Many dream of country living, but those who are stuck in the city should perhaps consider bringing nature into their homes instead.

Need something to liven up the long dark winter nights?

Furniture designer Christopher Duffy has created a table inspired by the landscape under the sea.

Designer Gilles Belley has set out to challenge our pre-conceived ideas of functionality by designing three "systems" which merge the functions of rooms and furniture.

Chinese manufacturing has long been a staple of the global economy, perhaps it is time for contemporary Chinese design to take centre stage too.

Having moved offices and houses several times over the past few months we are well used to exploring the possibilities of carton boxes (which are ubiquitous apart from when you need them).

First there were wall vinyl stickers, then came decorative masking tapes.  Could Masking Color, the latest hot product from Japan, become the next interior design craze?

Not many creatives have been successful in treading the fine line between art and design, Chilean born and New York based Sebastian Errazuriz is one of them.

Art is frequently employed as inspiration for product design but Constructivism is perhaps a path less trodden by product designers.

Looking for a statement piece of furniture which messes with your sense of reality?

The familiar form of the Windsor chair has been updated Drill Design, the Japanese design studio founded by Yusuke Hayashi and Yoko Yasunishi.

If, like us, you are tiring of the visual assault that Christmas brings (we've seen enough red green and gold thank you very much), you will love the sense of luxury and refinement that Anna Karlin's collection of furniture, lighting and accessories brings.