Mexican designer Moisés Hernández replaced "toxic" synthetic paints with a pre-hispanic dye made from insects to create his vibrant Grana chairs. More about Moisés Hernández colours hot pink Grana chairs using crushed cochineal bugs
Italian design company Molteni&C, British lighting brand Anglepoise and Spanish outdoor furniture brand Diabla are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Molteni&C, Anglepoise and Diabla showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: Democràcia Estudio's Lilly seating collection for Spanish outdoor furniture brand Diabla pays homage to the late designer and Bauhaus professor Lilly Reich. More about Lilly outdoor seating collection by Democràcia Estudio for Diabla
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish studio MUT Design's Grill collection for outdoor furniture brand Diabla has seating and tables with graphic lines that reference the geometric artworks of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian. More about Grill outdoor furniture collection by MUT Design for Diabla
Dezeen Showroom: Gioia is a plump, cloud-like pouf created by Italian designer Raffaella Mangiarotti for office furniture brand IOC Project Partners. More about Gioia ottoman by Raffaella Mangiarotti for IOC Project Partners
Dezeen Showroom: furniture company Molteni&C is presenting a reissue of the D.154.2 armchair, which was one of several custom designs created by Italian architect Gio Ponti for his Villa Planchart. More about D.154.2 armchair by Gio Ponti via Molteni&C
South African artist Andile Dyalvane's sculptural iThongo seating collection was crafted from hand-coiled clay and informed by significant words in the Xhosa language. More about Andile Dyalvane draws on Xhosa heritage for iThongo seating collection
Dezeen Showroom: the Twig chair by furniture brand Elan Atelier recalls the texture of wood but is actually solid bronze cast from a single mould. More about Twig chair by Elan Atelier
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Elan Atelier took inspiration from sculpture and geometry for its Sancho stool, with its dramatically polished underside. More about Sancho stool by Elan Atelier
Dezeen Showroom: Stefan Diez had to rethink sofa construction to create Italian brand Magis's Costume system, which is easy to take apart, recycle and clean. More about Costume sofa system by Stefan Diez for Magis
As a performance, a game and a test of strength, British designer Max Lamb made 60 chairs by hand out of slabs of polystyrene over just three days. More about Max Lamb crafts 60 handmade chairs in three days
Dezeen Showroom: the top of the Arch side table by international furniture brand Elan Atelier looks like stone but is actually parchment-wrapped bronze. More about Arch side table by Elan Atelier
Dezeen Showroom: the Bruda bench by international furniture brand Elan Atelier is cast in bronze from a single mould and polished to a gleaming gold colour. More about Bruda bench by Elan Atelier
Dezeen Showroom: international furniture brand Elan Atelier has designed the Khetan bench and console table to look like "functional sculptures". More about Khetan bench and console by Elan Atelier
Norwegian furniture manufacturer Flokk, Swedish brand Offecct and furniture company Blå Station are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Flokk, Offecct and Blå Station showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: designers Castiglia Associati and K Miksza joined with Italian office furniture brand IOC Project Partners to create the SC06 workstation system, which can be configured into individual, bench, executive or meeting configurations. More about SC06 workstations by Castiglia Associati and K Miksza for IOC Project Partners
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish furniture brand Blå Station has released Big Talk, a modular lounge chair by Adam Goodrum that can be used to form undulating seating constellations. More about Big Talk lounge chair by Adam Goodrum for Blå Station
Dezeen Showroom: a tubular backrest that wraps around the sitter characterises this lounge chair, which Swiss designer David Girelli has created for Portuguese heritage manufacturer Wewood. More about Loop lounge chair by David Girelli for Wewood
Dezeen Showroom: Los Angeles studio Phase Design has created Capper, a lounge chair with a rounded backrest that is available via contemporary design gallery Twentieth. More about Capper lounge chair by Phase Design via Twentieth
Italian designer Tobia Zambotti has used discarded single-use masks as the stuffing for a sofa to call attention to the amount of plastic waste being generated as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. More about Tobia Zambotti stuffs Couch-19 with more than 10,000 used face masks