Leather candlesticks by Slow Design

Barbare candle holders by Slow Design

Italian studio Slow Design, which collaborates with Tuscan artisans to restore and reinvent objects for the home, has launched a new collection of candle holders made of steel, scraps of leather and handcrafted wood.

Droulers: feeling at home in Italian style

London, Mayfair 2012. Photo Pietro Savorelli 

Published by Electa, Droulers: Feeling Home is a bilingual volume (in Italian and English) with texts by Francesca Molteni, which recounts the quest for beauty driving the work of Italian architects Nathalie and Virginie Droulers.

Live from the 2013 American International Toy Fair

Wow Wee at American International Toy Fair 2013

The newest trends in toys, games and youth entertainment are currently being displayed to more than 30,000 industry professionals at the 2013 American International Toy Fair, which runs until tomorrow in New York.

Chinoiseries Collection by Ramy Fischler for Tai Ping

Belgian industrial designer Ramy Fischler has designed a new collection of rugs for luxury flooring brand Tai Ping that is inspired by the movements of ocean waves and rivers, and the organic forms of pebbles, rock and stone.

Goods And Better: details for the home

Founded in 2012, Austrian design studio Goods & Better offers a range of notebooks, wrapping paper, Christmas cards, recipe cards, weekly planners and pencil cases, with each product inspired by the studio's travels around the globe. All products are designed and manufactured locally and assembled by hand.

Glass Elephant: the stand-out exhibition of Stockholm Design Week 2013

Heavy industrial robots share space with delicate glass pieces in Glass Elephant, which staged an encounter between the fragile material and powerful machines in an dramatic, obscure environment.

Furniture collection by Farm

Brazilian fashion brand Farm has launched its first furniture line, in collaboration with design brand Oppa. The collection, which comprises two chairs, a dinner table and a stool, is made of wood and has a pared-back design approach. Nature-inspired prints, such as flowers and butterflies, are used throughout.

American Design in Paris

Spike chandelier by Lindsey Adelman

For its first show of the year and for the fourth year running, Paris's Triode Gallery is dedicating the whole of its exhibition space to the best of contemporary American Design - this time focusing on pieces that explore light.

Food hybrids at Fruit Logistica 2013

Eosta B.V., The Netherlands, at Fruit Logistics 2013

Berlin-based tradefair Fruit Logistica - the annual destination for fruit and vegetable buyers looking for the next big thing in taste, shape, texture and colour - closed the doors of its 2013 edition on Friday.

New hybrids unveiled at the fair include tiny berries developed from kiwis, vibrantly coloured apricots, and a nutty-flavoured vegetable developed by crossing Brussels sprouts with kale.

Chinoiseries collection by Nicolas Cheng

Inspired by the balance between mass-produced and hand-crafted, Nicolas Cheng has designed a collection of detachable vessels with a cloisonné centrepiece and a darkened stainless steel outer shell.

Valentines by Baccarat

The Harcourt Glass with red button is one of three new pieces from Baccarat for Valentine's Day this year. Homebuildlife subscribers can see our product round-up of Valentines gifts for 2013 here.

Form Us With Love Market at Stockholm Design Week 2013

Swedish design studio For Us With Love has opened a pop-up shop and exhibition for Stockholm Design Week.