Swiss architect Giona Bierens de Haan has reinterpreted the spiked bark of the South American Ceiba tree to create a furniture collection as part of a collaborative exhibition in Geneva. More about Giona Bierens de Haan designs spiked furniture informed by Ceiba tree
Designers including Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng and David Taylor showed the potential of crafts-based design at experimental design platform Älvsjö Gård at this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair. More about Älvsjö Gård exhibition showcases "functional sculptures" and undulating furniture
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish studio Interesting Times Gang worked with design brand Ingridsdotter to produce two new versions of Jonas Bohlin's Liv table, with tops made from discarded fishing nets and takeaway packaging. More about Liv tables by Interesting Times Gang x Ingridsdotter
Dezeen Showroom: South African designer Haldane Martin used industrial dairy tubing to create the oversized legs of the Dombolo outdoor table range, released through his own brand Haldane. More about Dombolo outdoor tables by Haldane
Sustainability-driven designers including Richard Hutten and Lilian van Daal have contributed to Rethink Softly – a project by Rianne Koens dedicated to creating seating that doesn't rely on polyurethane foam. More about Rethink Softly seating creates comfort without foam
Dezeen Showroom: a wall panelling system with integrated lighting, storage and electrical outlets is among nine new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about New Logica storage by Valcucine among nine new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: Alejandra Gandía-Blasco Lloret has added the Valentina Up dining chair to her outdoor furniture collection for Diabla, channelling the range's characteristic crisscrossing metal frames into a versatile seat. More about Valentina Up dining chair by Alejandra Gandía-Blasco Lloret for Diabla
Dezeen Showroom: Italian kitchen brand Valcucine's founder and in-house designer Gabriele Centazzo has created a built-in kitchen storage system concealed by streamlined panelling. More about New Logica storage panels by Gabriele Centazzo for Valcucine
Dezeen Showroom: French design brand Edition 1.6.9 has worked with interior architect and designer Sandra Benhamou on a series of rugs with landscape-informed patterns. More about Tellus Mater rugs by Sandra Benhamou for Edition 1.6.9
Eight Bay Area designers created interpretations of public benches for the Works in Progress III design exhibition during San Francisco's Art Week, using materials such as salvaged local wood and 3D-printed ceramics. More about Bench with 3D-printed scaffold for moss features in San Francisco exhibition
Dezeen Showroom: a roomy sofa with a wraparound backrest and long, lozenge-shaped seat is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Nebulone sofa by Miniforms among seven new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Miniforms and design studio E-ggs have added a spacious sofa called Nebulone to their Nebula family of upholstered seating. More about Nebulone sofa by E-ggs for Miniforms
Dezeen Showroom: German brand Cybex has created a a wooden high chair for design-conscious parents that is foldable, easy to store and can be adapted for all ages. More about Click and Fold high chair by Cybex
Industrial design duo SF-SO has developed a range of modular bent-metal storage that is only 1.6 millimetres thick but can support the equivalent of a baby elephant in weight. More about SF-SO folds steel sheets to create "paper-like" shelving system
Dezeen Showroom: designer Søren Rose took cues from sand dunes to create a curvaceous outdoor furniture collection, which includes an embracing swing seat, for Spanish brand Gandia Blasco. More about Arena outdoor furniture by Søren Rose for Gandia Blasco
Dezeen Showroom: designer Tim Rundle has expanded on his Rakino chair for Morgan, adding a pedestal dining table and timber-back dining chair to the collection. More about Rakino dining furniture by Tim Rundle for Morgan
Promotion: the enduring popularity of Humanscale's iconic Freedom Chair is attributed to its radical design approach around ergonomics and comfort, according to its CEO Bob King. More about Humanscale reflects on how its Freedom Chair transformed ergonomic design
A sofa, a coffin and a stackable multipurpose cube are among the items that were displayed in Add Wood, an exhibition exploring the potential of recyclable and biodegradable 3D-printed timber. More about Add Wood exhibition showcases 3D-printed-wood furniture
Architect Adrienne Lau combined steel parts from old planters with beams from a demolished army barrack to create chairs and benches for a food-growing community in east London. More about Adrienne Lau creates Acute and Obtuse outdoor furniture from salvaged materials
Design collective Capitalism has unveiled The Uncomfortable table, which has 34 legs to ensure that all dinners have an awkward eating experience. More about Capitalism debuts 34-legged table that "democratises discomfort"