Katsutoshi Sasaki's minimalist home contrasts a dark exterior with a light interior
Japanese architect Katsutoshi Sasaki has built himself a new family home, featuring a dark-painted facade of red cedar and a bright, airy interior. More
Studio Adjective devises easy-to-assemble stool for Ishinomaki Laboratory
Hong Kong-based Studio Adjective has designed a minimal and lightweight three-legged stool for furniture brand Ishinomaki Laboratory in Japan. More
Muuto launches bobbly rugs designed by Margrethe Odgaard to feel like pebbles
Danish textile designer Margrethe Odgaard has created a collection of rugs for design brand Muuto, which are designed to feel like pebbles underfoot. More
Six female designers create responses to artworks in Ernö Goldfinger's former home
Ilse Crawford, Gitta Gschwendtner and Roksanda Ilinčić are among six female designers that have created artworks for an exhibition at 2 Willow Road, the London house that belonged to architect Ernö Goldfinger. More
Anderssen & Voll designs Muuto's first ever high-back sofa
Danish brand Muuto has launched its first ever high-back sofa, which it says is designed to create private spheres within large open-plan offices. More
Jie Wu seeks to elevate value of plastic with series of miniature boxes
Blocks of resin with colourful marble-like patterns surround chunks of wood to form these miniature storage boxes by Royal College of Art graduate Jie Wu. More
Renovated cottage in rural China retains original rustic features
Fashion designer Sun Min and architect Christian Taeubert have renovated a neglected cottage set around a courtyard in rural China. More
Craig Green's voluminous jackets for Moncler resemble flotation devices
Jackets with overblown, down-filled forms feature in menswear designer Craig Green's collection for fashion brand Moncler's ongoing Genius project. More
Warm Nordic launches 1950s-inspired Rúna table featuring discreet drawer
Danish designer Isabel Ahm has designed a wooden table for mid-century-focused brand Warm Nordic, featuring trumpet-shaped legs and a concealed drawer. More
Norm Architects blends Japanese and Danish styles in furniture produced with Karimoku
Danish studio Norm Architects has teamed up with Japanese furniture manufacturer Karimoku to create four pieces of wooden furniture for a renovation project in Tokyo. More
Lera Brumina renovates Minsk apartment to unite light and dark spaces
Kiev-based interior designer Lera Brumina has used contrasting textures and colours to unite the light and dark rooms of this 99-square-metre apartment in Minsk, Belarus. More
ÉCAL students create imaginative oil diffusers and wash bags for Aesop
A quilted washbag and a transparent oil burner are just some of the products conceived by ÉCAL graduate students in response to a brief set by Aesop. More
From Works creates kitchen that references Peak District landscape
Sheffield-based studio From Works has created a bespoke kitchen using materials and colours based on a moss-covered rock found in northern England's Peak District. More
Tropical Space creates playground for chickens and children in Vietnam
Vietnamese studio Tropical Space has created an elaborate coop that features a network of boxes, platforms and stairs, which can be used by both chickens and children. More
Batman serves as inspiration for Constance Guisset's latest chair
The gently curved backrest and seat of Constance Guisset's stackable steel chair for French brand Matière Grise is based on the contoured form of Batman's mask and cape. More
Zooco Estudio creates cave-like wine shop in Spain
Architectural elements based on wine bottles and barrels create a contemporary vaulted ceiling in this wine shop in Valladolid, northwest Spain by Zooco Estudio. More
Standard Studio use skylights to funnel light into Amsterdam loft
A courtyard sits at the centre of this converted canal house apartment in the centre of Amsterdam by local firm Standard Studio. More
Rock-like Mater vases feature inside Copenhagen restaurant Noma
Designers Frederik Nystrup-Larsen and Oliver Sundquist have created a series of knobbly concrete vases that looks like lava rocks, for the new home of prolific Copenhagen restaurant Noma. More
Crème grows gourds in moulds to create biodegradable HyO-Cup
Brooklyn-based design studio Crème uses home-grown vegetables to produce a sustainable alternative to disposable coffee cups. More
Spark & Burnish's ocean-plastic handles raise money for marine conservation
These pastel-toned cabinet handles may look like solid marble, but they are actually made from recycled ocean plastic. More