A door latch and a pair of pliers are among the mechanisms created without screws, bolts or other fixings by researchers working with a new technology called metamaterials (+ movie). More
The timber frame and paper panes of the traditional Korean door were replaced with a resin grid and flexible silicone for this installation at a Seoul gallery (+ slideshow). More
Industrial designers Adrienne McNicholas and Michelle Ivankovic have launched a range of silicone caps designed to preserve leftover fruit and vegetables (+ slideshow). More
Product news: colourful LED torches shaped like the handlebar grips of BMX bicycles by British designer Alexander Taylor have gone into production with Hong Kong brand Praxis. More
Product News: Slovakian designer Tomas Kral has created a collection of small silicone pots for Hong Kong design brand Praxis. More
Flaps of dimpled silicone rubber are stitched together to form fleshy earrings, nipple brooches and sanitary pads in this jewellery collection by Taiwanese designer and recent graduate I-Ting Ho. More
Milan 2012: these little storage containers by Swedish designers TAF are made of silicone but coloured to look like clay. More
Competition: we've teamed up with Hong Kong studio Kitmen Keung to give away five of their silicone mouse pads, designed to hold small items like paperclips and pens in place on their sloping edges. More
Designed in Hackney: Friday's instalment in our showcase of the best design in the London borough of Hackney is Sugru, an ingenious silicone rubber that can be used to fix, strengthen or customise almost any object. More
Take tea in serene silence with this silicone set by Hong Kong studio Kitmen Keung. More
Guerilla lighting designers Luzinterruptus snuck out in the dead of night to stick 400 illuminated silicone nipples all over statues outside the Public Art Museum in Madrid. More
London designer Oscar Diaz will present a two-in-one candle holder at Maison&Objet in Paris this weekend. More
These lamps are turned on when you pull their nipples. More
London Design Festival 2011: London designer Oscar Diaz has redesigned the pen pot so there's no need to tip pens all over the desk or jam your fingers down the side to retrieve a paper clip or pencil sharpener that's slipped to the bottom. More
Dezeen Watch Store: Orbit, the latest design from Hong Kong watch brand Ziiiro, is now available at Dezeen Watch Store. More
Milan 2011: Italian lighting brand Fabbian will present a collection of pendant lamps covered in silicone tiles by London designer Benjamin Hubert in Milan next month. More
Dezeen Watch Store: Gravity - the first design by Hong Kong watch brand Ziiiro - is now available from Dezeen Watch Store. More
Hong Kong designer Michael Young has created a range of bio-plastic in-ear headphones made of cornstarch. More
Compeixalaigua Design Studio of Barcelona have created a range of flexible silicone dishes for steaming and serving food. More
This waterproof sex toy has been designed by San Francisco designer Yves Béhar of fuseproject for sex toy brand JimmyJane. More
