'Triomphe' chair from French design studio USIN-e will debut at Maison & Objet on Jan 21.

Ballo is a different, amusing and happy toilet brush, designed by Jozeph Forakis for Normann Copenhagen. Ballo wobbles back and forth and comes from the word meaning 'dance' in Italian.

The Swedish start-up Guldkanna has designed Towa, a watering can combined with a chamber pot that can be used to collect, securely store, and distribute your “liquid gold”.

“Wan” is a Japanese term that means the bowl, and bowl is a container of life. Wall or ceiling fixture providing direct lighting. Lamp by Johanna Grawunder for FLOS.

Spade Seat. Nic Roex discovered that spades have the same contours as the human posterior. By placing these in an innovative fashion on a support structure, they take on a new use: a seat.

This coathanger called Garderobe by Zascho Petkov lies somewhere between romantic country style and an eyecatching artpiece. Made of french walnut.

This clever chart, by illustrator Lunchbreath, is an amusing guide to help Craigslist sellers label their furniture and give some cachet to their offerings.

Trappestigen is a small stepladder designed by Benedicte and Poul Erik Find. The handrail-extension makes it unusual and the sleek design makes it an object you don't want to hide.

Copenhagen based design studio Morgan & Marley's 'Unfold' dining table; which does just exactly that.

Beautiful cutting and charcuterie boards are the latest project from Canadian designer Geoffrey Lilge. Handmade from solid FSC-certified maple and walnut, in eight functional shapes.

GIRAFFE by Kawamura Ganjavian, is a portable spatial divider that creates a visual enclosure without interfering with the general openness of a room. It is also a pin board and a hub for wired ethernet/electrical connections.

The newest from Japanese tableware brand Kinto: The Floating Tea Strainer!

'Floor in a Box' by Tarkett.

'Versatile' bench by Nicolas Le Nocher gives new life to old door frames and wooden windows.

sustainable new sofa 'Easy Pieces' by Brühl has picked up the Interior Innovation Award 2011 at IMM Cologne. designed by Kati Meyer-Bruhl.

Luck, a handknotted rug from belgian designer Linde Hermans. Made from New Zealand wool with silk clovers. Find happiness, search for the 4-leaf clover!

Crumpler bags launch their limited edition Chinese New Year collection, celebrating 2011 the Year of the Rabbit. Bags are red with origami rabbit print lining, and optional rabbit keyring.

Floors shelf system. A simple, self assembled, shelving system by BIG-GAME

Carbon fiber ladder by Marc Newson which weighs just 2.2 and holds up to 220 pounds of weight.

Crochet Steel Shelves by Gudrun Lilja cast beautiful shadows. Available through Bility.

Maximo Riera Octopus Chair... that is less chair and more Octothrone! Absolutely stunning piece of functional artwork you must see the details of!

Lyon Housemuseum - The largest private collection of contemporary art in Australia is nested in a quite suburban street, where 'arthouse' takes on a new meaning.

Australian designer Gregory Bonasera designed these beautiful ceramic light fixtures called Infiniti Pendant Downlight.

The swiss HiFi experts at Revox just released the M100 – a small but powerful soundsystem that grows with your needs. All pieces are connected to the mainbus and become part of the system automatically.

Digital fabrication and craftsmanship: results are beautiful Coroplast Pendant Lights designed by Agi Miagi, produced by BBIITT.

'Bazar Pendant' designed by Henrik Pedersen for Bolia.

Soap Flakes dispensers by Nathalie Staempfli shave off little pieces from bars of soap so you don't have to touch the bar. Much more eco-friendly than plastic liquid soap containers, too.

The American artist Mauricio Buitrago is inspired by the pop art, editorial photography and the endless world of computer design and animation, to made his art based on the pixel.

West Elm Sutton Sofette ~ a nice little settee that's mod and minimalist

"Latex Roll" stools by Italian design studio 13 Ricrea.

Luceplan Hope lamp up close ~ Fascinating to see the packaging and process of putting together this iconic light!

The Fab Lab House received the Audience Award for best solar house in a contest produced by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Spain. It introduced the most efficient flexible solar panels in the world as of yet.

'Paperback wall system' designed by Eric Sloot and Paulien Berendsen from Studio Parade for Spectrum Design.

The C455 by Jaanisays looks like one of the most comfortable chairs ever.

Beautiful tags for West Paw Design's eco-friendly pet beds and toys. They use minimal packaging to help the environment but make a huge splash with the awesome tags.

"Flitch Chair 1" by Californian designer Patrick Lun is mixing up wood and steel for maximal lightness, thinness and resistance.

A little bit traditional, a little bit unusual, we really like this 'Mizra' teapot from Tsé & Tsé Associées.

Teapot/cup: A series of teapots by Louie Rigano questioning perfection as an end-goal and exploring the relationships between textures and between mass-production and handmade.

Mollight Lamp by Alessandro Marelli.

'Vision', designed by Pierre Mazairac and Karel Boonzaaijer for Dutch furniture manufacturer Pastoe, is a cabinet comprising of a series of chests in various sizes.

The NYtimes features a slideshow with Thatcher Wine of Juniper Books, a company which creates custom libraries and decorative 'book solutions' for designers, high-end builders and individuals.

Villa in the Woods in Soest - Netherlands by Zecc Architects.

2011 Planner / year at a glance / design: LA TIGRE /
50x70mm / Pantone Warm Red

'Habitation Y-Bio' by Alix Shelest and Archinoma.