Lights held on angled branches form Nir Meiri's Black Swan lamp
London Design Festival 2015: London designer Nir Meiri took cues from the shapes of birds when creating this floor lamp with two lights supported by metal rods. More
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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
Bloated Shelf by Damien Gernay
London Design Festival 2013: this four-tier shelving unit with bulging leather shelves by Belgium designer Damien Gernay is on display at London's Mint Shop this month (+ slideshow). More
Bird Song with a Found Feather by Martin Smith/Laikingland
London Design Festival: this mechanical contraption by artist Martin Smith and his design company Laikingland will wake you up by chirping like a bird (+ movie). More
Oki Sato on Nendo's Growing Vases
In this interview filmed at Mint Gallery in London, Japanese designer Oki Sato of Nendo talks about Growing Vases, an installation of hand-blown glass lights with the blower's pipe still attached. More
Local Collection by Maxim Velčovský
London Design Festival 2011: Czech designer Maxim Velčovský presents a series of containers made from semi-finished iron piping at Mint in London. More
Patched Chair by Soojin Kang
South Korean designer Soojin Kang has covered a range of second hand chairs in a patchwork of fabric. More
Lamp Love by Klára Šumová
Czech designer Klára Šumová has designed a wooden lamp where the turned base emerges from a raw tree branch. More
Exploded chandeliers by Ward van Gemert
Young Dutch designer Ward van Gemert will present his Exploded chandeliers at Mint Gallery in London from today. More