A bathroom designed for men by Falper

Italian bathroom brand Falper is focusing on the mens' market with the development of its George collection, a line designed for men that aims to evoke a sense of luxury with a virile strength.

Summer 2014: the outdoor life by Seletti

Seletti’s summer 2014 advertising campaign is focused on a special way of outdoor life, conceived to present the brand's new Festival collection using a selection of traditional products with a contemporary twist.

Desktop Fireworks by Tomomi Sayuda

Royal College of Art Design Products graduate Tomomi Sayuda has created a range of stationery that bursts into celebration when its user presses a button.

All of a Piece: innovative tableware

All of a Piece is a series of modular tabletop elements created through a collaboration between Netherland-based Earnest Studio and Dana Cannam Design. Various components in granite, marble, perspex and walnut wood are combined together with magnets to form different objects of various styles and sizes. Simple geometric shapes alternatively become trays, trivets, bowls or candleholders to adapt to every need as the elegant materials are juxtaposed into contemporary compositions. 

Quilted embellishment: Live from D'DAYS, Paris

Design studio A+A Cooren has partnered with upholsterer Ateliers Philippe Coudray to create the Merybench sofa, presented at this year's edition of Parisian design event D'DAYS. 

Its softened, rounded structure is imprinted with partially quilted motifs instead of the usual all-over treatment. This creates a subtle yet very modern tone-on-tone embellishment.

Kangaroo Light by Studio Banana Things

Studio Banana Things have collaborated with The Innovation Quarter at Bangor University to create the Kangaroo Light, a uniquely portable light that can be folded up by hand.

Tea for One by Design K: Live from Clerkenwell Design Week

London-based studio Design K is showcasing its latest creation at Platform, one of the main events of this year's Clerkenwell Design Week, which runs until tomorrow. Tea for One is a side table made of wood with an embedded saucer and a loose tea cup, drawing inspiration from the traditional English afternoon tea.

Script collection by Lexon

Alarm clock by Lexon

Lexon's Script collection updates the principles of the 7 segment display - which became synonymous with electrical products during the 1970s and is still popular today - with a new digital font that has an elegant, calligraphic style.

Barbecue on the go by RS Barcelona

Mon Oncle by RS Barcelona - Photo courtesy of Fleux

Optimistic Spanish design company RS Barcelona has released a portable tabletop barbecue with a vintage feel. Named Mon Oncle, it is fitted into a briefcase so it can go unnoticed, and can be taken away and set up anywhere. This makes it a useful accessory for spontaneous picnics or for city dwellers with small outdoor spaces such as balconies.

Double O bike light by Paul Cocksedge Studio®

London-based Paul Cocksedge Studio® has launched a new product on crowd-funding website Kickstarter this week.

The Double O bike light comprises two round-shaped LED lights: one to be attached on the front part of the bike and emit a white light, the other to be attached on the back and emit a red light.

Antic biotec: contemporary vinegar making by eliumstudio

Antic biotec by eliumstudio and Duende Studio - Photo by Felipe Ribon

Multidisciplinary creative agency Duende Studio has invited Parisian designers from eliumstudio to reinterpret the ancestral vinaigrier.

Statement kitchen accessories by On Our Table

Canadian company On Our Table creates original and functional handcrafted accessories for the kitchen and tabletop. As the trend for sober food styling continues and chopping boards are turned from food preparation requisites to unpretentious serving platters, the designers' objects respond to all three aspects of "cooking, dining and sharing". They wish these objects to be used not for special occasions but for everyday life and be passed down for generations.

Hexi: a wall coverage that responds to movement

Hexi - responsive wall from Thibaut Sld on Vimeo.

Made of 60 identical components, Hexi is a wall coverage created by Thibaut Sld that responds to movement thanks to an embedded camera and a smart fixture.

The honeycomb-shaped components are made of  vacuum casted aluminium and PVC and are fixed on the wall with a fixture that allows them to move and mirror the user's movements and appearing to be floating over the wall.

The surprise element is becoming more popular among designers and artists, who are adding unpredictability to day to day products. Homebuildlife subscribers can read more about this trend here.

Lights made from recycled PET bottles

Researchers from Nottingham Trent University have created a lighting system using LEDs and made from recycled PET, which will be manufactured by Ona Product and initially sold in Sweden  for domestic and commercial environments.

Schneider Electric x Mathieu Lehanneur: smart energy

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur was commissioned by Schneider Electric to create a collection of smart devices able to measure and manage domestic energy consumption. With the issue of energy production becoming increasingly real, new regulations are implemented to raise consumers' awareness and encourage individual contribution to the collective energy-saving effort. Insulation and double-glazing are no longer enough.

Rendez-Wood? New concepts for wood by Icelandic design students

Gone Baking

Rendez-Wood?, a project by third year Product Design students at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, explores the current value of Icelandic wood and its possibilities as a production material in the near future.

Sucabaruca coffee set by Luca Nichetto

Opening January 22, Toronto's gallery Mjölk is hosting the first North American solo exhibition by Italian designer Luca Nichetto, which will include the launch of his new coffee set Sucabaruca.

Plumen 002 launches today

After the huge success of Plumen 001, the first designer energy-saving light bulb, launched in 2010, the same creators are launching Plumen 002. This new version is a dimmer bulb specifically created for ambient, wind-down rooms and spaces that need a warmer light effect and softer atmosphere.

LaCie: 2014 design collaborations

LaCie Sphère by Cristofle

Leading manufacturer of data storage devices, LaCie has been collaborating with influential design brands and designers since 1992. This January, the company is launching two new products, a silvered external hard-drive by Cristofle and a fun USB key by French designer Constance Guisset. More than mere storage solutions or functional accessories, they were both created to act as qualitative decorative accessories and add prestige to all desks, at home or in the office.

Statoil Masters Tennis 2013 trophy

Libor Sošťák has designed the trophy for the 2013 Statoil Master Tennis, which takes place in London's Royal Albert Hall this week. Produced by glass specialist Lasvit, it is made of solid rose rubin extra bright hand-blown glass and draws inspiration from famous traditional tennis trophies.