Paul Cocksedge creates undulating communal bench in London
Please Be Seated is a giant outdoor seating installation made of three concentric rings of wave-like forms made from scaffolding planks. More
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Mattiazzi debuts four new seating collections at Milan design week
To celebrate its 10th year, Mattiazzi is launching seating by Jasper Morrison, Konstantin Grcic, Foster + Partners and Industrial Facility, who guest art-directed the collections. More
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8 Hour presents Clips furniture collection at Design Shanghai
Shanghai-based design studio 8 Hour has released a range of seating, which is inspired by the "changing forms" of a paperclip. More
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Pablo Limón coats furniture in silver nitrate for chromatic effect
Mexican designer Pablo Limón has produced a set of furniture pieces with chromatic rainbow finishes, created by gently buffing surfaces covered in layers of silver nitrate. More
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Igarashi Design Studio's Zero Space is filled with furniture based on river-weathered pebbles
Pebble-like seats in pastel hues offer students a place to recline in this recreational area, which Igarashi Design Studio has created for an arts university in Tokyo. More
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Kaws and Campanas collaborate on pink and black soft-toy chairs
Brazilian designers Humberto and Fernando Campana have created limited-edition versions of their signature soft-toy seats using designs by American artist Kaws. More
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Coalesse launches Sistema Lounge System in North America
Dezeen promotion: design brand Coalesse has launched a customisable lounge system by Spanish company Viccarbe in North America, offering an expanded range of options. More
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Anderssen & Voll designs Muuto's first ever high-back sofa
Danish brand Muuto has launched its first ever high-back sofa, which it says is designed to create private spheres within large open-plan offices. More
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Smarin stacks cushions to create seating that looks like military defences
Recalling the sandbag barricades used in war zones, piles of haphazardly stacked cushions form this public seating installation by French furniture brand Smarin. More
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Objects of Common Interest installs tubular Formation seats on Athens Conservatoire patio
Design studio Objects of Common Interest used chunky tubes of steel to form a collection of seating for the patio of the Athens Conservatoire. More
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Porky Hefer creates giant cuddly lounge chairs based on endangered species
Designer Porky Hefer has created a series of oversized bean bags and hanging chairs to resemble different animals under threat in the wild. More
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Rafa García designs sofa like a "fluffy and soft" dessert for Sancal
Dezeen promotion: Spanish designer Rafa García has tried to emulate the soft and airy texture of mousse with this modular sofa for furniture company Sancal. More
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PearsonLloyd redesigns economy-class aeroplane seating to make better use of space
London studio PearsonLloyd has unveiled an aeroplane seating concept that would give more space to passengers flying economy class. More
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Stephen Burks uses Bolon textiles to create shaggy chairs for BD Barcelona Design
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
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Ini Archibong's debut collection for Sé explores delicacy and strength
Sculptural chairs and tables that combine chubby and slender forms feature in Ini Archibong's first furniture collection for London-based brand Sé. More
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Simon Legald's Herit chair for Normann Copenhagen is "draped in nostalgia"
Simon Legald used oak and plastic when creating this chair for Normann Copenhagen, which seeks to combine mid-century and contemporary Danish design in its form. More
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Spacemakers engages young Londoners in furniture design
London agency Spacemakers has brought together design studio Silo and a group of young people to create a range of public seating. More
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Foster + Partners designs chair that facilitates focus work in public spaces
Foster + Partners has launched a chair with a tall enveloping form, to offer privacy to people working in busy spaces. More
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WoongKi Ryu's Abstraction chair takes cues from works of Kandinsky
Korean designer WoongKi Ryu has based elements of this chair on the motifs and colours seen in paintings by Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky. More
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Scrap Life Project transforms waste plastic from injection-moulding process into stools
A group of German designers have created stool seats from oddly shaped pieces of recycled plastic produced at an injection-moulding factory. More
