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London designer James Laurie has cut the top of a drinking glass into a point so that it can be used to trap spiders in the corner of a room. More
London designer James Laurie has cut the top of a drinking glass into a point so that it can be used to trap spiders in the corner of a room. More
Kingston University graduate Wannayos Boonperm has made a series of objects by splicing together familiar household and office products, including this combined watering can and telephone (above). More
Israeli designer Itay Laniado has designed a collapsible ladder held together by a strap under tension. More
More Icelandic fashion design: this time a series of concrete belt buckles by Sruli Recht of Reykjavík. More
San Francisco designer Steve Hoefer has designed a glove that plays Rock Paper Scissors with its wearer. More
London designer Min-Kyu Choi was awarded the Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award 2010 for his Folding Plug at a ceremony at the Design Museum in London last night. More
Milan designers Gabriele and Oscar Buratti have collaborated with bathroom brand Roca to create a combined toilet and wash basin, where waste water from the sink is used to fill the toilet cistern. More
Designer Karim Rashid has created a bottle that filters tap water as the user drinks it. More
Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk has designed a collection of objects for Italian design company Secondome by splicing together recognisable components in unusual combinations. More
Berlin designers Johannes Laue and Johannes Schroth have created customisable covers for the standard internet routers and television decoders provided by Deutsche Telekom. More
Czech designer Jaroslav Juřica has designed a paper pinhole camera that can be printed and assembled at home. More
Spanish designer Héctor Serrano has created packaging to contain the ingredients for a potato dish traditionally served on Spanish island Tenerife. More
Designaffairs Studio of Germany have designed a conceptual hearing aid that forms a flesh tunnel through the wearer's earlobe. More
Japanese designers Nendo have designed a set of globes depicting white oceans and black land masses. More
Hong Kong artist and designer Kacey Wong has designed shelters that look like robots for rich people who have lost their homes in the economic crisis. More
Australian designer Marc Newson has designed a carrying case to hold a single bottle for champagne brand Dom Pérignon. More
Italian designer Odoardo Fioravanti has designed a telescope with a wooden body to mark the 4ooth anniversary of the first telescope observations made by Galileo Galilei. More
Italian company Il Coccio Design have produced a collection of nine white ceramic humidifiers by designers including Patricia Urquiola, Fernando Brizio and Alfredo Häberli, which sit on, hang from or can be wedged behind radiators. More
Cologne 2010: designer Eric Degenhardt of Cologne has designed a coat hook for German manufacturer Schönbuch that incorporates a tray for smaller items such as keys. More
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has unveiled the iPad, a large touch-screen device for reading, browsing the internet, listening to music and playing games. More