Studio Sløyd's Furuhelvete collection challenges perceptions of "outdated" pine furniture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
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Aia Jüdes merges tree outgrowths and fibre optics to make flamboyant lamps
Swedish artist Aia Jüdes has given gnarled tree offshoots a new lease on life by turning them into a series of lights decorated with rainbow LEDs, velvet scrunchies and shining puddles of brass. More
Scott Whitby Studio creates multi-level boudoir for a throuple
Three people can sleep, practice yoga or drink whisky together in this bedroom designed by London-based Scott Whitby Studio. More
Shinkyu Shon's Split furniture contrasts wooden logs with mirrored steel
South Korean designer Shinkyu Shon created this furniture collection using split pine logs and stainless steel to highlight the differences between traditional Korean and more modern western materials. More
Emily Forgot uses furniture-making processes for architectural wall art
Artist and illustrator Emily Forgot collaborated with British furniture brand Very Good & Proper on this series of multimedia artworks that draw inspiration from the architecture of post-war schools. More
Chybik + Kristof stack wooden balconies inside Czech Republic's House of Wine
Curved wood-panelled volumes designed to recall traditional Moravian wine cellars are stacked up in this Czech wine bar to create intimate tasting rooms. More
Studio Sain uses traditional hand-turning process to create products incorporating wooden ball joints
Studio Sain worked with one of Austria's last remaining woodturners to develop this collection of hand-turned wooden products that feature moving parts or modular components. More
Lap Stool by SmithMatthias highlights traditional joinery technique
London studio SmithMatthias has created a wooden bar stool for British design brand Deadgood featuring a simple structure held together by a visible lap joint that gives the product its name. More
Claesson Koivisto Rune collaborates with master woodworker on Hand furniture
Swedish architecture firm Claesson Koivisto Rune worked with expert Japanese carpenter Yuji Takahashi on this collection of hand-crafted wooden furniture, which doesn't have a single flat surface. More
BIG creates indoor-outdoor furniture collection that mimics the shape of lily pads
The Lily furniture collection created by architecture firm BIG for Danish brand Skagerak has no sharp corners, in an homage to the gently sloping oval shape of lily pads. More
R2 Studio adds hole-punched staircase made of ash wood to London house
An ash-wood staircase perforated with circular holes connects the two storeys of an Edwardian house in Lewisham, London, which has been extended by architects R2 Studio. More
Atelier NL creates benches from storm-felled trees for Dutch Design Week
Atelier NL has made a series of wooden benches from trees uprooted in a huge storm that hit Eindhoven earlier this year, to sit alongside objects made from wood at their studio. More
Brazilian designers create homeware with Amazon communities for São Paulo design week
Brazilian designers made this series of homeware and furniture, which was exhibited during São Paulo design week, with Amazon communities that use more sustainable practices to harvest timber from the forest. More
Designers create personal wooden furniture for leaders of London's creative institutions
Creative leaders of London's cultural institutions have collaborated with 10 designers to create an object of personal relevance to them from American red oak wood for London Design Festival. More
Pale wood blends Cristián Izquierdo Lehmann's Chilean house into sandy surrounds
Architecture studio Cristián Izquierdo Lehmann has designed this wooden house in Chile around a central, square-shaped room with a dramatic vaulted ceiling. More
Hubris Atë Nemesis installation curves up Maine contemporary art gallery
Curvy and bent wooden strips are laid out to resemble a wave in this installation in Maine, created by local designers Wade Kavanaugh and Stephen B Nguyen. More
Yeyang Liao creates chair that transforms into a coffin
Central Saint Martins graduate Yeyang Liao has created Coffin chair, an item of furniture that the owner can be cremated in after they die. More
Samuel Wilkinson brings the Viennese bistro chair into the 21st century
British designer Samuel Wilkinson has paired steam-bent wood with Vienna straw to create a contemporary dining chair called Latis. More
Casimir celebrates 30 years as a designer with oak and walnut furniture collection
Belgian designer Casimir is celebrating three decades in the industry with the production of six wooden objects that straddle the line between furniture and art, and another six to follow. More
Pearson Lloyd gives flat-pack furniture an upgrade with Cross chair
London studio Pearson Lloyd marries the convenience and economy of flat-pack furniture with quality materials in a chair designed for new Copenhagen brand Takt. More