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French designers Sophie Françon and François Mangeol have collaborated to create a range of modular school furniture. More »

Dezeen podcast: in this latest podcast collaboration with the Design Museum in London, Fred Deacon, Nat Hunter, Jamie Wleck and Malika Favre of London-based design agency Airside talk us through the history of the company and some of their recent projects. More »

German bathroom brand Grohe have launched limited edition coloured shower heads at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona this week. More »

Dezeen podcast: designers including Konstantin Grcic, Michael Young, Nacho Carbonell and Studio Glithero talk about their response to the theme It’s About Time in this podcast report on design event ExperimentaDesign 09 in Lisbon. More »

Tokyo Designers Week 09: in this short interview commissioned for the Tokyo Designers Week guide, designer Gwenael Nicolas asserts that anything is possible in Tokyo. More »

Tokyo Designers Week 09: designer Jaime Hayón describes his love of detail in this short interview commissioned for the Tokyo Designers Week guide. More »

Twin brothers and designers R&E Praspaliauskas have designed a collection of shoes made of bread. More »

Tokyo Designers Week: this next short interview commissioned for the Tokyo Designers Week guide features designer Max lamb talking about exhibiting in Tokyo and the importance of handmade work. More »

French designer Manuel Jouvin has created packaging for cooked snails made of dyed snail excrement. More »

Tokyo Designers Week 09: here are some photographs of designers’ installations inside shipping containers during Tokyo Designers Week earlier this week. More »

Hong Kong designer Michael Young has created a dining chair made of recycled aluminium. More »

Tokyo Designers Week 09: Japanese designer Nosigner presented a jewellery box with square drawers at Design Tide Tokyo earlier this week. More »

Tokyo Designers Week 09: the next in our series of short interviews about green design for the Tokyo Designers Week guide features designer Tom Dixon, who wonders if we should make anything at else at all. More »

London designers Russell and Oona Pinch have designed a collection of furniture including these folding wooden stools (above). More »

Italian designers Studio06 have created a pendant lamp inspired by light penetrating underground caves. More »