Wiktoria Szawiel fossilises natural fibres in resin furniture collection
Patterns of woven natural fibres emerge from this milky resin furniture by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Wiktoria Szawiel (+ movie). More
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Sungsin Eo designs foam display system for child-friendly exhibitions
Royal College of Art graduate Sungsin Eo has designed a foam display and seating system for museums to present information to children in an engaging and playful way (+ movie). More
Bounce stools by Véronique Baer spring back into shape
These quilted stools by Swiss designer Véronique Baer squish down when sat on and bounce back up when the sitter stands up (+ movie). More
Pop-up Linen wardrobe by Renate Nederpel folds flat for easy transportation
This wardrobe by Dutch designer Renate Nederpel is made from fabric panels that fold flat when its wooden poles are removed. More
Nordic designers collaborate to create SAM table for Fogia
A group of Nordic designers joined forces to create this simple wooden dining table for Swedish brand Fogia (+ slideshow). More
Knoll reissues armchair by late Charles Pollock
American furniture brand Knoll has put a 1960s armchair by designer Charles Pollock back into production, following his death last year. More
Room shelving system functions like a huge shape-sorter toy
Stockholm designers Erik Olovsson and Kyuhyung Cho added different shaped holes to the stackable wooden blocks that make up this flexible shelving unit, creating spaces suited to displaying various items. More
Herman Miller launches office furniture by Industrial Facility and Fuseproject
News: American brand Herman Miller has begun producing the flexible office furniture collections designed by Yves Behar's studio Fuseproject and London company Industrial Facility (+ slideshow). More
Yerin Do adds leather "parasites" to wooden furniture
Graduate designer Yerin Do presented leather clothes hooks that slot into wooden surfaces to make them look like they're infested with fungi at the Royal College of Art degree show, which opened last week (+ slideshow). More
Peter Marigold's cabinets "bleed" as steel reacts with tannin
This series of wooden cabinets by designer Peter Marigold are stained at the joints to look as if they're bleeding. More
RCA graduate Ying Chang takes graphic design’s grid system into three dimensions
Royal College of Art (RCA) graduate Ying Chang has created a modular system of furniture based on a two-dimensional grid system used for architectural drawing and graphic design (+ movie). More
The Body by Kirsi Enkovaara can be twisted and folded to create endless seating shapes
This flexible seating structure by Finnish designer Kirsi Enkovaara can be rolled and folded into a plethora of configurations to support the body in comfortable or strange positions (+ movie). More
Online furniture retailer Fab buys design-led manufacturer One Nordic
News: furniture e-commerce company Fab has bought Finnish design brand One Nordic in a move to expand its catalogue of original designs and European business. More
A Shelf of Tables is three desks in one shelving unit
Design graduate Matej Chabera presented a shelving system that comprises three interchangeable desktops at the Royal College of Art (RCA) show, which opened in London on Monday. More
Emeco launches seat pads for the classic but cold 1006 Navy Chair
Owners of Emeco's iconic Navy chair can finally avoid the shock of sitting on ice-cold aluminium with these purpose-made seat pads. More
Joe Doucet launches wooden Sling Chair with supple silicone backrest
New York designer Joe Doucet has launched a solid birch chair with a silicone tubular backrest that flexes to the shape of the sitter. More
Studio Job celebrates roadworks with Detour furniture collection
A highway maintenance-themed furniture collection by Antwerp-based Studio Job featuring marble traffic cones and bronze warning lights will be on show at Design Miami/Basel next week. More
Vitra adapts Eames Wire Chair for outdoor use
Swiss furniture brand Vitra has released a powder-coated version of the Eames Wire Chair, making it suitable for outdoor use. More
Salvaged materials form chairs in Curro Claret's More Than This collection
A broken skateboard and fake designer handbags form parts of chairs in this recycled furniture collection, exhibited in Barcelona by designer Curro Claret. More
Very Good & Proper designs new legs for MT Club Chair
UK design brand Very Good & Proper has added material options for the legs of its MT Club Chair, originally designed for a London restaurant. More