Alessi to launch Pulcina coffee maker by Michele de Lucchi
Pomo summer: Memphis Group founding member Michele De Lucchi has designed a ribbed aluminium coffee moka for Alessi, which will launch during London Design Festival 2015. More
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Darkroom responds to "soft Postmodernism fluff" with fifth homeware collection
Pomo summer: London design store Darkroom has created a collection of home accessories and jewellery based on five basic shapes to celebrate its fifth anniversary. More
Begum and Bike Ayaskan's Growth plant pot expands with its occupant
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduates Begum and Bike Ayaskan have designed a plant pot with a complex origami form, which enables it to unfold and accommodate more space for roots over time. More
Glazing pigments and vases kept separate for A Matter of Colour exhibition
Instead of applying coloured pigments to these vases, Scottish designer Dean Brown has placed the powder in glass tubes and suspended it away from the undecorated surfaces (+ slideshow). More
Aandersson deconstructs archetypal vessels to create unusual ceramic shapes
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
Naoto Fukasawa designs minimal kitchen appliances for Muji
Design brand Muji is releasing a pop-up toaster and an electric kettle by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa at stores in the UK, USA and Europe (+ slideshow). More
Aldo Bakker takes over Amsterdam exhibition space with just five jugs
Amsterdam exhibition space Looiersgracht 60 is hosting a solo exhibition of work by Dutch designer Aldo Bakker that consists of just five jugs. More
Tom Dixon designs Brew coffee set of reflective copper products
British designer Tom Dixon has unveiled a set of copper-covered items for brewing and serving coffee. More
Ellie Birkhead's oddly shaped brushes each clean different items
Graduate shows 2015: University of Brighton graduate Ellie Birkhead has created a series of brushes with unusual shapes for cleaning specific objects (+ slideshow). More
Hella Jongerius' new rugs for Danskina were designed from the yarn up
In this movie, Dutch designer Hella Jongerius introduces the three latest additions to Danskina's range of rugs and explains how she "always starts with the yarn" when designing new textiles. More
Simin Qiu turns wood offcuts into patterned desk accessories for End Grain collection
Graduate shows 2015: tiny pieces of waste pine wood were meticulously hand-glued together by Royal College of Art graduate Simin Qiu to create these storage boxes and stationery items. More
Hella Jongerius combines cork and felt for striped rug collection
NeoCon 2015: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius used unconventional materials and assembly methods to create these vividly striped Cork & Felt rugs for Danskina. More
Dalt storage system hangs from the ceiling to save space in small apartments
Design graduate Jordi Iranzo has created a storage system for small living areas that is suspended from the ceiling so it doesn't take up any floor or wall space. More
UNStudio's Hem carpet collection features pixel-like patterns
Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio has designed a range of carpets patterned to mimic the facades of some of his firm's buildings (+ slideshow). More
Jon McTaggart forms sand bowls using robot-injected resin
These bowls are formed by a robot that injects paths of resin into sand-filled containers, forming solidified objects that are then dug out like ancient artefacts (+ movie). More
Cloud vases by the Bouroullec brothers fit together in clusters
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a range of wavy-edged ceramic vases that nestle together as a group (+ slideshow). More
Kazuya Koike crafts simple sake cups from Japanese cedar
Japanese designer Kazuya Koike has used a fragrant Japanese wood to carve a set of sake cups that fit onto carafes as caps. More
All-in-one digital table for IKEA suggests recipes based on leftover ingredients
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: a team of students have created a concept kitchen table for IKEA, which acts as an integrated cooking hob and dining table and can suggest recipes based on ingredients you put on it (+ movie). More
Italian designers continue marble tile recycling project with Little Gerla vases
A pair of Italian designers has extended their line of products made from rejected marble with a collection of four vases, all made from a single tile without producing any waste (+ slideshow). More
Print All Over Me debuts homeware line with patterned installation
New York 2015: Print All Over Me has launched a range of textiles for the home with a living room installation in New York that changed daily to feature different patterns on every surface (+ slideshow). More