Spectra performance textile by Ultrafabrics
Dezeen Showroom: Ultrafabrics has released Spectra, a new performance textile for upholstery that replicates the woven look of cloth. More
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Designers make furniture and fashion products from textiles for Kvadrat's Knit! exhibition
Kvadrat's Knit! exhibition, which forms part of 3 Days of Design, sees 28 designers create a variety of objects upholstered in its Kvadrat Febrik textile range, from sofas and dining tables to a giant squishy ball and whimsical flight suits. More
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Raf Simons designs Kvadrat upholstery collection informed by haute couture fabrics
Fashion designer Raf Simons has created two upholstery fabrics, Helia and Silas, for Danish textile company Kvadrat. More
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Floor Skrabanja designs 3D-knitted furniture without staples or stitches
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Floor Skrabanja has created a collection of seats made from a single piece of 3D-knitted upholstery that needs no gluing or stitching, so can easily be deconstructed. More
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Kvadrat debuts eco-friendly and "sporty" Patio outdoor fabrics
Copenhagen-based designer Karina Nielsen Rios has developed a line of outdoor upholstery fabrics for Danish brand Kvadrat that are both hardwearing and eco-friendly. 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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Bouroullec brothers design minimal ash-wood chaise longue for Mattiazzi
The latest addition to Mattiazzi's furniture collection is the stripped-back Quindici lounge chair by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, launched at Milan design week. More
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Vitra covers Eames Lounge Chair in fabric to celebrate 60th anniversary
Swiss furniture brand Vitra is launching a limited-edition version of Charles and Ray Eames' Lounge Chair to commemorate its 60 years in production. More
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Kulle daybed by Stefanie Schissler features a bobbly surface
Cologne 2014: this daybed by young designer Stefanie Schissler is intentionally lumpy to encourage users to snuggle into it. More
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Inga Sempé unveils quilt-covered Ruché armchair for Ligne Roset
Maison&Objet 2014: Paris designer Inga Sempé has added an armchair to her Ruché collection of furniture with quilted covers for French design brand Ligne Roset (+ slideshow). More
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Traffic by Konstantin Grcic for Magis
Product news: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic's Traffic seating collection for Italian design brand Magis has gone into production. More
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Zieharsofika upholstery by Meike Harde
Product news: German design graduate Meike Harde has designed a range of upholstered benches and stools simply by folding foam mats and fixing them to wooden frames with elastic bands. More
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Apps by Richard Hutten for Artifort
Interieur 2012: Dutch designer Richard Hutten has created a series of sofas and armchairs designed to resemble the icons on a smartphone screen. More
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In Vein by Ayala Serfaty
Israeli designer Ayala Serfaty's new collection of sculptural furniture and lighting includes upholstered pieces resembling lichen-covered stone. More
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Bold by Big-Game
Swiss designers Big-Game launched an armchair that looks like a quilt-covered deckchair at the Villa Noailles design festival in France this weekend. More
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Ploum by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Ligne Roset
Cologne 2011: French design brand Ligne Roset have launched a sponge-like sofa by designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec at the imm cologne fair in Germany this week. More
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Termo by Tomek Rygalik
Polish designer Tomek Rygalik has created a furniture system of modular chairs and tables set in bases that resemble bath tubs. More
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Cozy Furniture by Hannes Grebin
German designer Hannes Grebin has created a range of living room furniture based on 1970s German domestic decor. More
