Vitamin debuts furniture collection influenced by small-scale production
London Design Festival 2014: east London design brand Vitamin has unveiled its latest range of products at designjunction (+ slideshow). More
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Milan "still the capital of design" says Interni's Gilda Bojardi
News: the editor of one of Italy's leading design magazines has denied that her country's industry is in decline and believes that "Milan is still the international capital of design" (+ interview). More
Pernilla Ohrstedt demonstrates how "our world will be captured in digital form"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in the final behind-the-scenes movie about our Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition, Pernilla Ohrstedt explains the concept behind her stand design for the show. More
Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert installs "simple, geometric shapes" at London's V&A
London Design Festival 2014: artist Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert explains the concept behind his glass installation at the V&A in this movie produced by Dezeen for champagne brand Perrier-Jouët. More
Amanda Levete's Tincan restaurant presents tinned seafood as "objects of desire"
London Design Festival 2014: architect Amanda Levete has opened a pop-up restaurant in London's Soho where tins of fish and seafood are displayed in a "a museum-type vitrine" before being dished up to customers to eat straight out of the can (+ slideshow). 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
Designers interpret "home" for Airbnb Trafalgar Square installation
London Design Festival 2014: designers including Jasper Morrison and Ilse Crawford have installed their interpretations of "home" inside house-shaped pavilions in London's Trafalgar Square (+ slideshow). More
Dominic Wilcox's "car of the future" is driverless and made of stained glass
London Design Festival 2014: London designer Dominic Wilcox has unveiled a life-size concept car design for a future where driverless technologies make the roads safe enough to drive vehicles made of glass (+ slideshow). More
Meet Dezeen and Dominic Wilcox at designjunction
London Design Festival 2014: Dezeen's editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs and designer Dominic Wilcox will both be signing books at the Dezeen Watch Store pop up at designjunction tomorrow – just one of a number of events we are hosting around the city this week. 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
Fabrica and Modern Design Review curate installations at Ace Hotel Shoreditch
London Design Festival 2014: Ace Hotel Shoreditch London is hosting Super Stimuli and the Extra-Ordinary Gallery, a series of installations including flower displays by Bethan Laura Wood, ceramics by Max Lamb and furniture by Martino Gamper (+ 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
Candela installation creates luminous patterns as it spins inside dark V&A gallery
London Design Festival 2014: a spinning disk covered in changing glowing patterns illuminates the dimly lit Tapestry Gallery in London's V&A museum (+ movie). More
Dezeen and MINI unveil visions for the future of mobility at London Design Festival
London Design Festival 2014: the Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition features ideas for the future of travel created by six cutting-edge young designers (+ slideshow). More
Galerie Kreo launches London gallery with work by Grcic, Hayon, Bouroullecs and more
London Design Festival 2014: the new Galerie Kreo in Mayfair is showing furniture editions by designers including the Bouroullec brothers, Jasper Morrison, Konstantin Grcic and Jaime Hayon for its inaugural exhibition. More
Matthew Plummer-Fernandez to present "personalised avatars for your vehicle"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in the penultimate preview of our Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition, which opens to the public tomorrow, Matthew Plummer-Fernandez shows us how he will generate personalised 3D-printable driving companions for visitors at the show. More
RIBA Regent Street Windows Project 2014 returns with 15 new installations
London Design Festival 2014: architecture studios have collaborated with retailers to create 15 bespoke shop window installations on London's Regent Street (+ movie). More
Matteo Fogale and Laetitia de Allegri present furniture made from old jeans, paper and cotton
London Design Festival 2014: London designers Matteo Fogale and Laetitia de Allegri have designed a range of furniture and tableware that looks like stone, but is in fact made from composite materials comprising recycled denim, cotton and paper (+ slideshow). More
Paul Crofts launches Cu29 pendant light based on copper pastry-cutting tools
London Design Festival 2014: this copper pendant light by London-based Paul Crofts Studio alludes to pastry-cutting utensils, a reference to the patisserie it was originally designed for. More
Bouroullec brothers and Richard Rogers honoured with London Design Medal awards
London Design Festival: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have been awarded this year's London Design Medal, with British architect Richard Rogers receiving the lifetime achievement prize. More