Hook by Jean Nouvel
Milan 2010: French architect Jean Nouvel presents an office wall system for Italian brand Methis at Superstudio Più in Zona Tortona. More
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Monster Chair by Marcel Wanders for Moooi
Milan 2010: Dutch designer Marcel Wanders exhibits a chair with a snarling face on its backrest at Moooi in Milan this week. More
Het Entreehuis by Bureau B+B
Dutch studio Bureau B+B have completed a house on a country estate in the Netherlands with a thatched roof but no eaves. More
Sedia 1 - Chair by Enzo Mari for Artek
Milan 2010: a self-assembly chair designed in 1974 by Italian designer Enzo Mari has been put into production by Finnish furniture brand Artek. More
In Here, for This by Krijn de Koning
An exhibition of furniture-like sculptures by Dutch artist Krijn de Koning has opened at Demisch Danant in New York. More
Flash Factory by Tom Dixon
Milan 2010: the Tom Dixon team are assembling brass and stainless steel lamps on their stand at Superstudio Più in the Zona Tortona district this week. More
Join by BCXSY
Milan 2010: at Spazio Rosana Orlandi in Milan this week designers Boaz Cohen & Sayaka Yamamoto of BCXSY are exhibiting a series of folding wooden screens made in collaboration with a Japanese joinery craftsman. More
Chairless by Alejandro Aravena for Vitra
Milan 2010: at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week furniture brand Vitra present a strap designed by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena to be wrapped around the body and used instead of a chair. More
Swarovski Crystal Palace 2010
Milan 2010: Swarovski Crystal Palace present installations by designers including Tokujin Yoshioka, Yves Behar and Gwenael Nicolas in Milan this week. More
Designers of the Future Award winners announced
Dezeenwire: Design Miami/Basel have announced designers Beta Tank, Graham Hudson, rAndom International, Zigelbaum & Coelho as winners of this year's Designers of the Future Award. See press release below: More
Wonderlamp by Studio Job and Pieke Bergmans for Dilmos
Milan 2010: artists Studio Job and designer Pieke Bergmans present a collection of polished bronze objects with blown-glass lamps spilling out of them for Italian gallery Dilmos in Milan this week. More
Contemplating Monolithic Design by Sony and BarberOsgerby
Milan 2010: British designers BarberOsgerby have collaborated with electronics brand Sony to present a series of conceptual products combining light and sound. More
Liiva House by Muru & Pere
Estonian architects Urmas Muru and Peeter Pere have designed a house for a fishing village near Tallinn, covered in shingles on all surfaces except for one white concrete wall. More
The Poor Man's Gold by Joost van Bleiswijk
Milan 2010: Eindhoven designer Joost van Bleiswijk has designed a series of chests containing giant vessels, presented by the Zuiderzee Museum at the Ventura Lambrate district in Milan this week. More
Diversity by Nacho Carbonell
Milan 2010: Spanish designer Nacho Carbonell today unveils a new series of combined table and chair forms finished in materials including gravel, thorns, corn and broken glass. More
Zuiderzee Settings by Kiki van Eijk
Milan 2010: Eindhoven designer Kiki van Eijk presents a collection of wooden furniture with ceramic drawers for the Zuiderzee Museum at the Ventura Lambrate district in Milan this week. More
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"Furniture designers are shifting focus" - Alice Rawsthorn in The New York Times
Dezeenwire: design writer Alice Rawsthorn's latest column in The New York Times previews this week's furniture fair in Milan. Read the article. Related: see all our coverage of Milan 2010.
9 X 10: Swarovski Elements at Work
Milan 2010: these chairs embellished with crystals by London designers Doshi Levien are among work by designers including Nendo, Konstantin Grcic and Neri & Hu, commissioned by Swarovski Elements and presented in Milan this week. More
Clever Little Bag by Yves Béhar for Puma
San Francisco designer Yves Béhar of Fuseproject has created eco-friendly packaging for footwear brand Puma that is half bag and half box. More
Autarky by Studio Formafantasma
Milan 2010: Studio Formafantasma of Eindhoven present a collection of tools, vessels and foods made of cereal in Milan this week. More