Multiple European brands came together for MUT Design's Das Haus installation at IMM Cologne to create hybrid indoor-outdoor furniture prototypes that are now being put into production.
Outdoor furniture was out in force at the recent Maison& Object and IMM Cologne furniture fairs, as brands responded to a big increase in customer demand. We pick out 10 of the best new designs, including rugs, shelving and a kitchen. More
Norwegian furniture and homeware brand Northern has introduced 12 new designs to its collection, including a daybed, a watering can and a flashlight. More
British architect David Chipperfield has created a modular workstation, made using traditional joinery techniques, for German furniture company e15. More
Copenhagen-based designer Karina Nielsen Rios has developed a line of outdoor upholstery fabrics for Danish brand Kvadrat that are both hardwearing and eco-friendly. More
Nendo's Oki Sato has designed a series of cast glass chairs for Venetian brand WonderGlass, which feature a U-shaped base formed by the effects of gravity on molten glass. More
Copenhagen-based designer Thomas Bentzen has designed a wooden lounge chair for Danish brand Muuto, informed by a traditionally simple Scandinavian aesthetic. More
Armchairs, mirrors and lighting designed by Space Copenhagen for the recently renovated Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Copenhagen feature in Danish brand &tradition's latest collection. More
Neri&Hu has created a line of furniture for Chinese brand Stellar Works that pays homage to the art-deco architecture of Shanghai's Bund area. More
Danish brand Menu has enlisted Norm Architects to design a versatile chair for its multi-use co-working space in Copenhagen. More
Swedish design studio Front has created a collection of colourful rugs, then transformed the design to produce matching poufs. More
The plastic mirrors typically found in Parisian barber shops provided the cues for this design by French duo Normal Studio, for Scandinavian brand Muuto. More
Sebastian Herkner looked to the dusted surface of Turkish delight when designing this collection of frosted glass side tables for German brand Pulpo. More
The modular nature of this lighting system by Studio Truly Truly is based on the way that different letters are assembled to create words. More
Sebastian Herkner has created a series of spherical glass pendant lamps for German brand Pulpo that contrast clear curved ridges with smooth frosted glass. More
Spanish designer Max Enrich has contrasted simple, geometric panels with bulky, tubular legs to create a trio of nesting steel coffee tables. More
Swiss designer Jona Messerli has created a flat-pack table lamp with a lattice-patterned shade made from Japanese shoji paper. More
Romanian designers say they are about to storm the world stage – and they're not going to let the lack of home-grown brands, manufacturers or heritage stop them. More
Israeli designer Bar Gantz has created a collection of furniture by steam-bending wood into twisted shapes. More
Belgian studio Robbrecht en Daem has turned its hand to children's toys with a puppet theatre created for design brand Valerie Objects. More
