Ma Yansong's Mogu Chair is based on the rounded shapes of mushroom caps
MAD founder Ma Yansong has created a chair for Italian brand Sawaya & Moroni that's designed to be arranged like clusters of fungi. More
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Carlo Ratti experiments with "programmable wood" to make Swish stool for Cassina
Architecture office Carlo Ratti Associati used digital processes to produce this collapsible wooden stool that can be adjusted into different predetermined shapes. More
Molteni&C granted injunction to stop Cassina producing identical Gio Ponti lounge chair
Molteni&C has won the first round of a legal battle against Cassina, after both Italian brands showed the same 1950s Gio Ponti chair at Milan design week. More
Front designs asymmetric version of Thonet's classic bistro chair
Swedish studio Front has put a new spin on the classic No. 14 bentwood chair by Gebrüder Thonet Vienna with its one-armed N.0 design. More
Blå Station's Pocket armchair has extra built-in storage for bags and laptops
Swedish furniture company Blå Station has launched an armchair by Stone Designs that has an extra compartment to keep restaurants, bars and hotel lobbies free of clutter. More
Bouroullec brothers design minimal ash-wood chaise longue for Mattiazzi
The latest addition to Mattiazzi's furniture collection is the stripped-back Quindici lounge chair by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, launched at Milan design week. More
Marni reinterprets childhood toys for colourful Playland installation
Fashion label Marni has designed a sandy playground for Milan design week that's filled with brightly coloured furniture and toys made using traditional weaving. More
Cassina and Molteni&C heading to court over rights to Gio Ponti lounge chair
Italian furniture brands Cassina and Molteni&C are locked in a legal battle over who has the rights to a 1950s design by architect Gio Ponti, after they both showed the chair at Milan design week. More
Jasper Morrison creates "one of the most complicated chairs" of his career for Emeco
British designer Jasper Morrison will debut a collection of deceptively simple-looking seating and tables for American furniture brand Emeco at Milan design week. More
Jaime Hayon's Showtime furniture for BD Barcelona now available in new finishes
Dezeen promotion: Jaime Hayon's popular Showtime furniture collection, which celebrated its 10th anniversary last year, is now available from Spanish brand BD Barcelona Design in new materials and fabrics. More
Thonet reinterprets classic bentwood 209 chair with Bolon's Villa La Madonna material
Philipp Thonet explains how furniture manufacturer Thonet collaborated with flooring brand Bolon to create an updated version of its classic 209 bentwood chair in the next video in our Bolon at Heart series. More
Jaime Hayon designs furniture for Viccarbe based on the movement of sharks
Dezeen promotion: Spanish designer Jaime Hayon will unveil his new seating collection for Valencian brand Viccarbe during this year's Milan design week, inspired by the "physiognomy and movement of sharks". More
Hyun-Gi Kim's Red Series chair mimics the movement of blood around the body
This chair by Korean designer Hyun-Gi Kim is made from hundreds of tubes that circulate blood around the furniture in response to pressure. More
Andrea Ponti models chair series on Hong Kong's urban architecture
Andrea Ponti's Shadows in the Windows chairs are line-drawn versions of window seats that reference Hong Kong's architectural landscape. More
Shigeru Uchida's last work to be shown at Milan design week
Japanese designer Shigeru Uchida's final work is the Khora furniture collection, created in collaboration with Chinese designer Adrian Cheng and featuring patterns made using traditional joinery. More
Success of bestselling Tom Vac chair was down to luck, says Ron Arad
In the final movie in our Most Loved video series, Ron Arad reflects on how the Tom Vac chair he designed for a one-off sculpture became one of his most commercially successful products. More
TON launches Alba chair based on shape of folded leaves
Dezeen promotion: Czech furniture brand TON presents upholstered chairs based on the shapes of leaves, created by Italian designer Alexander Gufler, during Milan design week next month. More
Made in Ratio to launch bamboo-topped Stellar Nova table during Milan design week
During this year's Milan design week, London studio Made in Ratio will present an environmentally sustainable table with recycled aluminium legs and a bamboo top. More
Färg & Blanche uses Bolon fabric to create samurai-inspired Long Neck armchair
In the next movie in our Bolon at Heart video series, Stockholm design duo Emma Marga Blanche and Fredrick Färg explain how they combined material by flooring company Bolon with thermoplastic felt to create an armchair informed by Japanese armour. More
Hamaika kids' chair by Unai Rollan is assembled from 11 equal pieces
Spanish designer Unai Rollan has created a chair that is delivered in 11 same-sized self-assembly pieces to teach children the basics of furniture construction. More