Dozing off at work is encouraged at mattress brand Casper's headquarters in New York, where employees can have meetings or take naps on beds provided at the office, designed by local firm Float Studio. More about Float Studio creates sleeping spaces at bedding company's Manhattan offices
IKEA and Tom Dixon have revealed the results of their collaboration: a modular bed that "explores notions of adaptability and future-proofing". More about IKEA reveals Tom Dixon's Delaktig modular bed and sofa
German footwear brand Birkenstock has moved into the bedroom, adapting the principles behind its famous sandals to a collection of beds launched at this year's IMM Cologne furniture fair. More about Birkenstock launches line of beds as next step in comfort design
German brand e15 is taking IKEA to Germany's highest court over a bed it claims is copied from one of its own designs. More about Bestselling IKEA bed infringes design right claims e15
Milan 2016: students from Germany's Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design have designed a range of children's furniture and lighting that includes house-shaped beds and stackable lanterns (+ slideshow). More about German students design children's furniture that encourages playfulness
Feline furniture brand Meyou has launched its first collection with three designer cat beds (+ slideshow). More about Cat cocoons feature in Meyou's debut furniture collection
Instead of folding against a wall, this space-saving bed by French furniture manufacture Décadrages can be hoisted up to the ceiling to create more room in studio apartments. More about Décadrages' BedUp lifts up to the ceiling when not in use
London designer David Amar has created a dressing unit, a daybed and benches with built-in storage, based on floor tiles in a heritage-listed 1920s home in Tel Aviv, Israel (+ slideshow). More about David Amar's Bialik furniture collection references Art Deco floor tiles in a Tel Aviv home
London Design Festival 2014: Norwegian design studio Noidoi has designed a multipurpose daybed for contemporary living spaces that are taking on the merged roles of what would once have been separate rooms. More about Noidoi's multifunctional Pulse daybed combines a resting space, magazine rack and serving tray
Austrian studio chmara.rosinke created this Japanese-influenced daybed with rotating textile screens as a place to retreat and think, for a design competition run by fashion house Hermès (+ slideshow). More about Timber daybed by chmara.rosinke features built-in privacy screens
Cologne 2014: this daybed by young designer Stefanie Schissler is intentionally lumpy to encourage users to snuggle into it. More about Kulle daybed by Stefanie Schissler features a bobbly surface
Product news: Australian designer Marc Newson has surrounded this bed for French brand Domeau & Pérès with chunky bumpers. More about Bumper Bed by Marc Newson for Domeau & Pérès
Milan 2013: a curtain of raffia creates a hairy veil around one of five beds designed by Brazilian duo Fernando and Humberto Campana for Italian furniture brand Edra. More about Campana Beds by Fernando and Humberto Campana for Edra
Product news: the Interieur Foundation's Designer of the Year Alain Gilles will launch a bed that lets users hide chairs, a desk or even a bath behind its adaptable headboard at design fair Interieur 2012, which opens tomorrow in Kortrijk, Belgium. More about Area Bed by Alain Gilles for Magnitude
London studio Pengelly Design has created an airline seat that converts into a 2.2-metre-long bed for Virgin Atlantic. More about Upper Class Suite by Pengelly Design and Virgin Atlantic
Cologne 2011: French designer Inga Sempé will present these quilted beds for design brand Ligne Roset at imm Cologne next week. More about Ruché beds and tables by Inga Sempé for Ligne Roset
Also currently on show at the Hayward Gallery in London is this bed curling round on itself by Cuban artists Los Carpinteros, part of an exhibition of work exploring interior design. More about The New Décor at Hayward Gallery
Milan 2010: french designer Mathieu Lehanneur presented a bed for curing insomnia in the Zona Tortona district of Milan last week. More about Once Upon a Dream by Mathieu Lehanneur for Veuve Clicquot
Milan 2010: Swiss designer Adrien Rovero has created a sofa that can be transformed into a bed by re-arranging blocks of upholstery. More about //Slash sofa by Adrien Rovero for Campeggi
Dutch designer Mieke Meijer has created a bed that is merged into a pair of chairs. More about Blend by Mieke Meijer