Sprayed in dazzling gradients of tropical colours like your favourite 80s Global Hypercolour T-shirt, these chairs are part of the Bikini Island collection, developed as a modular cluster including sofas and tables that support a variety of activities. 'Twenty years ago, people were all staring in the same direction at the TV screen,' says designer Werner Aisslinger, of the way sofas were traditionally used. 'Nowadays, they do thousands of different things, from meditation to answering emails' Photograph: Studio Aisslinger
These collaborative pieces of furniture, designed by Luca Nichetto and Oki Sato, were developed through a process inspired by a Japanese tradition in which one person composes the first three lines (kami-no-ku) of a short poem known as a tanka, then sends them to a second person who composes the two final sentences (shimo no ku) Photograph: NICHETTO=NENDO
The latest work from the Bouroullec brothers is a collection industrially stamped from sheet steel. 'We find fascination in turning a thin sheet of metal into a rigid structural piece with a single considerable punch,' say the designers. 'But even more are we fascinated by the challenge of creating domestic pleasant objects with a technology usually used for industrial parts' Photograph: Magis
Warsaw-based Studio Rygalik has developed a strange modular kitchen system from a standard steel frame, which consists of a ring supported on four legs. The frame can be completed using a set of different attachments that transforms it into different objects – a bread basket, hanger, cutting board table, salad bowl stand, and various work surfaces Photograph: Ernest Winczyk/Studio Rygalik
Ever wanted a cluster of headless pigs in your living room? Well Swedish design outfit Front has the answer, promising that their Anomoly collection will 'awaken your curiosity, your affection or perhaps even repulsion'. The natural coloured leather is stretched over a wooden mould, then used to cover a soft foam seat, digitally milled to fit the shape snugly Photograph: Front
Taking inspiration from the craft of crystal-cutting, British designer Lee Broom transforms the everyday lightbulb into an ornamental light that casts changing shadows. Each bulb is handblown and cut with a classic crystal pattern inspired by whiskey glasses and decanters Photograph: Lee Broom
Dutch architecture practice OMA has made its first foray into the furniture world with a series of mechanical objects, including a table that rises and falls at the press of a button. 'We wanted to create a range of furniture that performs in very precise but also in completely unpredictable ways,' says Rem Koolhaas, pictured here on his counter made from three swivelling stacked blocks. 'Furniture that not only contributes to the interior but also to the animation' Photograph: A.Osio. Courtesy of Knoll, Inc.
Belgian design pranksters Studio Job have created a series of lampshades in the shape of inverted bathtubs and buckets for Dutch manufacturer Moooi’s Unexpected Welcome collection. The latest in a series of projects that take the form of readymades with a twist, the duo have previously produced a bent Eiffel Tower table lamp and an upside-down Taj Mahal coffee table Photograph: Studio Job
