Marc Newson's Lockheed Lounge sets new record at auction
The Lockheed Lounge by Australian designer Marc Newson has retained its title as the world's most expensive design object, after selling for more than £2 million. More
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Jaime Hayón's debut plastic product is a skeletal chair for Magis
Milan 2015: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has collaborated with Italian design brand Magis to create his first plastic chair. More
Nendo's Float stool for Moroso looks impossible
Milan 2015: Japanese design studio Nendo has created two new products for Italian furniture brand Moroso – including a stool that looks like it has missing supports (+ slideshow). More
Konstantin Grcic's Clerici seating joins range for Mattiazzi
Milan 2015: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has created a seating range assembled from flat wooden planes for Italian furniture brand Mattiazzi. More
Fondue Stool by Satsuki Ohata is modelled on molten cheese
Milan 2015: these stools constructed from kitchen sponge are drenched in vivid yellow PVC by Tokyo-based product designer Satsuki Ohata to create drooping forms reminiscent of melting cheese (+ slideshow). More
Nika Zupanc adds seating to her collection for Sé
Milan 2015: Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc has added more furniture to her collection for London design label Sé, including an oversized armchair on slender steel legs (+ slideshow). More
Max Lamb's Exercises in Seating demonstrates material experiments through chair design
Milan 2015: London designer Max Lamb presented 42 of his seat designs made using a wide variety of materials and processes within a disused garage in Milan last week (+ slideshow). More
Simon Morasi Piperčić stretches belt leather over steel frame to create Strain chair
Milan 2015: furniture brand Prostoria is presenting a lounge chair with a stretched leather backrest and tubular steel support at Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair (+ slideshow). More
Matali Crasset's Self-made Seat is a sofa made from modules that can be carried like suitcases
Milan 2015: French designer Matali Crasset has debuted a sofa made from a system of individual modules that can be carried like suitcases (+ slideshow). More
David Adjaye designs Double Zero chairs for Moroso
Milan 2015: architect David Adjaye is launching an Art Deco-influenced seating range for Moroso at the Salone del Mobile furniture fair, which opens today. More
Benjamin Hubert slots Inlay sofa's legs inside opened corner seams
Milan 2015: Belgian brand Indera will launch this modular sofa system by London designer Benjamin Hubert in Milan next week. More
Yonoh turns energy company logo into a chair
Spanish design studio Yonoh has created a chair based on energy company Repsol's red, orange and white "sun" logo. More
Rattan backrest curves around Hiroomi Tahara's Wrap sofa
Milan 2015: a curved rattan structure forms the flexible backrest of this sofa by Japanese designer Hiroomi Tahara (+ slideshow). More
Monica Förster folds cushions over sofa modules for Fogia
Stockholm designer Monica Förster has designed a modular sofa system for Swedish furniture brand Fogia with a padded cover folded over the armrests. More
Emilio Nanni's Spy chair features a thin seat to expose its frame
Milan 2015: This simple armchair with a wooden base and upholstered body by Italian designer Emilio Nanni will debut in Milan next month. More
Arik Levy's colourful chairs for TON have legs that split in two
Milan 2015: Paris-based designer Arik Levy will present a seating range supported by split wooden legs in Milan next month (+ slideshow). More
Stefan Borselius develops Tondo chair into sofa system for Fogia
Swedish designer Stefan Borselius has created a modular sofa system for Fogia, based on the Tondo chairs he designed for the Swedish furniture brand last year. More
Season chair by Piero Lissoni comprises two simple volumes
Italian designer Piero Lissoni has paired a round-edged cube seat with a vertical rectangular back to create this upholstered chair for furniture brand Viccarbe. More
Anne Boysen's Toward Sofa reconfigures for different sitting positions
This sofa by Danish designer Anne Boysen can be arranged as an armchair, a chaise longue or for two people to sit facing each other thanks to its moveable armrests. More
Ryan Jongwoo Choi's Crumpled Chair is moulded over wrinkled metal
The shell of this chair by Royal College of Art student Ryan Jongwoo Choi is created by moulding resin over a crumpled aluminium sheet. More