Italian design office Make That Studio has unveiled a jug based on the water-smoothed shapes of riverbed pebbles (+ slideshow). More about Make That Studio designs minimal version of traditional Sicilian jug
Ian Anderson's Philadelphia-based ceramics studio has developed a collection of porcelain tableware by deforming traditional shapes, with the aim to increase, or at least maintain, the functionality of each piece (+ slideshow). More about Aandersson deconstructs archetypal vessels to create unusual ceramic shapes
Amsterdam exhibition space Looiersgracht 60 is hosting a solo exhibition of work by Dutch designer Aldo Bakker that consists of just five jugs. More about Aldo Bakker takes over Amsterdam exhibition space with just five jugs
Graduate shows 2015: intended to promote eating humans, the Guide to Cannibalism provides recipes for cooking meat, and also comes with kitchenware embedded with real hair (+ slideshow). More about Guide to Cannibalism suggests ways to eat humans
London designer Benjamin Hubert has moulded a range of ceramic containers to leave spiral and criss-crossing seams around the outside (+ slideshow). More about Benjamin Hubert patterns ceramic containers with raised seams
Finnish designer Iiro A Ahokas has created a tea set that fits neatly together inside an insulated cup shaped like a "bawdy" test tube. More about Sigmund's Travelling T-Laboratory tea set packs away into a phallic tube
Northmodern 2015: stackable vases with a rubberised coating and geometric-patterned textiles are among homeware items by Danish brand Ferm Living on show at the Northmodern design fair in Copenhagen. More about Ferm Living adds graphic textiles and rubber coated vessels to homeware collection
These stackable containers by Taiwan designer Kenyon Yeh are all made in different materials and sizes, but combine to form a sculptural object. More about Kenyon Yeh's Flue vessels stack inside each other
Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has teamed up with a Champagne expert to design a version of the classic glass flute. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune refines the Champagne glass
A series of bulbous wicker forms by French designer Matali Crasset aim to promote traditional Zimbabwean weaving techniques. More about Matali Crasset presents woven vessels in collaboration with Zimbabwean weavers
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has reinterpreted a traditional Basque vessel in ceramic to serve water from a local aqueduct in the region's restaurants. More about Patricia Urquiola designs slanted water jug for Bilbao restaurants
Maison&Objet 2014: London designer Benjamin Hubert has developed a carafe that decants wine through a stainless steel aerator to improve its flavour. More about Benjamin Hubert's WW Carafe features a steel aerator to improve wine's flavour
Milan 2014: London designer Lee Broom will launch these glass and marble vessels during a dinner party in the window of a Milanese design boutique next week. More about On the Rock vessels by Lee Broom to launch at Milan dinner party
Amsterdam-based designer Siba Sahabi made these carafes and cups by coiling strips of felt on a potter's wheel (+ movie). More about Between Two Rivers by Siba Sahabi
This three-legged wooden chair with adjustable back-rest shaped like an oar is part of a special edition collection designed by Florian Hauswirth of Switzerland. More about FHNY Collection by Florian Hauswirth