The Shakers are on the verge of extinction following the recent death of one of the sect's three surviving members. So why is their austere style having yet another revival? More about Shaker style is back again as designers celebrate "the first minimalists"
Slovakian designer Šimon Kern's Beleaf chair is made from a mixture of recycled leaves and bio-resin. More about Šimon Kern makes chair from recycled fallen leaves
Stockholm designer Thomas Bernstrand has created an outdoor stool that locks up like a supermarket trolley to keep parks and public spaces tidy. More about Thomas Bernstrand's coin-operated Share Stool is an alternative to fixed street furniture
Swedish studio Front designed the customisable Button sofa to be as suitable for aged-care environments as it is for the home of a young person. More about Cushions and baskets hook onto Front's Button sofa for Swedese
An embracing chair designed to soothe anxiety and a lamp that anyone can be taught to manufacture are among items of furniture designed for prisons by students from Norway's University of Bergen. More about University of Bergen students design furniture for prison inmates
The latest addition to the terrazzo trend is a set of speckled pedestal tables designed by furniture company Another Brand. More about Another Brand exploits "endless potential" of terrazzo for table collection
IKEA and Tom Dixon have revealed the results of their collaboration: a modular bed that "explores notions of adaptability and future-proofing". More about IKEA reveals Tom Dixon's Delaktig modular bed and sofa
Architectural photographer Fernando Guerra has captured Claesson Koivisto Rune's first collection for Swedish furniture brand Dux at a vineyard in northern Portugal. More about Fernando Guerra photographs Claesson Koivisto Rune's first furniture collection for Dux
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen has teamed up with design brand BD Barcelona Design to look back on some of its most successful products – the first being a table designed by Konstantin Grcic in 2009. More about Konstantin Grcic's Table B for BD Barcelona still is an "iconic design"
New York streetwear brand Supreme has released a special-edition version of a three-legged stool originally designed by Alvar Aalto in the 1930s. More about Supreme unveils chequerboard edition of Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60
Swedish furniture company Blå Station has worked with designers Thomas Bernstrand and Stefan Borselius to produce a flexible sofa formed from narrow cushioned slices. More about Blå Station's modular Bob sofa offers "almost unlimited options"
Israeli designer Bar Gantz has created a collection of furniture by steam-bending wood into twisted shapes. More about Bar Gantz uses steam-bending to create twisted wood furniture
Korean designer Jungsub Shim spent months building up the structure of this intricate chair using only a 3D-printing pen. More about Jungsub Shim's Connect chair is drawn by hand using a 3D-printing pen
For this year's Stockholm furniture fair, a group of students from Helsinki's Aalto University presented a range of chairs made using only three thicknesses of galvanised steel rods. More about Aalto University students create 12 chairs using only steel rods
GamFratesi worked with Gubi to create the custom furniture filling Paris' House of Denmark, which is now being launched as a collection at Stockholm Furniture Fair. More about GamFratesi creates furniture and interiors for Maison du Danemark in Paris
Carl Hansen & Son has used this week's Stockholm Furniture Fair to relaunch Danish modernist Hans J Wegner's CH23 dining chair, designed at the same time as his famous Wishbone chair. More about Carl Hansen & Son reissues final chair from original Hans J Wegner collection of four
Note Design Studio's latest collection for Swedish brand Fogia is intentionally "not eye-catching" and foregoes any additional details and adornments. More about Note Design Studio creates deliberately unassuming tables and stools for Fogia
Dezeen is giving away five copies of a guide to mid-century chairs, featuring designs by Hans J Wegner, Charles and Ray Eames and Frank Gehry. More about Competition: win a guide to the 100 best mid-century chairs
Hay and furniture manufacturer Ahrend are reproducing a collection of mid-century furniture, originally designed by Friso Kramer and Wim Rietveld in the late 1950s. More about Hay reissues mid-century chair and table designed by Gerrit Rietveld's son
The modular furniture of influential German designer Dieter Rams is the focus of an exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein. More about Dieter Rams' modular furniture showcased in Modular World exhibition at Vitra Campus