Chiselled acoustic foam, hand-bent metal and interlocking rulers feature in an exhibition of stools created with single tools, presented by students from the Royal College of Art at London Design Festival. More about RCA design students exercise restraint in One Tool One Stool exhibition
US furniture brand Emeco has begun legal action against Zara Home for allegedly copying a chair and a stool designed for the brand by architect Norman Foster. More about Emeco sues Zara Home over chairs designed by Norman Foster
As part of IKEA's PS collection, which releases today, Swedish designer Mikael Axelsson has designed a stool with a base of birchwood "teeth" and an analogue lock that allows users to adjust the height. More about Woodworking clamps inform playful height-adjustable IKEA stool
Dezeen Showroom: designed by furniture brand NII's creative director Hirotaka Tako, this minimal stool's integrated casters allow it to glide around collaborative environments. More about Allround stool by NII
Dezeen Showroom: Japanese architecture studio and furniture maker Mililab has given both versatility and presence to its Ishi stool, informed by a previous design for table legs. More about Ishi stool by Mililab
Dezeen Showroom: Ukrainian brand Babai has released a design-forward table and stool for children that aims to fit seamlessly into playrooms and adult living spaces alike. More about Button table and Stool X by Babai
British-Brazilian designer Tessa Silva has used sand and wool to transform pleated fabric into a series of voluptuous vases and stools. More about Tessa Silva's bulging creations are made by inflating smocked fabric
Dezeen Showroom: Polish designer Mati Sipiora has created playful tension between form and material in this stool, which looks like it is made from rows of miniature metal pillows. More about Cosmic stool by Mati Sipiora
Milanese design studio 6AM has created candy-like Murano glass cubes "reminiscent of stone architecture" for the debut collection of Bottega Veneta creative director Louise Trotter. More about 6AM designs colourful Murano glass stools for Bottega Veneta fashion show
Dezeen Showroom: designed to look like a cluster of balancing rocks, this stool by Thai studio Atelier 2+ and furniture brand Moonler is made of wood indigenous to Thailand. More about Pebble stool by Atelier2+ for Moonler
Dezeen Showroom: designer Jumphol Socharoentham and Thai brand Waste is More have created a seating collection made partially from recycled plastic, used coffee grounds and sugarcane waste. More about Slab seating collection by Jumphol Socharoentham for Waste is More
From a Barcelona apartment to a home extension in Sydney, our latest lookbook rounds up interiors humbled by the presence of wooden milking stools. More about Five non-farmyard interiors where milking stools add rustic charm
Dezeen Showroom: a mid-century Scandinavian bar stool originally created in 1960 by Norwegian designer Torbjørn Bekken has now been re-released by Eikund. More about Veng bar stool by Torbjørn Bekken for Eikund
It's the most basic of furniture pieces, but in this roundup, we look at eight designs that explore the surprisingly broad potential of the humble stool. More about Eight stools that challenge conventional furniture design
Dezeen Showroom: oversized, rounded forms make a statement piece of this side table made from aluminium by Danish furniture brand Formarkivet. More about Cubio side table by Formarkivet
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design brand Skewed has released a collection of multifunctional "open-ended objects" made from ash and MDF that can function as tables, stools or plinths. More about Everything Series One tables by Skewed
German luggage manufacturer Rimowa and Swiss design company Vitra have collaborated on a toolbox and mobile storage stool informed by the companies' "mutual use of aluminium". More about Rimowa and Vitra collaborate on aluminium stool and toolbox
New York-based Studio Bucky has designed a furniture collection informed by Ireland's ancient megalithic tombs from reclaimed maple wood. More about Portals Collection furniture takes cues from Irish portal tombs
South Korean designer Junho Kang has created Cling, a stool made from stainless steel sheets and designed to resemble a climber's grip. More about Rock climbing informs stool with integrated carabiner by Junho Kang
Lagos design firm Omi Collective has created a six-legged timber stool that reinterprets classic African seating designs and can be divided into three standalone modules. More about Omi Collective's "distinctly African" stool can split into three seats for sharing