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Brompton Design District boasts a thriving community of independent creative businesses who come together for events like London Design Festival and offer some of the grass roots events that the festival wouldn't be complete without.

Inspired by the lines of Shaker writing desks and the mid-century classic Swag desk by George Nelson, Ben Klebba of Phloem Studio designed the Laura Desk. The made-to-order desk has beautiful clean lines and handmade craftsmanship you won't find with most companies.

.PSLAB was borne in Beirut in 2004 out of a desire to provide unique lighting solutions. As lighting designers and manufacturers of site-specific lighting products, .PSLAB follows a tailored approach, collaborating with architects to create customized lighting concepts that takes every element of the space into account. Products are manufactured in their own factory using high-end materials, and assembled by their team of artisans using hand executed techniques, imprinting the products with an artisanal feel. In addition to its Beirut headquarters, the company has offices in Bologna, Stuttgart, and Helsinki, with plans to expand into Singapore next. Let's look at the team's Friday Five to learn about their philosophy and inspirations.

The London-based duo of CoWorks combined their architecture (Tom Brooksbank) and art (Allan Collins) backgrounds to create a collection of four geometric objects, one being the Me-Far Bowls. The eight, waxed copper bowls can nest together or be displayed apart. They can also be stacked in a variety of ways to create all kinds of neat configurations.

One of the highlights of designjunction was the Designers in Residence stand. Designers in Residence is a Northumbria University scheme for graduates that provides workspace, equipment and mentoring to selected alumni of the BA(hons) 3D Design course there. Graduates use the program to develop their professional practice before fully going it alone - and get the opportunity to exhibit at places like designjunction.

Stuck Chair is a minimal design created by Netherlands-based designers Oato Design Studio. The inspiration behind the chair was to take apart all of the basic elements of a chair, and then put them back as if they were simply stuck together.

100% Norway turned nine this year, making it only a year younger than the London Design Festival itself. To celebrate, it moved to a shiny new venue, Dray Walk Gallery, just around the corner from Tent. The light-filled space was a perfect backdrop for the cool understated Scandinavian design. It was designed by Amy Hunting and Oscar Narud; described by curator Henrietta Thompson as "two of the most innovative and capable young Norwegian designers in London."

Polish design firm Melounge Studio has some pretty nifty stuff. Started by Marcin Laskowski, Melounge Studio creates furniture and also offers interior design services.

The two Italian designers, Francesca Bonfrate and Alessandra Bove, that make up Bubble Design created an at-home gardening collection called Green Kit. The kit is made up of four separate components that include miniature greenhouses, climbing plant supports, and a folding surface to collect loose soil.

Artist Damien Hirst has created a limited edition version of the ever popular Vipp Bin, The Dotted Vipp Bin, with inspiration from his iconic colorful dot design, Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase. Designed exclusively for the opening of the Astrup Fearnley Museum in Oslo, Norway, there will be a limited number of them for sale at the museum.

A small section of 100% Design was dedicated to Emerging Brands. Here are my top five...

Who says you have to employ a PR agent to get your work out there? Certainly not Karl Sanford whose wife submitted his Wheelbarrow Chair to us. Her pitch caught my eye and the clever design backed it up so we just had to post about it. I've seen chairs made from wheelbarrows before but none with the leg detail this one has.