This autumn Italian design firm Alessi, arguably the most recognised name in tabletop design globally, is joining forces with its equally iconic birra-brewing compatriot, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, to stage the Peroni Blue Ribbon Design Awards. The competition challenges emerging designers to create a piece that will accessorise, accompany or enhance the Italian pre-dinner eating and drinking ritual of aperitivo.

Two posters — originally worn as a sandwich board — created during a workshop with Experimental Jetset at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design.

Gravity? Don’t be ridiculous. Especially if you’re the architect of Hemeroscopium House in Spain.

Diesel is coming up with one creative concept after another. Here is their edgy furniture collection. It’s just great.

This clever pen stands upright on its base. To write, simply hold the pen with its tip facing down–a pen point slides down with the force of gravity and locks in place.

Just weeks after Opium shut its South Beach doors and moved to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino complex near Hollywood, the guys behind the hugely successful megaclub crobar/Cameo are opening a joint at Fort Lauderdale beach. So, is SoBe style migrating north?

Music lovers, especially ones who have painfully long commutes, are always in a never-ending search for the ultimate headphones. Needless to say, the crappy headphones that come with the iPod doesn’t cut it for the discriminating ear.

Cloud is a sofa concept by designer D.K.wei designed for ultra comfort and relaxation. The soft floating upper part is supported by the magnetic force generated by the bottom base.

The SnowCastle of Kemi by the Gulf of Bothnia is the source of great pride as well as a true showcase of architectonic snow-work of the local constructors. Every winter the SnowCastle offers wonderful experiences for both children and adults alike.

You know when you go out to a restaurant, trying to have a conversation at the table, you don’t hear a word anybody is saying… The music isn’t even loud, where the heck is this noise coming from? The ambient chatter bouncing off the untreated walls and ceilings.