Oslo design studio StokkeAustad has created a modular furniture system for Norwegian brand Elementa that can be easily expanded for changing workspaces. More about Elementa's UN Divided furniture adapts to changing office spaces
London Design Festival 2016: Benjamin Hubert has designed a modular chair for Fritz Hansen that has over 8,000 possible unique combinations (+ slideshow). More about Benjamin Hubert designs mix-and-match Pair Chair for Fritz Hansen
French designer Philippe Starck has created a wood-burning stove for heating brand Speeta that can be customised by combining different modules (+ slideshow). More about Philippe Starck designs modular Speetbox wood-burning stove
Renowned industrial designer Joe Colombo's Tube Chair has been rescued from "the pages of design books" by Italian furniture brand Cappellini, which is rereleasing the piece. More about Cappellini reissues Joe Colombo's classic 1960s Tube Chair
NeoCon 2016: London studio Industrial Facility has designed a modular seating system for US furniture company Herman Miller that hooks together to turn "a communal gathering area into a lecture theatre". More about Herman Miller launches Plex modular lounge seating by Industrial Facility
Hungarian furniture brand Hannabi has designed a modular sofa aimed at consumers who move frequently or live in small flats (+ slideshow). More about Hannabi designs modular Urban Nomad sofa for generation rent
UK design graduate Sam Wrigley has launched a collection of designs that aim to make flat-pack furniture even more adaptable and easy to move (+ slideshow). More about Crisscross flat-pack furniture aims to be easier to take apart than IKEA's designs
Danish studio Kilo Design has created a seating system for furniture brand +Halle constructed from a set of soft rearrangeable lozenge-shaped elements. More about Modular Ø Sofa by Kilo Design is formed of three lozenge-shaped cushions
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has developed a transparent modular kitchen system with smoked glass surfaces that display the tools inside (+ slideshow). More about Tokujin Yoshioka designs glass kitchen "to show the beauty of kitchen tools"
The new Stockholm office of energy drink company Red Bull incorporates a range of flexible communal spaces, including a reception with a modular desk that can be reconfigured for use as a bar in the evening (+ slideshow). More about Red Bull's Stockholm office features modular mobile furniture
Milan 2015: in this movie, USM CEO Alexander Schärer introduces the student installations at a Milan exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the Swiss brand's Haller modular furniture system. More about USM's Rethink the Modular exhibition aims to "give a new perspective on modularity"
Stockholm 2015: Scandinavian studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has designed a modular sofa system for public spaces that allows sitters to recharge their phones and laptops while resting their legs. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune's Gate sofa provides public charging points
Istanbul Design Biennial 2014: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Rianne Koens stacked sets of different-sized wooden boxes on top of angled legs to form these furniture pieces. More about Rianne Koens’ stackable drawers function as cabinets, tables and stools
Spanish studio MUT Design has created modular kitchen units from materials commonly found elsewhere in the home. More about MUT Design uses copper, marble and ash for "seductive" freestanding kitchen
Interieur 2014: Belgian furniture brand Bulo has launched a range of modular office furniture based around black ash wood frames. More about Bulo's Dan modular furniture system is built from wooden ladders
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Fabricia Chang has created a series of pastel-coloured metal frames that bolt together into modular furniture pieces. More about Steel frames are bolted together to form Flexible Order modular furniture system
Japanese design studio Nendo has created a series of modular desk units for office furniture and supplies brand Kokuyo to complement its existing Brackets sofa (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's modular office tables create "casual spaces for standing conversation"
Product news: German designers Till Grosch and Björn Meier have created a modular office furniture system that can be arranged in a variety of groups and islands (+ slideshow). More about Docks for Ophelis by Grosch + Meier
Product news: these angular lounge chairs and ottomans by Brisbane designer Alexander Lotersztain can be tessellated in an endless array of shapes and patterns. More about Prisma by Alexander Lotersztain for Derlot Editions
Milan 2013: Polish designer Oskar Zieta will launch a collection of modular furniture made from Meccano-like perforated steel plates at MOST in Milan next month (+ slideshow). More about 3+ collection by Oskar Zieta