British musician Robbie Williams has created an enveloping chair for Dutch furniture brand Moooi, featuring a generously padded seat designed to mimic the feeling of a hug. More about Robbie Williams ventures into furniture design with The Introvert Chair
Dezeen Showroom: Australian brand Design By Them worked with industrial designer Angus Easthope on a duo of chairs that are characterised by having "a balance of structure and softness". More about Swage chair collection by Angus Easthope for Design By Them
The Museum of Wisconsin Art has put on Frank Lloyd Wright: Modern Chair Design, an exhibition focused on Frank Lloyd Wright's furniture designs, with a number of replicas created for the show. More about Frank Lloyd Wright chair recreations feature alongside originals in Wisconsin
Dezeen Showroom: Ibuku architecture studio founder Elora Hardy has extended her work with bamboo from buildings to furniture in a collaboration with Indonesian brand Bamboo Pure, producing a sculptural chair. More about New Moon chair by Elora Hardy for Bamboo Pure
Dezeen Showroom: a playful silhouette is combined with boldly patterned textiles in this fully upholstered chair from Italian brand Miniforms and design studio E-ggs. More about Amia chair by E-ggs for Miniforms
Dezeen Showroom: this cocooning lounge chair was created by British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert and his studio Layer for Spanish furniture brand Andreu World. More about Calma lounge chair by Layer for Andreu World
Dezeen Showroom: Danish homeware brand Vipp has added to its family of Swivel chairs, which have a classic modernist aesthetic that combines aluminium and leather. More about Swivel chairs by Vipp
Moving manufacturing back to major cities and updating old designs with new materials should be priorities for design in the US, industrial designer Bruce Hannah tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "Furniture ingredients have mostly changed for the better" says Bruce Hannah
Non-profit collective Design Everything is touring the A Seat at the Table exhibition across London in the back of a van to tackle the rising costs and red tape that it says come with showing at the city's design festival. More about London Design Festival should organise annual exhibition "that's free to participate in" say emerging designers
Dezeen Showroom: Polish design brand Bonum has released a chair named Code with a "flirtatious, light form" and locally-sourced ash and metal frame. More about Code chair by Bonum
Dezeen Showroom: Flokk has released a new mesh version of its HÅG Tion task chair, the result of a collaboration with Big-Game, Anderssen & Voll, and Hunting & Narud. More about HÅG Tion mesh task chair by Flokk
Architect and designer Tanuvi Hegde has created a chair that aims to help reduce stress by inviting users to play with a metal ball built into its wooden frame. More about Tanuvi Hegde designs Reflect chair to encourage fidgeting
Dezeen Showroom: Thai practice Anew Craft Studio applied the Japanese wood charring technique of shou sugi ban to this chair, which has a form that references meditation practices. More about Vipassa chair by Anew Craft Studio
Dezeen Showroom: designer Jumphol Socharoentham and Thai brand Waste is More have created a seating collection made partially from recycled plastic, used coffee grounds and sugarcane waste. More about Slab seating collection by Jumphol Socharoentham for Waste is More
Dezeen Showroom: Polish designer Mati Sipiora has released an armchair named Poodle that has a partially bulbous frame reminiscent of the eponymous dog breed. More about Poodle armchair by Mati Sipiora
Dezeen Showroom: Danish furniture brand Fredericia and designer Hugo Passos aimed to meet the highest sustainability standards with this armchair, which features removable covers and minimal glue. More about Gomo armchair by Hugo Passos for Fredericia
Dezeen Showroom: Thai design practice Thinkk Studio aided a struggling Bangkok-based metalwork factory by collaborating on the design and manufacturing of a chair made from perforated steel. More about Stamping chair by Thinkk Studio
Dezeen Showroom: plump cushions contrast with angular wooden frames in this armchair and bench duo, created by design studio Studio Truly Truly for Australian brand Design By Them. More about Press armchair and bench by Studio Truly Truly for Design By Them
Dezeen Showroom: German architecture studio Mungenast / Morroni aimed to be at the forefront of manufacturing and sustainability with this chair, which is 3D-printed from recycled plastic. More about Ruffini chair by Mungenast / Morroni
Dezeen Showroom: the elegant simplicity of steam-bent solid wood defines the Miko (C) armchair, created by designer Tsuguji Sasaki for Thai brand Bendi-Bangkok. More about Miko (C) armchair by Tsuguji Sasaki for Bendi-Bangkok