Soundproof pods, saddle-shaped chairs, adjustable-height desks and wobble boards were in abundance at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week, as privacy and wellbeing become essential aspects of office furniture design. More about Wellbeing and noise concerns fuel "accelerating" trend for healthier office furniture
British architect David Chipperfield has created a modular workstation, made using traditional joinery techniques, for German furniture company e15. More about David Chipperfield develops "casual" desk system for e15
Tech startup Bumblebee Spaces is freeing up floorspace in small apartments with robotic furniture that drops from the ceiling and is controlled by an AI "butler". More about AI-controlled robotic ceiling furniture creates extra space for tiny homes
Studio RYTE's Catssup collection can be attached to shelves or furniture to provide a world for cats to explore without compromising the human living space. More about Catssup lets you hack your furniture to create a vertical cat playground
Created by Belgian designer Bram Kerkhofs, Coil is a modular furniture system designed to combine the function of an open shelf and a display cabinet. More about Bram Kerkhofs designs cabinets with elastic walls to "redefine the cupboard"
Chinese design studio Neri&Hu has teamed up with Spanish textile brand Gan to create a modular collection of sofas, rugs and screens that aim to blend eastern and western design sensibilities. More about Neri&Hu design modular rug, screen and sofa collection for Gan
Wooden cabinets can be stacked up in different configurations in the Assembled storage system, created by designer Paul Crofts for modular furniture brand Isomi. More about Paul Crofts designs storage system for Isomi made up of modular wooden units
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
Startup company Pentatonic has collaborated with Snarkitecture to create a collection of modular furniture made from recycled waste, including cans, computer parts and coffee cups. More about Pentatonic and Snarkitecture create Fractured furniture from recycled waste
Dezeen promotion: the growing need for flexible working conditions informed this range of modular office furniture, designed by Thomas Feichtner for Austrian brand Bene. More about Bene's modular workplace system is aimed at freelancers working from home
Movable table tops for working at a laptop and hangers for storing coats can be incorporated into this modular sofa, created by British designer Lucy Kurrein for Offecct. More about Lucy Kurrein's modular sofa "rejects the conventional working environment"
A 1940s house in Shanghai has been reconfigured by RIGI Design to create a light-filled family home with a steel staircase, adaptable modular furniture and playful house-shaped elements. More about Modular furniture allows Shanghai home by RIGI Design to evolve with its family
This table can be broken apart, rearranged and slotted back together, to allow office employees more flexibility in the way they work. More about Tetris Table by People's Industrial Design Office slots together in different formations
Swedish furniture company Hem has opened its first US shop in New York City, hoping to tap further into the American market with a pop-up in Soho. More about Hem showcases expanded product line at first US pop-up in New York
Another Country's adjustable Work Series furniture is designed to combat perceptions of the office as "cold and clinical". More about Another Country launches furniture designed to make offices feel more like home
Royal College of Art graduates Katrine Hesseldahl and Victor Strimfors have designed a modular sofa made from three distinct layers in an attempt to combat furniture waste. More about RCA graduates propose new Strata system as a way to extend the lifecycle of furniture
Dutch designer Rik ten Velden is targeting home DJs with the Selectors Cabinet – a wooden DJ booth, room divider and record storage unit that he will showcase at Milan design week. More about Studio Rik ten Velden's vinyl-storage cabinet doubles as a home DJ booth
IKEA and Tom Dixon have revealed the results of their collaboration: a modular bed that "explores notions of adaptability and future-proofing". More about IKEA reveals Tom Dixon's Delaktig modular bed and sofa
Swedish furniture company Blå Station has worked with designers Thomas Bernstrand and Stefan Borselius to produce a flexible sofa formed from narrow cushioned slices. More about Blå Station's modular Bob sofa offers "almost unlimited options"
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a furniture range for Vitra that aims to bring the atmosphere of home into the office. More about Bouroullec brothers design Cyl office furniture to recall the warmth of home