Thier & van Daalen's The Plastic Mine homeware reveals hidden patterns in factory waste
Dutch designers Iris van Daalen and Ruben Thier's The Plastic Mine is a series of home accessories made from plastic clumps gathered from a factory floor. More
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Gregg Moore creates restaurant's tableware using waste bones from its kitchen
Ceramicist Gregg Moore has created crockery for the Blue Hill at Stone Barns restaurant outside New York, that is made from the bones of the very cows whose dairy and meat is served. More
Seven of the best new rugs around
From minimalism to maximalism, rugs to suit every taste are being presented at the first furniture fairs of 2020. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks out seven of the most eye-catching examples. More
Paola Paronetto combines paper and clay to create delicate vessels
Italian ceramicist Paola Paronetto has unveiled two new vase designs, created using her distinctive "paper clay" technique. More
Teresa Berger's multi-sensory crockery rebuilds our connection to food
Jiggling bowls and musical plates feature in a collection of tableware, designed by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Teresa Berger to help diners reconsider how their food is produced and consumed. More
Trame debuts at Maison&Objet with collections inspired by "historical anecdotes"
Homeware and accessories brand Trame made its debut at Maison&Objet with a collection, A Voyages to Meknes, based on the fictional story of Louis XIV's daughter marrying the Sultan of Morocco. More
Ten diverse designs made from machine-cut aluminium
Salt and pepper shakers and an ice-cube tray are among the objects that Canadian designers have made from machined aluminium for an exhibition at this year's Toronto design week, curated by designer Jamie Wolfond and local studio MSDS Studio. More
Kelly Hoppen’s "jewellery-like" electrical accessories target the luxury interiors market
Interior designer Kelly Hoppen has created a collection of premium light switches and plug sockets for Focus SB that provide an alternative to "very conservative" electrical wiring accessories. More
Yuting Chang turns blue-and-white porcelain inside out for tableware collection
Taiwanese designer Yuting Chang has created a ceramics collection that wears its traditional blue adornments not on the outside, but layered internally. More
Philippe Malouin's Kuru collection for Iittala is for people who lose their keys
Finnish homeware brand Iittala has collaborated with designer Philippe Malouin on a range of "sculptural and functional" ceramic and glass bowls called Kuru that help to organise the home. More
Emily Forgot uses furniture-making processes for architectural wall art
Artist and illustrator Emily Forgot collaborated with British furniture brand Very Good & Proper on this series of multimedia artworks that draw inspiration from the architecture of post-war schools. More
John Pawson designs block-colour blanket collection for Tekla
John Pawson has collaborated with Danish brand Tekla on a collection of mohair blankets in four solid colours that draw on the changing seasons around his home in the English countryside. More
Goodmoods' handmade sandstone bottles are a "satire of our plastic use"
French creative publisher Goodmoods has released a collection of soft matte ceramics that mimic the shape of single-use plastic bottles. More
Competition: win a Malt Whisky Tall bottle by Mikko Laakkonen for Nude
Dezeen promotion: in our latest competition, Dezeen has partnered with glassware brand Nude to give away three whiskey bottles from its Malt collection. More
Tessa Silva creates compostable homeware from surplus milk and chalk
Royal College of Art graduate Tessa Silva has turned a clay-like material made from waste milk into bulbous vases, candelabras and door handles called Chalk & Cheese. More
Céline Arnould makes commemorative porcelain bowls from the hair of loved ones
Swiss designer Céline Arnould has cast a series of ceramic vessels from the hair of her friends and family, as a contemporary take on the locks that Victorians used to keep as tokens of love or loss. More
The Future Perfect celebrates "radical, feckless" ceramics in Mess exhibition
Design gallery The Future Perfect is exhibiting weird and wonderful ceramic homeware and accessories across its locations in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. More
Re-Use, Re-Think, Re-Imagine showcases craft pieces by seven artisans
An exhibition exploring how makers are recycling and repurposing materials has opened at Make, a gallery dedicated to craft run by Hauser & Wirth in the Somerset town of Bruton. More
Brazilian designers create homeware with Amazon communities for São Paulo design week
Brazilian designers made this series of homeware and furniture, which was exhibited during São Paulo design week, with Amazon communities that use more sustainable practices to harvest timber from the forest. More
Experimental Gastronomy utensils make the eater engage with their food
Metal mittens, plates made from spoons and foraged clay bowls are among more than 500 pieces of cutlery and crockery created for the latest in a series of Experimental Gastronomy banquets. More