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California-based company  Eton  has released  Mobius , a solar battery case for the iPhone 4. The sleek design of this charger complements its eco-friendly function, which allows users to charge thei…

Paint brand Dulux has launched a new campaign in collaboration with children's charity UNICEF which encourages people to own a colour of their choice in exchange for a £1 donation. The campaign…

Mondo Collection , a new showroom of luxury design, opened in the Flatiron district in New York City this week. The showroom is geared towards both residential and commercial designers and aims to br…

Extremism by Tom Dixon (Design Research, 2011) sets out the London designer's manifesto that "given the current state of consumption, new stuff must have a superior reason for existing. Not…

The couple behind Brazilian blog Revista Design , Barbara Formagio and Thiago Mano, are passionate about design (they’re designers themselves) and use their blog to communicate interesting finds not …

Super Lamp by Martine Bedin © V&A Images For the third year running, the V&A became the central hub of creativity at the 2011 London Design Festival . One of the many displays launched under…

Aqua Lichen series (2009) by Charlotte Sale London-based glass artist Charlotte Sale is a graduate of both Edinburgh College of Art and the RCA, and specialises in hand-crafted, often blown glass p…

After The Lollipop Shoppe popped up at Selfridges in July in collaboration with Danish brand Hay , WGSN-homebuildlife has been waiting to see what they would do next. We are pleased to say that Ha…

American companies House Industries and Herman Miller are producing a limited-edition series of 80 Eames wire-base tables that include letters A-Z, numbers and ornaments from House Industries' …

Knitted Chair by Soojin Kang   One of the highlights of LDF 2011 was Knitted Chair by designer Soojin Kang . It is currently being exhibited at Brompton shop Mint in London, as part of their exhi…

Fioriness is the new lighting bottles collection by Laurent Corio . The French designer realized this project for the design gallery Secondome in Rome. The idea comes from the Latin name of the f…

Heroes Café in Neukölln, Berlin The New York Times Style Magazine reports of a new coffee trend appearing in Berlin, called fliegender kaffee . Literally translated as flying coffee , it is seen as …

In the new Gallery Libby Sellers space in Berners Street, London, is the work of Italian designers Simone Farresin and Andrea Trimarchi, who together are Formafantasma . The exhibition for LDF 2011…

Apples To Pears at Glee 2011 WGSN-homebuildlife reports live from gardening lifestyle trade show Glee in Birmingham, UK, highlighting the key trends: The vintage garden: Outdoor furniture and garden…

Flaminia at Cersaie 2011, Bologna WGSN-homebuildlife reports live from Cersaie , the biggest and most important annual bathroom tiles and furnishings trade show, to highlight the emerging trends: Ext…

At the Frankfurt Motor Show 2011, Ford revealed their new E-Bike Concept. It promises a range of up to 85km at full charge, and could be an innovative solution for urban mobility. Although Ford is n…

London-based design studio Campaign specialises in unique retail spaces and pushing the boundaries of the consumer experience. Here is a selection of their most innovative projects so far. Kirk Orig…

WGSN’s own Youth Trends Editor, Sarah Owen, explores the unique loft interiors of her neighbours at 151 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn for today’s New York Times Magazine blog . Due to prohib…

This week's book of the week is not one but 1029 books - chosen by 77 designers and counting. Designers & Books is a website which lists the books recommended by renowned designers, from Shi…

Headed by young Batik designer Nancy Margried, the company Batik Fractal has developed a system using 3D mathematics, combined with traditional hand printing and dyeing processes, to inject a new le…

Hug It Forward , a non-profit organization in Guatemala, has turned trash into treasure with its Bottle Schools . The organization works to raise awareness of global issues, and uniting communities t…