Lily Compact chair by Michael Sodeau for Modus
Dezeen Showroom: designer Michael Sodeau's Lily Compact chair for British furniture brand Modus is inspired by the shape of a calla lily. More
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Ztista chair by Victoria Yakusha for Faina
Dezeen Showroom: The Ztista chair that designer Victoriya Yakusha has created for design brand Faina takes cues from the organic materiality of traditional Ukrainian huts. More
50th anniversary Lily chair in walnut veneer by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen
Dezeen Showroom: design brand Fritz Hansen has created a walnut version of the classic Lily chair by Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen to celebrate the product's 50th anniversary. More
Pearson Lloyd creates tubular steel flat-pack chair for Takt
London studio Pearson Lloyd has designed a steel flat-pack chair, called Cross Chair Tube, for Danish furniture brand Takt. More
Nanna Ditzel's 1980s Arkade Chair goes into production for first time
Furniture brand Brdr Krüger has launched a chair developed by the late Danish architect Nanna Ditzel in 1983. More
Stiliyana Minkovska reimagines hospital maternity wards as "interstellar" spaces
London-based architect Stiliyana Minkovska has designed a trio of undulating birthing chairs called Ultima Thule, which offer women a "sanctuary-like" environment during childbirth. More
Concrete Melt Chair by Bower Studios folds like a liquid
New York City's Bower Studios has created a chair with a pale concrete top that drapes over a metallic base to form folds on the floor. More
Faina's Domna armchair echoes the form of ancient goddess sculptures
Ukrainian design brand Faina looked to ancient depictions of the female form when creating this "cloud-like" armchair, which takes cues from archaeological finds. More
Stine Aas designs stackable wooden chair Cleo "reminiscent of classical architecture"
This arched wooden chair by Norwegian designer Stine Aas is intended to evoke the details of classical architecture when a number are stacked on top of one another or arranged side by side. More
Studio Sløyd's Furuhelvete collection challenges perceptions of "outdated" pine furniture
Designers Studio Sløyd developed a collection of chunky pine chairs to demonstrate a contemporary take on a wood it feels is unfairly neglected. More
Bouroullec brothers design chair using one continuous piece of rope
French duo Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec have made a chair for Finnish furniture brand Artek from a metal frame interlaced with a single length of marine rope that forms its back and armrests. More
Six alternative approaches to seating from Object Rotterdam 2020
Unusual, innovative and avant-garde approaches to seating were among the highlights of Dutch design fair Object Rotterdam, which took place earlier this month. Anna Winston picks six of the most intriguing chairs from the annual event's crop of up-and-coming talent. More
New Goodies but Oldies furniture collection made from old tables
Designer Daniel Svahn's chairs for a town hall in Stockholm are made from recycled unwanted tabletops that were destined for the dump. More
Masquespacio's Wink chair is designed to resemble an eye
Valencia studio Masquespacio has created an upholstered chair with a back shaped like an eye and adorned with a tasseled fringe. More
Samuel Wilkinson designs contemporary take on the director's chair
British designer Samuel Wilkinson has updated the classic director's chair, introducing a hidden mechanism that allows the fabric seat to be held in tension without any noticeable support. More
Adam Nathaniel Furman explores colour, cuteness and queerness with anatomical chairs
Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a pair of chairs based on intimate parts of the body. More
Nick Ross designs Proto chairs to offer refuge in busy environments
Scottish designer Nick Ross has created a range of curvy seats for Danish brand +Halle, to offer respite from an overstimulating world. More
Competition: win a velvet-upholstered Series 7 chair by Fritz Hansen
Dezeen promotion: in our latest competition, Dezeen has partnered with Fritz Hansen to give away two Series 7 chairs, which are being offered with Italian velvet upholstery for the first time. More
Competition: win a Miami 330 lounge chair by Morgan
In our latest competition, we're offering a reader the chance to win a Miami lounge chair designed by British furniture brand Morgan. More
Floor Skrabanja designs 3D-knitted furniture without staples or stitches
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Floor Skrabanja has created a collection of seats made from a single piece of 3D-knitted upholstery that needs no gluing or stitching, so can easily be deconstructed. More