This deceptively simple idea from Not Another Chair and designer Colin O’Dowd turns found objects (in this case ordinary sticks and twigs) into cars, planes, trains and animals with the help of the humble cable tie.  Shown at the Central Saint Martins 2013 Degree Show, the kit encourages parents and children to play and use their imaginations.

With a cage-like exoskeleton reminiscent of meridian lines, Australian designer Flynn Talbot has created these beautiful lights. The Latitude light fixture is positionable, as the suspension cable mounts anywhere on the wire structure, and sends a directional beam of light wherever needed making it perfect for indirect up-, down- or spot-lighting.

Part hammock, part ottoman, the Cradle chair by British designer Benjamin Hubert places the emphasis on texture and colour with its architectural lines.  The combination of a sharp rectilinear backrest made of a custom-made cut pattern (that allows a non-elastic textile to perform in a three dimensional manner) and a softer base, Cradle has been designed to allow for textile backrest to provide the correct tension to comfortably support the body. 

Ballroom Luminoso is a public art installation created by technologist Joe O'Connell and sculptor Blessing Hancock.  Installed under a freeway underpass in San Antonio, Texas it consists of six sculptural chandeliers.  Each luminous globe includes a custom-designed LED light fixture encased in a spherical cage made of recycled bicycle parts collected from bike co-ops from across the US.   The chandeliers illuminate the underpass with complex colour patterns and ethereal lighting, refashioning it into a majestic ballroom-cum-shadow theatre.

The spheres are intended to be a way of rejuvenating a forgotten space for the community at the behest of Public Art San Antonio, Department for Culture and Creative Development.  Ballroom Luminoso references the area’s past, present and future in the design of the intricately detailed medallions.  The images in the medallions draw on the community’s agricultural history, strong Hispanic heritage and burgeoning environmental movement and are a play on the iconography of La Loteria, which has become a touchstone of Hispanic culture.  Traditional tropes like La Escalera (the Ladder), La Rosa (the Rose) and La Sandía (the Watermelon) have been used to allude to the neighbourhood’s farming roots and horticultural achievements.  Each character rides a bike acting as a metaphor for the neighbourhood’s environmental progress, its concurrent eco-restoration projects and its developing cycling culture.

Image: Angus Thomas

The Belly Desk by British designer Steuart Padwick features a curvaceous top in an eye-popping, glossy chartreuse green.  In spite of its curvy lines, the desk maintains a deceptively slender silhouette with smooth tapered solid oak legs.  The swollen underbelly provides the ideal spot for storage by way of a single, unembellished drawer mounted on traditional wooden runners.

Stockholm designer Lukas Dahlén has created a cabinet that is both casual and sophisticated.   Made of a solid ash skeleton through which ash veneer is woven, the cupboard is a magnified version of the traditional Swedish “fresh wood” basket weave.  The top and bottom of the cupboard are held together by sticks in the same manner as found on a Windsor chair. Four of the sticks continue down to become legs and two are used as hinges. The weave can also be seen from the inside of the cupboard and serves as decoration.

Have a look at this fun and flirty collection made up of bias-cut skirts and nude mesh dresses overlaid with cobalt lace from London-based label Three Floor by Central Saint Martins graduate Han Chong.

Absolutely adorable swimsuits and beachwear from Stella Cove.

Punctuated by a pop of colour is the Screw Me family of lights designed by Jonathan Rowell which were chosen to be exhibited at ICFF Studio 2013, North America's top showcase for contemporary design.  The height of the lights is adjusted by spinning.

We adore these hand-striped, Italian leather shoes from The Office of Angela Scott, which add a little excitement to what is essentially a very conservative style of shoe.  Scott, a native of Santa Barbara, California, launched her eponymous footwear collection in 2011 and in the following year opened her first studio and boutique located in Victory Park in Dallas, Texas.  The hand-sewn shoes are made of Goodyear leather and have a pressed bamboo shank with natural cork fill, all supported by a hand-stained stacked leather heel.

Scott intends to launch a handbag collection and a capsule collection of men’s footwear next fall.