Lumps of foamy coal make up the 20/30 rug by Belgian designer Raphaël Charles, and extra nuggets are scattered along the periphery. The name of the carpet is in reference to a standard calibre of coal, raising questions about energy and the future. In the here and now, however, the rug is a cosy spot that beckons bare feet. Arihiro Miyake has used recycled PET bottles to create Fort, a sound-absorbing room divider made up of individual "bricks" held together by magnets. The lightweight modules allow the partition to assume a variety of shapes and sizes. Vases do double duty as message centres, as the Pisarro range offers either a chalkboard or whiteboard surface for note-taking. Little Saigon is a mirror grouping by Studio Taschide that is pretty enough on its own, without any faces peering into it.

New lighting from Artemide this year includes the Altrove by Carlotta de Bevilacqua, a decorative wall or ceiling light that uses transparent wires to allow the light to flow. It's the type of lighting that begs the question, "Is it really there?" More substantial is Ross Lovegrove's Cosmic Leaf, available as a table, floor or ceiling lamp. Each version is made of textured methacrylate set in a chromed steel structure, with an inviting come-hither curve. Also shown from the ceiling is a variation, the Cosmic Angel. The Chilone in brushed steel is designed by Ernesto Gismondi. The outdoor luminaire uses low energy LEDs and can be grouped in a variety of installations, given the range of heights.

20.87 estúdio have just created a lounge space for Brazilian website Glamurama for São Paulo Fashion Week that featured two basic elements from the SPFW show floor, namely plywood and wool. 5 km of wool. More after the jump.

The Torr Vase by Nicolas Bovesse is named after Evangelista Torricelli, the inventor of the barometer. Based on the principle of the space and atmospheric pressure on water, the water in the bottle will flow only when flowers are placed in the wire support and are ready to drink. Another design by Bovesse is the Éclat mirror that appears to be moving at a jaunty angle within its form. An idea that mixes plant life and angles is Mule, a plant rack that acts as room divider by Nikolaj de Hansen of Danish collective No Problem. Kenji Fukushima's mobiles are an airy, easy way to lighten up a space.

Mi Young Yeo of Korea's Gocce Design has created the kaleidoscopic Let It Snow, a user-friendly ambient lighting system. Turn the central crystal like a knob or dial and control the amount of coloured light that is reflected on the mirrored backdrop. Each crystal produces a beautiful snowflake of light. Hidden Art features lighting that is just as intricate: work by Yu Jordy Fu. Yu Jordy Fu's Cloud Lamps are made of recycled paper and reflect the ancient Chinese art of paper-cutting that was used to record memories and events. The Cloud Lamps are shades treated with a non-flammable spray and are designed to be used with energy-saving bulbs. And Stockholm's Maria Larsson and Maria Olevik of In Every Tree create sculptural lighting out of bone china and mixed media. Books lie stacked on a table or stand upright on a shelf.

Bubble Gum is a lampshade of recycled polyethylene foam by Daria Burlinska and Wojtek Traczyk. The soft, gummy layers beg to be touched. Also by dbwt is the Renovation lampshade above, made from modules of cast-off plastics, almost like flower petals. Soft plastics were also in use in the Objects Around the Tablescape display of work from Singapore's Design Incubation Centre, such as the bowl used as a planter for moss and miniatures. A calming table lamp called Still Not Quite There Yet was also part of this collection of pieces with clean and simple lines.