Royal College of Art graduate Christophe Machet uses a huge custom-built CNC machine to transform "poor and unsexy" sewage pipes into chairs. More about Christophe Machet uses CNC-cut sewage pipes to create his Pipeline chairs
A series of matching stoneware designs by French designers Francesco Balzano and Valeriane Lazard is on display at Studio Twenty Seven gallery in Miami. More about Studio Twenty Seven showcases furniture made entirely from Italian limestone
IKEA has launched its first skateboard, as part of a series of furniture and clothing items influenced by street culture in Southern California. More about IKEA releases first skateboard in SoCal-inspired collection
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a range of minimal chairs for Danish brand Hay, which they liken to being as simple and inexpensive as a "white T-shirt or blue jeans". More about Bouroullec brothers design low-cost Élémentaire chair for Hay
A framework of bright yellow poles and matching cushioned seating set the scene for the Mindcraft exhibition of Danish craft at this year's Milan design week. More about Mindcraft exhibition explores experimental design and craft from Denmark
Austrian designer Thomas Feichtner has collaborated with a group of craftspeople to create a wire chair with a technique more commonly used to manufacture wire fences. More about Thomas Feichtner bases Octagon chair on wire fencing and shopping trolleys
Niklas Jacob has worked with 17 other designers to produce a series of satirical flat-packed products in the style of IKEA furniture, for Milan design week. More about IDEA is an ironic "design supermarket" based on IKEA products
Japanese brand Sanwa is launching a new collection of kitchens tailored to tiny homes, featuring a cabinet in vibrant citrus hues and a kitchen concealed in a desk. More about Sanwa unveils latest collection of tiny kitchens for micro homes
Israeli designer Erez Nevi Pana is aiming to push veganism to the design industry, by experimenting with different plants and minerals to create animal-free furniture. More about Erez Nevi Pana designs "guilt-free" vegan furniture using salt and soil
Dutch designer Maarten Baas told the stories behind his Smoke furniture collection and Something Like This sofa for Moooi in our Design Dreams talk. More about Watch our talk with Maarten Baas at Moooi's Milan exhibition
American designer Stephen Burks explains how he collaborated with Bolon and BD Barcelona Design to create a textural furniture collection, in the latest movie in our Bolon at Heart video series. More about Stephen Burks uses Bolon textiles to create shaggy chairs for BD Barcelona Design
Hem is continuing to explore how high-end design can be flat-packed, with the launch of a sofa and a conference table that can be shipped in standard boxes. More about Hem's new furniture range included a sofa that can be packed into boxes
Cecilie Manz positioned pine slabs at 45-degree angles to match the cut-out door handles of this IKEA kitchen, customised for Danish brand Reform. More about Cecilie Manz hacks IKEA kitchen using steel and warm-toned wood
Konstantin Grcic has created a range of metal cabinets and drawers for Magis, using manufacturing techniques he observed at a steel factory in northern Italy. More about Konstantin Grcic creates steel furniture for Magis using industrial methods
Italian furniture brand Driade has worked with Studio Nucleo to transform some of its most iconic pieces into 3D-printed versions fit for future life on the moon. More about Classic Driade furniture designs reinterpreted for the moon by Studio Nucleo
British designer Lara Bohinc was inspired by the shapes of planets and their orbits when designing her first collection of chairs. More about Lara Bohinc takes cues from celestial forms for first seating collection
Dezeen promotion: iconic objects, prototypes and designs that never made it into production will be among the 200 pieces that Vitra will present during Milan design week this month. More about Robert Stadler to present 200 objects from Vitra's archive for Milan design week show
Dutch entrepreneur and former Moooi co-founder Casper Vissers has launched a new furniture and lighting brand called Revised. More about New design brand Revised is "clearly influenced by things from the past" says Casper Vissers
Sculptural chairs and tables that combine chubby and slender forms feature in Ini Archibong's first furniture collection for London-based brand Sé. More about Ini Archibong's debut collection for Sé explores delicacy and strength
Maruni will launch two "comfortable" wooden chairs by designers Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison at this year's Salone del Mobile furniture fair, taking place in Milan later this month. More about Maruni unveils latest collaborations with Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison