Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Molteni&C has launched a new outdoor collection made from tubular aluminium, designed by the brand's creative director Vincent Van Duysen. More about Soleva outdoor furniture by Vincent Van Duysen for Molteni&C
Dezeen Showroom: the 1980s Memphis style informed South African designer Haldane Martin's SuperRational modular outdoor sofa, released through his brand Haldane. More about SuperRational modular outdoor sofa by Haldane
Dezeen Showroom: Italian studio Orlandini Design and workplace furniture brand Narbutas have released a collection of seating designed to create a pleasant environment in contemporary offices. More about Kopa collection by Orlandini Design for Narbutas
Dezeen Showroom: Australian designer Alexander Lotersztain and his furniture brand Derlot aimed to bring contemporary refinement to beam seating with Platform, a system for transport terminals. More about Platform seating by Derlot
The latest edition of the Collectible fair in Brussels saw designers explore seating with a difference, presenting daybeds made from beeswax and metal, inverted sofas and a gigantic inflatable seat. More about Five weird and wonderful seating designs from Collectible Brussels 2026
Dezeen Showroom: brutalism, biophilia and ergonomics come together in the Trio seating, created for public spaces by Australian designer Alexander Lotersztain and his brand Derlot. More about Trio seating by Derlot
Belgian designer Linde Hermans has developed a collection of furniture that evokes traditional wooden brushes, propped up by thousands of bristles that function as an alternative to wheels or gliders. More about Linde Hermans designs Bristle seating to mimic jumbo brushes
Dezeen Showroom: American studio Union Design and brand KFI Studios have put a characterful twist on classic bentwood furniture in this collection of chairs and tables. More about Silva collection by Union Design for KFI Studios
Dezeen Showroom: a wooden outer shell contains a pillowy inner seat in this chair, designed by Italian duo Lucidi Pevere for Connection, a sub-brand of British company Flokk. More about Oko chair by Lucidi Pevere for Connection
Dezeen Showroom: woven backrests bring a sense of island tranquility to this outdoor seating system created by architect Antonio Citterio for Italian brand Flexform. More about Oasis seating system by Antonio Citterio for Flexform
As part of Stockholm Design Days, Swedish designer Malte Lundberg is exhibiting an ergonomic desk chair made entirely from wood, all the way down to the giant spiralling screw used to adjust the seat height. More about Malte Lundberg designs all-wooden alternative to "technical" office chairs
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis has created Roll, a rug with a wood-and-resin arm that transforms the product into a sofa, which she is debuting at a modernist house during Mexico City art week. More about Sabine Marcelis designs two-in-one rug and sofa with "subtle irony" for CC-Tapis
Dezeen Showroom: Hong Kong-based design brand Formiing aimed to combine timeless design with everyday comfort in the stainless steel-framed Outline chair. More about Outline chair by Formiing
British designer Ross Lovegrove and his studio have collaborated with Google DeepMind to co-create a chair using a generative AI trained on the designer's sketches. More about Ross Lovegrove co-creates chair with Google AI trained to emulate his style
Dezeen Showroom: Australian interior designer Tom Black looked to the arches and domes of Italian cities to create this due of seats, comprising a sofa and a lounge chair. More about Lounge Chair 01 + Sofa 01 by Tom Black
Dezeen Showroom: US brand Tropitone sought to provide sculptural seating for hospitality environments with its Orbit outdoor furniture collection. More about Orbit outdoor furniture collection by Tropitone
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron showcased stools that sit at the "crossroad between analogue and digital", as well as floor lamps and books at the SKWAT art centre for design event Capsule Plaza Tokyo. More about Herzog & de Meuron creates reading spaces with own furniture at Tokyo art centre
Dezeen Showroom: Italian designer Mario Ferrarini and Flokk-owned furniture brand Offecct aimed to bring character to modular public seating systems with Circulus. More about Offecct Circulus modular seating system by Mario Ferrarini for Flokk
Visitors to a recently pedestrianised public space on the Strand in central London can perch, lounge and relax on sculptural seating designed by landscape architecture firm LDA Design and fabricated by Millimetre. More about Undulating wooden benches provide versatile public seating on London's Strand
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish manufacturer Isist Atelier is reissuing the iconic BKF chair by Antoni Bonet, Juan Kurchan and Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, focusing on original details and proportions. More about BKF chair by Antoni Bonet, Juan Kurchan and Jorge Ferrari Hardoy for Isist Atelier