New Designers 2011: design graduate Brendan Magennis has made a collection of flat-packed furniture that has no screws or glue and can be assembled with just a few hearty whacks of a mallet. More about Whackpack Furniture by Brendan Magennis
French architect Jean-Luc Fugier has designed a contorted timber hut to house a parking ticket machine. More about Parking Attendant’s Pavilion by Jean-Luc Fugier
Takeshi Hayatsu and Kristin Trommler of London studio 6a Architects collaborated with students at Cardiff University to build a timber-framed tea house with wattle and daub panels. More about Teahouse by Takeshi Hayatsu and Kristin Trommler
Japanese designers Nendo have designed these three wooden bells containing mechanisms from children's musical boxes. More about Bell-orgel by Nendo
Japanese studio Design Spirits refurbished this cafe at a ski resort in Hokkaido by inserting timber lattice partitions. More about Niseko Look Out Cafe by Design Spirits
This architects' desk designed by Note Design Studio of Stockholm has been covered inside and out with pine veneer in a herringbone pattern, then charred black on the outside. More about Soot by Note Design Studio and Karolina Stenfelt
In this game of chess created by designer Florian Hauswirth of Switzerland, pieces that are taken can be stacked to create new pieces with combined abilities. More about Democratic Chess by Florian Hauswirth
Lausanne studio 2b Architectes have renovated a 16th century tower in Echandens, Switzerland, by inserting a three-storey larch box. More about La Tour Moinat by 2b Architectes
Milan 2011: French designer Amaury Poudray has designed this waste-paper bin to be burnt with its contents for design brand Fabrica. More about Corbeille by Amaury Poudray for Fabrica
Milan 2011: UK designer Benjamin Hubert presented this ash chair for Italian brand Casamania at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More about Maritime by Benjamin Hubert for Casamania
Milan 2011: London studio Doshi Levien will present this injection-moulded wooden chair for Italian brand Moroso at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week. More about Impossible Wood by Doshi Levien for Moroso
Milan 2011: French designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec will present this chair for Magis in Milan next week. More about Baguette chair by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Magis
Kaspar Hamacher's burnt stools (above, left) was one of our most popular stories over the last month so here's a selection of stories from the Dezeen archives all about wood. See all the stories »
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Milan 2011: French designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec will present this wooden chair for for Italian brand Mattiazzi in Milan next month. More about Osso by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Mattiazzi
The walls, floor and ceiling of this store in Paris by Melbourne practice March Studio are covered by 3,500 pieces of wood. More about Aesop Saint-Honoré by March Studio
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won a competition to design multistorey, prefabricated wooden housing for Kouvola, Finland. More about PUU-BO by BIG
Swedish designers Marcus Abrahamsson Kristoffer Fagerström have created this bench with a seat made of stacked pine batons for outdoor furniture brand Nola. More about Pylon by Marcus Abrahamsson and Kristoffer Fagerström for Nola
Copenhagen designers KiBiSi have designed a set of wooden cooking tools and salad servers for Danish design brand Muuto. More about Hang Around and Toss Around by KiBiSi for Muuto
Norwegian architects RRA have completed this wood-clad nursery school in Oslo, Norway. More about Fagerborg Kindergarten by RRA
Stockholm 2011: Belgian designer Kaspar Hamacher makes stools from wooden logs by setting them on fire. More about Ausgebrannt by Kaspar Hamacher at 20 Designers at Biologiska
