Experiencing design: Designerbox.com

Glass candlestick by Arik Levy

Designerbox.com is a new concept for monthly surprises. Starting at €29 a month, customers choose a subscription from 3 to 12 months to receive a design object directly into their letter box. 

Special Spoons by Royal VKB

Designed by Ineke Hans for Royal VKB, Special Spoons is a stylised cutlery collection that's supplied as an attached model kit. Ideal for picnics and parties, the product comes in four different colours: red, black, fuchsia and yellow.

Boulangerie François: an artisanal bakery by Grey Goose

Premium vodka brand Grey Goose will open an artisanal bakery in London's Soho this month. Running for three days, the Boulangerie François will be serving freshly baked bread made from the same Picardie wheat that is used to make Grey Goose vodka.

OCÒO: the beauty drink

Launching in the UK on 15th November, OCÒO is a low-calorie beauty drink that is formulated with the ingredients of a multivitamin tablet.

2014 surface collections by Bisazza

Affresco glass mosaic pattern by Paola Navone

Bisazza has announced two new collections, including designs by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel Interiors and Marcel Wanders, as well as innovative mosaics by Paola Navone.

Do babies dream when they sleep? Nezo art by Queenie Liao

Queenie Liao, artist and mother of three, captures her youngest son's dreams in these creatively styled photographs.

Healey and James

A visit to Healey & James in Hampshire reveals an exquisite display of hand crafted textiles and artefacts from India. In amongst the cut-back appliqué quilts, jacquard woven throws and decorative accessories lies the studio of artist Rachel Healey, who uses a mixture of oil paint and pastels to achieve the deep, warm rich colours of her work.

Chambord desserts at the WGSN Global Fashion Awards 2013

Guests at last week's WGSN Global Fashion Awards were treated to chocolate spheres shaped to resemble the bottles of dessert sponsors Chambord, complete with golden crowns.

Pumpkin Parade at Kew Gardens

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is celebrating the Halloween and Thanksgiving season with a colourful Pumpkin Parade. A feast of different types, colours, shapes and sizes of pumpkin have been on display at the London gardens, arranged into pyramid totems and rainbow-coloured fields.

New furniture collection by Capo d'Opera

The new collection by Italian furniture brand Capo d'Opera features storage units designed by Silvana Pierdona.

Mamoris by Poplife and Znug Design

A joint project between Poplife and Znug Design, Mamoris is a new hybrid chair/helmet that offers comfort as well as protection. Created as a response to the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, the product aims to ensure safety in our daily lives.

Saint-Gobain Archinovo Awards 2013: winners announced

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The Architecture de Collection agency and the Saint-Gobain group have annouced the prize-winners of the second Saint-Gobain Archinovo 2013, a French architecture competition devoted to individual houses.