Milan update: somewhat belatedly, here are works by the ten young British designers selected for the Top Ten show held at the British Council offices in Milan last month.

Top: Snap and Dine by Demelza Hill, University of Brighton. Above and below: Pewter Stool by Max Lamb, Royal College of Art

Below: Hamster Shredder by Thomas Ballhatchet, Central St. Martins College of Art and Design. A cage in which the hamster, while using it’s wheel, operates a paper shredder to renew bedding.

The show celebrates ten years of graduate design shows at the Via Manzoni premises.

Above and below: Less Lamp by Jordi Canudas, Royal College of Art – a hanging light which the user breaks apart themselves to create the desired lighting

Above and below: Frank by John Slater, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College – a bureaux with a hidden light and storage

Below: Home Sweet Home plate by Jule Jenckel, Royal College of Art

Below: Ceramiko by Moko Sellars, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

Below: Light 360 by Jon Harrison, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

Below: Recycled Chewing Gum – Bin and Cushion, by Anna Bullus, University of Brighton

Below: Dustbin and Brush by Joie de Winter, Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication

Below: Origami Table by Anthony Dickens, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

Here is the British Council’s press release, issued before the show: