Matali Crasset creates faceted presentation cases from concrete
Maison&Objet 2015: French designer Matali Crasset has paired concrete and metal to create four faceted objects, each for displaying different items. More
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Jean Louis Iratzoki designs "first bioplastic chair"
Maison&Objet 2015: Basque designer Jean Louis Iratzoki has moulded the shell of a chair from a plant-based polymer that is fully recyclable and biodegradable (+ slideshow). More
Fabrica blends international tableware styles in collection for Atipico
Maison&Objet 2015: Italian research studio Fabrica has designed a tableware collection to reflect the fusion of different cultures, customs and traditions in current dining trends (+ slideshow). More
Bolon reinterprets Missoni's iconic zigzag for new flooring collection
Maison&Objet 2015: Swedish company Bolon has launched a range of woven flooring that interprets Missoni's classic zigzag pattern. More
Nendo named Designer of the Year for Maison&Objet 2015
News: Japanese design studio Nendo has been awarded the Designer of the Year title for this year's Maison&Objet and will create a "chocolate lounge" at the Paris trade fair. More
Tom Dixon to launch metal home and office accessories in Paris
Maison & Objet 2015: British designer Tom Dixon's latest range of accessories includes copper stationery and containers with magnifying-glass lids. More
Andrea Rekalidis' ceramic desk-tidies take the form of Italian landmarks
Maison&Objet 2014: designer Andrea Rekadlidis has created a set of white-glazed ceramic desk organisers based on the simplified outlines of five famous Italian monuments (+ slideshow). More
Studio Macura designs minimal accessories collection
Maison & Objet 2014: Dutch firm Studio Macura has launched a collection of furniture and home accessories, including a marble tablet stand and oversized cork bottle stoppers. More
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
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
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
Nendo bottles 20 "different kinds of rain" for Words installation
Maison&Objet 2014: Japanese studio Nendo created 20 clear acrylic bottles to represent different Japanese words for rain in an exhibition at the Maison&Objet trade fair in Paris. More
Another Country launches lighting collection with designs by Dana Cannam
Maison&Objet 2014: British design brand Another Country has collaborated with Canadian designer Dana Cannam on a lighting range that will be unveiled today at Paris trade fair Maison & Objet. More
Fab.com and One Nordic reveal first collection under new design brand Hem
Maison&Objet 2014: Hem, the brand launched by online retailer Fab.com and Finnish design company One Nordic, has revealed its first collection of customisable furniture (+ slideshow). More
Nordic designers create furniture and homeware for Muuto
Maison&Objet 2014: Danish design brand Muuto's latest collection features skinny tables, magnetic ceramic vases and candlesticks with small tabs for easy carrying (+ slideshow). 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
"Bauhaus modernism" inspires Afteroom's furniture and home accessories for Menu
Maison&Objet 2014: Stockholm design agency Afteroom has created a coat hook, lounge chair and bar stool for Danish design brand Menu's Autumn Winter 2014 collection. More
Centimeter Studio's Sleeed chairs slide together to stack horizontally
Seoul-based Centimeter Studio's injection-moulded chairs slide along the floor on sledge-like bases to nestle into one another without being lifted (+ slideshow). More
Miguel Flores Soeiro twists metal to form Malmö cutlery
Maison&Objet 2014: Portuguese designer Miguel Flores Soeiro has shaped items in this cutlery set by twisting the stainless steel pieces where the handle meets the functional end (+ slideshow). More