In the next movie filmed for the Stepney Green Design Collection we curated, east London designer Donna Wilson talks about the knitted tree with creatures nestled inside it that she contributed. More about Donna Wilson on her knitted tree for the Stepney Green Design Collection
The forms of this tea service by design graduate Eunjae Lee are based on the components of an engine. More about Silent Machine by Eunjae Lee
London designer Max Lamb used stonemasonry tools to hand-carve the models for this crockery collection from lumps of plaster. More about Crockery by Max Lamb for 1882 Ltd.
London Design Festival: London designer Tom Dixon will launch a range of iridescent stoneware pendant lights at next month's London Design Festival. More about Lustre pendant lamps by Tom Dixon
Our coverage of the Royal College of Art graduate show begins with these food storage jars made of radioactive earth from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster area in Japan. More about The Materiality of a Natural Disaster by Hilda Hellström at Show RCA 2012
Designed in Hackney: Dalston designers Kay + Stemmer present this collection of benches, side tables and stools for Shoreditch design brand SCP at MOST in Milan this week. More about Designed in Hackney: Cricket by Kay + Stemmer
If for some reason you'd like to draw pictures with the bottom of your cup, Japanese designer Fumiaki Goto has made these little vessels with the same combination of ceramic and graphite used to make pencil lead. More about Drawing vessels by Fumiaki Goto
Slideshow: Zurich designers Atelier Volvox rescued these unloved plush toys and gave them a new lease of life by turning them inside out - eyes and all. More about Outsiders plush toys by Atelier Volvox
The Temporium: this series of knotted collar pieces made of rope by London-based designer Helena Westerlind is today's entry to our Advent calendar. More about Helena Westerlind at The Temporium
Traditional Dutch porcelain company Royal Delft have launched a new contemporary brand, Blue D1653, including this set by Arian Brekveld that looks as though the blue emblems have slipped down the rim of each dish. More about Blue D1653 by Arian Brekveld, Chris Koens and Damian O'Sullivan for Royal Delft
London Design Festival 2011: cakes decorated like creepily realistic babies and pencils with the alphabet painstakingly carved into their tips are among the exhibits at power of Making, which opened at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London yesterday. More about Power of Making at the V&A
Industrial design graduate Florian Schmid made these stools by folding fabric that's impregnated with cement then drenching it in water. More about Stitching Concrete by Florian Schmid
Milan 2011: Eindhoven designers BCXSY present a collection of rugs woven by Bedouin women in Israel at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan this week. More about Origin part II: Balance by BCXSY
Milan 2011: Swedish collective Front will present a series of vases that tell the stories of five women living in remote villages in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. More about Story Vases by Front
American designer Louie Rigano has created a range of teapots that combines mass-produced wooden handles and lids with individual hand-thrown bodies. More about Teapot/cup by Louie Rigano
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius presents 300 porcelain vases coloured with layers of mineral and chemical glazes at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. More about 300 Coloured Vases by Hella Jongerius at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
More design for the kitchen: these cooking vessels by Paris designer Laurent Corio are made of white clay with coloured enamelled interiors. More about Shokki by Laurent Corio
Tokyo 2010: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has designed a range of objects for traditional Japanese porcelain company Choemon. More about Porcelain by Jaime Hayón for Kutani Choemon
Frankfurt designer Kai Linke has created a series of vases and side tables by sand-blasting timber to enhance the texture of the grain then casting the resulting shapes in ceramic. More about Blasted Vase and Side Table by Kai Linke
Milan 2010: Viennese designers Mischer'Traxler presented a collection of bowls cast from vegetables in Milan last month. More about Reversed Volumes by Mischer’Traxler