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
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Ercol updates mid-century designs using millennial pink tones
Ercol has given a millennial pink makeover to two of its original designs originally created by founder Lucian Ercolani in the 1950s. More
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Competition: win an Aram stool designed by Nendo for GAN
Dezeen has teamed up with New York design brand GAN to give away stools by Japanese studio Nendo, which are entwined in metal loops that increase in density towards the top. More
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Hem unveils Chlorophyll and Ink furniture collection inspired by exotic plants and fabrics
Furniture brand Hem has unveiled its 2017/18 collection, which includes new rugs and pouffes with elements borrowed from exotic plants and shimmering fabrics. More
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Sou Fujimoto designs hybrid bookshelf and chair for Alias
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto's Bookchair slots in and out of its surrounding shelving to double as both storage and seating. More
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Smarin designs sunloungers that are "Hockney-universe friendly"
This collection of brightly coloured poolside furniture by French furniture brand Smarin will make its debut at the Centre Pompidou's David Hockney retrospective. More
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Claesson Koivisto Rune cuts out manufacturer to create chair in eight weeks
It took less than eight weeks for Claesson Koivisto Rune's Three Piece Chair to go from cardboard mock-up to production-ready model. More
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Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia designs modular office furniture
Joe Gebbia, who co-founded home rental website Airbnb, has designed a range of adaptable, modular office furniture for American brand Bernhardt Design. More
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Young Danish designer reimagines the rocking chair at Carl Hansen & Son's New York showroom
Copenhagen-based Anker Bak has created a foldable rocking chair that incorporates traditional materials with a minimalist approach. More
