Japanese studio Nendo has designed a table from ceramic lotus leaves and a series of ornamental flowers made from cup handles for Parisian porcelain company Sèvres. More about Nendo makes lilypad table and decorative flowers from Sèvres porcelain
The PAD London art and design fair began this week in London, with 68 galleries showing work. We've chosen eight of the best contemporary pieces inspired by the natural world, including charred wooden chairs and a mirror adorned with feathers. More about Eight collectible design pieces from PAD London that focus on natural forms and materials
Italian architect Vincenzo de Cotiis combines recycled fibreglass with precious materials to create his En Plein Air objects, which are currently on show in London. More about Vincenzo de Cotiis uses painterly approach to create high-detail furniture
Designs in Mexico City studio Vidivixi's debut furniture collection include a bed cradled by cotton-covered rolls, and a bronze glass table with a base of interlocking, blackened wood tubes. More about Japanese furniture and saddle bags influence Vidivixi's furniture collection
Northumbria University graduate Mac Collins looked to his Caribbean heritage when conceiving this afrofuturist chair, which aims to empower its user. More about Mac Collins' afrofuturist throne references his Caribbean heritage
Writer Gianluigi Ricuperati, Studio Nucleo's Piergiorgio Robino and Driade CEO Giuseppe Di Nuccio explain why they created a collection of 3D-printed furniture for the moon in this movie Dezeen produced for Driade. More about Driade creates Moon Mission installation to prove it is "more than just a design brand"
Works by Australian designer Charles Trevelyan, including skeletal-looking furniture and monolithic marble benches, are currently on show at New York's Carpenters Workshop Gallery. More about Charles Trevelyan exhibits pebble-like benches and spindly tables in New York
Jaime Hayon says his Plenum furniture collection aims to be a hybrid between design for the home and the office, in this exclusive video interview Dezeen filmed at his studio in Valencia for Republic of Fritz Hansen. More about Office furniture is in a "hybrid moment" says Jaime Hayon
Joyce Wang Studio has created a range of limited-edition furniture and homeware to prove there is more to terrazzo than kitchen and bathroom surfaces. More about Joyce Wang explores diverse potential of terrazzo with Flint objects
Three pieces of mid-century furniture designed by Danish architect Vilhelm Wohlert are being recreated by Shanghai brand Stellar Works, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. More about Louisiana Museum works with Stellar Works to relaunch original mid-century furniture
Seven designers and studios from Uruguay have created a series of furniture that draws on the legacy of one of the country's best-known architects. More about Uruguayan designers create furniture inspired by modernist architect Julio Vilamajó
British furniture studio Another Country has teamed up with design agency Ekkist to create a series of health-focused furniture pieces, including a table with a tray for a surface and a multi-use daybed. More about Another Country launches Ori furniture that promotes health and wellbeing
Bangkok-based THINKK Studio has worked with Thai manufacturers and craftsmen to create a collection of contemporary furniture called Made In Thailand, which aims to set itself apart from the region's traditional aesthetic. More about THINKK Studio uses traditional Thai techniques to create "unorthodox" furniture
London-based architect Henning Stummel is launching a leather and birch plywood furniture collection during London Design Festival, which he is showcasing inside his unusual, bright red house. More about Henning Stummel's flat-pack furniture is made with almost no waste
Furniture maker Malgorzata Bany presents objects made from resin-based material Jesmonite in a London Design Festival exhibition at The New Craftsmen showroom in Mayfair. More about Malgorzata Bany showcases Jesmonite tables and lamps at The New Craftsmen
Italian furniture brand De Padova has opened its first US showroom in New York City, where products are presented alongside items from its parent company Boffi and sister label MA/U Studio. More about De Padova opens spacious furniture showroom in New York's Soho
A resting bear, a curled up cat and a pair of sleeping birds are all part of Vitra's new Resting Animals series, designed by Swedish studio Front. More about Front creates Resting Animals for Vitra
American actress Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand Goop has debuted its first furniture and homeware collection, featuring items influenced by mid-century Italian and modernist design. More about Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop brand launches first home collection with CB2
Three colourful stools are joined by a steel grid to form this modular bench by Belgian design office Nortstudio. More about Urban Shapes is a geometric bench that celebrates the materials of construction sites
In our final P.O.D.System Architecture movie, architects Joanna Grant and Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular explain their playful high-rise architecture concept that also functions as furniture or a cat tower at different scales. More about Bureau Spectacular creates high-rise architecture model that doubles as a cat tower