Following our video interview with designer Yuya Ushida, this film demonstrates the earlier bamboo version of his Sofa_XXXX expanding seating system, which is made from thousands of components. Ushida ...

How design is celebrating an aesthetic of imperfection. By Diana Budds This article is part of our Design special section about innovative surfaces in architecture, interiors and products. The ...

A set of bar stools is the latest addition to Dutch designer Maarten Baas' "family" of upholstered chairs with irregular back shapes for furniture brand Lensvelt. The customisable Maarten Baas 101 bar ...

In the world of contemporary furniture design, has there been a stool as beautifully functional – or as copied? Stool 60 was created by Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) and it ...

Finnish design brand Artek has collaborated with design studio Formafantasma to mark the 90th anniversary of its Stool 60 designed by Alvar Aalto, in a bid to encourage what it calls a “wider, wilder, ...