Furniture
Furniture design shapes residential, public and commercial spaces, from seating and tables to storage systems, modular solutions and collectible pieces. Explore articles on furniture collections, designers, brands, materials and production methods. DesignWanted examines how industrial manufacturing, craftsmanship and material research inform contemporary furniture design, bringing together established approaches and experimental concepts.
“Don’t call me collectible!”: exploring furniture as a research object
How Vestigia turned a Tuscan villa into a temporary ecosystem where design is an object of research which generstes cultural value and discourse.
7 contemporary stool design pieces around 200€
Simple, adaptable, ready to use: these furniture pieces have the capacity to transform a room and its interior, and this selection can highlight new elements at an (almost)…
The organic dimension of manufacturing by Mediterranea Design
From the South of Italy, the newborn design studio of Medaarch embraces the shades of the coastline villages, their colors and suggestions to bring technology and tradition on…
Can a pepper be a mould? Inside Marco Campardo’s process-based design practice
From cardboard casts to dissolvable shop displays, the London-based designer has built a practice around refusing to separate an object from its making.
Why have we forgotten about office chairs?
Why the most used object in the modern workday has been scratched off the design map, and what Savo’s latest exhibition is trying to do about it.
Uneri, Sotanaka’s collection designed with nature
A series of functional furniture pieces that seem to belong in a fairy-tale world, Uneri is inspired by the sight of camphor tree branches fallen among flower beds…
Participatory design: what if we all made our own furniture?
At BASE Milano, Smarin’s design sessions turned furniture making into a collective act, proposing a new role for the designer in public life.
From flat to form: design’s meaning is still found in working with your hands
Ryota Yokozeki’s exhibition at Milan Design Week 2026 shows what a simple sheet of flat material can become through incessant prototyping iterations.
CLEANUP brings kitchen, basin and shower into a portable format
With its new technology and a wide vision about design as a way of simplifying life and gestures, the Japanese company presents a collection of three elements that…
There is no wrong way to sit: Bad Posture Chairs
Mara Bragagnolo’s Bad Posture Chairs question the standard ways of sitting, wondering what it would be like if furniture adapted to real bodies instead of constricting them.
MIFF 2026 strengthens ties between Asian design and global markets
With more than 600 exhibitors, the Malaysian fair confirms its position as an important player in the worldwide design field, resisting crisis and instability with resilience and beauty.
IKEA PS collection returns for its 10th edition with playful functionality
The Scandinavian brand brings together 12 designers to create a new collection of “talking” objects. An invitation not to take things too seriously and to rediscover the playful…