Furniture
The best furniture and decor you can buy right now
Whether you’re shopping for a friend or looking to redecorate, we’ve got the whole house covered, from the kitchen and living room to the patio.
Cool cat furniture features bold rug patterns
Yarfie is a series of curving "cat furniture" pieces made from ash plywood and boldly patterned flat weave rugs.
NYCxDesign 2017 is here! Here's what to expect
NYCxDesign, New York City’s annual celebration of design in all its forms kicks off again this week and will run through May 24. Here’s what you can expect from this year’s events.
Brooklyn design studio Good Thing launches furniture, rugs, and more
For this launch, Good Thing worked with Toronto-based MSDS, New York-based Chen Chen & Kai Williams, as well as with Visibility, and Sam Anderson, the latter two of which have worked with Good Thing on prior projects.
The future of office furniture may be 3D printed
MIT, in collaboration with office furniture company Steelcase, has unveiled a new 3D printing technique that can produce furniture in minutes.
Apartment conversion features sleek space-saving modules
Essentially a white container, each apartment features high ceilings and large windows that allow for the implementation of built-in units like in-wall cabinets and the afore-mentioned modules.
Kartell's Villa dollhouses appeal to the design kid in all of us
The shelves can act as little rooms for figurines, or simply as shelves for books and other small objets, making it a piece of furniture that a family could ostensibly share across generations.
Salone del Mobile 2017: the trends and highlights to know
Our awards for the most surprising, eye-catching, and thought-provoking work from last week’s design Super Bowl.
Donald Judd-designed furniture will soon be available for purchase
Crafted from simple materials like wood and metal, Judd’s chairs, tables, and daybeds feature his signature clean lines and have become iconic works in their own right.
Ikea’s $20 stool ‘hacked’ by college wood science students
The hacks involved a variety of materials and methods, including sanding, bleaching, laser engraving, and sealing with lacquer.
New furniture brand designs minimalist pieces for frequent movers
Martin Gschwandtl’s "Out of Necessity" line has a familiar minimal, sleek, and vaguely Scandinavian look, relying on blonde woods and white panels.
New midcentury-inspired modular sofa can be assembled in minutes
Burrow’s easy-to-assemble sofas range from a one-seater to a four-seater, and come with the promise of one-week free shipping.
Now you can control your sofa with an app
The Lift-Bit is made up of single upholstered stools, which are embedded with motion-tracking sensors and can be controlled remotely with an app.
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Salone del Mobile 2017: News and updates
The design world's Super Bowl, Salone del Mobile, takes over Milan from April 4–9, during the city's Design Week. Curbed is on the scene to bring you intel on trends, events, and announcements from the fair.
Design objects and furniture take spotlight in cool new auction
Some of the most intriguing contemporary designers have joined forces for a benefit auction, now live on Paddle8 and through April 7.
Amazon may launch brick-and-mortar furniture, appliance stores
Few people are willing to buy a refrigerator over the internet. Amazon wants to fix that.
Why it's so hard to buy inexpensive, high-quality furniture
While the U.S. furniture market is worth $96.4 billion dollars annually, breaking even in a world of low-cost competitors gets difficult when you’re not a Big Box store.
6 online stores for stylish children’s furniture
Parents love stalwarts like Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Buy Buy Baby for their affordability and general convenience, but if you’re looking for more inspired design, we’ve got you covered.
Daybeds: What are they good for?
What are daybeds, really? Are they of any use at all? Is a chaise longue a daybed? What of fainting couches? And when, if ever, is a bench a daybed?
Iconic ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ bedroom scene recreated in new installation
This one’s for all sci-fi lovers out there: Now you can now live out the ending scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey in a new Los Angeles exhibition that recreates the film’s iconic bedroom.
How speakers went from statement furniture to unseen tech
Today, small, easily hidden speaker systems are the mainstays of home listening. But how did we get from full cabinetry to speakers not much bigger than a tin can?
Raf Simons and Kvadrat unveil new line of dappled textiles
Continuing his interest in modern and contemporary art, Simons took on Pointillism this time to create Ria, a new line that evokes the texture and color of the paintings from Impressionist masters like George Seurat and Paul Signac.
How Frank Lloyd Wright’s early furniture designs reinforced his vision
The architect’s early interior work helped develop his idea for homes as total works of art.
One day at Ikea’s biggest store in the U.S.
How 12 hours in the Burbank Ikea destroyed my soul.
This self-assembled kids chair is made from 11 pieces
Called the Hamaika chair after the Basque word for 11, the simple chair combines short, wooden boards that are all the same dimensions but have notches, grooves, and holes cut out of them.
10 Ikea essentials and their best alternatives
It’s hard to beat Ikea for super budget-friendly modern furniture, but sometimes you just want something different. Here are some ideas.
Cheeky table incorporates a birdcage-like base
The Mass Table designed by Alain Gilles for Italian furniture company Bonaldo is a refreshing twist on the standard dining table.
The 7 best Etsy furniture shops to check out now
Etsy is a great place for furniture shoppers, especially those looking for anything "midcentury," "reclaimed," or "rustic-industrial."
This collapsible chair is perfect for small spaces
The genius of the design is in the chair’s slatted wood seat, which is flexible enough to lay flat or curve into the expanded chair.
Greycork, furniture startup, says it's 'winding down operations'
The company's CEO responded to a customer's email about a shipment.
Ikea’s cool new joint means stronger furniture and faster assembly
With the company’s new wedge dowel joinery, your next table might be assembled in minutes and make it through more than one move.
Here are Ikea’s new limited-edition collections for spring and summer
The retailer is launching two new collections in U.S. stores this month and it’ll be exciting news for fans of patterns and rattan.
A furniture design show for cats is a thing meow
Nine designers take on furniture design for cats that live in small, urban homes.
6 charming midcentury living rooms with great furniture
From homes to restaurants to retail outlets, that minimalist, often Scandinavian look can be found everywhere these days.
Stylish baby crib transforms into a bed then a sofa
Constructed out of solid oak with slatted sides that gently slope inward, the simple yet design-forward crib is no magic baby whisperer like the smart crib Snoo, but it’s certainly still adaptive.
eBay now sells vintage furniture and decor curated by Chairish
Vintage lovers take note: the granddaddy of e-commerce eBay has launched a dedicated store for Chairish, the popular site and app for buying and selling pre-loved furniture, decor, and art.
5 midcentury sofas that are not West Elm’s ‘Peggy’
These picks all offer fab midcentury lines and tufted details, coming in at a variety of price points. A few are under $1,000.
7 dramatic home library ideas
For bibliophiles with a design bent, building a home library might mean ditching generic bookshelves for clever built-in solutions. We have a few ideas.
Ikea’s ‘hackable’ sofa bed will debut at Milan Design Week
For as long as time, people have been reinterpreting Ikea furniture with their wildest imaginations. Now, the Swedish retailer wants to be a part of that action.