Wax Atelier showcases objects made from tree-based waxes, resins and dyes
A design studio that specialises in beeswax has curated a London Design Festival exhibition revealing how living trees can provide materials for design objects. More
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Pyri wildfire detection device melts in response to fire
A pinecone-shaped wildfire detector built out of wax and charcoal has won the UK James Dyson Award, recognising the best inventions by student and graduate designers. More
Soft Solids lighting has infinitely recyclable wax shades
Copenhagen design duo Daydreaming Objects has developed a series of lights that combine reclaimed vintage lamp bases with "renewable and transformative" shades made from natural wax. More
SuperBee wax wraps offer an alternative to cling film
Thai company BeeConscious has created wraps from beeswax-coated cotton, that can stand in for cling film and other plastic packaging for food. More
Chinese ink paintings come alive in Apiwat Chitapanya's wax-cast furniture
Bangkok designer Apiwat Chitapanya has created a collection for specialist brass furniture brand Masaya that emulates Chinese ink paintings through the process of lost-wax casting. More
Pockmarked Drought chair by We+ takes shape as it dries
Tokyo studio We+ added dimpled texture to its Drought chair by embedding shrinking balls of resin into wax. More
Katharina Gross adapts candle-making process to create wax tables
German designer Katharina Gross has dipped brass boxes into a molten wax mixture to create a series of tables with stalactite-like legs (+ slideshow). More
The Garment District by Bart Hess at Future Perfect
Lisbon Architecture Triennale: people are dunked in a pool of wax to create sculptural dresses by Dutch fashion designer Bart Hess as part of a futuristic city on show at this year's Lisbon Architecture Triennale, which kicked off yesterday in the Portuguese capital. More
Dip in Space by Matali Crasset and the HEAD Geneva School of Art and Design
Milan 2011: visitors lower objects into pits of molten wax then hang them from the ceiling to solidify in this installation created by students of the HEAD Geneva School of Art and Design at workshops with designer Matali Crasset and curator Alexandra Midal. More