Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Mark Henning has created an experimental toolkit for testing and training the perfect handshake, which he imagines being used in an immigration office. More about Mark Henning creates handshake training station that could be used to help immigrants integrate
Bowls made from recycled metals and seating inspired by traditional Arabic Majlis featured in an exhibition of emerging talent from the Middle East and North African regions at this year's Dubai Design Week. More about Nomadic design exhibition showcases new talent from the Middle East and North Africa
Tim Rundle stripped-back traditional furniture typologies to create this collection for Australian brand SP01, which pairs plush fabrics with exposed metal frames. More about Tim Rundle reinterprets furniture archetypes for SP01 collection
A group of 10 designers from the Netherlands has teamed up with manufacturer Low & Bonar to create a set of products made from its non-woven Colback textile. More about Dutch designers showcase furniture and products made from unusual textile
One hundred and forty four small white drawers make up this cylindrical cabinet by Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc. More about Nika Zupanc designs a tower of drawers for storing keepsakes
Toronto designer Paolo Ferrari has crafted a series of furniture pieces, including a velvet sofa with large rolled cushions and a perforated pale wood cabinet, all made in Canada. More about Paolo Ferrari uses rolled velvet cushions and bleached wood for Editions furniture collection
Belgian designer Alain Gilles looked to the world of cycling when designing this lounge chair, which incorporates a tubular metal frame and customisable elements. More about Alain Gilles creates lounge chair that references vintage bicycles
Discarded glass is transformed into terrazzo to create this range of furniture and objects, which Dutch studio Super Local designed in collaboration with Zanzibari craftspeople. More about Super Local uses waste glass to produce sustainable terrazzo homeware collection
International galleries flocked to New York's Park Avenue Armory over the weekend to present collectible designs at this year's The Salon Art + Design. As the fair draws to a close, we've picked our favourites from the five-day event, including a humpback concrete bench and a pink onyx sconce. More about Seven of the best collectible designs at The Salon Art + Design New York 2017
Reclaimed wood chips and recycled plastic were both used to create this IKEA chair, designed by Swedish studio Form Us With Love. More about Form Us With Love uses recycled wood and plastic to create sustainable IKEA chair
Flaking tree trunks informed Stoft's Whittle Away cabinets, which are covered with strips of pine that curl up over time to reveal colourful wooden panels. More about Stoft designs wooden cabinets that peel away over time
This table can be broken apart, rearranged and slotted back together, to allow office employees more flexibility in the way they work. More about Tetris Table by People's Industrial Design Office slots together in different formations
Cape Town artist Atang Tshikare and local studio Okha combined thick glass inserts with solid bronze frames to create these tables, which are inspired by African mythology. More about Atang Tshikare and Okha combine glass and bronze to create otherworldly tables
Dezeen promotion: architect and designer David Rockwell has used his experience in scenic design to create a range of office furniture for US brand Knoll, which allows companies to quickly reconfigure their workspaces as is often done during a theatre production. More about Knoll's Rockwell Unscripted furniture turns offices into stage sets
To commemorate this year's Day of the Dead, designer Fabio Novembre has updated his Jolly Roger armchair by covering it in a traditional sugar-skull pattern. More about Fabio Novembre updates skull-shaped chair for Mexico's Day of the Dead
Taiwanese designer Yi-Fei Chen has created a chair that explodes if sat on for too long, giving her an excuse to get up and escape an awkward situation. More about Yi-Fei Chen designs a stool for escaping uncomfortable social situations
Dezeen has teamed up with New York design brand GAN to give away stools by Japanese studio Nendo, which are entwined in metal loops that increase in density towards the top. More about Competition: win an Aram stool designed by Nendo for GAN
French artist Vincent Dubourg's metallic furniture pieces that appear to be frozen midway through exploding are being exhibited at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in New York City. More about Vincent Dubourg's Vortex aluminium furniture goes on show in New York
Australian designer Tom Fereday has created a series of custom-made tables and chairs for the Louis Vuitton store inside Sydney's Bondi Junction shopping centre. More about Tom Fereday creates furniture collection for Louis Vuitton store in Sydney
Chairs made from volcanic rock, pigmented concrete furniture and touch-sensitive lamps were among the prototypes presented by studios PLDO and Savvy during this year's Design Week Mexico. More about "Brutalist" furniture features in PL:VV collection by PLDO and Savvy