American architect Jerome Byron has created a series of colourful stools by pigmenting glass-fibre reinforced concrete and setting it in curved shapes. More about Curved stools by Jerome Byron are made from pastel concrete
Turin-based design collective Studio Nucleo has created a series of chromatic furniture items constructed to form a pixellated effect for an exhibition at Nilufar Gallery. More about Studio Nucleo colours Primitive furniture in pastel hues for Nilufar Gallery
Nendo has designed a range of products for Chinese lifestyle brand Zens, including a chair based on the design of a paper clip and glass vases shaped like space helmets. More about Nendo designs space helmet-shaped vessels and cascading tables for Zens
California practice Umé Studio has created a modular sofa with bolsters, wooden units and traditional Japanese zabuton cushions that are often used on tatami floors. More about Umé Studio pads Zabuton Sofa with cushions used on Japanese tatami floors
Georgian designer Sandro Lominashvili has created an angular chair from 18 segments of wood, which are pieced together to form a structure that bears resemblance to the body of an insect. More about Sandro Lominashvili's ant-like Allo chair is constructed like a puzzle
Dezeen promotion: Stockholm-based furniture brand Hem takes people behind the scenes of how London designer Max Lamb made his "deceivingly sophisticated" Max Table. More about Hem reveals production process behind Max Lamb's Max Table
Dezeen Showroom: the Freedom Headrest was developed by the late American industrial designer Niels Diffrient for Humanscale as a "truly ergonomic task chair" that automatically adapts to its user. More about Freedom Headrest chair by Niels Diffrient for Humanscale
Black furniture provides a stark contrast to the white interior of this Montreal residence, which has been overhauled by local architecture studio Atelier Barda. More about Renovated Montreal house by Atelier Barda contrasts black and white
In the final instalment of Lensvelt's collaboration with Virtual Design Festival, the Dutch design brand showcases three seating collections at the VDF products fair by OMA, Richard Hutten and Staat. More about Lensvelt spotlights furniture by OMA, Richard Hutten and Staat at the VDF products fair
Dezeen Showroom: the Lensvelt D-Chair is designed by communication and design agency Staat with a frame that incorporates a coat hanger and evokes "fragile insect feet". More about D-Chair by Staat for Lensvelt
Dezeen Showroom: Blocks is a modular furniture collection designed by OMA with Lensvelt to offer an "abstract and almost architectural quality". More about Blocks modular furniture by OMA for Lensvelt
Dezeen Showroom: Lensvelt's This Bucket Chair is designed by Richard Hutten with a distinctive tub-like seat sculpted from plastic and available in several colours. More about This Bucket Chair by Richard Hutten for Lensvelt
Just 0.32 per cent of the furniture produced by leading brands is created by black designers, according to research by Ethiopian American industrial designer Jomo Tariku. More about Black designers responsible for less than one third of one per cent of leading furniture designs
As part of our ongoing collaboration with Lensvelt, the Dutch design brand is presenting its AVL collection of office furniture, created together with Rotterdam-based Atelier van Lieshout, at the VDF products fair. More about Lensvelt presents AVL collection by Atelier van Lieshout at VDF products fair
Dezeen Showroom: An assemblage of upholstered squares and rectangles forms the adjustable AVL Lazy Modernist armchair, which was created for Lensvelt by Dutch designer Joep van Lieshout. More about AVL Lazy Modernist armchair by Joep van Lieshout for Lensvelt
Dezeen Showroom: The AVL Spider Chair is named after its long, spindly legs, and was made for Lensvelt by Dutch designer Joep van Lieshout using traditional carpentry methods. More about AVL Spider Chair by Joep van Lieshout for Lensvelt
Dezeen Showroom: The AVL Workbench is a blocky table, created for Dutch design brand Lensvelt by Joep van Lieshout, that plays up the utilitarian nature of office furniture. More about AVL Workbench by Joep van Lieshout for Lensvelt
Dezeen Showroom: The AVL Office Chair, designed by Joep van Lieshout for Dutch furniture brand Lensvelt, has graced a variety of interiors, from Amsterdam's Stedelijk museum to 2014's Nuclear Security Summit. More about AVL Office Chair by Joep van Lieshout for Lensvelt
VDF products fair: Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola created the Nuez chairs from recyclable plastic as part of a collection for furniture makers Andreu World. More about Nuez chairs by Patricia Urquiola for Andreu World
Innovative storage solutions, children's toys and a music amplifier are among the designs made from repurposed cardboard that have been shortlisted in Dezeen and Samsung's Out of the Box Competition. More about 15 furniture designs made from repurposed cardboard revealed in the Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition shortlist