Chocolate Paint by Nendo

Design studio Nendo has created a set of chocolate paints for Seibu department store in Japan. Styled to look like a box of oil paints, the chocolate shells each contain a different flavoured syrup, shown by the colour on the label.

Seasonal gifting 2014 at Waitrose: flowers and food

Supermarket brand Waitrose previewed its seasonal food and gifting ranges for 2014 last week, including mallow hearts for Valentine's Day, Danish twists for Easter and frilly tulip bouquets with platters of Yumdoughs for Mother's Day.

London landmarks made from LEGO

Duncan Titmarsh, founding director of British design studio Bright Bricks, has built a giant snow globe in Covent Garden, filled with 14 London landmarks made of LEGO. The installation took 75 days to build and uses 120,000 bricks.

Inside the inflatable globe, snowflakes fall onto Big Ben and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, and LED lights illuminate the London Eye.

Lanzavecchia + Wai at Secondome Gallery

Circus

Rock It!, a new exhibition at Rome's Secondome Gallery, is dedicated to design studio Lanzavecchia + Wai. Within the space of the gallery's new headquarters at Via Giovanni da Castel Bolognese, the designers present a selection of their most significant projects from recent years, and two new works commissioned by gallerist Claudia Pignatale, called Rocker n°1 & Rocker n°2.

Also making its debut is Circus, a collection of glass pieces that will become part of the catalogue editions of the gallery.

Urban Outfitters campus, Philadelphia

Housed in the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the Urban Outfitters corporate campus is home to the Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain and Urban Outfitters offices along with the shared Building 543.

Automobile: Landrover by Studio Job

Photo by Zero40, fashion by Viktor & Rolf

Studio Job have created a custom Landrover Defender 90 decorated with materials including Swarovski crystals, satin lining, silver and gold leaf, stained glass and leather. Called Automobile, the model is on show at art fair PAN Amsterdam until 1 December.

For more art and automobile crossovers, Homebuildlife subscribers can see our report, Designer Concept Cars: key launches.

Chocolate Box of Treats by Heston from Waitrose

Heston Blumenthal has expanded his Waitrose range to include confectionery: a new chocolate box created by the chef with the supermarket brand launches in-store next week.

Diluted colour by Alissa + Nienke

Photo by Ellen Mandemakers

Dutch designers Alissa + Nienke explore the boundaries of the porcelain material in an experimental collection of handmade cups and bowls. 

Business Playground by Mathieu Lehanneur for Pullman

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a meeting space for hotel brand Pullman that blurs the lines between private and professional life. The room includes wall-mounted boxes of curiosities, a leather-edged meeting table inspired by poker tables and a bubble-shaped ceiling alcove with forest canopy views inside.

Agnès b opens lifestyle flagship in Hong Kong

French brand Agnès b has launched its second lifestyle flagship store, which for the first time globally includes a music shop and a bookstore, as well as a florist, travel concept store, cafe and chocolate boutique.

Spring/summer 2014 collection by French Connection

French Connection has previewed its spring/summer 2014 home collection, which includes textiles, lighting and furniture pieces. The collection is inspired by 'chic loft style living', with bold prints offset with muted earthy tones.

Dirty Little Secrets by Sarah Rosado

New York-based illustrator and photographer Sarah Rosado has made a series of installations from soil and dirt.