Promotion: Berlin furniture brand Objekte Unserer Tage has released the Sander seating island, the flexible younger sibling of its marshmallowy sofa model, which was designed with a central backrest that can be used from both sides. More about Sander seating island encourages reclining from all angles
Former Made in Chelsea star Jessica Anne Woodley has unveiled her first furniture collection called The Eternal Child, filled with "instinctive, a little wonky" pieces. More about Jessica Anne Woodley's debut furniture collection looks like it's swaying
Designers including Patricia Urquiola, Faye Toogood and Misha Kahn looked to rolling hills and slabs of butter when creating these chubby seating projects, revealing a trend for the lumpy and chunky at this year's Milan design week. More about Six sightings of swollen seating at Milan design week
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman and sex-positive dating app Feeld have created a playful multipurpose bed for at least three people. More about Gustaf Westman designs three-person bed for throuples to "explore what's new and possible"
Swedish designers Gustav Winsth and Alexander Lervik have unveiled a chair that was designed in virtual reality and brought to life by skilled metalworkers who normally work on motorcycles. More about Gustav Winsth and Alexander Lervik use virtual reality to design real-life chair
Dezeen Showroom: Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas and Italian furniture brand Miniforms have released two new versions of the Soda glass coffee table called Oval and Square. More about Soda Oval and Square tables by Yiannis Ghikas for Miniforms
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Miniforms has released new colours of its glass coffee table Soda, created by Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas. More about Soda coffee table by Yiannis Ghikas for Miniforms
British studio Holloway Li has collaborated with furniture producer Uma Objects on T4, a modular collection of chubby seats that evoke designs found in 1990s popular culture and launched during London Design Festival. More about Holloway Li releases chubby furniture collection informed by retro 1990s design
British designer Faye Toogood has used chubby upholstery to soften the hard-lined metal base of the Puffy Lounge Chair, created for Swedish furniture brand Hem. More about Plump cushioning spills over edges of Faye Toogood's Puffy Lounge Chair
Studio Noon's chubby pink concrete chair and an alabaster infinity chandelier star in Galerie Philia's exhibition of furniture design set in an apartment inside New York City's art deco Walker Tower. More about Galerie Philia presents design exhibition in New York's Walker Tower
Dezeen promotion: Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas has designed the Soda coffee table from hand-blown Murano glass for Italian furniture makers Miniforms. More about Yiannis Ghikas creates blown-glass Soda coffee table for Miniforms
Dezeen Showroom: The Sundae seating collection, created by Australian designer Jason Ju for Design By Them, features chubby, marshmallow-like curves that envelop its occupier. More about Sundae Lounges by Jason Ju for Design By Them
Furniture designers are ditching the skinny look for plump forms that appear to have been pumped full of air. In our latest roundup, we look at 10 designs that represent the chubby trend. More about Ten plump furniture designs including chubby chairs and bloated benches
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish designer Monica Förster paired organic curves with a compact design for her Panda seating, which is available as an armchair, two-seater or three-seater sofa. More about Panda sofa and armchair by Monica Förster for Modus
Ukrainian design brand Faina looked to ancient depictions of the female form when creating this "cloud-like" armchair, which takes cues from archaeological finds. More about Faina's Domna armchair echoes the form of ancient goddess sculptures
Architect Martin Massé has designed Orsetto 02, a rounded stone coffee table for the New York gallery Studio Twenty Seven. More about Martin Massé designs chunky Orsetto 02 coffee table for Studio Twenty Seven
Stockholm design studio TAF has created a sofa for Swedish retailer Svenkst Tenn with a curvaceous form to recreate the comfort and elegance of lying in a roll top bath. More about Famna sofa by TAF supports the sitter in comfortable embrace
After his 3D rendering of a cloud-like armchair went viral on social media last year, Argentinian designer Andrés Reisinger has made the Hortensia chair a reality with the help of 20,000 fabric petals. More about Andrés Reisinger turns Insta-famous CGI render into real chair
Studio Sain worked with one of Austria's last remaining woodturners to develop this collection of hand-turned wooden products that feature moving parts or modular components. More about Studio Sain uses traditional hand-turning process to create products incorporating wooden ball joints
Parisian interior architect and designer Stéphane Parmentier has created a collection of ribbed, leather-wrapped furniture for Italian brand Giobagnara. More about Stéphane Parmentier upholsters chubby furniture collection in leather