Interwoven: Kvadrat Textile and Design

A new book about Kvadrat, published by Prestel and designed by Graphic Thought Facility, launched during the London Design Festival last month. Interwoven: Kvadrat Textile and Design tells the story of the Danish textile brand's history, documenting its creative collaborations and its influences on environments from the office to the home.

Apsis table lamp by Zak Stratfold

Graduate designer Zak Stratfold has designed Apsis, a beech wood rotating table lamp with a storage tray made of Portuguese limestone at its base.

New furniture collection by WeWood

Ines dining table

Portuguese joinery company WeWood exhibited its new furniture collection during Maison & Objet in Paris and 100% Design in London last month. The collection features dining tables and a sideboard with contemporary design and natural wooden finishings.

Blanks In Between by Workshop For Potential Design

Roughed Out Soldiers by Peter Marigold

One of the most interesting exhibitions during the London Design Festival this month was Blanks In Between, a project by speculative design practice Workshop For Potential Design in which six designers considered negative space, unused potential, and the ideas that come from blankness.

Anastasia Cederstrema at 100% Design

Featured as an emerging designer at 100% Design last week, Anastasia Cederstrema uses metal, leather and mirror LED light panels to create her bespoke surfaces.

Antolini at 100% Design

This collection of natural stone by Italian brand Luigi Antolini was illuminated and framed at 100% Design last week, and is designed to add a luxurious feel to surfaces.

OverNight by Odd Matter

Currently on show at west London's Vessel Gallery, this series of lighting by design studio Odd Matter is made of stained glass panels held together by electro-plated copper.

Loose Thread by Okay Studio & Friends

Shai Akram

London-based design collective Okay Studio invited a group of their friends and fellow designers to exhibit in Mod_ular Blanc, Ben Sherman's gallery space, during the London Design Festival this month.

The show's title, Loose Thread, is reflected in pieces that explore nut and screw mechanisms, clothing-inspired details, and ideas of balance.

Studio Skandium at LDF 2013

Sketch development by Emma Lonsdale for Studio Skandium

Design store Skandium introduced four new products to its in-house range, Studio Skandium, last week. A mini exhibition at its Brompton Road store showed the making process of the pieces, displaying samples and original sketches next to final fabrics, and foam and paper models next to production ceramic pieces.

Parris Wakefield Additions at Tent London

Parris Wakefield Additions presented a wide range of accessories and textile for the home during the latest edition of Tent London, part of the London Design Festival.

California Sunshine by Andy Martin

London-based artist and architect Andy Martin is displaying a series of cast polyester resin furniture at Northington Street Gallery this week. California Sunshine is the artist's first solo exhibition in London, and showcases the vivid light effects of each piece by placing them in a minimal, white-walled room.

From The Floor Up by Tai Ping and Fabrica

Fields by Valentina Carretta

From the Floor Up is the result of a collaboration between rug manufacturer Tai Ping and Fabrica's team of emerging talents under the creative leadership of Sam Baron. The eight designers transformed Tai Ping rungs into unique works of art, inspired by different themes such as raindrops, curtains, fallen trees, frames and dogs.

Tarantella rug collection by Luke Irwin

St Fazzio rug by Luke Irwin

Luke Irwin has launched a new collection of Tibetan and Persian hand-knotted rugs called Tarantella. The collection is inspired by a rare manuscript dating back to 1876, celebrating regional Italian design and traditional Neapolitan folk dance.

Sooncho Textiles at 100% Design

Toronto-based textile artist Soon Cho is showing a collection of handmade lighting designs and art installations at 100% Design this week. The lights are handmade from materials such as crystals, acrylic beads and poly organza fabric to create a magical dreamlike atmosphere.

Desktop accessories by Industrial Facility

British design studio Industrial Facility is showing a preview of its new desktop range for Herman Miller this week. The brand's retail pop-up, Retail Facility, displays the new items next to other pieces in its collection as well as giving a glimpse into the design and development process involved in making them.

Mini Moderns Remix at East London Design Store

British design brand Mini Moderns invited a selection of other designers to 'remix' its products for the London Design Festival this year. The results, on show at the East London Design Store this week, range from lavender pillows by Daniela Gargiulo, made in the brand's C60 cassette tape print, to patterned glassware by Rimmington Vian.

London Design Guide 2014-15: the best of the city's design in your pocket

Max Fraser has released the new version of his London Design Guide to coincide with this year's London Design Festival. The 2014-15 edition includes more than 150 shops, galleries and museums, as well as Fraser's pick of the city's best design-led restaurants, bars and cafes.

Donna Wilson's 10th anniversary pop-up

British designer Donna Wilson is celebrating the tenth anniversary of her company with a pop-up shop and exhibition, which opened tonight and runs until Sunday. The pop-up houses an interactive photo booth, where visitors can guest star alongside huge versions of the brand's famous knitted creatures, a raindrop installation that will grow as the week goes on, and the launch of the autumn/winter 2013 collection.

Lee Broom launches Electra House

Photo by James Harris

Lee Broom will open his first retail space, Electra House, in Shoreditch today. The showroom will be filled with new pieces, including an upholstery collection called Quilt, a collection of glass candlesticks called Fulcrum and a light fitting called Carousel.

BoConcept chairs re-styled for Kids Company

BoConcept Imola chair re-styled by Melanie Porter

Danish design brand BoConcept has teamed up with ten designers, including Timorous Beasties, Melanie Porter and Nina Campbell, to re-style its Imola chair for charity.

The results are currently on show at the company's Tottenham Court Road store and will be auctioned off this Thursday, with proceeds going to Kids Company, a charity that works with children and young people.