm designer Monica Förster has created wooden furniture and accessories for Bosnian company Zanat, using a hand-carving technique that could soon become protected by UNESCO (+ slideshow). More
Stockholm 2015: Swedish industrial designer Jenny Nordberg built each item of furniture in her latest collection by hand in under five minutes (+ movie). More
Cologne 2015: the first collaboration between German designer Sebastian Herkner and Danish furniture manufacturer Gubi has resulted in a minimal pendant lamp. More
Flowers are framed within the sliced spherical tops of these glass vases by Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær (+ slideshow). More
