Dezeen Showroom: the elegant simplicity of steam-bent solid wood defines the Miko (C) armchair, created by designer Tsuguji Sasaki for Thai brand Bendi-Bangkok. More about Miko (C) armchair by Tsuguji Sasaki for Bendi-Bangkok
Dezeen Showroom: design studio SmithMatthias aimed to give a classic form a slightly exaggerated edge in this chair, created for British brand Allermuir. More about Curve chair by SmithMatthias for Allermuir
Dezeen Showroom: international furniture brand Andreu World has developed a collection of aluminium-and-rope seating and tables that "reinterprets wickerwork". More about Brezal outdoor furniture collection by Patricia Urquiola for Andreu World
Italian office Studio Klass has designed a dining chair for the restaurant of Milan's Triennale that evokes the style and atmosphere of the museum's original 1930s interior. More about Studio Klass creates "sober and refined" chair for Triennale Milano restaurant
Ghostly imprints of hands, butts and other body parts linger on the surface of this heat-reactive seating collection, developed by London designer and Central Saint Martins graduate Jacob Walls. More about Pangolin seating changes colour like a mood ring in response to touch
Pleated timber, old floorboards and translucent resin were among the materials used to make seven of the most interesting seating projects by emerging creatives on show at 3 Days of Design. More about Seven seats by emerging designers at 3 Days of Design
Berlin-based artist Martin Binder has installed the Balance Bench in Einbeck, Germany, which acts like a seesaw. More about Martin Binder designs seesaw bench to encourage "more playfulness and less polarisation"
At Copenhagen's 3 Days of Design festival, Dutch manufacturer Aifunghi is debuting a series of furry mycelium chairs that prove sustainable furniture doesn't have to look drab and can actually be produced at a "semi-industrial" scale. More about Moooi alumni launch design brand to make mycelium furniture "a little bit more sexy"
This week's 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen will see Hem debut a much-hyped pouf by Kusheda Mensah, marking the first time the Swedish furniture house has collaborated with a Black designer. More about Hem launches many-fingered ottoman by "rising star" Kusheda Mensah
American furniture brand Coalesse has unveiled a sculptural seating collection by architect Jean Nouvel, with curved forms that envelop the sitter and allow for versatile configurations within a space. More about Jean Nouvel designs pared-back furniture for Coalesse that has "nothing to do with minimalism"
Launches of foam-free sofas are coming in hot and fast, as furniture makers wake up to the toxic impacts of polyurethane padding. Below are seven recent examples, packed instead with beans, latex and nothing but air. More about Seven foamless sofas filled with unexpected materials
Dezeen Showroom: Japanese designer Keiji Takeuchi aimed to bring both beauty and practicality to contract seating with this modular sofa for furniture brand NaughtOne. More about Mimo modular seating by Keiji Takeuchi for NaughtOne
Designer Paul Crofts and furniture brand Isomi have applied 3D-knitting to sofa design with Knit One, a foam-free modular couch debuting at NeoCon 2025 this week. More about Isomi creates 3D-knitted sofa with air as the only cushioning material
Dezeen Showroom: contract furniture brand NaughtOne worked with Copenhagen-based British designer Daniel Schofield on a fully upholstered lounge chair that references 1960s space-age design. More about Fin lounge chair by Daniel Schofield for NaughtOne
Dezeen Showroom: designer Tom Fereday and Australian brand Nau aimed to celebrate the beauty of timber through this armchair, which is characterised by its sculptural frame. More about Cove armchair by Tom Fereday for Nau
Dezeen Showroom: designer Adam Goodrum took inspiration from vintage Italian sofas to create a pillowy modular seating system for Australian brand Nau. More about Billo seating system by Adam Goodrum for Nau
Polish designer Tomek Rygalik has launched Loope – a recycled plastic furniture brand that allows customers to return used products when they are no longer needed, so they can be turned into a different piece of furniture free of charge. More about Unwanted furniture turned into new items at no extra cost with Loope take-back scheme
Dezeen Showroom: design studio SmithMatthias has created a foam-free modular sofa for British brand Morgan that provides a sustainable sofa option for the contract market. More about Bruton modular sofa by SmithMatthias for Morgan
Design gallery Casa Valle has collaborated with furniture producer BD Barcelona on a limited edition version of Antoni Gaudí’s Battló Chair that is on show as part of NYCxDesign 2025. More about Casa Valle cloaks Gaudí's Battló Chair in dark ebony stain
Dezeen Showroom: Canadian design studio Yabu Pushelberg looked to the streets of Brazil and the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer to design this lounge chair for Toronto-based brand Man of Parts. More about Rua Ipanema lounge chair by Yabu Pushelberg for Man of Parts