South African furniture brand Wunders has worked with designer Heath Nash to open its waste stores permanently to local Cape Town makers following a workshop and exhibition that showed the potential of reclaimed materials. More about Wunders offers furniture factory waste to makers in Cape Town MakeSpace
Dezeen Showroom: a rug woven from New Zealand wool that features a blocky pattern informed by Stonehenge in the UK is among 11 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Stone rug by Arturel among 11 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Czech design brand Two Hundred Tons has developed a furniture collection made from standard steel tubes that are laser-cut and unfolded to create lightweight structural components. More about Two Hundred Tons deconstructs steel tubes to create Unroll furniture collection
This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter examines the role of polyurethane foam in furniture manufacturing and features an interview with Rafael Pelli. Subscribe to Dezeen In Depth today! More about Dezeen In Depth examines the environmental impact of polyurethane foam
From the solo furniture shows of Jomo Tariku, Chris Schank and Norman Teague to an exhibition imagining the ramifications of cities on a planetary scale, Dezeen's US editor Ben Dreith selects worthwhile exhibitions from the United States. More about Dezeen selects standout American design and architecture events from November
Fossil fuel-based polyurethane foam has been a firm favourite in furniture manufacturing for over half a century. Jane Englefield investigates the consequences of this dependable but unsustainable material. More about The "knotty problem" of polyurethane foam
Dezeen Showroom: dramatic veins of Patagonia granite are illuminated in the Penedo cabinet designed by furniture brand Greenapple. More about Penedo cabinet by Greenapple
Dezeen Showroom: any lounge or lobby area can become a casual work area with the Alden laptop table, created by Union Design for KFI Studios. More about Alden laptop table by Union Design for KFI Studios
Reclaimed spruce and oak from the construction industry are paired together in this collection of minimalist furniture by Swiss design studio Gini Moynier. More about Gini Moynier turns salvaged timber into two-tone Formwork furniture series
With India's interior design market predicted to double over the next decade, we spotlight 15 homegrown furniture and homeware brands looking to make an impression on the global stage. More about Fifteen Indian design brands worth knowing
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Miniforms has introduced new versions of its Container sideboard, designed by E-ggs to make an impact through colour blocking. More about Container sideboard by E-ggs for Miniforms
Vancouver-based creative studio Zenga Bros has created a series of furniture pieces that convert into skate ramps, rails and quarter pipes as a "radical way to transform office space". More about Zenga Bros creates convertible office furniture for skateboarding breaks
The inaugural Design Week South Africa included an exhibition bringing together chairs from across the continent of Africa. Here the curators share 10 highlights, ranging from a red garden chair mended with electric wire to a throne made of guns. More about Ten chairs that tell the diverse stories of the African continent
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has collaborated with Swedish furniture brand Gärsnäs on HidaHida, a fabric-clad easy chair that "communicates both Scandinavian and Japanese influences". More about Kengo Kuma designs draped HidaHida chair for Gärsnäs
A lamp made of discarded mollusc shells and humming furniture featured in the Beyond Perception exhibition in New York City alongside digitized versions of the pieces for a future AI-driven video game. More about Beyond Perception exhibition pairs furniture with digital twin for video game
Dezeen has announced the design shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards China, which includes designs by Stellar Works, Fab-union Technology, Goodo Design and Editecture. More about Dezeen Awards China 2024 shortlists 18 outstanding designs
American apparel brand Kith and Brooklyn furniture designer Mark Jupiter have housed Bose's reissued 1960 speakers in sleek wood casings and metal bases. More about Kith and Mark Jupiter update Bose 901 speaker that "reinvented sound"
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of rugs informed by coastlines in eastern America is among eight new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Atlantic rugs by Warp & Weft among eight new products on Dezeen Showroom
Czech designers Kristýna Mikolášková and Tereza Drobná have developed a collection of colourful glass side tables that can be combined with smaller metal models to alter their appearance. More about Nesting tables by Mikolášková&Drobná change colour as they're combined
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Mara has created a table made from metal that features a hinged top and collapsible legs. More about Argo Libro Metal by Mara