Sculptural maple planters form the legs of a modular desk designed by Heatherwick Studio as part of the Design Museum's Connected: Made Together, Apart project at London Design Festival. More about Heatherwick Studio unveils modular desk with wooden planter legs
Dutch designer Studio Lancelot has created a series of school chairs that encourage children to frequently change seating positions in the classroom. More about Studio Lancelot's Active Classroom seating encourages children to move
Dezeen Showroom: London designer Daniel Schofield has launched the Crofton Stool collection made from locally sourced pine for Danish design company Please Wait to be Seated at 3 Days of Design. More about Daniel Schofield designs pinewood Crofton Stool that nods to Asian design traditions
Dezeen promotion: Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen has introduced 16 new colours to three of the chairs in its iconic Arne Jacobsen-designed seating range. More about Fritz Hansen launches Arne Jacobsen chairs in 16 new colours
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Akhil Kumar discusses his Twist basket, which is made of from the box of Samsung's The Sero television.
More about Akhil Kumar creates faceted basket by folding Samsung Eco-Package box
A squishy chair made from bio-foam that looks like stone, a modular seating system inspired by a church and vases cast from beeswax were among the objects on display at the Ukurant Objects exhibition at the 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen. More about Ukurant Objects exhibition features squishy chair and waxy vases
Japanese architecture firm Vegahouse has ventured into furniture design, using the traditional craft of bamboo weaving to make a minimal and modern stool. More about Vegahouse designs stool with removable seat made of woven bamboo
Dezeen Showroom: Belgian studio Muller Van Severen has designed a series of soft, doughy sofas to resemble fashion brand Kassl Editions' Pillow Bags. More about Muller Van Severen designs Pillow Sofa based on Kassl Edition's padded bags
Dezeen Showroom:design brand Mater has launched Mask Stool, made using the spent grain from brewery Carlsberg's beer production, at Danish design festival 3 Days of Design. More about Mater designs stools made with leftover grain from beer and plastic insulin pens
Self-taught designer EJR Barnes makes furniture and lighting pieces with "a wry smile". We've rounded up five of his surrealist projects, including a club chair wrapped in Venetian blinds and a table lamp with a candle instead of a bulb. More about Five designs with a sense of humour by EJR Barnes
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Sarah Willemart explains how she created a series of animal companions from Samsung television boxes. More about Sarah Willemart and Matthieu Muller transform Samsung Eco-Package boxes into animal toys
Sheets of paper are layered with glue and then moulded by hand to create London designer Ying Chang's Malleable State collection of furniture and homeware. More about Ying Chang creates furniture out of paper for Malleable State collection
Dezeen Showroom: Danish designer Cecilie Manz has created a wooden coffee table for furniture brand Takt that users can assemble themselves by securing the two components together with leather loops. More about Cecilie Manz's flat-pack Plint table for Takt is made up of two parts
Layer has designed a seat for social distancing in cinemas called Sequel that is knitted from antibacterial copper threads coloured in the "mid-century pastels" featured in Wes Anderson films. More about Layer designs Wes Anderson-informed cinema seat for life post-coronavirus
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist André Cardoso explains how he came up with the idea to transform a box for Samsung's The Serif television into a rocking horse. More about André Cardoso transforms Samsung Eco-Package cardboard box into rocking horse
Furniture Pavilion S is a modular structure that Rooi created for a Chinese trade show, before recycling its plywood body into chairs and tables. More about Trade show pavilion transformed into furniture for rural Chinese community
Designers including Adam Nathaniel Furman, Richard Hutten and Paola Navone have created seven laminated furniture designs for Italian brand De Rosso that reimagine both archival pieces and previously unpublished works. More about Designers draw on Memphis and pop art movements to reinterpret De Rosso furniture
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Revaz Berdzenishvili explains how he transformed a box for Samsung's The Serif television into an attractive and practical storage solution called Kibe. More about Revaz Berdzenishvili repurposes Samsung Eco-Package box to create stepped storage unit
Barcelona-based designer Sanna Völker has curated a collection of seven furniture and homeware pieces, which were created during coronavirus lockdown to reflect the unique limitations and opportunities of the current moment. More about Seven designers share objects created within a kilometre of home during lockdown
Brussels-based Cobra Studios has launched its first furniture collection called Solids, featuring a series of geometric tables with chunky legs made from glossy resin. More about Cobra Studios' first furniture series takes cues from classical Roman architecture