To be presented at next Salone, the collection by Luca Nichetto is designed for the Italian company King’s.

'Flatpack' chair by Celeste Glavin.

Schoenbuch bird coat hangers

'Kyparn' (the waiter) is a stackable outdoor chair with a side table designed by Johannes Norlander Arkitektur and manufactured by Nola.

Concrete/wood plates from Nir Meiri look like they're delicately balancing on ballerina toes.

FEATUREDMondrian Soho just opened, here's a peek at the sketches that inspired it's interiors... taking queues from the 1946 La Belle et la Bête by Jean Coucteau.

Uhuru Boardwalk Table is part of the new Coney Island Line is crafted from reclaimed wood taken from the demolished iconic boardwalk.

Preview Salone del Mobile 2011 | Patricia Urquiola for Moroso

FEATUREDTokujin Yoshioka Moon chairs for Moroso ~ gorgeous chairs, but the watercolor sketches inspiring them are stunning! See them all...

Frost – a futuristic lounge chair with classical references designed by Danish designers FurnID.

On the occasion of Salone del Mobile 2011, Dilmos will present a new mirror collection by Ron Gilad.

A first look at the new Herman Miller flagship store, that just recently opened in Tokyo.

'Nouvelle Vague' exhibition this april in Milan will show some of the top young French designers.

Hood, a light slash sound absorbent panel by Form Us With Love for lighting company ateljé Lyktan.

FEATUREDString Furniture ~ modern since 1949 ~ and one of the most versatile, simplest modular shelving designs i've seen. The photography of their shelves can definitely be considered awesome bookshelf porn.

String! Some selections of the classic, minimalist, swedish shelving are available to order in the US through Finnish Design Shop! Love the Soft Shelf in Mint.

Child's Play by Yusuke Suzuki is a page turner of a bed that looks like an oversized book. At night it is opened up to sleep in and during the day it is shut closed to create enough space for children to play in their room.

Timeless 'Berker Serie 1930 Porzellan' porcelain rotary light-switch in black or white. Bauhaus designed and relaunched by Berker in collaboration with Rosenthal.

'Half of retail fixture' by 5.5 designers are retail fixtures for the Urban Outfitters shops of New York and Los Angeles that must be completed by the users in adding an object to give birth to a non-standard fixture.

From award-winning young Australian designer Flynn Talbot at Helmrinderknech in Berlin, a brand new interactive light product called X&Y.

Classic Tapio Wyrkkala's 'Pendant' lamps manufactured by Iittala/Idman Oy available through Wright's.

Mono chair from naifdesign.

Team of graduate students from UC Berkeley design and build a splitting folding landscape furniture piece for Wurster Hall's Landscape Courtyard.

The eChromi Synthetic Biology project by James King and Daisy Ginsberg, in collaboration with Cambridge University’s iGem team has been nominated for the 2011 Brit Insurance Designs of the Year award at the Design Museum, London.

Bome baby high chair. Bome = Baby +Home
Designed by o-d-a for Japanese baby furniture brand, Katoji.

Cool floor at restaurant PONCHO No 8, London. Interior design by Something from Us.

Artek Open Archives is an image database that showcases past and present Artek. The Open Archives will also serve as a platform for all friends of Artek to share their own Artek experience.

Pendant lamp Protea is like a 'thermo tropic' plant. When off, the shade hugs the cold bulb closely; when on, the petals move away from the hot bulb. Designed by Karl Zahn of Boiler Design Office.

Constellation table by Swedish designers Fulo.

Made from spun aluminum, copper and glass, the lamps of Mathias Hahn's Lantern series finds its place somewhere between a floor lamp and a pendant lamp.

Hidden Heroes + Matter of Time | Eindhoven Designhuis

Ribbon Chair by Tom Vaughan.

Recently unveiled in Paris, European luxury brand Hermès new furniture line Hermès Maison is going to feature re-releases of iconic pieces designed in 1924 by late French interior designer Jean-Michel Frank.

Core 77's photo gallery from the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2011.

Bench Chair by Thomas Schnur.

The spermatozoi collection by Dea Luce.

Bends Chair by Alejandro Castelao is made of laminated veneer using the scandinavian wood bending technique. Only two pieces of wood used in production, which minimizes waste.

'Sliced' chair designed by Sami Callio. An easy chair made of bent wood and solid ash, inspired by a classic Windsor Chair.

Moroso Award for Contemporary Art | Anna Galtarossa

In 2009, Vivienne Foley celebrated her 40-year career with a book which confirms her standing among the top porcelain designers in the world. Her secret? Never give up when faced with the challenges of the material. 



Love the Bird is a table-top lamp that has a sex toy stowed on its side: the bird. By Marc Dibeh.

Alfredo-Haeberli for Georg Jensen | 'From kitchen to Table'

Porsche Design's take on Form vs. Function. It is a cool video featuring Hollywood actor Billy Zane. See which way Porsche Design tips the scale. First function, then form? Vice-versa? Or do they go hand-in-hand?

Opening last week at London's one-stop, contemporary lifestyle store, The Shop at Bluebird, was the first retail space for one of the UK’s most exciting young product designers, Lee Broom.

Feast your eyes on the delectable new 2011 collection from A2 Designers.

B25 chair by Cate & Nelson for the 25th anniversary of Blå Station.

Floris Wubben's Upside Down chair made from an inverted willow tree.

'3x3' Light Family by Chris Jackson from Northwards Design Studio.