"It's your duty" as a designer to promote sustainability says Ross Lovegrove
Designers are responsible for improving sustainable practices across the industry, according to British designer Ross Lovegrove. More
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Bethan Gray creates pearlescent furniture from discarded seashells and waste feathers
British designer Bethan Gray has teamed up with natural surface specialist Nature Squared to create a collection of iridescent furniture clad in leftover materials from the seafood and farming industries. More
B&B Italia's Dock modular sofa system is "a platform for life" says Piero Lissoni
Italian architect Piero Lissoni introduces his Dock modular sofa system for B&B Italia in this movie Dezeen filmed for the Italian furniture brand during Milan design week. More
BOB is a modular storage system by Paul Kelley and Bisley that offers "infinite configurations"
Dezeen promotion: British furniture brand Bisley has teamed up with designer Paul Kelley on a hand-finished modular storage system. More
USM and UNStudio explore "third space" between home and office with Haller modular furniture
Haller modular furniture can be used to create a "third space" between the workplace and the home, say Thomas Dienes of USM and Ren Yee of UNStudio in this movie produced by Dezeen during Milan design week. More
Alvin Tjitrowirjo uses "heavily underrated" rattan to create colourful furniture
Indonesian designer Alvin Tjitrowirjo has created five new pieces of handmade furniture, designed to promote rattan as a high-quality material. More
Vitra collaborates with Antonio Citterio on Grand Relax lounge chair
Dezeen promotion: Vitra has collaborated with Italian architect Antonio Citterio to create the "luxurious" Grand Relax reclining chair. More
Panter & Tourron creates ultra-light and tool-free furniture for global nomads
Lausanne design studio Panter & Tourron's Tense collection is a set of flat-packed furniture essentials that together weigh less than 20 kilograms and can be easily assembled anywhere. More
Superpoly creates whimsical furniture collection "tinged with sunshine"
French design studio Superpoly looked to the Mediterranean summertime to craft the Postcard collection of "sun-tinted" furniture and homeware for Copenhagen gallery Etage Projects. More
Dimore Gallery presents metallic Gabriella Crespi furniture amongst sand dunes
Produced for Milan's Dimore Gallery, seven pieces of furniture by the late artist Gabriella Crespi are installed them among piles of sand for an exhibition called Visioni. More
Piero Lissoni uses Barcelona Pavilion marble in tables for Salvatori
Italian architect Piero Lissoni has designed a series of bistro tables for furniture brand Salvatori, with marble left over from famous buildings including Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion. More
Dion Lee repurposes traditional tailoring techniques for leather furniture collection
Australian furniture producer DesignByThem has teamed up with fashion designer Dion Lee to develop a collection comprising a lounge chair and bench made by slashing and weaving leather. More
Philippe Starck, Kartell and Autodesk unveil "world's first production chair designed with artificial intelligence"
This captioned video produced by Dezeen for Autodesk reveals Philippe Starck's A.I. chair for Kartell, which the software company claims is the first chair designed using artificial intelligence to be put into production. More
Michele de Lucchi transforms Poltrona Frau showroom into Earth Station
Architect and artist Michele de Lucchi explains how his takeover of Poltrona Frau's flagship store during Milan design week explores new ways of working and learning, in this movie Dezeen produced for the Italian brand. More
Minotti explores "new forms" with its latest furniture collection
Minotti's art director Rodolfo Dordoni describes how the brand is working with a diverse range of international designers to develop its identity in this movie shot by Dezeen for the Italian furniture manufacturer during Milan design week. More
Mario Tsai creates furniture that combines Chinese heritage with visions for the future
Chinese designer Mario Tsai presents From The Structures at Milan design week, a solo exhibition revealing the results of experiments with contemporary production techniques. More
Vestre collaborates with Front to create modern outdoor furniture collection
Dezeen promotion: Vestre has collaborated with Swedish design studio Front to create a modern outdoor furniture collection informed by Nordic cities. More
Matthew Day Jackson creates Kolho furniture using moon-inspired Formica
Artist Matthew Day Jackson has developed a Formica surface that subtly replicates the surface of the moon and used it to make furniture. More
Bond villain chair designed by Verner Panton back in production
A chair made famous by James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me, created by prolific Danish designer Verner Panton, is being revived. More
Ercol and Norm Architects channel "understated beauty" for Pennon Table
Dezeen promotion: British furniture brand Ercol has teamed up with Danish studio Norm Architects to create the Pennon Table, which takes design cues from airplane wings. More