Paul Loebach's PEG chair slots together (suggestively)
New York designer Paul Loebach's flat-pack wooden chair slots together without glue, as demonstrated in a series of vaguely pornographic gifs (+ slideshow). More
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Architecture Animée presents shape-shifting buildings with animated gifs
Buildings by SANAA, Herzog & de Meuron, MAD and more appear to pulsate, spin, dance and grow in this series of animated gifs by French architect Axel de Stampa. More
BCXSY creates linear clock for Designers' Days
This prototype clock by Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto tells the time in a straight line by replacing the hands with a pivoting shell-like structure. More
BCXSY's Mixed Animals magnetic soft toys launch on Kickstarter
Amsterdam studio BCXSY has launched a crowdfunding campaign to produce its plush toys with body parts that can be interchanged using magnets (+ slideshow). More
Adjustable balcony animates the facade of E348 Arquitectura's Miramar House
Slatted timber shutters fold back to reveal the boxy first-floor balcony of this family house in Portugal, designed by E348 Arquitectura to adapt to the changing climate (+ slideshow). More
Beer Foamer by Norm Architects promises better pints
A new invention by Danish studio Norm Architects for Menu claims to make your favourite beer taste even better by whisking up beery foam you can pour on top (+ slideshow). More
Lix 3D-printing pen allows users to create solid drawings in the air
A team of London-based designers claim to have created the world's smallest 3D-printing pen – an anodised aluminium device called Lix that allows users to "doodle in the air" (+ movie). More
CATable by Hao Ruan offers a shared work surface for cats and their owners
Milan 2014: holes and tunnels in the top of this wooden desk by Hong Kong-based designer Hao Ruan of LYCS Architecture have been designed to provide a playground for cats (+ slideshow). More
3D-woven fabric creates organically shaped lamps that glow in the dark
Milan 2014: Dutch studio Bernotat & Co created 3D-knitted fabric lamps that emulate microscopic organisms to show in the Ventura Lambrate district in Milan this week (+ slideshow). More
David Derksen launches Moiré jewellery at Ventura Lambrate
Milan 2014: Dutch designer David Derksen is showing his Moiré collection of layered jewellery at Ventura Lambrate in Milan this week (+ movie). More
Hella Jongerius reveals "expression of yarn and colour" with rugs in Milan
Milan 2014: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius is launching her first range of rugs as the newly appointed design director for Dutch firm Danskina (+ movie). More
Kinetic louvres move in three dimensions to screen sunlight from any angle
Architecture student Tyler Short has developed an alternative to the traditional window shade - mechanical louvres that move in three dimensions to adapt to sunlight at different times of the day (+ movie). More
Door reinvented with folding mechanism by Klemens Torggler
This radical redesign of a door by Austrian artist Klemens Torggler uses a folding and pivoting system to collapse and roll to one side. More
Bandit by Sebastian Bergne
Here's a ruler by London designer Sebastian Bergne that's specially adapted for shooting rubber bands. More