Dezeen's top 10 quirky furniture designs of 2020
Continuing our review of 2020, we've selected 10 of the most charmingly unusual furniture designs from the past year, from a futuristic birthing chair to sagging shelves made of foam. More
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Nota sofa by Note Design for Basta
Dezeen Showroom: Stockholm-based Note Design Studio has created the flat-packed Nota sofa for furniture brand Basta. More
Ponte sofa by Marcel Wanders for Basta
Dezeen Showroom:Â Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has created a flat-packed sofa for Finish furniture brand Basta. More
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Ashby table by Lemon
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Lemon has created a marble table with a circular top that sits on a central faceted base. More
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B&B Italia appoints Piero Lissoni as artistic director
Italian architect Piero Lissoni has been named as the new artistic director of B&B Italia, as the furniture brand looks to overhaul its global image. More
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Chatpod by Impact Acoustic
Dezeen Showroom: recycled acoustic specialist Impact Acoustic has created a range of soundproof booths that can be installed in offices to create private meeting rooms. More
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The Spanish Chair by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia
Dezeen Showroom: broad armrests designed to hold cups of coffee distinguish the mid-century Spanish Chair that Danish furniture designer Børge Mogensen created for Fredericia. More
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Post Collection by Cecilie Manz for Fredericia
Dezeen Showroom:Â industrial designer Cecilie Manz has created a range of wooden chairs and tables for Danish brand Fredericia's Post Collection. More
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BD Barcelona, Fredericia and Bene showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Spanish firm BD Barcelona (above), Danish manufacturer Fredericia and office-furniture maker Bene are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More
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Swoon lounge chairs by Space Copenhagen for Fredericia
Dezeen Showroom: Danish brand Fredericia is showcasing Space Copenhagen's collection of curvy Swoon chairs, which are designed as luxurious hybrids of lounge chairs and armchairs. More
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Tempo sideboard by Estudio Andreu for Andreu World
Dezeen Showroom: Andreu World's in-house design team has created the Tempo sideboard collection, which is suited to both work and home environments. More
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Cristian Zuzunaga designs all-black version of Dreams cabinet for BD Barcelona
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish designer Cristian Zuzunaga has created an all-black version of the Dreams cabinet for furniture brand BD Barcelona, which features colourful pixel designs. More
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Jaime Hayon designs Monkey side table for BD Barcelona
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish designer Jaime Hayon has created the Monkey side table for furniture brand BD Barcelona, which adds "a touch of humour" to the home. More
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Organisers of IMM Cologne take "painful" decision to cancel 2021 furniture show
The January 2021 edition of furniture and interiors fair IMM Cologne has become the latest industry event to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. More
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Brassless exhibition curated by Studio Vedèt features eight different metals but no brass
Thirteen designers made products from a wide variety of metals – including bronze, steel and aluminium – but stayed away from brass for the Brassless: New Accords for the Metallic Wave exhibition at Nilufar Gallery in Milan. More
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Benjamin Fainlight puts streetwear spin on Pierre Jeanneret's Chandigarh Easy Chair
Designer Benjamin Fainlight has created a flat-packed, 3D-printed version of Pierre Jeanneret's Easy Chair that was originally created for the city of Chandigarh in India. More
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Foolscap Studio and Manapan design Gulnura Table informed by First Nations crafts
Foolscap Studio and Manapan have crafted a wooden table for Melbourne Airport, which references traditional First Nations ceremonial and battle shields. More
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PORTS Lounge by Pearson Lloyd for Bene
Dezeen Showroom: London design studio Pearson Lloyd has designed the PORTS Lounge chair and sofa for office furniture brand Bene. More
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Gridded steel frames slice through charred-timber bases for Lin table series
Gridded sheets of steel support thick beams of blackened-timber for these Lin tables by Studio Shinyoo, whose bases have been burned three times over. More
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Muuto, Miniforms and Archier present products on Dezeen Showroom
Danish brand Muuto, Italian furniture company Miniforms and Australian design studio Archier are among the latest brands to present products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More
