Nomadic Furniture by Jorge Penadés
Spanish designer Jorge Penadés has devised a chair made from simple wooden boards that collapses into a backpack (+ slideshow). More about Nomadic Furniture by Jorge Penadés
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Fogo Island Furniture by Ineke Hans
Dutch designer Ineke Hans plays on traditional Canadian furniture as part of these collections for remote artists' community Fogo Island (+ slideshow). More about Fogo Island Furniture by Ineke Hans
Yi Chair by Michael Young for EOQ
Product news: designer Michael Young has created a wooden dining chair for Hong Kong design brand EOQ. More about Yi Chair by Michael Young for EOQ
VIK lounge chair by Arian Brekveld for Spectrum
Product news: Dutch designer Arian Brekveld based the design of this lounge chair on the shapes of seats in cars. More about VIK lounge chair by Arian Brekveld for Spectrum
Mycelium Chair by Eric Klarenbeek is 3D-printed with living fungus
Dutch Design Week 2013: designer Eric Klarenbeek has 3D-printed a chair using living fungus, which then grows inside the structure to give it strength (+ slideshow) More about Mycelium Chair by Eric Klarenbeek is 3D-printed with living fungus
Spider's Thread by Tokujin Yoshioka
Mineral crystals grown on thin threads form the shape of a chair in this installation by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka. More about Spider's Thread by Tokujin Yoshioka
MT Club Chair by Very Good & Proper
Product news: originally designed for a Shoreditch restaurant, this chair by London studio Very Good & Proper has now gone into production. More about MT Club Chair by Very Good & Proper
Traffic by Konstantin Grcic for Magis
Product news: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic's Traffic seating collection for Italian design brand Magis has gone into production. More about Traffic by Konstantin Grcic for Magis
December chair by Jasper Morrison and Wataru Kumano for Nikari
London Design Festival 2013: British designer Jasper Morrison and Japanese designer Wataru Kumano have designed a self-assembly chair with a linen seat and backrest (+ slideshow). More about December chair by Jasper Morrison and Wataru Kumano for Nikari
Competition: one Fauteuil Direction chair by Jean Prouvé to be won
Competition: Nest.co.uk is giving Dezeen readers the chance to win a special-edition Fauteuil Direction chair by Modernist designer Jean Prouvé. More about Competition: one Fauteuil Direction chair by Jean Prouvé to be won
Oslo by Angell, Wyller & Aarseth for Bernhardt Design
London Design Festival 2013: Norwegian collective Angell, Wyller & Aarseth has designed a wooden lounge chair with a slung seat and back for Bernhardt Design (+ slideshow). More about Oslo by Angell, Wyller & Aarseth for Bernhardt Design
Y Chair by Tom Dixon
Designer Tom Dixon launches a flexible new chair for the contract market during the London Design Festival next week. It's made of glass-reinforced nylon and has a faceted back resembling bunny ears. More about Y Chair by Tom Dixon
Impasto by Nikolaj Steenfatt
Copenhagen designer Nikolaj Steenfatt has created a range of pendant lights, chairs and stools made from coffee granules, sawdust and animal glues (+ slideshow). More about Impasto by Nikolaj Steenfatt
Candy Chair by Jeong Yong
South Korean design student Jeong Yong has created a prototype armchair with round balls on each arm and leg. More about Candy Chair by Jeong Yong
King and Queen Chair by Jeong Yong
Industrial design student Jeong Yong has created a pair of chairs with grid-like frames based on traditional Korean furniture. More about King and Queen Chair by Jeong Yong
Kirk chair by Patrick Frey for Vial
Product news: Hannover designer Patrick Frey curved and folded a sheet of thin aluminium to create the seat of these chairs for outdoor accessories brand Vial. More about Kirk chair by Patrick Frey for Vial
"I felt we should change the way Emeco makes chairs" - Konstantin Grcic
Movie: Designer Konstantin Grcic tells Dezeen that American furniture company Emeco had to industrialise its production methods to produce his new Parrish chair in this video interview filmed in Milan. More about "I felt we should change the way Emeco makes chairs" - Konstantin Grcic
Docks for Ophelis by Grosch + Meier
Product news: German designers Till Grosch and Björn Meier have created a modular office furniture system that can be arranged in a variety of groups and islands (+ slideshow). More about Docks for Ophelis by Grosch + Meier
Haptic Chair by Trine Kjaer Design Studio
Danish designer Trine Kjaer has created a chair with a backrest and seat wrapped in thick lengths of cord intertwined with thin strands of copper. More about Haptic Chair by Trine Kjaer Design Studio
Charles Pollock 1930-2013
News: furniture designer Charles Pollock has died in a house fire in New York, aged 83. More about Charles Pollock 1930-2013