In this the final interview in our series of Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, British architect and designer Nigel Coates talks with Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about how design became an intrinsic part of Italian culture. More about Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Nigel Coates
In this next interview in our series of Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, London-based designer Ilse Crawford discusses the unique skills of Italian manufacturers with Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Ilse Crawford
In this second in our series of Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, British designer Matthew Hilton talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the re-emergence of national identity in design and the contrasting Italian and British design cultures. More about Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Matthew Hilton
In the first of our Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, Arik Levy talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the similarities and differences between the design cultures in Italy and Israel. More about Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Arik Levy
British designer Anthony Leyland launched a collection of tables made of folded steel at Designersblock in London last month. More about Manifold by Anthony Leyland
Polish Design Season: here's another Polish design classic. At Tent London last month designer Piotr Stolarski of Warsaw studio Gogo exhibited clock mechanisms embedded in a wooden plank so that consumers saw off however many they need. More about Log Clock by Piotr Stolarski
Designers StokkeAustad presented a cantilevered bench with a concrete base at an exhibition called Norwegian Prototypes during the London Design Festival last month. More about Cantilevered bench by StokkeAustad
Polish Design Season: an exhibition showcasing Polish design took place in London last month as part of the London Design Festival. More about Young Creative Poland at the London Design Festival
London Design Festival 09: new British design and production company Very Good & Proper launched their first collection at The Dock in London last month. More about Canteen furniture by Very Good & Proper
London Design Festival 09: Heatherwick studio have released more images of their Extrusions exhibition, on display at Haunch of Venison gallery in London. More about Extrusions by Thomas Heatherwick - more images
London Design Festival 09: London designer Nina Tolstrup of Studiomama presented a collection of furniture made from digitally-altered branches with TEN XYZ at 100% Design in London last month. More about Branch Out by Studiomama for TEN
London Design Festival 09: at The Dock in London last month British designer Marina Ralph showed a cabinet that bulges according to the shape items placed inside. More about Stuff by Marina Ralph
London Design Festival 09: London designer Benjamin Hubert's collection of blown glass lamps for design brand Authentics won the Best New Product award at 100% Design last week. More about Labware by Benjamin Hubert for Authentics
London Design Festival 09: Henny van Nistelrooy and Oscar Diaz of Parallel Projects presented an exhibition in London last week examining how the media affects our perception of design. More about Three Yet One by Parallel Projects
London Design Festival 09: designer Philippe Malouin presented a collection of furniture inspired by architectural cross-braces at The Dock in London last week. More about Gridlock by Philippe Malouin
London Design Festival 09: London designer Yu Jordy Fu showed a 9m-long chandelier made from hand-cut paper at 100% Design last week. More about Cloud Walk Chandelier by Yu Jordy Fu
London Design Festival 09: Japanese designer Tomoko Azumi is showing a stacking coffee table at Rocket Gallery in London as part of an exhibition called Book A Table. More about Hexad by Tomoko Azumi
London Design Festival 09: Dutch designer Dick van Hoff is showing a collection of furniture and glassware at an old garage in South Kensington. More about Elements by Dick van Hoff at Gallery Libby Sellers
The fourth and final of our movies commissioned by Bombay Sapphire during the London Design Festival features designer Evan Grant of Seeper describing Voronoi and Kinetic Touch, two installations currently on show at Tent Digital. More about Bombay Sapphire at the London Design Festival: Seeper at Tent Digital
London Design Festival 09: Norwegian designer Oscar Narud of OKAY Studio is showing a collection of furniture inspired by the keels on sailing boats at an exhibition called Norwegian Prototypes in London this week. More about Keel series by Oscar Narud