OneEighty: malleable packaging design

Finnish design students Nikolo Kerimov, Juho Kruskopf and Arttu Kuisma created this innovative packaging design. Called OneEighty, the product's tessellated geometric surface allows it to fit to the shape of a hand while keeping contents safe.

Beat Up Creations by Angela Rossi

Angela Rossi, founder of LA-based brand Beat Up Creations, specialises in antique plates altered with a contemporary twist.

107 Chair by Robert Stadler

Austrian-born and Paris-based designer Robert Stadler has designed a new chair for German manufacturer Thonet. Inspired by the brand's classic bentwood model, it references its predecessor yet is significantly cheaper to produce thanks to modern production technologies.

The frame of the chair is made in solid wood while the seat and backrest are in plywood. It is also available in an upholstered version. 

The Sleep Event 2012: textured wall panels

At hospitality tradeshow The Sleep Event this month in London, one detail that continued to stand out for contract spaces was wall panelling. Vibrant colour palettes combined with innovative textured designs to transform hotel interiors into newly tactile, contemporary environments.

De Padova, Milan: Christmas VM

This is how De Padova in Milan (situated at Corso Venezia 14 since 1965) has decorated its 2000 square metre space for Christmas. Curated by Jo Ann Tan, the installation features a special selection of furniture and accessories for home and office, tied together with red present-shaped props and curling, oversized ribbon.

Fade Stools by Catherine Aitken

Photo by Malene Jorck Heide

Winner of the 2012 Time To Design award, Scottish designer Catherine Aitken has created a colourful series of stools that explore gradual changes through increasing or decreasing levels of colour and material.

For Arts Sake

For a shot of colour inspiration, we recommend technicolour Tumblr, For Arts Sake. Covering everything from balls of rainbow-coloured yarn to intricately patterned tiles, the blog posts inspiration found all over the world, and from every creative sector - as long as it's colourful.

Snowflake Decorations by Reiko Kaneko

British-Japanese ceramicist Reiko Kaneko has created a range of Christmas decorations inspired by snowflakes. Each bone china ornament is based on a photograph of a real snowflake, and is Bisque fired, unglazed, resulting in a delicate, matt finish.

Lock bamboo table by Plankton

This new table by Dutch design brand Plankton uses interlocked pieces of layered bamboo as its base.

Water Cups Fountain by Ariane Prin

Designer Ariane Prin has built a hand-operated device that drips clay onto plaster moulds, creating porcelain cups with a differently splashed pattern each time.

For everything there is a season: Annelys de Vet for Droog

Designed by graphic designer Annelys de Vet for Droog, this calendar-style tea towel set combines traditional Dutch chequered patterns with narratives relating to seasonal traditions or statistics, providing one for each month of the year.

The Perfect Place to Grow: 175 years of the RCA

Spike by David Mach, 2011

Founded in 1837, the Royal College of Art is celebrating its 175-year history with The Perfect Place to Grow, an exhibition that looks to the institution's illustrious alumni for inspiration, spanning art and product design.