Seung Jin Yang's Blowing chairs are made from party balloons
South Korean designer Seung Jin Yang has coated brightly coloured balloons in resin to create these inflated seats. More about Seung Jin Yang's Blowing chairs are made from party balloons
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Slaughtered bird flu-infected chickens transformed into furniture by Emilie van Spronsen
Dutch Design Week 2015: Dutch designer Emilie van Spronsen harvested feathers and bones from the corpses of bird flu-infected chickens to create this stool and urn. More about Slaughtered bird flu-infected chickens transformed into furniture by Emilie van Spronsen
Love Seats by Annebet Philips are paired to support each other
Dutch Design Week 2015: the way couples sit on each other's laps informed the shapes and two-toned upholstery in this collection of chairs by Dutch designer Annebet Philips. More about Love Seats by Annebet Philips are paired to support each other
Rachel Harding's Corian chair is inflated "like a balloon"
Future Makers: London designer Rachel Harding has created a balloon-like chair by inflating Corian, a solid surface material more commonly used for kitchen or bathroom countertops (+ movie). More about Rachel Harding's Corian chair is inflated "like a balloon"
Demeter Fogarasi's Poetic Furniture chair appears to have been blown into shape
Hungarian designer Demeter Fogarasi has created a prototype chair with a seat that looks like a windswept sheet of fabric frozen in motion. More about Demeter Fogarasi's Poetic Furniture chair appears to have been blown into shape
Enzo Mari grants Berlin refugee organisation rights to reproduce his furniture
Modernist designer Enzo Mari has given Berlin-based CUCULA the rights to redesign and sell his Autoprogettazione furniture to raise funds for its refugee support programme (+ slideshow). More about Enzo Mari grants Berlin refugee organisation rights to reproduce his furniture
Bartlett students create felt material that can be moulded into self-supporting chairs
Students at the Bartlett School of Architecture have developed a composite material using felt and resin that can be stitched together to create tubular furniture. More about Bartlett students create felt material that can be moulded into self-supporting chairs
Kevin Hviid's chair collection includes one resembling a giant bow tie
Copenhagen architect Kevin Hviid has launched a collection of chairs, including one with a seat back that looks like an oversized bow tie. More about Kevin Hviid's chair collection includes one resembling a giant bow tie
Carolin Pertsch's stools feature seats made from washed-up seagrass
German designer Carolin Pertsch has used bundles of seagrass to create an eco-material that forms the seats for a collection of stools. More about Carolin Pertsch's stools feature seats made from washed-up seagrass
Nucleo shows antique furniture cast in resin at New York art and design show
Italian design group Nucleo has cast an antique wooden ladder in clear resin as part of a collection that will be shown at The Salon Art + Design show in New York this week. More about Nucleo shows antique furniture cast in resin at New York art and design show
Shiro Kuramata's Miss Blanche armchair breaks world record at auction with £269,000 sale
Design auctions in London this week confirmed the strength of the collectible furniture market, with pieces by designers including Shiro Kuramata and Gerrit Rietveld achieving record prices. More about Shiro Kuramata's Miss Blanche armchair breaks world record at auction with £269,000 sale
Moooi refreshes Container Table collection by wrapping the base with wooden slats
Extra Moooi: in this movie filmed in Amsterdam, Moooi co-founder Marcel Wanders explains why the Dutch brand launched a new version of his Container Table featuring a base covered with wooden slats. More about Moooi refreshes Container Table collection by wrapping the base with wooden slats
Sancal launches Tiptoe sofa as part of Majestic Collection
Dezeen promotion: Spanish design brand Sancal has released the latest piece from its Majestic Collection: a sofa with deep seats and configurable elements (+ slideshow). More about Sancal launches Tiptoe sofa as part of Majestic Collection
Naoto Fukasawa unveils Kamuy wooden furniture collection for Conde House
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa has applied his trademark minimal approach to a range of wooden tables and chairs for furniture manufacturer Conde House. More about Naoto Fukasawa unveils Kamuy wooden furniture collection for Conde House
Paul Cocksedge's Freeze exhibition of metal furniture opens at Friedman Benda in New York
London designer Paul Cocksedge is exhibiting a series of furniture created by joining different metals through a freezing process at New York's Friedman Benda gallery. More about Paul Cocksedge's Freeze exhibition of metal furniture opens at Friedman Benda in New York
Paul Cocksedge freezes furniture together for Friedman Benda exhibition
Designer Paul Cocksedge has unveiled photos that demonstrate the freezing techniques he used to seamlessly join metal furniture for a new gallery show opening in New York this week (+ slideshow). More about Paul Cocksedge freezes furniture together for Friedman Benda exhibition
Sebastian Herkner's Pipe furniture collection for Moroso is "not just about function"
Movie: German designer Sebastian Herkner explains why he created a seating range made from thick metal tubes in our latest movie for Italian furniture brand Moroso (+ movie). More about Sebastian Herkner's Pipe furniture collection for Moroso is "not just about function"
Daniele Cristiano's Calibro sideboard references an old ammunition box
Italian designer Daniele Cristiano has created a multipurpose storage unit that is shaped to look like a vintage ammunition chest. More about Daniele Cristiano's Calibro sideboard references an old ammunition box
David Adjaye's Prism Lounge Series completes his Washington Collection for Knoll
Architect David Adjaye has introduced a faceted furniture range as the last in his Washington Collection for American brand Knoll. More about David Adjaye's Prism Lounge Series completes his Washington Collection for Knoll
Nissa Kinzhalina's Gentle Hint chairs resemble incomplete line drawings
Kazakh designer Nissa Kinzhalina has created a pair of chairs that look like unfinished sketches when viewed from the side. More about Nissa Kinzhalina's Gentle Hint chairs resemble incomplete line drawings