Chair

French startup Aurasens is taking CES music lovers on a "visceral, trans-sensory journey" in Las Vegas this week as it launches its high-end audio recliner. The hi-fi chair uses haptic touch points to gently massage the listener as music plays through a pair of headphones.

Finding a comfortable place to sit while camping can be a struggle, and carrying a full-on camping chair while hiking to camp isn't exactly appealing. The PacBack Trio is a clever solution to these problems, transforming from a portable air mattress into what looks like a comfy chair in seconds.

What do you get when you cross a chair and a hammock? Why, Chammock, of course. Chammock is a small and compact chair that takes up very little room in your backpack, but which offers a comfortable chair when unfolded and hung between two trees.

Timber furniture is made from a tree that has been cut down, sawed up, and stuck back together again. Wouldn't it make more sense to grow a tree straight into a piece of furniture? Gavin Munro thought so, now he grows all sorts of furniture straight out of the ground.

With Kids Imagination Furniture, The Cardboard Guys are hoping to foster children's creativity, allowing them to build and decorate their own desk and chair set. Made to be strong, easy to build, and recyclable, Kids Imagination Furniture offers a viable alternative to more traditional sets.

Cozy Room is a personal isolation chamber allowing an individual to take some time away from prying eyes. By sitting in the high-backed leather chair and pulling yourself forward, you're encased in a small cubicle with everything you could need close to hand. Except human company, obviously.

Benjamin Rollins Caldwell exults in materials, designing entire lines of furniture from a wide range of castoffs. His latest creations form his remarkable Binary collection of living room furniture, in which all components come from old PCs and defunct electronics.

Benjamin Vermeulen has designed a new range of flatpack furniture that simply snaps into place using magnets, no tools required.

The Bodice Rocker is part lounger, part work of art. When in a horizontal position, it's an ergonomic luxury chair, but it's when the person sitting down stands up and walks away that the magic happens.

Canvas from Japanese design firm YOY is both a work of art and a practical piece of furniture.

The Blandito from Oradaria Design is a soft pad that can be shaped for a range of different uses.

Maserati has partnered with Italian furniture manufacturer Zanotta to create a limited-edition armchair, which just premiered at Milan Design Week.