It's Nice That: a sideways look at design

It's Nice That started out as a website, founded by Will Hudson in 2007 to champion the best in creativity "across a whole host of disciplines". There's now also a live event arm and a printed edition, which is published three times a year.

Each outlet of the London-based brand is well curated - we recommend signing up to the newsletter to receive a rundown of the most popular blog posts in your inbox, each week. Especially good for print, pattern, and graphic design.

The Comfort of Objects by Rebecca Lefèvre

Central Saint Martins Textile Design graduate Rebecca Lefèvre presented a fabric collection at New Designers 2012 last week based around the idea of  hoarding objects as a form of comfort and protection.

The relationship between humans and nature by Tamara Kesterton

Winchester School of Art student Tamara Kesterton has created an illustrative collection of cotton, silk and mono filament weaves inspired by natural landscapes and our impact upon them.

Opinel x Fricote: an epicurean picnic

Iconic French knife brand Opinel has teamed up with culinary magazine Fricote to produce a special picnic kit.

Rock A Bye Baby by Lloyd Loom

Lloyd Loom of Spalding has launched Rock A Bye Baby, a cradle hand-woven from steam bent wood. It is available in 18 colours, and matches other pieces from the Lloyd Loom range including an armchair and a laundry basket.

Tweet by Ji-in Kim

South Korean designer Ji-in Kim has combined functionality with symbolic poetry for her new seating collection, Tweet.

Angelo Mangiarotti: 1921-2012

The world of design and culture today pays tribute to one of the last great Maestros of Italian design, Angelo Mangiarotti, who has died at the age of 91, Corriere della Sera reports.

Reborn Cardboard Sofa

Korean design studio Monocomplex has carved a sofa out of a block of 127 recycled pieces of cardboard, aiming to address issues of recycling and waste through the project.

Popsicolor 1.0 for iPhone

Brooklyn-based software company Tinrocket has launched Popsicolor, an app for the iPhone that turns photos into watercolour paintings.

Tangible Textural Interface Sound System by Eunhee Jo

RCA graduate Eunhee Jo has created a sound system with an embedded tactile interactive surface, which responds to touch. By pushing the concave fabric control panel the user can skip tracks, adjust the volume or adapt the equaliser.

Ceramic cakes by Grace Johnson

Grace Johnson describes herself as "a ceramicist and cake decorator all rolled into one". The UCA Farnham student exhibited a range of ceramic cakestands at New Designers last week, each designed to resemble a different variety of iced cake.

Global Collective by Phillippa Copping

Global Collective by Phillipa Copping 

Cleveland College of Art and Design Print student Phillippa Copping showcased a range of striking hand-printed designs at New Designers last week.