Cappellini reissues Joe Colombo's classic 1960s Tube Chair
Renowned industrial designer Joe Colombo's Tube Chair has been rescued from "the pages of design books" by Italian furniture brand Cappellini, which is rereleasing the piece. More
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Sebiha Macit creates colourful seating based on Turkish cafe culture
Graduate shows 2016: Bucks New University graduate Sebiha Macit has taken inspiration from her travels to Turkey to design this colourful stool that can be used both indoors and outdoors (+ slideshow). More
Ron Arad and Moroso create curvy chairs for Watergate Hotel renovation
Designer Ron Arad has created bespoke seating for his overhaul of the hotel in Washington DC made famous by the Watergate scandal. More
Herman Miller launches Plex modular lounge seating by Industrial Facility
NeoCon 2016: London studio Industrial Facility has designed a modular seating system for US furniture company Herman Miller that hooks together to turn "a communal gathering area into a lecture theatre". More
Galanter & Jones creates heated outdoor chairs to replace patio heaters
New York 2016: San Francisco studio Galanter & Jones has claimed to be the first to create cast-stone heated outdoor furniture, which makes a sitter feel "like being in a hot tub without getting wet" (+ slideshow). More
Hannabi designs modular Urban Nomad sofa for generation rent
Hungarian furniture brand Hannabi has designed a modular sofa aimed at consumers who move frequently or live in small flats (+ slideshow). More
Claesson Koivisto Rune designs Santiago seating with sloped backs for Tacchini
Milan 2016: Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune's chair and sofa for Italian brand Tacchini feature tall sloping backs that form triangular shapes when seen from the side. More
Moroso's 2016 collection includes furniture by Front and Tord Boontje
Milan 2016: Italian furniture brand Moroso has unveiled its latest collection of furniture, including a transformable sofa with bean-shaped cushions and a seat based on a dreamcatcher (+ slideshow). More
Smarin to scatter 85 foam blocks across a beach for Cannes Film Festival
Eighty-five modular foam seats modelled on "common concrete building blocks" will stack to form a beach installation by French furniture brand Smarin during the Cannes Film Festival (+ slideshow). More
Onecollection reissues Finn Juhl's Danish mid-century FJ 136 chair
Milan 2016: furniture manufacturer Onecollection has relaunched a 1956 chair by Finn Juhl, which played an important role in the proliferation of Danish design (+ slideshow). More
GamFratesi designs chair and desk to mark Porro's 90th anniversary
Milan 2016: Danish studio GamFratesi has borrowed shapes from typical mid-century furniture to create the Voyage chair and Collector desk for Italian brand Porro's 90th anniversary collection. More
Doshi Levien and Naoto Fukasawa design furniture for B&B Italia's 50th anniversary
Milan 2016: Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa has created a sheepskin armchair and London studio Doshi Levien has produced footstools shaped like "marine creatures" for furniture brand B&B Italia's 50th anniversary collection (+ slideshow). More
Jasper Morrison adds armchair to Alfi seating collection for Emeco
Dezeen promotion: American furniture brand Emeco has launched a new armchair by British designer Jasper Morrison at this year's Milan design week, as part of his Alfi collection made using reclaimed materials (+ slideshow). More
Bertjan Pot designs bespoke Jacquard textile for Cassina's iconic Utrecht armchair
Milan 2016: Dutch designer Bertjan Pot has created a colourful textile to upholster Cassina's Utrecht armchair, designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1935. More
Patricia Urquiola uses knitted straps to fasten Belt seating for Moroso
Milan 2016: knitted belts hold together the folded cushions around Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola's latest seating range for Italian brand Moroso. More
Nendo presents 50 Manga Chairs in Milanese cloister courtyard
Milan 2016: Japanese studio Nendo has installed its collection of chairs influenced by comic books in the courtyard of a historic cloister in Milan (+ slideshow). More
Moooi's 2016 furniture and lighting range includes an upended sofa
Milan 2016: a sofa turned vertically on its end and lamps shaped like origami birds are among products in the latest collection from Dutch furniture brand Moooi (+ slideshow). More
Afteroom updates collection of tubular steel furniture for Menu
Milan 2016: Stockholm design studio Afteroom's Family benches for Danish brand Menu feature tables that branch from the frames on powder-coated steel rods. More
Thomas Feichtner's minimal A-Chair is made using traditional carpentry techniques
Milan 2016: Austrian product designer Thomas Feichtner has collaborated with a group of craftspeople to create a minimal wooden chair using traditional carpentry techniques. More
Carlo Ratti Associati launches "world's first Internet of Things sofa"
Milan 2016: Italian architect Carlo Ratti has created a system of smart modular seats that can be adjusted with an app or hand gestures into different configurations (+ movie). More