Dezeen promotion: with open-plan offices ever popular, furniture brand Vank is offering a range of soundproof pods that can be slotted into almost any workspace. More about Vank's soundproof pods offer private workspaces for open-plan offices
With the news that IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad has died, here's a look at some of the most important pieces of furniture he commissioned, from the modular Billy bookcase to the affordable Klippan sofa. More about Five key furniture designs launched by IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad
Helsinki-based designer Joanna Laajisto drew upon traditional Scandinavian holiday cabins when designing this collection of wooden furniture for Finnish brand Made by Choice. More about Joanna Laajisto looks to Scandinavian cabin culture for latest furniture collection
Japanese designer Kensaku Oshiro looked to a centuries-old creation of furniture maker Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzito when designing his latest chair. More about Kensaku Oshiro bases CC01 seat on iconic Chiavari chair
Antwerp-based brand Ecobirdy has used recycled plastic toys to create a range colourful furniture for kids, aiming to raise their "awareness for sustainability". More about Plastic furniture made from old toys introduces kids to the circular economy
Neri&Hu has created a line of furniture for Chinese brand Stellar Works that pays homage to the art-deco architecture of Shanghai's Bund area. More about Neri&Hu references shapes of art-deco architecture with latest furniture collection
Ercol has given a millennial pink makeover to two of its mid-century furniture designs originally created by founder Lucian Ercolani in the 1950s. More about Ercol updates mid-century designs using millennial pink tones
A drug-smuggling operation brought over £10 million worth of cocaine into the UK under the guise of a Leicester-based interior design company, a jury has heard. More about Drug ring smuggles cocaine into the UK inside office furniture
Japanese studio Nendo has created a collection of furniture and accessories in its trademark minimalist style for Chinese lifestyle brand Zens. More about Nendo creates Kanji-inspired furniture and stone-shaped tableware for Zens
Canadian designer Martha Sturdy has combined geometric shapes with bold, primary colours to create a collection of furniture pieces made entirely from resin. More about Martha Sturdy uses resin to create bold, blocky furniture
Danish brand Menu has enlisted Norm Architects to design a versatile chair for its multi-use co-working space in Copenhagen. More about Norm Architects designs minimal chair for Menu's co-working space
Swedish design studio Front has created a collection of colourful rugs, then transformed the design to produce matching poufs. More about Front designs modular rugs that can be folded up into furniture
Design duo Estudio Persona has based this range of furniture on the aesthetic of their native Uruguay, which they describe as "far from the exuberantly colourful Latino cliché". More about Estudio Persona's furniture collection channels "Hispanic rock 'n' roll"
Sebastian Herkner looked to the dusted surface of Turkish delight when designing this collection of frosted glass side tables for German brand Pulpo. More about Sebastian Herkner creates confectionery-inspired glass tables for Pulpo
Jasper Morrison has teamed up with publisher Penguin to create a shelf that clamps books together and expands to accommodate a growing collection. More about Jasper Morrison designs shelf that grows with your book collection
London designer Stephen Johnson has developed a colourful adhesive dough that is strong enough to bond parts of furniture together. More about Stephen Johnson's Play-Doh-like substance offers a fun alternative to glue
Paris-based design firm AC/AL Studio has created a table and chair set for Petite Friture with forms influenced by the practice of martial arts. More about AC/AL Studio creates martial arts-inspired table and chair set for Petite Friture
Spanish designer Max Enrich has contrasted simple, geometric panels with bulky, tubular legs to create a trio of nesting steel coffee tables. More about Max Enrich pairs bulky legs with slender surfaces to create nesting coffee tables
Yoh Komiyama set out to create a cat toy befitting of a modernist home when designing this multi-storey climbing toy, which features a cylinder of wooden dowels and a scratching post anchored to a marble base. More about Yoh Komiyama's climbing toy for cats doubles as a minimalist home decoration
Sheepskin armchairs based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears feature in this range of furniture by French designer Pierre Yovanovitch, displayed in New York earlier this year. More about Cuddly bear-like chairs feature in OOPS furniture collection by Pierre Yovanovitch