Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Pedrali has unveiled three new lounge armchairs, each designed to make hotel waiting rooms, bar terraces and office common areas more comfortable (+ slideshow). More about Pedrali launches three "lowered and enlarged" lounge armchairs
Carbon fibre is ideal for furniture design due to its light weight relative to its high strength. Nendo recently embedded the material into expandable shelves, while designers including Kris Lamba, Thomas Feichtner and Marcel Wanders have all used carbon fibre to create sculptural chairs. See more design with carbon fibre »
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Department store John Lewis and furniture manufacturer Hille are relaunching British furniture designer Robin Day's iconic 1963 injection-moulded polypropylene school chair. More about Robin Day's 1960s stackable Polyside chair relaunches
Extra Moooi: running a successful design company is about striking a balance between order and chaos, says Robin Bevers in his first video interview since taking over as CEO of Dutch brand Moooi (+ movie). More about Running a design business is about "embracing chaos," says new Moooi CEO
London Design Festival 2015: British designer Max Lamb has created a collection of wooden shelves, tables and benches with concealed storage for UK furniture brand Benchmark. More about Max Lamb's Planks furniture collection for Benchmark features hidden storage
Business news: furniture company Poltrona Frau Group has announced a partnership with Patricia Urquiola, which will see the Spanish designer take over the role of art director at Italian brand Cassina. More about Patricia Urquiola named Cassina art director
London Design Festival 2015: Japanese studio Nendo has created a sliding shelving unit strengthened with carbon-fibre sheets, which will debut at London's Somerset House next week (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's expandable Nest shelves are embedded with carbon fibre
Lenny Kravitz has become the latest celebrity to move into furniture design, joining the likes of Brad Pitt, Pharrell Williams and Vanilla Ice with a range of products and lighting that includes a table topped with a sheepskin pillow (+ slideshow). More about Lenny Kravitz launches 1970s-inspired furniture collection
Work from more than 30 Danish furniture designers is on display at the Øregaard Museum in Copenhagen, as part of the 2015 Cabinetmakers' Autumn Exhibition. More about Cabinetmakers' Autumn Exhibition 2015 showcases "petite" Danish furniture design
Movie: Dutch designer Richard Hutten explains why he designed a chair with a distinctive X-shape on the back in the next movie in our exclusive video series for Italian furniture brand Moroso. More about Richard Hutten's X-Chair for Moroso is "actually quite complex"
Maison&Objet 2015: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a range of outdoor furniture with curving slatted surfaces for Danish brand Hay (+ slideshow). More about Bouroullec brothers design slatted Palissade outdoor furniture for Hay
New flat-pack pieces from St Louis-based furniture company Artifox include a vertical bike rack and a standing desk with a writable surface (+ slideshow). More about Artifox unveils quick-assembly wood furniture that ships in flat-pack boxes
Korean artist Wonmin Park is exhibiting a new table and bookcase from his resin furniture series at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Paris. More about Wonmin Park adds resin table and bookcase to Haze furniture series
Instead of folding against a wall, this space-saving bed by French furniture manufacture Décadrages can be hoisted up to the ceiling to create more room in studio apartments. More about Décadrages' BedUp lifts up to the ceiling when not in use
Spanish furniture brand Missana has launched the Simone sofa, designed by Estudio Sputnik to reference a grand piano and named after the famous jazz and blues artist. More about Nina Simone influences Estudio Sputnik's sofa for Missana
Movie: Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola discusses the impact of her relationship with Italian furniture company Moroso on her career in the next instalment of our exclusive video series filmed in Milan. More about Moroso "gave me credibility" as a designer, says Patricia Urquiola
COS and Hay have worked with Spanish designer Tomas Alonso to produce a pair of tables, as part of a wider collaboration between the two brands. More about COS, Hay and Tomas Alonso team up to launch folding wooden tables
Danish design duo GamFratesi has incorporated patterned cane panels into a collection of steam-bent furniture for Gebrüder Thonet. More about GamFratesi pairs bent wood and rattan for Gebrüder Thonet furniture line
Danish designer Cecilie Manz has partnered with 145-year-old Danish furniture brand Rud Rasmussen to reimagine the hotel mini-bar. More about Cecilie Manz designs canvas and wood version of a hotel mini-bar
British designer Kris Lamba has folded a 20-metre-long piece of carbon fibre into a chair that facilitates different sitting positions (+ slideshow). More about Kris Lamba's RV1 Carbon Chair is made from a single carbon-fibre sheet