A pasta-shaped daybed and speakers that resemble Saturn's rings are among the products on display at Contemporary Design Selections at this year's Lake Como Design Festival. More about Seven standout contemporary designs at Lake Como Design Festival
Giovanni Castellucci, former head of Italy's motorway operator Autostrade per l'Italia, and 31 other people have been convicted over the 2018 collapse of the Ponte Morandi bridge in Genoa, which killed 43 people. More about Italy's former head of motorways sentenced to 12 years over Ponte Morandi collapse
Architecture studios Carlo Ratti Associati and Park Associati are set to overhaul the Spedali Civili hospital in Brescia, Italy, with the addition of a three-pronged wing surrounded by a one-kilometre-long park. More about Carlo Ratti and Park Associati to surround children's hospital in one-kilometre "green ring"
Cantilever chairs, wood panelling and mirror-clad surfaces meet in Lève Office Bar, a Space Age-informed bar in Turin by Italian architect Fabio Fantolino. More about Fabio Fantolino looks to 1960s offices for interior of retro Turin bar
Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled its design for the Ambrosian Monastery in Milan, which will feature a sleek roof that shelters cloisters and lifts into a sail-like form over the church altar. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti unveils design for Milan monastery with sail-like roof
Design studio Tutto Bene has updated Italian brand Fornasetti's Milan flagship store, using stainless steel, burl wood and trompe l'oeil-painted walls to create spaces that reference the brand's history. More about Tutto Bene combines "the futuristic and the historic" for Milan Fornasetti store
Emerging designers explored sustainability and everyday designs for the Shared Matter exhibition at Milan design week, which had a focus on international collaboration. More about Young designers show paper glasses and aluminium-foam lightbulbs in Milan
Italian museum Triennale Milano has unveiled the Continuous Present exhibition in Milan, which showcases works by architect Andrea Branzi. Here, curator Toyo Ito chooses his favourite projects on show. More about Toyo Ito picks eight favourite Andrea Branzi projects from Continuous Present exhibition
Stackable drawers, anthropomorphic lamps and a pillowy PVC coffee table are among the standout products spotted by the Dezeen team last week during Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair and the city-wide design festival that surrounds it. More about Dezeen's favourite furniture and lighting from Milan design week 2026
Appliance brand Fisher & Paykel evoked its New Zealand roots at this year's Salone del Mobile, juxtaposing large video screens that showcased wild forests with wooden displays and tactile pottery. More about Aotearoan forests frame Fisher & Paykel appliances at Nature – Ritual showcase in Milan
Milan design week might have reached peak brandification this year, but there were still plenty of outstanding independent exhibitions to be found in the margins. Below, the Dezeen team shares nine of its favourites. More about Dezeen's pick of the best grassroots shows from Milan design week
Door handles made from human hair, soap and climbing grips featured in a nomadic Milan design week exhibition curated by Zaccaria Slater as an affordable platform for emerging design talent. More about Eclectic door knobs feature in guerrilla Milan design week exhibition
Global studio SOM has renewed Corso Italia 23, a 1960s office complex in Milan, retrofitting its modernist structure and fractured interiors to align with modern standards. More about SOM "preserves the soul" of 1960s modernist office complex in Milan
During Milan design week, sports brand Nike unveiled a permanent laboratory where anyone can experiment with its Air technology over the coming years. More about Nike opens permanent Air Lab in Milan with "industrial-grade robots for anyone to use"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a collaboration between Kasing Lung's Labubu character and USM Haller at Milan design week. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "cure for our bland building pandemic"
A pair of apple-sized fruit bowls were built into Helsinki designer Didi Ng Wing Yin's latest coffee table, which was on display at Spazio Rosanna Orlandi during Milan design week. More about Didi Ng Wing Yin adds "humorous approach" to furniture made from construction lumber
That's a wrap on Milan design week 2026. Here are six trends to know from the industry’s biggest event of the year, starring a blow-up IKEA chair and a creepy AI-powered chandelier. More about Sci-fi lamps and inflatable furniture among six trends to know from Milan design week
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has created a colourful installation at Milan design week to mark the launch of his Chasing the Sun gift collection for champagne brand Veuve Clicquot. More about Yinka Ilori creates space with "a sense of warmth and optimism" for Veuve Clicquot
Fast-food brand McDonald's has made its Milan design week debut with an installation focused on a giant swimming-pool-like ball pit. More about McDonald's creates Damien Hirst-informed ball pit for Milan design week debut
Polish creative Marcin Rusak is showing his latest botanical pieces at Milan design week, which include biodegradable sconce lights wrapped in leaves and an intricate relief tracing the history of the cut flower industry. More about "Nature is frozen for a second" in Marcin Rusak's flower-infused furniture