Benjamin Hubert's WW Carafe features a steel aerator to improve wine's flavour
Maison&Objet 2014: London designer Benjamin Hubert has developed a carafe that decants wine through a stainless steel aerator to improve its flavour. More
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James Patmore Studio launches debut homeware collection
London Design Festival 2014: designer James Patmore presented his first homeware collection, showing handmade wooden pieces and a table lamp made from a circular screen as part of an installation in an east London cafe (+ slideshow). More
Custhom launches Hayward textile as tribute to Brutalist classic
London Design Festival 2014: Custhom has created a new upholstery textile based on the variety of forms found in the architecture of the Hayward Gallery on London's Southbank (+ movie). More
Analogia Project and Alessio Sarri shape vases with explosives
London Design Festival 2014: designer Andrea Mancuso and architect Emilia Serra have collaborated with ceramicist Alessio Sarri to create vases by detonating gunpowder-filled wet-clay forms before firing. More
Zaha Hadid homeware collection launches at Harrods
London Design Festival 2014: architect Zaha Hadid has launched her first homeware collection, including vessels, candelabras and a chess set, at London department store Harrods (+ slideshow). More
Nir Meiri stacks Babilus Vases from rings of bamboo, chipboard and Corian
London Design Festival 2014: Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri has created a collection of vases made from layers of materials stacked in different combinations (+ slideshow). More
Roger Arquer designs a nutcracker to "tickle the soul"
Maison&Objet 2014: Roger Arquer has updated an object from his childhood to create Nut Hammer – a nutcracker with a soft silicone head that fits over the end of a hammer – for Danish design brand Menu (+ movie). More
Formafantasma uses saxophones and a brass pendulum to track the passing of time
London Design Festival 2014: Italian design duo Formafantasma has installed a range of unusual timepieces in the showroom of British furniture brand Established & Sons. More
Chamberlight by Hallgeir Homstvedt diffuses candle light through a glass bubble
Maison&Objet 2014: Oslo designer Hallgeir Homstvedt has created an oversized candle holder, intended to be moved around the home, for Danish brand Menu. More
Weng Xinyu designs emotionally needy homeware collection
These household products designed by Bauhaus University graduate Weng Xinyu mimic human emotions and misbehave when left alone (+ slideshow). More
Alliance glass collection encourages drinkers to match wine with water
Design Academy Eindhoven students Florence Louisy and Léo Schlumberger have developed a collection of glassware to coax users into drinking a glass of water for every alcoholic beverage they consume (+ slideshow). More
David Taylor turns discarded slag into decorative candlesticks
Stockholm designer David Taylor has combined brushed aluminium and polished brass with waste material found on the site of a former iron foundry to create a series of candle holders. More
Tom Dixon to unveil accessories with live "factory" at Maison & Objet
Maison&Objet 2014: British designer Tom Dixon will launch a home accessories collection including mouth-blown barware and scent diffusers at Paris design show Maison & Objet, which has named him Designer of the Year. More
Studio Makkink & Bey creates Blue Pottery using traditional Indian techniques
Maison&Objet 2014: Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey collaborated with a family of craftspeople in northern India to develop a collection of Jaipur-clay ceramics (+ slideshow). More
Via Fondazza brass vases by Paolo Dell'Elce are modelled on still life paintings
Milan designer Paolo Dell'Elce has based the shapes of these mirror-polished spun brass vases for Swedish metalware company Skultuna on vessels in paintings by a 20th century Italian artist. More
Stian Korntved Ruud is hand carving a wooden spoon every day for a year
Norwegian designer Stian Korntved Ruud has committed to carving one spoon per day for a year to explore the forms that are possible using different types of wood (+ slideshow). More
The Wish List: emerging designers produce objects for Hadid, Foster, Rogers and more
London Design Festival 2014: geometric pencil sharpeners, a horse-shaped chaise longue and a ladder with a built-in seat are among the dream items created by young designers for clients including Paul Smith, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid and Richard Rogers (+ slideshow). More
Plantation pots combine hand-thrown porcelain with discarded glasses
Polish artist and designer Alicja Patanowska has created a collection of hand-thrown ceramic plant pots that fit inside old glasses so both stem and roots can be seen. More
Kate Moss' left breast used to shape Champagne glass
News: a London restaurant has created a Champagne coupe from a mould of British model Kate Moss' breast. More
Alicja Prussakowska's Tilia coat stand resembles upended wooden skis
Kraków designer Alicja Prussakowska has designed a dual-purpose coat stand that provides storage for outerwear and hallway seating (+ slideshow). More