+ This lighting by Mindseye Lighting Design is for a reception area, but what a great idea for any type of space.

+ The InCase metallic Slider Case in hardshell plastic and four metallic finishes is now available for the iPhone 3G. There is direct access to the touchscreen and the cover slides away for docking.

+ Davy Grosemans' Breezer parasol for Sywawa is an outdoor shade canopy that integrates the breeze by way of fabric flaps that also add visual texture.

+ Daniel Becker's Hunting Lines two-seater connects to bring seemingly endless seating to any large setting.

+ Why throw sticky notes away when you can fold them into origami paper sculptures? These notepads from suckUK are printed with diagrams for 10 models that make folding as easy as writing the note.

+ At a time when less is more is not just a catchy phrase but a mantra, the latest issue of the David Report brings us the 5 Key Design Trends: Cooltural (cool cultural), Rationaissance (Rationalism Renaissance), Responsibiz (responsible business), Sensuctive (sensual seductive) and Breaking Boundaries. Also on deck is an interview with Faith Popcorn who was right on the money with the cocooning trend of the nineties.