Product news: Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey have combined a desk, shelves and swivel chair to create a flexible workspace in a single item of furniture. More about #006 SideSeat by Studio Makkink & Bey for Proof
Stockholm 2013: Swedish designer Alexander Lervik unveiled a chair made of wooden rods like a bed of nails in Stockholm last week. More about Spike Chair by Alexander Lervik
Product news: this footstool by French designer Benjamin Graindorge for Ligne Roset is nipped-in with lengths of cord. More about Lace by Benjamin Graindorge for Ligne Roset
Stockholm 2013: Berlin designers Osko+Deichmann exhibited the latest development in their line of kinked tubular steel chairs at Stockholm Furniture Fair. More about Superkink by Osko+Deichmann for Blå Station
This dressing table by London designer Florian Schmid comprises a circular mirror with a two-legged table slicing halfway across it. More about C58 Dressing Table by Florian Schmid
Product news: designer Werner Aisslinger of Berlin and Singapore has created a storage system for German brand Flötotto that's held together by plastic clips. More about ADD System Furniture by Werner Aisslinger for Flötotto
Richard Woods and Sebastian Wrong have created a collection of chairs that wouldn't seem out of place in a cartoon. More about Logo Chairs by Richard Woods and Sebastian Wrong
These graphic shapes on the wall can be pulled outwards to form a clothes rail and occasional table. More about Tilt furniture by Tina Schmid
Product news: French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has created a glass table with three circular tops for French brand Ligne Roset. More about Aoyama by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance for Ligne Roset
News: Generation X author Douglas Coupland has followed fellow celebrities Vanilla Ice, Brad Pitt and Pharrell Williams and designed a range of furniture, unveiling a collection of Japanese-inspired pieces. More about Author Douglas Coupland designs furniture range
Stockholm 2013: these bent wood chairs by Japanese studio Nendo flick out at the back as if they're wearing capes. More about Cape by Nendo for Offecct
News: the way design is sold to the public is "stuck" in the past and hasn't changed since the seventies, according to the founder of a brand that aims to sell high-quality furniture online (+ interview). More about Furniture brands "terrible" at selling online
Stockholm 2013: Swedish-French design duo Färg & Blanche will present a chair that can be dressed up in an assortment of garments at Stockholm Design Week, which gets underway today (+ slideshow). More about F-A-B chairs by Färg & Blanche
Cologne 2013: Berlin design studio Osko+Deichmann has launched a chair inspired by cooked spaghetti for French brand Ligne Roset. More about Ficelle chair by Osko+Deichmann for Ligne Roset
News: American brand Emeco has reached a settlement in its legal dispute with Restoration Hardware after claiming the fellow US company's Naval Chair (below) is a rip-off of its classic Navy Chair (above). More about Emeco settles dispute over Navy Chair copy
Product news: South Korean designer Soyoon Choi has created a wooden lounge chair with armrests inspired by a ribcage. More about Bone chair by Soyoon Choi
Maison&Objet 2013: these chairs by French design studio Ibride appear warped and uneven, but seen from a certain angle their silhouettes resemble classic designs (+ movie). More about The Hidden Chairs by Ibride
Cologne 2013: squishy stools shaped like animals and a family of multi-storey glass jars are among the objects designed for an exhibition during last week's interior design event Passagen in Cologne (+ slideshow). More about Objects for the Neighbour at Passagen
Japanese designer Ryuji Nakamura used crayons to draw thin lines of colour along the rods of these gridded benches (+ slideshow). More about Water Lily by Ryuji Nakamura
Cologne 2013: French brand Ligne Roset has launched an asymmetric desk by French designer Thibault Desombre. More about Litho by Thibault Desombre for Ligne Roset