Stories by Katie Treggiden
Growduce “micro-factory” concept would allow users to grow their own products
Objects in Neri&Hu’s Cabinet of Curiosity symbolise the seven deadly sins
V&A’s What is Luxury? exhibition questions the value of objects
Sigmund’s Travelling T-Laboratory tea set packs away into a phallic tube
Alcarol turns damaged marble-cutting worktops into resin-coated tables
Tokujin Yoshioka distorts hexagonal forms to create stools for Issey Miyake stores
Jaime Hayón designs monkey-shaped table
Cork Helmet covers the head to muffle noise pollution
Marble candle holder by Peca can be split to create two objects
Roadless wheels aim to help African farmers transport goods from remote villages
Yonoh turns energy company logo into a chair
Rattan backrest curves around Hiroomi Tahara’s Wrap sofa
Colonel uses colour to update handcrafted materials for 2015 furniture collection
Zero Energy Furniture stores heat to regulate room temperature
Kacper Hamilton’s brass device depicts time as solid matter
Polygons pendants combine computer modelling with Czech glass cutting
Thomas Feichtner sculpts chair from carbon-fibre sheets
Barber & Osgerby designs miscellaneous tableware collection for Royal Doulton
Made in Ratio uses CNC cutting to create an A-shaped chair
Iiif’s glassware collection represents different types of volcano
Wool pyramids form origami-inspired Bloom blanket
Philippe Malouin experiments with Caesarstone to create collection of planters
