Dezeen promotion: architects Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba have designed a collection of outdoor furniture for Spanish brand Expormim, in tribute to Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor. More about Expormim pays homage to Elizabeth Taylor with Liz outdoor furniture
Designers of New York collective Colony have collaborated with artists of their choosing to create one-of-a-kind pieces for this exhibition during NYCxDesign. More about Colony "puts trust in the designers" for Pas de Deux exhibit in New York
A new generation of designers is reinventing aluminium, a material that is cheap, abundant and relatively easy to work with, for experimental one-off furniture designs. More about Young designers are making aluminium "more desirable" for collectors
A giant ombre wall divider that rotates to create a mirrored surface features in a new collection based on circular forms that marks the fifth anniversary of Brussels' Maniera gallery. More about Office KGDVS and Pieter Vermeersch create first collaborative furniture collection
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 about Pearson Lloyd gives flat-pack furniture an upgrade with Cross chair
Indian architecture firm Studio Mumbai will exhibit 14 furniture and homeware items crafted from a mix of "universal" and more unusual materials, at Maniera gallery in Brussels. More about Studio Mumbai's handmade furniture references traditional craftsmanship
London studio Fredrikson Stallard has completed the Reformation collection of furniture and art made using cardboard found on the streets of the city. More about Fredrikson Stallard makes furniture cast from "humble" cardboard
An exhibition of cork furniture by Jasper Morrison has opened at the Kasmin in New York's Chelsea, the designer's first solo show in North America. More about Jasper Morrison shows his first complete series of cork furniture in New York
Industrial designer Charlotte Kingsnorth has created a set of furniture with distinctly patterned surfaces, produced by applying chemicals and pigments to heated bronze. More about Charlotte Kingsnorth's patinated bronze tables look like they have lichen on them
Skeletal stools and a blobby, monolithic table and chair features in this series of furniture by French designer Elissa Lacoste. More about Elissa Lacoste creates "grotesque" furniture that resembles flesh
Dezeen's editorial director Amy Frearson spoke to members of the family behind the Italian furniture brand Minotti about their approach to combining heritage with a vision for the future in this talk filmed by Dezeen. More about Watch our talk exploring the past and future of Minotti
We no longer need desks, say designers Ed Barber and Jay Osgerby, because the office of the future is more of a meeting place than a work environment. More about Office of the future "will only be a place where people come together" say Barber and Osgerby
Tel Aviv designers Gilli Kuchik and Ran Amitai have used magnesium, one of the lightest metals, to create a stacking chair that weighs just 2.5 kilograms. More about Gilli Kuchik and Ran Amitai use magnesium to create extremely light Vela chair
Italian fashion brand Miu Miu has collaborated with creative agency M/M Paris to design a stool punched with holes that users can endlessly customise with a series of coloured pegs. More about Miu Miu's M/Matching Colorstool is a "board game without rules"
Dutch artist Aldo Bakker used a 12,000-year-old Japanese technique to create a series of lacquered objects currently on show at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in New York City. More about Aldo Bakker exhibits sculptural urushi lacquer pieces in New York
Italian designer Gaetano Pesce has accused feminist protesters of misinterpreting Up, his iconic armchair that depicts a woman as a prisoner, and defended the use of plastic in design products. More about "Feminists have not understood the meaning of my work" says Gaetano Pesce after Up armchair protest
Belgian-American designer Maria Scarpulla has created a collection of five tables that feature colourful double-sided tops that can be flipped over. More about Maria Scarpulla's tables with flippable tops are designed to suit your mood
A set of cylindrical golden drawers and a set of geometric tables made from etched and oxidised metals are among the new products launched by Italian furniture brand De Castelli for 2019. More about De Castelli unveils new furniture that shows how metal can have colour and texture
Shards of discarded marble are combined with resin to form this angular furniture collection by South Korean office Fict Studio. More about Fict Studio uses marble offcuts to create Fragments furniture collection
Designers are responsible for improving sustainable practices across the industry, according to British designer Ross Lovegrove. More about "It's your duty" as a designer to promote sustainability says Ross Lovegrove