Dutch designer Maarten Baas will present his latest furniture collection, Carapace, at an exhibition opening this week at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in New York (+ slideshow). More about Maarten Baas exhibition in New York showcases furniture based on turtle and beetle shells
Stockholm 2016: the top of this table by Swedish designer Alexander Lervik flips up when not in use, so its curved handle can be used for carrying or as a hook for hanging on the wall. More about Alexander Lervik's Storm table features a foldaway tray
French furniture brand Smarin has created a temporary installation of soft dune-shaped lounge chairs, designed to encourage visitors to stop and take a nap (+ slideshow). More about Nap Bar in Dubai invites visitors to sleep on soft pebble-shaped seats
Milan 2016: British designer Tom Dixon will debut a range of homeware that references the brand's material "building blocks" in Milan next month. More about Tom Dixon to launch Materiality range during Milan design week
Stockholm 2016: responding to the rise of digitalised texts and e-reader devices, Swedish design duo Folkform has created a set of revolving units for presenting "increasingly desirable" physical books. More about Folkform's Revolving Bookcases designed to make physical books look desirable
Stockholm 2016: Canadian studio MSDS has unveiled a lighting and furniture range, which includes a chair based on a design that dates back to the 1600s (+ slideshow). More about MSDS Studio combines wood, aluminium and ceramics for Source Materials collection
Stockholm 2016: Swedish designer Monica Förster has partnered with brand Erik Jørgensen to create a coffee table to be used with her Savannah seating range for the Danish furniture company. More about Monica Förster designs Savannah coffee table for Erik Jørgensen
Stockholm 2016: Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær has created a stackable stool with legs that form an undulating wooden support around its seat (+ slideshow). More about Kristine Five Melvær's Vava stool features zigzag legs
Stockholm 2016: Norwegian designer Andreas Engesvik has added a lounge chair with oversized cushions to his collection of furniture for Stockholm brand Fogia. More about Andreas Engesvik's Bollo chair for Fogia contrasts large cushions with thin frame
Stockholm 2016: Swedish design brand Swedese has launched a set of square seating modules that can be mixed with backrests, tables and planters (+ slideshow). More about Roger Persson creates furniture "smörgåsbord" with Konnekt system for Swedese
Stockholm 2016: a group of students from Helsinki's Aalto University have designed and built a collection of chairs using a single material: black-stained solid ash wood. More about Aalto University students experiment with stained-black wood to create chairs
Stockholm 2016: Sweden-based Note Design Studio has created a collection of shelves for furniture brand Fogia that feature half-moon shapes created by bent wooden supports. More about Note Design Studio launches Arch modular shelving system for Fogia
Stockholm 2016: Stockholm studio Färg & Blanche has used its signature "wood tailoring" technique to produce a collection of sofas and chairs for furniture brand Gärsnäs (+ slideshow). More about Färg & Blanche stitches fabric and wood together to form Julius seating collection
British designer Michael Young's LessThanFive carbon fibre chair for US-based furniture company Coalesse is launching after two years of development. More about Michael Young's carbon-fibre chair for Coalesse weighs less than five pounds
Jan Hendzel Studio has designed a range of wooden furnishings for a pop-up cafe at Camberwell College of Arts, forming part of the £62 million redevelopment of the southeast London campus (+ slideshow). More about Jan Hendzel creates wooden furniture for pop-up cafe at Camberwell College of Arts
Stockholm 2016: London design studio Doshi Levien has developed a visual campaign for Swedish flooring brand Bolon that places the company's new products within abstract sets alongside an array of architectural materials (+ slideshow). More about Doshi Levien creates abstract material compositions for Bolon creative campaign
Furniture retailer Rafa Kids has designed a children's table that resembles the letter K when seen from the side. More about Rafa Kids' K-shaped desk hides a second surface underneath a soft-close lid
German brand Walter Knoll showed a selection of new products during this year's imm Cologne furniture fair, including a chair designed by Foster + Partners (+ slideshow). More about Walter Knoll debuts new furniture collection including chair by Foster + Partners
Architect Daniel Libeskind has designed a new line of seating for Italian furniture brand Moroso, featuring sharp angles and faceted forms inspired by crystals. More about Moroso unveils Gemma seating collection by Daniel Libeskind
Stockholm 2016: Swedish designer Markus Johansson has created a collection of coffee tables that combine circular and rectangular tops placed at different heights. More about Markus Johansson's Mopsy furniture features double tabletops