Vienna Design Week: London-based designer Julia Lohmann thinks dried strips of seaweed could replace leather, paper and plastic to make everyday objects like these laser-cut kelp lampshades (+ audio + slideshow). More about Kelp lampshades by Julia Lohmann
Product news: London-based designer Oscar Diaz launched this industrial looking stainless steel bottle opener at the Project No. 8 shop in New York this week. More about Loop by Oscar Diaz for Field
Product news: a watering can and an action figure were among the everyday objects scanned and distorted by designer Matthew Plummer Fernandez to create these faceted and richly coloured 3D printed vessels. More about Digital Natives by Matthew Plummer Fernandez
London Design Festival: each of these mix-and-match vessels by London design studio Vitamin is fixed together from rings of assorted materials including marble, cut glass, turned wood and 3D printed resin. More about Element Vessel by Vitamin
London Design Festival: delicate flowers and foliage are protected by the steel cages around these concrete vases by Korean designer Seung-Yong Song. More about V4 vases by Seung-Yong Song
London Design Festival: Curator, author and furniture designer Suzanne Trocmé has created a 3D-printed ceramic bowl and egg cup based on the continuous form of a Möbius strip. More about Aspirals by Suzanne Trocmé for 1882 Ltd
This money box by London designer Sebastian Bergne displays your savings on the wall like a picture. More about Wall Saver by Sebastian Bergne for L’Atelier d’Exercises
Stockholm designer David Taylor sees his latest series of candlesticks as a crowd of friends that changes over time when some of them are bought and others are made to replace them. More about Crowd Candlesticks by David Taylor
London Design Festival: These felt candle holders by Amsterdam designer Siba Sahabi are inspired by the colours and silhouettes of Istanbul's skyline at dusk. More about Istanbul Twilight by Siba Sahabi
Czech studio Kibardindesign have created a 3D version of a digital clock face. More about White & White Clock by Kibardindesign
Finnish design graduates Arttu Kuisma and Juho Kruskopf have produced a set of ceramic pots and vases that look deceptively squidgy. More about Drapery vases by Kruskopf and Kuisma
Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic talks about kettles by famous designers as part of our series of interviews we filmed for the Design Museum Collection App for iPad, which is available to download free from the app store here. More about Design Museum Collection App: kettles
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.
For those still craving more sport in their life, Vancouver-based design graduate Tom Chung has come up with a countdown clock to speed up daily tasks. More about Game On by Tom Chung
Don't worry if you smash this vase by Dutch designer Mianne de Vries – a back-up vase is waiting inside. More about Curious Vase by Mianne de Vries
Japanese designer Morie Nishimura has made a series of hinged brass mirrors that look like butterflies when mounted on a wall. More about A Quiet Celebration by Morie Nishimura
Milk flows into the handle of this cup by Barcelona designers ENTLO.1A so large cookies can be dunked in one piece. More about Taça by ENTLO.1A
Rubber pellets made from recycled car tyres form the knobbly surfaces of these bowls and pots by Dutch designer Debbie Wijskamp. More about Black Ruby by Studio Debbie Wijskamp
These half-plastic, half-wicker waste paper bins by German designer Cordula Kehrer for American brand Areaware are made with the Aeta people of the Philippines. More about Bow Bins by Cordula Kehrer for Areaware