A Prague design studio had no qualms about taking their tableware to Milan for the world to knock off. Koncern, a team made up of Jiri Pribyl and Martin Imrich, used Fake It Easy as the theme (or invitation) to their work. The attitude was "Hey, we'll be knocked off anyway, why not serve it up and have some fun?" So they started with beautiful Czech glassware. Then they borrowed heavily from other sources, such as joysticks, rear view mirrors and a variety of handles, for embellishment. Would anyone still want to knock off the work? Raised lettering was also part of the work, both to easily identify the designs and the idea, as well as to say, "Look, already labeled! Why change a thing?" Their elegant installation was beautifully presented, so it was fun to watch visitors trying to make sense of it, especially the rubber stamps that allowed one to identify oneself as fake, of course.

Fake It Easy was the theme of your exhibit in Milan, which pokes fun at the notion of knock-offs and acknowledges that most design has been inspired by the work of others. Do you know whether any of your designs have been pirated?

Of course! We have been working for Cybex Industrial Ltd. for more than 6 years, and we design children safety car seats for them. Two years ago, we counted 3 Chinese producers at one fair who presented fakes of our products. Some were very similar and also some that were inspired. Seven years ago we also designed a lighter for Marlboro, and then six months after that we held copies of it in our hands. But what we felt was more pride for our work than hate for those who copied it; it was the pride of someone who can influence the aesthetics of this world.

Lotte van Laatum's Tableware table linen story mixes collaborative design with youth art, entrepreneurship and cultural diversity. A composition made of mono-coloured tableware elements from different cultures was photographed and then turned into a tablecloth. More after the jump.

Here's the first view of Michael Eden's new piece A Rebours. Based on an unusual Sèvres Porcelain piece from the Wallace Collection. The tureen is rapid manufactured and "eco-ceramic coated". It will be shown at The International Ceramics Fair and Seminar in London this week. The stretch limo caught our eye first...

Says Michael, "Basically the piece comments on wealth, aspiration, and imitation through the reinterpretation of an exquisitely crafted porcelain object of great financial and cultural value. Hence the stretched limos, bling jewellery, Ferrari horses (or is it 'My Little Pony'?). And the making of the piece by Additive Layer Manufacturing. So it bounces backwards and forwards between imitation, desirability, the real and the false."

Domestique's Zona Tortona was twice the size this year than last, with offerings that ranged from wall vinyl to tableware to plant accessories and lighting. The sheer scope of imaginary realms and landscapes always makes wallcoverings from this company a pleasure to behold. But imagine our surprise when the most mundane of topics, grammar and math, wowed us when presented as single strip wall panels (above). Conjugating auxiliary verbs in all tenses and memorizing the multiplication tables can only be reinforced when presented à la Domestique. More frivolous items were also to be had, like a variety of tableware that included pixelated macarons.

"Stirring coffee takes only a moment, but that small plastic stirrer will last for hundreds of years." Tithi Kutchamuch's new Reincarnation project is an examination of how to bring value to discarded objects such as an egg box, a plastic spoon, a stirrer, a mouthwash bottle, an artificial flower, a polystyrene burger box, and a stack of baking cases. By reincarnating them in silver, Kutchamuch offers them a second life as a table setting. If the user tires of them, they can be traded instead of thrown away, thanks to their material value. Kutchamuch uses a lost wax casting technique where the discarded objects are used instead of wax. She says, "Casting is a process through which wax models are immersed in plaster, the wax is then burnt out and molten metal is poured into the resulting cavity. This is a conventional casting process, but instead of using wax I have used discarded objects."

Pandora Design has created a disposable aperitif kit that won't harm the environment. The kit includes a Sunglass glass with Tapas plate, a 2Spin toothpick and a Moscardino spork for sipping and tasting hors d'oeuvres and canapés. The Eco Aperitif Set is made from Mater-Bi a 100% biodegradable corn compound. Entirely handmade, each set has small imperfections that makes each kit unique. The kit was created exclusively for YOOXYGEN by Pandora, a collaboration of three designers - Daniel Fintzi, Giulio Iacchetti and Matteo Ragni.