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
British designer Bethan Gray has teamed up with natural surface specialist Nature Squared to create a collection of iridescent furniture clad in leftover materials from the seafood and farming industries. More about Bethan Gray creates pearlescent furniture from discarded seashells and waste feathers
Italian architect Piero Lissoni introduces his Dock modular sofa system for B&B Italia in this movie Dezeen filmed for the Italian furniture brand during Milan design week. More about B&B Italia's Dock modular sofa system is "a platform for life" says Piero Lissoni
Dezeen promotion: British furniture brand Bisley has teamed up with designer Paul Kelley on a hand-finished modular storage system. More about BOB is a modular storage system by Paul Kelley and Bisley that offers "infinite configurations"
Haller modular furniture can be used to create a "third space" between the workplace and the home, say Thomas Dienes of USM and Ren Yee of UNStudio in this movie produced by Dezeen during Milan design week. More about USM and UNStudio explore "third space" between home and office with Haller modular furniture
Indonesian designer Alvin Tjitrowirjo has created five new pieces of handmade furniture, designed to promote rattan as a high-quality material. More about Alvin Tjitrowirjo uses "heavily underrated" rattan to create colourful furniture
Dezeen promotion: Vitra has collaborated with Italian architect Antonio Citterio to create the "luxurious" Grand Relax reclining chair. More about Vitra collaborates with Antonio Citterio on Grand Relax lounge chair
Lausanne design studio Panter & Tourron's Tense collection is a set of flat-packed furniture essentials that together weigh less than 20 kilograms and can be easily assembled anywhere. More about Panter & Tourron creates ultra-light and tool-free furniture for global nomads
French design studio Superpoly looked to the Mediterranean summertime to craft the Postcard collection of "sun-tinted" furniture and homeware for Copenhagen gallery Etage Projects. More about Superpoly creates whimsical furniture collection "tinged with sunshine"
Produced for Milan's Dimore Gallery, seven pieces of furniture by the late artist Gabriella Crespi are installed them among piles of sand for an exhibition called Visioni. More about Dimore Gallery presents metallic Gabriella Crespi furniture amongst sand dunes
Italian architect Piero Lissoni has designed a series of bistro tables for furniture brand Salvatori, with marble left over from famous buildings including Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion. More about Piero Lissoni uses Barcelona Pavilion marble in tables for Salvatori
Australian furniture producer DesignByThem has teamed up with fashion designer Dion Lee to develop a collection comprising a lounge chair and bench made by slashing and weaving leather. More about Dion Lee repurposes traditional tailoring techniques for leather furniture collection
This captioned video produced by Dezeen for Autodesk reveals Philippe Starck's A.I. chair for Kartell, which the software company claims is the first chair designed using artificial intelligence to be put into production. More about Philippe Starck, Kartell and Autodesk unveil "world's first production chair designed with artificial intelligence"
Architect and artist Michele de Lucchi explains how his takeover of Poltrona Frau's flagship store during Milan design week explores new ways of working and learning, in this movie Dezeen produced for the Italian brand. More about Michele de Lucchi transforms Poltrona Frau showroom into Earth Station
Minotti's art director Rodolfo Dordoni describes how the brand is working with a diverse range of international designers to develop its identity in this movie shot by Dezeen for the Italian furniture manufacturer during Milan design week. More about Minotti explores "new forms" with its latest furniture collection
Chinese designer Mario Tsai presents From The Structures at Milan design week, a solo exhibition revealing the results of experiments with contemporary production techniques. More about Mario Tsai creates furniture that combines Chinese heritage with visions for the future