LONDON ETC Young designers... five hot names to watch

From cutlery that levitates to 3D fabrics and surrealist shelving, these stars of tomorrow are putting the hip into the city's interiors scene: Mark Bickers, Susana Shaw, Helen Murray, Rock Galpin, Gitta Gschwendtner

BEST FOR TABLEWARE: SUSANA SHAW
It's time to take cutlery off the tablecloth for good - at least that's what designer Susana Shaw thinks. Her innovative tableware consists of spoons and forks that hover magically on the rims of beautifully crafted crockery, and therefore turn the trad table setting on its head. The pieces are functional, yet they're also sculptural enough to work as pieces of art and they're bound to make you reassess the way we go about eating food. Go on, grab a spoon and watch it levitate.

LIVING ETC LOVES:
The sterling-silver Hover-Spoon™ and bowls, showing at the Milan Furniture Fair this month, are guaranteed to make meal times much more stylish.       

Ben Spriggs, News Editor.