German-Taiwanese designer Béatrix Li-Chin Loos has created this series of spherical vases from layers of scrap wood, glass, cardboard and leather. More about Beautiful Planets by Béatrix Li-Chin Loos at Galerie Gosserez
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
The shape of theses vases by designers Judith van den Boom and Sharon Geschiere was derived from knotted rubber tubing. More about Knotted by Judith van den Boom and Sharon Geschiere
Italian designer Mario Trimarchi of Fragile has created this range of glass vases suspended in wire frames for Italian design brand Alessi. More about Intanto by Mario Trimarchi for Alessi
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
London designer Roger Arquer has designed this vase with a funnel protruding from the side so that the water to be changed without removing the flowers. More about Funnel Vase by Roger Arquer
Italian design gallery Secondome have launched these handblown glass pieces by 5.5 designers, Sam Baron, Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about Secondome Edizioni by 5.5 designers, Sam Baron, Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk
These vases by Jakub Berdych of Qubus Design Studio comprise hand-blown glass pieces attached to plastic buckets. More about Bucket Vase by Qubus Design Studio
Designers Boym Partners created these vases by joining crystal planes in homage to the Cubist paintings of Picasso and Braque. More about Cubist Vases by Boym Partners
London designer Phil Cuttance created this range of vases by welding together discarded ABS plastic offcuts. More about Weld Vases by Phil Cuttance
London designer Simon Hasan has hand-made 400 bowls, cups and vases from boiled leather, which he will sell via a vending machine. More about Industrial Makeshifts by Simon Hasan
Design graduate Julian Bond of the Royal College of Art has created a moulding machine to produce vases, each with its own unique design. More about Pixel Mould by Julian Bond
Paris design studio A+A cooren have designed a glass vase where the neck has been turned back inside the vessel to support flower stems. More about Air Sundae by A+A cooren
Milan 2010: Eindhoven designers Boaz Cohen & Sayaka Yamamoto of BCXSY presented a collection of vessels and a light made up of beaded coils at Spazio Rosana Orlandi in Milan earlier this month. More about Coiled by BCXSY for Editions in Craft
Dutch graduate designer Sjoerd Jonkers has designed a collection of plastic vases inspired by archaeology and primitive objects, to be presented in Milan this week. More about Neolastic Vases by Studio Sjoerd Jonkers
Torafu Architects of Tokyo, Japan have designed a paper container that can be stretched into a vase, plate or bowl. More about Air Vase by Torafu Architects
Tokyo designer Dan Tomimatsu has created a vase in which a single flower can be hung upside down. More about Veil by Dan Tomimatsu
French designer FX Balléry has designed a collection of brightly-coloured vases that look like sections of plumbing pipes. More about Pretty Vases Collection by FX Balléry
Anglo-Dutch designers Studio Glithero have created a series of vases and tiles decorated with shadows of plants captured on photosensitive chemicals.
Dutch product design graduate Robin van Hontem has designed a series of vases inspired by the movement of a spinning top. More about Dancing Vases by Robin van Hontem