Stockholm Design Week starts Monday February 06, with its key exhibition Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair opening Tuesday 07 till Saturday 11 February. ARTS THREAD previews the highlights.

In advance of the show, ARTS THREAD takes a look at the highlights of Object Rotterdam, taking place February 09-12 at the Las Palmas building in the city’s docklands area.

Designersblock collaborated with the UK’s largest trade interiors event, Interiors UK, to curate a Design Village at the Birmingham NEC. The Village contained unique products and market stalls from up-and-coming and award-winning designers, B&Bs designed by top interior designers and even a Village Local where you could grab a pint and chat with the exhibiting creatives. ARTS THREAD select a few of the best things on show at the Village:

From our Call for Entry winners, here are the first six designers (still awaiting a few confirmations) who will be at Designvillage with Designersblock from next Sunday January 22 to the 25 2012 at INTERIORS UK in Birmingham.

While some of you might have headed to the high street for your Christmas shopping last weekend, ARTS THREAD were scouting for one-of-a-kind handmade gifts at Cockpit Arts’ Christmas Open Studios. Now in it’s 25th year, the award winning Social Enterprise and ‘creative business incubator’ for designer makers opened it’s Holborn studio doors to the public for three days, and will be doing the same at the Deptford studios this weekend.

PSFK’s Top Ten Creatives of the Week chosen from ARTS THREAD’s graduate portfolios: 10 new talents from the world of ceramics, jewellery and glass. Read more

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are your corrugated branches!

The Designers Marketplace at The Holy Biscuit, Newcastle took place this weekend as part of the city’s Design Event festival. The Marketplace has been running for three years with the aim to support and promote creative entrepreneurs working in the North of England.

First year students of the BA metalworks course at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design exhibit their experimental paper jewellery designs alongside the latest cardboard furniture collection created by Terbe Design.

Showcasing and promoting design in the North of England, Design Event kicks off in two weeks time, running October 14-18 2011. ARTS THREAD previews the highlights.