Megatron Tank

Weighing almost five tons, "Transformers Megatron Tank" was created by Jiang Chen and Yang Junlin's "Wing Wah" metalcraft factory in Huizhou, China. Via DesignBoom.

The Cycle Sign

This is the epitome of great design; it's simple, it's useful and it's sustainable. What more could you ask for? The Cycle Sign by Trent Jansen is a bicycle reflector made from reused road signs and bicycle tubes. Genius! Available in the Designboom online shop.

Lladró Atelier: Metropolis

From Maison et Objet in Paris, Lladró Atelier presents Metropolis, a series of functional porcelain objects influenced by modern urban structures. Via Designboom.

Digital Decay

London designer Zachary Eastwood-Bloom explores the relationship between the real and the virtual and the digital and the handmade with his experimental furniture. Via Designboom.

Hella Jongerius

The first retrospective of dutch designer Hella Jongerius' work, "Misfit" at the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, looks (predictably) incredible. Via Designboom.

Barber Osgerby Sneak Peek

Located on the top floor of an old factory building in London’s Shoreditch neighbourhood, designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby opened their studio during London Design Week for a sneak peek to Designboom.

We Make Carpets

Artists Marcia Nolte, Stijn van der Vleuten and Bob Waardenburg are the founders of We Make Carpets, creating temporary carpets from various materials for exhibit at numerous locations. Via Designboom.

BANG!

Loving the BANG! lamp designed by Bitplay, released at Tokyo Designers Week. The gun functions as a switch, and the shade tilts back and forth when turned on or off. Brilliant. Via Designboom.

Hideki Kuwajima

Insane assemblages from found objects like plastic toys and crystal stemware by Japanese sculptor Hideki Kuwajima. Via Designboom.

C - Water

A fine example of how design can be used to produce a product that is not only useful and needed but sustainable and cheap, Chao Gao's C-Water is a device that uses heat from sunlight to produce clean freshwater evaporated from sewage, salt water or any source of moisture.

Tsai Yi-Cheng

Using silicone and concrete molding, Taiwanese designer Tsai Yi-Cheng created these stunning pieces with Victorian-looking details made from common plastic drink containers. Via Designboom.