Royal College of Art graduate James Thompson cast the spaces between objects in the college cafe and used the resulting shapes to make furniture-like sculptures. More about Parallel Architecture by James Thompson at Show RCA 2012
Earlier today we featured objects made of tarmac. Now here's some furniture made of bricks by designers Rachel Griffin of Earnest Studio in Rotterdam and Emilie Pallard of Eindhoven. More about Building by Earnest Studio and Emilie Pallard
University of Brighton graduate Josh Bitelli has made a series of furniture and vases from asphalt and road-marking paint (+movie). More about Road Workers and White Liners by Josh Bitelli
French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance based this bookcase for design brand Meta on the spiralling shape of an ammonite fossil. More about Ammonite by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance for Meta
This stacking chair by New York designer Victor Vetterlein has an x-shaped frame and razor-thin legs. More about X-Federation by Victor Vetterlein
Hackney designer Mathias Hahn has created this oak chair referencing traditional alpine furniture for London company Another Country. More about Another Chair by Mathias Hahn for Another Country
Product designer Konstantin Achkov has created a range of flat-pack furniture that slots together like a puzzle. More about Stack by Konstantin Achkov
An exhibition of work by Italian design maestro Ettore Sottsass is on show at Friedman Benda gallery in New York. More about Ettore Sottsass: A Survey, 1992 – 2007 at Friedman Benda
News: the V&A museum in London is to open a new permanent gallery to display over 200 pieces from its collection of furniture spanning 600 years. More about V&A museum to open new permanent furniture gallery
More hidden furniture: French designer Paul Menand has created a stool that hides two others inside it. More about Modest Stool by Paul Menand
Brightly coloured tables and chairs are hidden in plain sight between the shelves of this bookcase by graduate designer Orla Reynolds. More about As If From Nowhere by Orla Reynolds
This shop display system by German designer Michael Schoner consists of stackable sheet-metal steps that allow a wide variety of configurations. More about Z Step by Michael Schoner at Depot Basel
Swedish designers Folkform have used 80-year-old samples of hardboard in these cabinets for Swedish interiors brand Svenskt Tenn. More about Masonite: Memoriam by Folkform for Svenskt Tenn
Hackney designers PearsonLloyd preview their workstations for office furniture brand Bene at Hackney House in Shoreditch tonight, with music by Dezeen Music Project. More about Docklands by PearsonLloyd for Bene
Clumps of human hair are recycled as stuffing for two plastic pouffes by Swedish furniture and product designer Ola Giertz. More about The Bare Hair Project by Ola Giertz
Cologne designer Thomas Schnur has designed a wooden bench with logs instead of legs and which looks a bit like the Flintstones' car. More about Holzbank by Thomas Schnur
Two laminated plywood shells slot together to form this chair by Berlin designer David Geckeler without any metal fixings. More about Nørd by David Geckeler for Muuto
Dezeen promotion: Japanese designer Oki Sato of Nendo will present their inaugural collection for new Singaporean design brand K% at Luminaire's Chicago showroom this month. More about Nendo presents K% collection at Luminaire
Italian designers Formafantasma have completed a series of objects using various types of discarded leather, including the skin of pigs, fish and cork trees. More about Craftica by Formafantasma
Dublin creative agency Boys and Girls has installed a new reception desk supported by giant Jenga blocks at one end and balloons at the other. More about Hot Desk by Boys and Girls