Isom tables by Sebastian Scherer
Product news: German designer Sebastian Scherer used sheets of coloured glass to create these tessellating tables. More about Isom tables by Sebastian Scherer
Product news: German designer Sebastian Scherer used sheets of coloured glass to create these tessellating tables. More about Isom tables by Sebastian Scherer
London designer Mathias Hahn added concrete, brass and metal to these coloured glass vessels, which are inspired by making jam. More about Preserves by Mathias Hahn
A glazed reading room appears to float over the still waters of a shallow pool at this town library in Maranello, Italy, by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and Italian architect Andrea Maffei (+ slideshow). More about New Town Library in Maranello by Arata Isozaki and Andrea Maffei
Product news: Japanese designers Nendo used glass from old Coca-Cola bottles to make these bowls with dimpled bases, which are meant to resemble the classic green bottles with their tops sliced off. More about Bottleware by Nendo for Coca-Cola
Eindhoven design studio BCXSY used hand-blown glass in six grades of opacity, from transparent to white, to create a collection of glassware for Japanese design brand Inframince (+ slideshow). More about In Between by BCXSY for Inframince
Stripy glass screens obscure views between rooms at this dental clinic in Torres Vedras, Portugal, by MMVArquitecto (+ slideshow). More about Dental Clinic by MMVArquitecto
A tower of books is encased inside a glass pyramid at this public library that Dutch firm MVRDV have completed in Spijkenisse, the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More about Book Mountain by MVRDV
In this movie by Gwenael Lewis, designer Omer Arbel talks about the story behind the 14 Series lights he produced under-the-radar in a barn to create a chandelier for Canadian lighting company Bocci. More about Movie: Omer Arbel on "making chandeliers on an agricultural farm"
Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza has concealed an office block with walls made entirely of glass behind a sandstone enclosure in the Spanish city of Zamora (+ slideshow). More about Offices for Junta de Castilla y León by Alberto Campo Baeza
Hackney-based artist Alex Chinneck has fitted identically smashed windows into a derelict factory just a mile away from the Olympic Stadium (+ slideshow). More about Telling the Truth Through False Teeth by Alex Chinneck
These carafes by Zurich designer Anna Blattert of Swiss collective Postfossil incorporate little baskets to hold fresh ingredients like lemon or mint for making flavoured tap water. More about Stir It by Anna Blattert for Postfossil
This glass house by Belgian architects Govaert & Vanhoutte has a 50-metre-long wall at the back and a sunken swimming pool at the front. More about Villa Roces by Govaert & Vanhoutte
Milan 2012: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will present a table that's almost invisible at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week. More about Luminous by Tokujin Yoshiokafor Glas Italia
Milan designer Fabio Novembre has created these pill-like vases for Murano glass company Venini. More about Happy Pills by Fabio Novembre for Venini
Slideshow: this glass pavilion on the edge of a lake in Ontario, Canada, houses a studio, apartment and boathouse for a photographer and was designed by Toronto Studio GH3. More about Photographer's Studio over a boat house on Stoney Lake by GH3
Air pressure and heat are varied during the glass-blowing process to make sure every one of these lamp by Canadian architect Omer Arbel is unique. More about 28 Series Desk Lamp by Omer Arbel for Bocci
This chaise designed by Brodie Neill is cast from 135 litres of clear glass and has to be cooled very slowly inside the mould over the course of 80 days. More about Glacier by Brodie Neill at SuperDesign
Vienna Design Week 2011: a rotating arm deposits spirals of quartz sand on the showroom floor at crystal company Lobmeyr in Vienna this week, thanks to Canadian designer Philippe Malouin. More about Time Elapsed by Philippe Malouin and Lobmeyr
Each of these vases by London designer Pia Wüstenberg combines turned wood, blown glass and thrown pottery. More about Stacking Vessels by Pia Wüstenberg
London designer Héctor Serrano presents this series of jars with cork lids at Maison&Objet, which opens today in Paris. More about Natura Jars by Héctor Serrano for La Mediterránea