New York designer Joe Doucet has launched a solid birch chair with a silicone tubular backrest that flexes to the shape of the sitter. More about Joe Doucet launches wooden Sling Chair with supple silicone backrest
A broken skateboard and fake designer handbags form parts of chairs in this recycled furniture collection, exhibited in Barcelona by designer Curro Claret. More about Salvaged materials form chairs in Curro Claret's More Than This collection
To mark the 100-year anniversary of Danish designer Hans J Wegner's birth, furniture brand PP Møbler has relaunched a collection of his best-known designs and pieces that never made it into production. More about PP Møbler launches Hans J Wegner chairs to celebrate 100-year anniversary
New York designer Paul Loebach's flat-pack wooden chair slots together without glue, as demonstrated in a series of vaguely pornographic gifs (+ slideshow). More about Paul Loebach's PEG chair slots together (suggestively)
South Korean designer Il Hoon Roh has created a chair by intertwining carbon fibre strings into a pattern designed to resemble the branches of trees (+ slideshow). More about Il Hoon Roh weaves carbon fibre string into curved armchair
Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet has used plexiglass to create the backrests for wooden chairs in this collection for Italian brand Alias. More about Eugeni Quitllet joins plexiglass backrests to Tabu chairs for Alias
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: Austrian designer Georg Oehler has used traditional Scottish tweed fabric and British ash wood in this furniture collection, manufactured using traditional carpentry techniques in the Alpine village where he grew up. More about Aesh and Tweed collection by Georg Oehler fuses British and Austrian design
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: Danish design duo Busk + Hertzog's scoop-shaped chair for furniture brand +Halle now has optional wooden legs. More about Busk + Hertzog adds wooden legs to Capri chairs for +Halle
New York 2014: New York design gallery and shop Espasso is launching a collection of re-issued furniture by late Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and Polish-Brazilian architect Jorge Zalszupin (+ slideshow). More about Espasso launches Oscar Niemeyer and Jorge Zalszupin furniture re-editions
An exhibition by Dutch designer Joris Laarman includes a blueprint for a chair that can be altered and produced by anyone with a 3D printer, as well as some of the first 3D-printed metal furniture (+ slideshow). More about Joris Laarman Lab explores 3D-printed metal and open-source chair designs in New York exhibition
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana have paid tribute to their "mentor" Massimo Morozzi, the creative director of Italian design brand Edra who launched the duo's career and who died last month (+ interview). More about Campana brothers "would have disappeared" without Massimo Morozzi
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: in our second story today about Ron Arad, the London designer's Tom Vac chair has been reinterpreted by more than 20 design studios into forms including swings, speakers and a representation of an udder. More about Designers reinterpret Ron Arad's Tom Vac chair
Milan 2014: Oki Sato of Nendo explains the concept behind the SU stool, which is based on American furniture company Emeco's iconic Navy Chair and features interchangeable seats made from recycled and reclaimed materials (+ movie). More about Emeco's eco-friendly stool by Nendo is "a system rather than a single piece of furniture"
Danish furniture design brand Republic of Fritz Hansen has reintroduced Modernist architect Arne Jacobsen’s Grand Prix chair with new wooden legs. More about Fritz Hansen reintroduces Arne Jacobsen chair with new wooden legs
Milan 2014: Philippe Starck has developed a counter stool and bar stool to complement the Broom Chair he designed for American furniture brand Emeco using a material predominantly made from industrial waste. More about Philippe Starck adds stools made from recycled materials to his Broom collection for Emeco
Milan 2014: Brazilian duo Tiago Volpato and Gabriel F have created a series of products for young designers who "feel lost" in the industry, including a coffee table that spins in circles. More about Get Lost collection by Tiago Volpato and Gabriel F channels frustrations of young designers
Milan 2014: Tomas Libertiny's design studio used multiple body casts to dictate the shape of this seat for Dutch brand Tchai International, shown in Milan last month. More about Studio Libertiny uses body casts to shape Tchair
Milan 2014: designers Reed and Delphine Krakoff have created a series of "archetypical" seats in grey felt for British brand Established & Sons. More about Reed Krakoff creates furniture made from felt for Established & Sons
Milan 2014: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has added an armchair to his family of Pro chairs, which has just been announced as one of the category winners for Designs of the Year 2014. More about Konstantin Grcic adds armchair to Pro seating collection for Flötotto
Milan 2014: British designer Ross Lovegrove has created an aluminium stacking chair for Italian furniture brand Moroso. More about Ross Lovegrove creates chair for Moroso using metal-pressing technology for cars