Richard Hutten's X-Chair for Moroso is designed to be seen from behind
Milan 2015: Dutch designer Richard Hutten has created a chair with a distinctive X-shaped connector on the back. More
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Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari upholster gym equipment with fur and leather
Milan 2015: beaver fur and hand-stitched leather cover the familiar forms of gym apparatus in this furniture and lighting collection influenced by body-building culture (+ slideshow). More
Oficina d'Arquitectura's Portuguese guest house is cut in two by a recessed entrance
A void in the centre of this gabled guest house near Porto contains an entrance onto a patio that links it to the adjacent main property (+ slideshow). More
GamFratesi covers Milanese cloister with mirrors for Mindcraft exhibition of Danish design
Milan 2015: design duo GamFratesi recruited established names like Cecilie Manz and Ole Jensen to exhibit alongside new designers in a mirrored installation for the Mindcraft exhibition in Milan. More
University model-making workshop by Atelier ARS features walls that fold open
A grid of louvred doors and shutters form the exterior of this model-making workshop in Guadalajara, Mexico, allowing enough natural ventilation to prevent dangerous fumes from building up inside (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen's #milanogram2015 highlights: day four
Milan 2015: close-up details, architectural facades and textile surfaces are increasingly popping up in our #milanogram2015 Instagram hashtag, as visitors seek out creative new ways of presenting exhibitions and products. More
Bethan Laura Wood creates installation of oversized canapés for lettuce-shaped plates
Milan 2015: British designer Bethan Laura Wood has created an installation of giant canapé-shaped sculptures for the relaunch of a 1960s tableware collection cast from lettuce leaves. More
Snøhetta designs new visual identity for Norway's national parks
Architecture and design studio Snøhetta has developed a new graphic identity for Norway's 44 national parks, featuring a logo designed to look like a doorway on a hillside (+ slideshow). More
Hella Jongerius updates her "young classic" Polder sofa
Milan 2015: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has spent four years updating her iconic Polder sofa for Swiss furniture brand Vitra, which was launched in Milan this week. More
Dezeen Mail #249
The latest news from Milan design week, including United Nude's 3D-printed shoes by Zaha Hadid and the UK's pavilion for the World Expo, feature in this week's Dezeen Mail. Click through for our pick of the best news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
Moooi's Milan 2015 exhibition is captured in a 360-degree virtual showroom
Extra Moooi: take a closer look at the huge portraits that provide the backdrop for new furniture, homeware and carpets by Dutch brand Moooi with this digital version of its Unexpected Welcome exhibition in Milan. More
Digital media is turning design fairs into "a kind of wild west" say designers
Milan 2015: leading designers have spoken out about the "awful" intrusion as visitors and journalists scramble to grab photos and interviews at design fairs. More
Emeco launches new collection in Milan designed by Jasper Morrison
Dezeen promotion: American furniture company Emeco has unveiled a new seating collection made using reclaimed materials by British designer Jasper Morrison at Milan's Salone Del Mobile furniture fair. More
Masato Sekiya wraps a glass corridor around an office block in Japan
A glazed corridor climbs up around the exterior of this Japan office building, intended by architect Masato Sekiya to create the impression that the structure has been "cut in half by glass" (+ slideshow). More
IKEA Temporary presents kitchen concepts at Milan pop-up
Milan 2015: IKEA has collaborated with designers to create kitchen installations focused on children, disabled people and the future of cooking at a pop-up space in Milan (+ slideshow). More
CF Møller plans Denmark's largest sewage-pumping station
Scandinavian architecture firm CF Møller has presented its plans to build Denmark's largest sewage-pumping station in Copenhagen. More
ÉCAL students examine the selfie at PhotoBooth exhibition
Milan 2015: photography and product design students at Swiss university ÉCAL have paired up to create interactive objects and installations that investigate the selfie phenomenon (+ movie). More
Florian Busch scatters square windows across the concrete facades of a Tokyo office
The smooth concrete exterior of this monolithic office block in Tokyo is interrupted by square windows in an assortment of sizes (+ slideshow). More
Geneva students make ink from salamanders and electricity from dog poo for Milan show
Milan 2015: a machine that converts dog poo into battery power, fashion accessories laced with catnip and a 3D printer that uses ink made from salamander bacteria are among products designed by students from the HEAD Geneva School of Art and Design. More
Vidigal House by Contaminar has a V-shaped plan enclosing a triangular garden
This house on a hillside in Leiria, Portugal, has two wings – a three-storey block that follows the slope of the site, and a bedroom block that cantilevers out at an angle (+ slideshow). More