A bench designed by architecture firm Snøhetta for the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo is shaped like a partial circle to encourage people to sit closer together and start conversations. More about Snøhetta designs bench for Nobel Peace Centre that brings people together
A rippled table and a crackled mirror feature in this new series of work by Brooklyn designer Fernando Mastrangelo. More about Fernando Mastrangelo designs Ridge Collection to evoke mountain ranges
London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has teamed up with Scottish surfaces manufacturer Mirrl to develop a furniture collection informed by Japanese lacquerwork and a folkloric one-eyed boy. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman's HK furniture collection is inspired by a friendly cyclops
Stools with "wild simplicity" and colourful storage boxes feature in the debut series of a new Montreal furniture brand. More about Vaste celebrates Canadian heritage with new furniture collection
Greek designer Savvas Laz used pieces of Styrofoam packaging discarded in skips to create this sculptural chair that aims to raise awareness of packaging waste. More about Savvas Laz transforms Styrofoam packaging into Trashformers chair
Snøhetta, Rapt Studio and Kelly Wearstler are among eight architecture and design studios that have redesigned Max Lamb's Last Stool for Swedish furniture brand Hem to raise funds for affordable housing in Los Angeles. More about Architects including Snøhetta and Rapt Studio hack Hem's Last Stool for LA-Más charity raffle
The LA Design Festival 2019 kicked off yesterday with an exhibition spotlighting the city's top talent. US editor Eleanor Gibson selects six local designers and studios from the showcase to watch. More about Six design studios shaping the Los Angeles design scene
Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue has joined forces with the Star Wars franchise to interpret iconic characters from the cult series as a collection of armchairs, footstools and lamps. More about Kenneth Cobonpue and Disney create Star Wars furniture collection
The Cell Furniture project sees product design students at London's Central Saint Martins create flexible furniture for prisons, which will be made by the inmates. More about Central Saint Martins students design prison cell furniture
London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has collaborated with laminate brand Abet Laminati to create a three-piece collection of unusually shaped and boldly coloured furniture for Camp Design Gallery. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman's latest furniture collection is a "bourgeois nightmare"
Jasper Morrison has enlisted 18 designers including Martino Gamper, Michael Marriott and Cecilie Manz to create benches for Fiskars Village in Finland, for its inaugural art and design biennale. More about Jasper Morrison curates collection of designer benches for Fiskars Village Biennale
A giant sleeping whippet and a bright red sundial are among the playful street furniture enlivening the UK capital during the London Festival of Architecture.
More about City Benches by young designers brighten London's Cheapside
Italian furniture brand Kartell has released a "fully sustainable" version of its bestselling Componibili storage unit made from bioplastic. More about Kartell creates bioplastic version of its iconic Componibili storage unit
Virgil Abloh has adapted the designs of Jean Prouvé and the Eames' to create his vision of the home of the future, which is installed in the Zaha Hadid-designed fire station at the Vitra Campus. More about Virgil Abloh hacks the Vitra archive to create vision of a home in 2035
Designer Philippe Malouin has used industrial materials including dyed nylon and polyurethane-coated steel to create an experimental collection of office furniture and accessories. More about Philippe Malouin challenges office furniture archetypes with Industrial Office collection
Architecture and design studio T Sakhi has transformed security barriers into seating as part of a series of urban interventions aimed at creating social places for locals in Beirut. More about T Sakhi creates public spaces using Beirut's security infrastructure
Dezeen promotion: designer Johannes Torpe has created a series of whimsical furniture for Italian furniture brand Moroso, inspired by a relationship and its breakup. More about Johannes Torpe designs Heartbreaker sofa for Moroso after a breakup
British designer Samuel Wilkinson has paired steam-bent wood with Vienna straw to create a contemporary dining chair called Latis. More about Samuel Wilkinson brings the Viennese bistro chair into the 21st century
Italian brand Seletti has produced a series of cabinets decorated with eye-popping graphic images taken from the pages of Toiletpaper magazine. More about Seletti launches "crazy and over-the-top" retro cabinets with Toiletpaper
Danish brand Hay has unveiled its latest range of furniture and homeware, in a pop-up co-working space installed inside Copenhagen's Lindencrone Mansion for 3 Days of Design. More about Hay debuts new homeware collection inside ornate 18th-century palace in Copenhagen