German designer Katharina Gross has dipped brass boxes into a molten wax mixture to create a series of tables with stalactite-like legs (+ slideshow). More about Katharina Gross adapts candle-making process to create wax tables
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a collection of white metal furniture with folded, bent and curved details for Italian brand Desalto (+ slideshow). More about Nendo manipulates metal to form Softer than Steel furniture collection
New York artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz has created a sculptural wooden cabinet that slides apart to look like it has exploded (+ slideshow). More about Explosion Cabinet by Sebastian Errazuriz expands using sliding joints
Pheromones and aftershave are impregnated into these leather seats by Gigi Barker to evoke the sense of sitting on human flesh (+ slideshow). More about Gigi Barker's skin-covered seats are infused with bodily scents
Quilted fabrics cover the seats and backs of chairs in this collection by German studio WertelOberfell for Polish brand Iker. More about WertelOberfell dresses Mannequin chairs in quilted upholstery
News: American furniture manufacturer Herman Miller has announced plans to buy contemporary furniture retailer Design Within Reach as part of its ongoing efforts to become "a premier lifestyle brand". More about Herman Miller to buy contemporary furniture retailer Design Within Reach
Tubular steel frames support textured and iridescent materials that make up items in this furniture collection by Gothenburg designer Anny Wang (+ slideshow). More about Anny Wang uses contrasting materials in Akin Collection of furniture
New York artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz has used almost 400 lacquered maple spokes to create a cabinet resembling traditional Japanese armour. More about Sebastian Errazuriz creates Samurai Cabinet from 364 moveable ribs
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has used expanded metal mesh to create the furniture in this collection for Spanish brand Kettal (+ slideshow). More about Patricia Urquiola designs Mesh outdoor furniture collection for Kettal
British high-street brand Heal's has released its latest furniture collections, with the themes Future Craft, Modern British and Industrial Chic. More about Heal's launches Autumn/Winter 2014 furniture collections
Dutch designer Ineke Hans has created signposts and furniture to complement an art trail that lines a busy motorway in northern Holland (+ slideshow). More about Ineke Hans designs colourful signage and street furniture for roadside art trail
Patterns of woven natural fibres emerge from this milky resin furniture by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Wiktoria Szawiel (+ movie). More about Wiktoria Szawiel fossilises natural fibres in resin furniture collection
Royal College of Art graduate Sungsin Eo has designed a foam display and seating system for museums to present information to children in an engaging and playful way (+ movie). More about Sungsin Eo designs foam display system for child-friendly exhibitions
These quilted stools by Swiss designer Véronique Baer squish down when sat on and bounce back up when the sitter stands up (+ movie). More about Bounce stools by Véronique Baer spring back into shape
This wardrobe by Dutch designer Renate Nederpel is made from fabric panels that fold flat when its wooden poles are removed. More about Pop-up Linen wardrobe by Renate Nederpel folds flat for easy transportation
A group of Nordic designers joined forces to create this simple wooden dining table for Swedish brand Fogia (+ slideshow). More about Nordic designers collaborate to create SAM table for Fogia
American furniture brand Knoll has put a 1960s armchair by designer Charles Pollock back into production, following his death last year. More about Knoll reissues armchair by late Charles Pollock
Stockholm designers Erik Olovsson and Kyuhyung Cho added different shaped holes to the stackable wooden blocks that make up this flexible shelving unit, creating spaces suited to displaying various items. More about Room shelving system functions like a huge shape-sorter toy
News: American brand Herman Miller has begun producing the flexible office furniture collections designed by Yves Behar's studio Fuseproject and London company Industrial Facility (+ slideshow). More about Herman Miller launches office furniture by Industrial Facility and Fuseproject
Graduate designer Yerin Do presented leather clothes hooks that slot into wooden surfaces to make them look like they're infested with fungi at the Royal College of Art degree show, which opened last week (+ slideshow). More about Yerin Do adds leather "parasites" to wooden furniture