Anderssen & Voll designs set of pentagonal poufs for Muuto
Oslo design studio Anderssen & Voll has created a collection of five-sided poufs with gently rounded corners for Danish brand Muuto. More
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Modular Ø Sofa by Kilo Design is formed of three lozenge-shaped cushions
Danish studio Kilo Design has created a seating system for furniture brand +Halle constructed from a set of soft rearrangeable lozenge-shaped elements. More
Ian Stell's Austrian Loop chair expands and contracts like an accordion
Design Miami 2015: American designer Ian Stell has created an expandable bench that forms two conjoined chairs when contracted. More
Patrick Norguet's Colander chair is perforated to let water drain off
French designer Patrick Norguet has created a stackable chair for Italian furniture company Kristalia that features a perforated seat based on a kitchen colander (+ slideshow). More
Portable "parklet" by WMB Studio adds greenery to London's streets
Design collective WMB Studio has created a miniature modular park that monitors air quality and offers plant-covered seating for passersby (+ slideshow). More
Frits Henningsen's Signature Chair rereleased by Carl Hansen & Søn
The last chair designed by late Danish cabinetmaker Frits Henningsen has been put back into production by furniture company Carl Hansen & Søn. More
Seung Jin Yang's Blowing chairs are made from party balloons
South Korean designer Seung Jin Yang has coated brightly coloured balloons in resin to create these inflated seats. More
Slaughtered bird flu-infected chickens transformed into furniture by Emilie van Spronsen
Dutch Design Week 2015: Dutch designer Emilie van Spronsen harvested feathers and bones from the corpses of bird flu-infected chickens to create this stool and urn. More
Love Seats by Annebet Philips are paired to support each other
Dutch Design Week 2015: the way couples sit on each other's laps informed the shapes and two-toned upholstery in this collection of chairs by Dutch designer Annebet Philips. More
Demeter Fogarasi's Poetic Furniture chair appears to have been blown into shape
Hungarian designer Demeter Fogarasi has created a prototype chair with a seat that looks like a windswept sheet of fabric frozen in motion. More
Enzo Mari grants Berlin refugee organisation rights to reproduce his furniture
Modernist designer Enzo Mari has given Berlin-based CUCULA the rights to redesign and sell his Autoprogettazione furniture to raise funds for its refugee support programme (+ slideshow). More
Carolin Pertsch's stools feature seats made from washed-up seagrass
German designer Carolin Pertsch has used bundles of seagrass to create an eco-material that forms the seats for a collection of stools. More
Shiro Kuramata's Miss Blanche armchair breaks world record at auction with £269,000 sale
Design auctions in London this week confirmed the strength of the collectible furniture market, with pieces by designers including Shiro Kuramata and Gerrit Rietveld achieving record prices. More
Sancal launches Tiptoe sofa as part of Majestic Collection
Dezeen promotion: Spanish design brand Sancal has released the latest piece from its Majestic Collection: a sofa with deep seats and configurable elements (+ slideshow). More
Naoto Fukasawa unveils Kamuy wooden furniture collection for Conde House
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa has applied his trademark minimal approach to a range of wooden tables and chairs for furniture manufacturer Conde House. More
David Adjaye's Prism Lounge Series completes his Washington Collection for Knoll
Architect David Adjaye has introduced a faceted furniture range as the last in his Washington Collection for American brand Knoll. More
Nissa Kinzhalina's Gentle Hint chairs resemble incomplete line drawings
Kazakh designer Nissa Kinzhalina has created a pair of chairs that look like unfinished sketches when viewed from the side. More
Verena Hennig launches furniture with roller seats and backs
German designer Verena Hennig has unveiled her first furniture line, which comprises seating made from rotatable aluminium batons (+ slideshow). More
Airbus files patent for two-storey aeroplane passenger seating
Plane manufacturer Airbus has applied to patent mezzanine aeroplane seating that would stack passengers on top of one another. More
Rémi Bouhaniche creates origami-inspired armchair for Ligne Roset
Emerging French designer Rémi Bouhaniche has unveiled a chair that he created by folding "a trapezoidal shape of foam and fabric like origami" (+ slideshow). More