Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto has created a "100 per cent biological chair" using flax fibres – a completely biodegradable material that is most commonly used for banknotes, tea bags and linen. More
Students from Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm have created six furniture prototypes in response to briefs by Swedish brands Blå Station, Gärsnäs, Johanson Design, Källemo, Massproductions and Materia. More
Stockholm studio Front has created a series of lights for design brand Zero, which feature brightly coloured metal strands that support a rounded diffuser. More
Rich colours, curved shapes and heavy fabrics all feature in the latest collection from Swedish furniture brand Fogia, which is launching at Stockholm Design Week. More
Italian designer Luca Nichetto told the story behind his Canal Chair for Moooi in our latest Design Dreams talk, which we streamed live from Stockholm Design Week. More
Snøhetta has created a collection of hinged wooden lamps, which were originally designed for a treetop cabin at the Treehotel in Sweden. More
Swedish studio Form Us With Love is asking Stockholm Design Week visitors to provide their feedback on a series of prototype designs, which will be installed inside a co-working space during the festival. More
Helsinki-based designer Joanna Laajisto drew upon traditional Scandinavian holiday cabins when designing this collection of wooden furniture for Finnish brand Made by Choice. More
In the next instalment of our exclusive video series with Bolon, directors Marie and Annica Eklund explain how the Swedish brand's Stockholm Design Week exhibition marked the start of "a new chapter" for Bolon. More
The Shakers are on the verge of extinction following the recent death of one of the sect's three surviving members. So why is their austere style having yet another revival? More
Lund University student Lisa Merk has designed a series of small urns that can be held during funeral ceremonies to reduce the anxieties of bereavement. More
Stockholm designer Thomas Bernstrand has created an outdoor stool that locks up like a supermarket trolley to keep parks and public spaces tidy. More
Swedish studio Front designed the customisable Button sofa to be as suitable for aged-care environments as it is for the home of a young person. More
An embracing chair designed to soothe anxiety and a lamp that anyone can be taught to manufacture are among items of furniture designed for prisons by students from Norway's University of Bergen. More
Bangkok studio Atelier 2+'s Greenhouse Mini is designed to encourage owners to bring greenery into their houses. More
Now the Stockholm Furniture Fair has ended, we're reflecting on some of the most promising talent spotted during the event. More
Architectural photographer Fernando Guerra has captured Claesson Koivisto Rune's first collection for Swedish furniture brand Dux at a vineyard in northern Portugal. More
Architecture firm Tham & Videgård has turned a former Stockholm design college into a members club that aims to make creative professionals feel "a little spoiled". More
White walls are taking a backseat as Brexit, Trump and global political instability drive homeowners to "nest", according to the interior designer behind the Stockholm Furniture Fair's annual Trends exhibition. More
Marble dumbbells, a bamboo hula hoop and slimline kettlebell feature in Swedish brand Tingest's vision for home training equipment. More
