Nathalie Dackelid's "wooden tablecloth" folds out to form table extensions
The top of this table by design student Nathalie Dackelid is designed like a caterpillar track so it can be extended bit by bit to the required length (+ movie). More
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Monica Förster folds cushions over sofa modules for Fogia
Stockholm designer Monica Förster has designed a modular sofa system for Swedish furniture brand Fogia with a padded cover folded over the armrests. More
"Bosnian handicraft meets Scandinavian design" in Monica Förster's range for Zanat
Stockholm designer Monica Förster has created wooden furniture and accessories for Bosnian company Zanat, using a hand-carving technique that could soon become protected by UNESCO (+ slideshow). More
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Stefan Borselius develops Tondo chair into sofa system for Fogia
Swedish designer Stefan Borselius has created a modular sofa system for Fogia, based on the Tondo chairs he designed for the Swedish furniture brand last year. More
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Färg & Blanche adds Elsa and Jack stools to Gärsnäs furniture family
Stockholm 2015: design studio Färg & Blanche has launched a collection of upholstered stools for Gärsnäs, the Swedish furniture brand that already produces its Emma and Emily chairs. More
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Glen Baghurst's debut furniture range fuses cultural influences
Stockholm 2015: Australian designer Glen Baghurst has launched his first collection of furniture and products, influenced by materials and forms from Britain to Morocco (+ slideshow). More
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Blå Station launches mobile Morris Jr chair
Stockholm 2015: a trio of designers created this armchair for Swedish furniture brand Blå Station that can be wheeled around on small castors. More
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Jenny Nordberg produces hand-made furniture pieces in less than five minutes
Stockholm 2015: Swedish industrial designer Jenny Nordberg built each item of furniture in her latest collection by hand in under five minutes (+ movie). More
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Joel Karlsson designs pebble-shaped pendant lights for Örsjö Belysning
Stockholm 2015: Swedish lighting brand Örsjö Belysning has launched a range of lamps by designer Joel Karlsson made from spun steel and mouth-blown glass. More
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Portus sofa system by Lammhults designed to create a "room within a room"
Stockholm 2015: high backrests surround these upholstered seats by Swedish furniture brand Lammhults (+ slideshow). More
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Carl Hansen & Søn updates Hans J Wegner's reversible tray table with smoked oak surfaces
Stockholm 2015: Danish furniture manufacturer Carl Hansen & Søn has refreshed a 1970 tray table by Modernist designer Hans J Wegner with a pale and smoked oak veneer. More
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Honken furniture for Blå Station is designed to acquire "a beautiful patina of history"
Stockholm 2015: a trio of designers created this range of expanded metal and wooden furniture for Swedish company Blå Station with the intent that each successive owner will customise the pieces. More
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Yuki Yoshikawa accentuates Grain Chair with painted patterns
Stockholm 2015: Japanese designer Yuki Yoshikawa of Nanashiproducts used layers of acrylic gouache paint to highlight wood grains on the seat and back of these simple chairs. More
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Aalto University students design chairs from bright blue plywood
Stockholm 2015: furniture design students from Helsinki's Aalto University have used blue-coloured plywood and black tubular steel to form sculptural chair prototypes. More
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Icy pendant lamp drips back into its mould for refreezing
Stockholm 2015: Swedish designers Siri Bahlenberg and Sofia Bergfeldt have created a lampshade made of ice that slowly melts back into its mould so it can be re-frozen and used again (+ movie). More
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Katrin Olina bends steel pipes into products for reading
Stockholm 2015: Icelandic designer Katrin Olina has created a set of home products made by shaping steel tubes with an old exhaust pipe bending machine. More
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Monica Förster creates outdoor candle holders from synthetic stone slabs
Stockholm 2015: Swedish designer Monica Förster has collaborated with Spanish company Cosentino Group to form a collection of outdoor candle holders and trays using new synthetic stone material Dekton. More
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Johan Kauppi and Bertil Harström launch sound-absorbing office furniture for Glimakra
Stockholm 2015: office furniture brand Glimakra has released a collection of storage units that can also be used to reduce sound and partition areas in open-plan workspaces (+ slideshow). More
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David Ericsson "revels in beech" to create Madonna Chair for Gärsnäs
Stockholm 2015: Swedish designer David Ericsson has created a lightweight chair in solid beech – his "all-time favourite wood" – for furniture brand Gärsnäs. More
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"IKEA works in a very different way to everyone else" says head of design
Interview: IKEA's design manager Marcus Engman explains how a team of just 20 designers oversees the creation of 2,000 affordable products each year at the world's largest furniture company, in the second part of this exclusive interview. More
