Designer Raffaele Darra’s latest design for Italian clockmaker Diamantini & Domeniconi frees the cuckoo from its ornate birdhouse.

The finish is merely PVC-printed paper and gloss lacquer but the effect is fun yet contemporary.

Featuring an unnumbered face, the little white bird’s chirp can even be switched off. Though we’d never dare break with tradition.

www.diamantinidomeniconi.it

Although the two posters work independently of one another, they also work quite well together.

Says art director and designer Scott Laserow: “Although I am a freedom of choice/safe sex advocate, I felt this idea of abstinence would be a great challenge and offer me an opportunity to push myself to create something out of my comfort zone.”

THe Calligaris curved open-backed Icon chair is designed to complement both commercial and residential spaces.

Its clean lines and curves are available in black or white faux leather upholstery on a chrome cantilever frame.

Dare we say a modern-day classic?

www.macandmacinteriors.com

Design team Turner Duckworth have created an iconic design language that ties Coca-Cola to summer memories.

The designers created simple silhouettes of warm-weather symbols like surfboards, sunglasses and barbeques. But what makes the cans really special is how the classic Coca-Cola logo interacts with the images.

For example, the logo rises like smoke from the barbeque and it’s reflected in the sunglasses.

A good balance of modern design and nostalgic Americana.

These eye-catching containers are good for more than just holding your mac and cheese or coffee; they also celebrate the work of emerging artists.

The first-edition collection of items features original designs from six up-and-coming creatives from around the world.

www.aladdin-pmi.com

Balance is overrated.

Created by Wis Design for German furniture retailer Schoenbuch, this chest has a seemingly random aesthetic yet it offers a place for almost everything you need to tuck away.

In other words, functional yet funky.

www.schoenbuch.com

It’s been a long time coming!

First designed in the early 1950s, these just-released ceramic clocks designed by George Nelson are quirky as they are charming.

Consider it catroon modernism.

www.design-museum.com

Sculptural forms are created from seasoned recycled timber.

Created by Aussie designer Jo Wilson for Planet Commonwealth, these veratile bases could be used as a table or a seat.

Or, in our case, a work of art.

www.planetfurniture.com.au

Sixinch is a international furniture and design company located in Belgium, Portugal and Japan.

They design and manufacture furniture in coated foam, but they also work in other finishes to suit customer’s requirements.

Foam can be made into any shape or dimension and the in-house designers work with architects and private clients to their customer’s specifications or drawings.

www.sixinch.eu

The Aussie’s hollow board are made from a mix of Western Red Cedar, Balsa and Paulownia and glassed with an epoxy resin, which has less volatile organic compounds (VOC) than polyester.

Nathaniel is always experimenting to make “….lighter, stronger, faster, fruitier shaped boards.”

Totally gnarly, dude!

www.nathanielgrey.com.au