Yeyang Liao creates chair that transforms into a coffin
Central Saint Martins graduate Yeyang Liao has created Coffin chair, an item of furniture that the owner can be cremated in after they die. More
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Samuel Wilkinson brings the Viennese bistro chair into the 21st century
British designer Samuel Wilkinson has paired steam-bent wood with Vienna straw to create a contemporary dining chair called Latis. More
Casimir celebrates 30 years as a designer with oak and walnut furniture collection
Belgian designer Casimir is celebrating three decades in the industry with the production of six wooden objects that straddle the line between furniture and art, and another six to follow. More
Pearson Lloyd gives flat-pack furniture an upgrade with Cross chair
London studio Pearson Lloyd marries the convenience and economy of flat-pack furniture with quality materials in a chair designed for new Copenhagen brand Takt. More
Stickbulb designs Chime to look like a "tree and a chandelier had a baby"
New York design studio Rux has extended its modular Stickbulb series with a chandelier modelled on a large wind chime. More
Mark Zuckerberg builds "sleep box" to help his wife rest
Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg has built a wooden "sleep box" that emits a faint light in the early morning, to alert his wife when it's time to wake up without looking at her phone. More
Mad Lab creates wooden vessels that resemble miniature buildings
The wooden decorative objects in this collection by Madrid-based studio Mad Lab form a set of a scaled-down "buildings" with arched details. More
Trio of deer observatories by Orma Architettura nestle within Corsican mountains
Orma Architettura has built three matching wooden viewpoints in the mountains of the Mediterranean island Corsica, for people to observe the native red deer. More
Timber screens divide up Tel Aviv restaurant L28 by Kimmel Eshkolot Architects
Suspended timber screens and vertical vegetation feature in this Tel Aviv restaurant interior by Israeli architecture office Kimmel Eshkolot Architects. More
LUO Studio reuses wood salvaged from traditional houses to create Luotuowan Pergola
Luotuowan Pergola's undulating geodesic canopy has been made by LUO Studio from wooden beams salvaged during the renovation of Luotuowan village in China. More
The Verso, Rima and Pausa pieces by Peca are based on poetic devices
Mexican design studio Peca has created a collection of furniture with structures based on the patterns found in poetry. More
Columbia University researchers create 3D-printed "wood" with realistic internal grain
Engineers at Columbia University have 3D-printed a block of "digital wood", using a voxel technique that enables the creation of objects with rich internal textures. More
Pedro Venzon's "sinful" stools blur the line between sculpture and furniture
Brazilian designer Pedro Venzon has introduced a trio of sculptural wooden stools inspired by sinful bodies. More
Burning Man reveals temple design for 2019 event
The temple for the next Burning Man event in the Nevada desert will be a linear structure influenced by Japanese torii gates. More
Diébédo Francis Kéré designs wooden pavilion for Tippet Rise Art Centre
Tippet Rise Art Centre in Montana, USA, is about to start building a wooden pavilion made out of logs by Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré. More
Keeo4design builds spiralling viewpoint in a Czech hilltop vineyard
The Walk Above the Vineyards is a circular ramp designed by architecture studio Keeo4design, which offers an elevated view over the vineyards in the Czech Republic's South Moravian Region. More
Students erect robotically fabricated wooden bench on Vancouver university campus
Robots sliced the interlocking, curved wooden slats that form this sculptural bench, which is currently installed on the campus of the Vancouver's University of British Columbia. More
One For Hundred plants 100 trees for every piece of wooden furniture sold
One for Hundred is a furniture brand based in Austria that produces more wood than it uses. More
Students build giant speaker and human-scale bird's nest in Studio in the Woods workshops
This movie by photographer Jim Stephenson offers a look behind the scenes at this year's Studio in the Woods, an annual architecture workshop that invites students to design and build wooden structures in a forest. More
Another Country launches Ori furniture that promotes health and wellbeing
British furniture studio Another Country has teamed up with design agency Ekkist to create a series of health-focused furniture pieces, including a table with a tray for a surface and a multi-use daybed. More