Stefan Borselius designs minimal chairs for Fogia
Stockholm 2014: Swedish designer Stefan Borselius has created a series of minimal chairs for Swedish furniture brand Fogia. More about Stefan Borselius designs minimal chairs for Fogia
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Färg & Blanche designs quilted Emily chair for Gärsnäs
Stockholm 2014: Swedish-French design duo Färg & Blanche has created a small padded chair for Swedish furniture brand Gärsnäs. More about Färg & Blanche designs quilted Emily chair for Gärsnäs
Osko+Deichmann extends kinked steel furniture range for Blå Station
Stockholm 2014: Berlin design studio Osko+Deichmann has extended its range of kinked tubular steel chairs for Swedish brand Blå Station. More about Osko+Deichmann extends kinked steel furniture range for Blå Station
Marcel Wanders wraps balloons in carbon fibre to create lightweight chair
Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has created an ultra-lightweight carbon fibre chair formed around party balloons. More about Marcel Wanders wraps balloons in carbon fibre to create lightweight chair
Flesh Chair wrapped in squishy rolls of fat by Nanna Kiil
Stockholm 2014: student designer Nanna Kiil is showing a chair that looks like it's dressed in a fat suit at the Greenhouse showcase of young talent as part of the Stockholm Furniture Fair. More about Flesh Chair wrapped in squishy rolls of fat by Nanna Kiil
Viggo chair made from two curving plywood pieces by ShapingYourDay
The bent plywood back of this chair by Danish design brand ShapingYourDay slots into a hole in the seat and is attached with two screws (+ slideshow). More about Viggo chair made from two curving plywood pieces by ShapingYourDay
Famous modernist chair shapes merged into a bar stool by Eugeni Quitllet
Maison&Objet 2014: Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet has taken the silhouettes of famous modernist chairs and amalgamated them into the back of this bar stool. More about Famous modernist chair shapes merged into a bar stool by Eugeni Quitllet
Clothing designed for chairs by Bernotat & Co
Dutch designers Bernotat & Co have created a range of coverings for chairs that are modelled on a grandma's dressing gown, baggy overalls and an oven mitt. More about Clothing designed for chairs by Bernotat & Co
Russian gallerist sparks race row over "overtly degrading" chair
News: Russian socialite and gallerist Dasha Zukhova has sparked a racism row after a photograph of her sitting on a chair in the form of an inverted semi-naked black woman appeared alongside an interview on a Russian website. More about Russian gallerist sparks race row over "overtly degrading" chair
Gerrit Rietveld's Steltman chair reissued
The Steltman chair by twentieth century Dutch architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld has been reissued by furniture brand Rietveld Originals to mark the iconic design's fiftieth anniversary. More about Gerrit Rietveld's Steltman chair reissued
Traditional Windsor chair updated by Mikko Hannula
Finnish graduate Mikko Hannula based the design of this faceted metal chair on a 3D scan of a traditional wooden seat called a Windsor chair (+ slideshow). More about Traditional Windsor chair updated by Mikko Hannula
Philippe Nigro designs rounded sofa for Ligne Roset
Cologne 2014: French designer Philippe Nigro has created a sofa for French furniture brand Ligne Roset with rounded edges like a bar of soap (+ slideshow). More about Philippe Nigro designs rounded sofa for Ligne Roset
Airbnb removes "knockoff" Navy Chairs from new headquarters
News: online home rental brand Airbnb is to replace a set of aluminium chairs at its new San Francisco headquarters after Emeco, the company that makes the original Navy Chair, pointed out that they were fakes. More about Airbnb removes "knockoff" Navy Chairs from new headquarters
Chair shaped like the tail of a peacock by UUfie
Design Miami 2013: this chair shaped like the fanned tail of a peacock by Toronto design studio UUfie was one of the most talked-about pieces at the Design Miami collectors' fair last month. More about Chair shaped like the tail of a peacock by UUfie
Arper to relaunch Lina Bo Bardi's Bowl Chair
Italian design brand Arper is to relaunch a limited edition version of a bowl-shaped chair designed by late Modernist architect Lina Bo Bardi in 1951 (+ slideshow). More about Arper to relaunch Lina Bo Bardi's Bowl Chair
Inga Sempé unveils quilt-covered Ruché armchair for Ligne Roset
Maison&Objet 2014: Paris designer Inga Sempé has added an armchair to her Ruché collection of furniture with quilted covers for French design brand Ligne Roset (+ slideshow). More about Inga Sempé unveils quilt-covered Ruché armchair for Ligne Roset
Furniture made from soil then baked like bread by Erez Nevi Pana
Eindhoven designer Erez Nevi Pana has developed a dough made from soil and fungus that can be baked in an oven to create stools and chairs strong enough to sit on. More about Furniture made from soil then baked like bread by Erez Nevi Pana
Cover chair with folded plywood armrests by Thomas Bentzen for Muuto
This chair by Copenhagen designer Thomas Bentzen for Danish design brand Muuto has armrests made of folded plywood. More about Cover chair with folded plywood armrests by Thomas Bentzen for Muuto
Competition: three FLAXX chairs to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Intier Automotive Eybl to give readers the chance to win one of three chairs moulded from flax. More about Competition: three FLAXX chairs to be won
Felt-upholstered rocking chair by Giancarlo Cutello
A single piece of felt wraps around the back and armrests of this solid wooden rocking chair by Rome designer Giancarlo Cutello (+ slideshow). More about Felt-upholstered rocking chair by Giancarlo Cutello