Co-founder of artists collective and printing press Lazy Gramophone, Philip Levine, tells jotta the story of LG’s inception and the loving creation process of their next handmade publication, Skeletons In The Closet, launching this Sunday in London.

JJAM, a new curatorial collective founded by Curating Contemporary Design graduates Julia Jarvis and An Michiels, are looking for innovative designers working in any medium to redesign one of your most banal household objects. jotta spoke with co-founder An Michiels to find out about discovering Everyday Delights.

A bicycle which changes colour according to speed, a device which converts wasted emotions into energy and bottled scents of home for the homesick traveller. Otherworldly? Yes, and some the innovative products dreamt up at DIY Kyoto’s workshop at D&AD New Blood.

Functionality or aesthetics – what makes furniture appealing? Furniture is the foundation of any room -a chair, a desk – yet is often seen as merely something to sit on or something to write on. Two exhibitions open this weekend at The Russian Club in East London, which suggest the future of furniture lies in cross-disciplinary design.

Limited Edition Journal with cover illustrations by Alexa Chung and extracts by diarists including Courtney Love, Dan Eldon, Richard Herring, Anais Nin, Bashy and teenagers from Kenya available now from jotta shop!