Milan 2013: Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa will launch a wooden stool with a stainless steel footrest for Italian manufacturer Plank in Milan next week. More about Blocco stool by Naoto Fukasawa for Plank
Milan 2013: more from Dutch design studio Tjep. at Ventura Lambrate in Milan next week: this time a collection of wooden furniture including a chair with legs like ice skates (+ slideshow). More about Hendrick's Collection by Tjep
Milan 2013: Dutch design studio Tjep. will launch a dining booth inspired by old train compartments at Ventura Lambrate in Milan next week. More about Il Treno by Tjep
Icelandic designers Katrin Olina and Garðar Eyjólfsson have teamed up to design a collection of circular aluminium tables, contrasting raw and uneven sand-cast surfaces with precise laser-cut legs. More about Aluminium tables by Katrin Olina and Garðar Eyjólfsson
Milan 2013: Swiss designers Big-Game will present new products including a coat hanger, a tray and a hammer in Milan next month. More about Everyday Objects by Big-Game
Milan 2013: Spanish studio Lievore Altherr Molina has designed a family of triangular tables and stools for Italian brand Arper. More about Ply by Lievore Altherr Molina for Arper
Milan 2013: British designer Tom Dixon's latest collection, launching at MOST in Milan next month, includes solid brass champagne buckets and faceted furniture inspired by gemstones (+ slideshow). More about Rough & Smooth collection by Tom Dixon
Milan 2013: these cabinets by Swedish designer Mathieu Gustafsson and furniture maker Niklas Karlsson are inspired by the use of woven rattan and brass clasps in vintage handbags. More about Grand cabinets by Mathieu Gustafsson and Niklas Karlsson
This piece of furniture by Scoope Design can switch between a chair, table or step ladder depending on how it's slotted together. More about Superbambi by Scoope Design
Milan 2013: tables in this collection by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka have tops that appear to balance precariously on angled stands (+ slideshow). More about Element tables by Tokujin Yoshioka for Desalto
Product news: an extra surface swings out from underneath this coffee table by Italian designer Roberto Paoli (+ slideshow). More about 360 degrés by Roberto Paoli for Ligne Roset
Designers Kyuhyung Cho and Hironori Tsukue have created tables and chairs that clip together to form an assortment of shelving units. More about Oneness by Kyuhyung Cho and Hironori Tsukue
Milan 2013: London architect Zaha Hadid has designed a limited edition of marble tables. More about Tables by Zaha Hadid for Citco
Milan 2013: the covers of these sofas by Italian industrial designer Giulio Iacchetti look like they're made of crumpled paper (+ slideshow). More about Newcastle sofas by Giulio Iacchetti for Meritalia
South Korean designer Wonmin Park constructed these chairs and tables from slabs of coloured resin (+ slideshow). More about Haze Series by Wonmin Park Studio
This is not a distorted digital photo - it's a cabinet that's been intricately carved to look like one. More about Good Vibrations by Ferruccio Laviani for Fratelli Boffi
Japanese design studio Nendo covered this series of tables in paper and applied colour using crayons. More about Colored-pencil table by Nendo
Milan 2013: Austrian designer Thomas Feichtner has steam-bent and laminated wood to create a chair for Czech furniture brand TON. More about Tram Chair by Thomas Feichtner for TON
Milan 2013: Berlin-based designer Werner Aisslinger will unveil brightly coloured chairs and a set of modular furniture for Italian brand Moroso in Milan next month (+ slideshow). More about Bikini Island collection by Werner Aisslinger for Moroso
Milan 2013: items in this furniture range by Paris-based designer Arik Levy have wooden bases inspired by traditional Japanese footwear (+ slideshow). More about Geta furniture range by Arik Levy for Modus