Aspirals by Suzanne Trocmé for 1882 Ltd
London Design Festival: Curator, author and furniture designer Suzanne Trocmé has created a 3D-printed ceramic bowl and egg cup based on the continuous form of a Möbius strip. More
JAILmake pop-up studio at Tent London
South London designers JAILmake have condensed their 205 square metres studio into just five square metres at design show Tent London, where they'll be working on a new brief every day (+ audio). More
Ostrich Pillow by Kawamura-Ganjavian
Product news: this squishy headgear by Spain and Switzerland-based studio Kawamura Ganjavian creates the perfect conditions for a power nap at your desk, at the airport or in the library (+ movie). More
The Back Room by Studio Toogood
London Design Festival: designer Faye Toogood has opened up the back room of her studio in north London to host a salmon-smoking workshop, locally sourced lunches and a literary salon. More
Apple named best design studio of past 50 years at one-off D&AD ceremony
News: Apple was named best design studio and best brand of the past 50 years at a special ceremony marking the 50th birthday of D&AD this week and Apple's entire design team, including senior vice president of industrial design Jonathan Ive (above), flew to London to collect the awards. More
UK government website redesigned according to 10 new design principles
London Design Festival: the UK government has launched a new website in beta designed according to 10 principles devised by Ben Terrett, head of design at the Government Digital Service, who spoke to Dezeen at the Global Design Forum this week (+ audio). More
Sunset Camera by Leo Lindroos
This installation by Leo Lindroos from Finnish architecture firm MOOK mimics the warm orange glow of a sunset to send viewers into a relaxed and sleepy state by boosting their melatonin levels. More
"Legal systems don't really defend designers at all" - Tom Dixon
London Design Festival: "Legal systems don't really defend designers at all" when it comes to copying, British designer Tom Dixon told Dezeen today at the Global Design Forum, a day of talks from leading figures in the design world as part of the London Design Festival (+audio). More
Roulade Sofa by KiBiSi for Versus
Danish design studio KiBiSi have created a sofa that looks like a rolled-up mattress for furniture company Versus. More
No Place Like Home GPS shoes by Dominic Wilcox
London Design Festival: these shoes by British designer Dominic Wilcox have LEDs in the toes that will guide you home no matter where you are (+ movie). More
Mimicry Chairs by Nendo
London Design Festival: white metal chairs are stacked in a tower and clustered on staircases around the V&A museum as part of an installation by Japanese design studio Nendo (+ slideshow). More
Blur by Philippe Malouin
London Design Festival: these spinning 'light paintings' made with sparkling crystal beads by designer Philippe Malouin are currently on show in the Digital Crystal exhibition at London's Design Museum (+ movie + slideshow). More
Movie: Yuri Suzuki at Designers in Residence 2012
London Design Festival: in this movie filmed by Alice Masters for the Design Museum's annual Designers in Residence exhibition, Yuri Suzuki talks about his radio with a circuit board arranged like the London Tube map and his mission to demystify consumer electronics. More
Folder by Mikuláš Novotný
Unlike other folding bicycles, this one by Czech designer Mikuláš Novotný has full-size wheels and can be rolled home rather than carried. More
Musterzimmer at Depot Basel
Ten conceptual showrooms for the home of the future are presented in this exhibition at temporary arts venue Depot Basel in Switzerland. More
Villa Nieuw Oosteinde by Engelarchitecten
A prefabricated concrete cube appears to hover above the wooden base of this house near Amsterdam by Dutch practice Engelarchitecten (+ slideshow). More
Seeds of Change by Gitta Gschwendtner and Maria Thereza Alves
German designer Gitta Gschwendtner and Brazilian artist Maria Thereza Alves have planted a garden on a derelict barge in Bristol Harbour using the kinds of foreign seeds that were once mixed up in ships' ballast before being dumped in the river (+ slideshow). More
Hardcoded Memory by Troika
London Design Festival: in the first of three posts about the Digital Crystal exhibition at London's Design Museum, we look at a mechanical projector built by London design studio Troika which uses Swarovski crystal lenses and LEDs to create portraits on the gallery wall (+ slideshow). More
V&A's new furniture acquisitions to be shown at London Design Festival
London Design Festival: the V&A museum in London will show off its latest contemporary furniture acquisitions during London Design Festival next week, including Joris Laarman's 2006 Bone chaise and mould (pictured above). More
Squaring by Lee Sehoon
The hinged boxes of this bookcase by Korean furniture designer Lee Sehoon can be spun round to create a neat grid or a scattered circle (+ movie). More