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Mass customization is The Trend of the Year, As Customers Get To Decide What They Want

More and more designers and companies are letting the end user decide what they want their furniture to look like.
There is ICFF, There is Wanted Design, and Then There Was the Salon des Refusés

These designers didn't make it into the big show, but that didn't stop them from doing a great bit of guerrilla design theatre
Designboom Shops: The Best From New Designers On Show

Everything from iPhone holders to 3D printing to snack foods that you write on: Designers from all over the world show their stuff.
Jake Dyson's LED Desk Lamp WIll Light Up Longer Than You Will

Heat kills LEDs. The CSYS light has a heat pipe system to carry it away, and is estimated to burn for 37 years.
Maker Faire 2012: The Ninja Standing Desk

An adjustable standing desk you can hang from any wall or door... I. Want. This.
Hand-Sculpted "Brick Biotopes" Turn Brick Walls Into Wildlife Habitats (Video)

Two designers show how new habitats for endangered birds can be made in the standard brick wall, using low-tech techniques.
The (Coffee) Pod People Are Taking Over Europe

The triumph of convenience over common sense and good taste takes hold even in Italy
The Corner Ladder Folds In a Unique Way for Easy Storage (Video)

A beautiful wooden ladder that folds in a surprising way and fits into any old corner, perfect for Graham's LifeEdited and other small spaces!
Fifty Recycled Chairs Turned into Yellow Design Statement

Find 50 old chairs in New York, paint them yellow and you've got a design statement.
From Hermit Crab Shells To Moon Bases: 19 Amazing Things You Can Do With 3D Printing

We are at the stage that the Commodore 64 was for the computer: Just going mainstream and the start of what may be a third industrial revolution.
Great New Idea For Old Buildings: Radiator Labs Solves The Too-Hot Apartment Problem

This is one of those why-didn't anyone-think-of-this-before ideas that are so simple and so good.
Just What We Needed Dept: A Concrete Chandelier

Filled with seven incandescent bulbs, it's slogan should be "It's not a light, it's a heater!"
Reusable Water Bottle Tracks How Much Plastic You Keep Out of the Trash

A reusable water bottle lets you count how many times you refill it, so you know how much plastic you've saved.
Reviving Rivers And Weaving Traditions In Nigeria

The generations-old art of weaving is dying off in th town of Angiama. So are the area's rivers and streams, which have become choked with invasive water hyacinth. But Nigerian industrial designer Alafuro Sikoki has a plan to help resuscitate them both.
Greenhouse to Go Lets Plants Escape the Apocalypse with You

A handheld miniature greenhouse is meant for travel and escaping the Apocalypse.
Finally, LED fixtures that combine good looks and performance.

Using cooling fins as a decorative feature instead of a technical necessity.
Simplest DIY Ever: Build a Bike Rack From Pallets

We love pallets, we love bikes, we love DIY and we love easy. This has it all.
Olympic Torch Wins Design of the Year From London's Design Museum

It's always exciting to see who has won the Design Awards, and the Olympics are getting Golds.