Parrish by Konstantin Grcic and Emeco for the Parrish Art Museum
Industrial designer Konstantin Grcic worked with furniture brand Emeco to create the chairs and tables that furnish the new Parrish Art Museum on Long Island, recently completed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. More
Creative Dismantling by espai MGR
A disused hospital building in Valencia explodes and shifts into new configurations in this series of manipulated photographs by Spanish studio espai MGR (+ slideshow + movie). More
Côme by Patrick Norguet and Alias for McDonald's
McDonald's restaurants in France will soon be kitted out with designer outdoor furniture by Patrick Norguet and Italian brand Alias. More
UK overtakes US as nation with strongest cultural influence
News: the UK has become the most powerful nation in the world in terms of cultural influence following the success of the London 2012 Olympics, according to Monocle magazine's annual Soft Power Survey. More
IKEA says sorry for using East German forced labour
News: Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has apologised for selling products manufactured by East German political prisoners in the 1970s and 1980s. More
Tableware as Sensorial Stimuli by Jinhyun Jeon
Can the shape, texture and colour of cutlery change the way food tastes? Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jinhyun Jeon created this set of knobbly, bulbous and serrated cutlery to stimulate diners' full range of senses at the table (+ slideshow). More
Oscar Medley-Whitfield and Harry Trimble at Designers in Residence 2012
Designers Oscar Medley-Whitfield and Harry Trimble have turned clay dug from the muddy banks of the river Thames into ceramic tableware (+ movie). More
Erratum by Jeremy Hutchison
British artist Jeremy Hutchison will open a pop-up shop selling useless objects at a London gallery this December. More
iFlash One by KiBiSi
Product news: this magnetic bicycle light by Danish design studio KiBiSi lights up instantly when its two halves snap together. More
Midi Colors by Lagranja Design for Sistema Midi
Product news: these chunky aluminium structures provide the legs for a colourful range of tables, cabinets and benches designed by Barcelona studio Lagranja Design for Spanish design brand Sistema Midi. More
Bottleware by Nendo for Coca-Cola
Product news: Japanese designers Nendo used glass from old Coca-Cola bottles to make these bowls with dimpled bases, which are meant to resemble the classic green bottles with their tops sliced off. More
Pont de Singe bridge by Olivier Grossetête
French artist Olivier Grossetête used three enormous helium balloons to float a rope bridge over a lake in Tatton Park, a historic estate in north-west England. More
Skidome Denmark by CEBRA
Danish architecture studio CEBRA has revealed a proposal for a snowflake-shaped ski dome that would be the biggest in the world, with three kilometres of slopes arching over a river in the Danish city of Randers. More
Una's Kitchen by Nordic Bros Design Community
Translucent polycarbonate sheets screen off the kitchen and office of this baking school in Seoul (+ slideshow). More
Swing by Moradavaga
Playing on these swings outside an arts centre in Guimarães, Portugal, generates electricity to power lighting under the floor (+ movie). More
Claudio Chair by Arquitectura-G
Product news: the repeating arches of these colourful chairs designed by Spanish architecture studio Arquitectura-G were inspired by the use of forced perspective in Renaissance paintings. More
107 Chair by Robert Stadler for Thonet
Product news: Austrian designer Robert Stadler's update on the classic bentwood bistro chair by Thonet, synonymous with cafe culture since it appeared in the nineteenth century, has gone into production. More
Deviazione and 3Dzionale by Guido Garotti
Italian designer Guido Garotti worked with traditional ceramicists to create a hand-painted vase with the appearance of a stereoscopic image and a pair of road signs that look like decorative plates (+ slideshow). More
Balloon by Uli Budde for Vertigo Bird
Product news: Berlin-based designer Uli Budde placed a flat disc above the bulb of this lamp so that it looks like a hot air balloon taking flight. More
Cardboard Bicycle by Izhar Gafni
Israeli engineer and systems developer Izhar Gafni has invented a cardboard bicycle that's strong, waterproof and costs less than £10 to manufacture (+ movie). More