Molteni&C granted injunction to stop Cassina producing identical Gio Ponti lounge chair
Molteni&C has won the first round of a legal battle against Cassina, after both Italian brands showed the same 1950s Gio Ponti chair at Milan design week. More
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Olivia Lee designs furniture to help solve technology-related daily dilemmas
A vanity table optimised for selfies and a tactile rug that helps you avoid walking into walls while virtual-reality gaming were among the objects presented at this year's Milan design week by Singaporean designer Olivia Lee. More
Front designs asymmetric version of Thonet's classic bistro chair
Swedish studio Front has put a new spin on the classic No. 14 bentwood chair by Gebrüder Thonet Vienna with its one-armed N.0 design. More
Sé pairs rich tones with golden details for apartment at Rossana Orlandi's Milan showroom
Burnt-orange walls, velvet upholstery and handmade rugs feature inside the pseudo apartment that London design brand Sé created for this year's Milan design week. More
Blå Station's Pocket armchair has extra built-in storage for bags and laptops
Swedish furniture company Blå Station has launched an armchair by Stone Designs that has an extra compartment to keep restaurants, bars and hotel lobbies free of clutter. More
Kartell adds to children's line with ultra-minimal Villa doll's houses
The latest addition to Kartell's children's range is a set of candy-coloured plastic doll's houses created by Italian designer Fabio Novembre. More
Front's Dune furniture for Offecct is both sofa and temporary workstation for busy environments
Tables branch out of this eight-person sofa, designed by Swedish studio Front to offer a relaxed breakout space in bustling offices. More
Fernando Mastrangelo's Escape furniture evokes landscapes through coloured gradients
Brooklyn artist and designer Fernando Mastrangelo has cast his latest collection of furniture, currently on show in New York, to look like "three-dimensional landscape paintings". More
Eight of the most promising designers from this year's Salone Satellite
The emerging-design section of the huge Salone del Mobile furniture fair, Salone Satellite never fails to unearth new up-and-coming talent. Design reporter Alice Morby rounds up eight of her favourites from the 2017 edition. More
Large O-shaped rocking chair features in Moooi's 2017 furniture and lighting range
A ring-shaped rocking chair and a sofa based on a simple line drawing are among the new products in Dutch furniture brand Moooi's latest collection. More
Philippe Starck designs seating for Driade based on historic torture devices
Launched at Milan design week, Philippe Starck's latest furniture collection for Italian brand Driade references torture devices used during the Spanish Inquisition. More
Ford's smart cot promises to recreate the feeling of being rocked to sleep in a car
Car brand Ford has created a smart crib that aims to soothe babies to sleep by gently rocking and lighting up, to simulate a car journey. More
Design eras converge in Dimore Studio's moodily coloured Milan exhibitions
Art deco, 1950s car detailing and 1970s interior styling featured in the colourful rooms created by Dimore Studio to showcase its furniture at Milan design week. More
Olafur Eliasson creates triangular patterns with Green Light furniture for Moroso
Shown at Milan design week, this prototype furniture for Moroso by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has a triangle-patterned frame that warps when viewed from different angles. More
Seven female designers asked to create metal furniture with "strong emotional allure"
Italian metal brand De Castelli worked with seven female designers, including Nika Zupanc and Constance Guisset, to create this furniture collection that features rose-gold cabinets and multi-coloured tables. More
Bouroullec brothers design minimal ash-wood chaise longue for Mattiazzi
The latest addition to Mattiazzi's furniture collection is the stripped-back Quindici lounge chair by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, launched at Milan design week. More
Australian designers take over the oratory in one of Milan's oldest churches
The works of 11 Australian designers are being exhibited together within a 12th-century church courtyard and oratory during Milan design week. More
Marni reinterprets childhood toys for colourful Playland installation
Fashion label Marni has designed a sandy playground for Milan design week that's filled with brightly coloured furniture and toys made using traditional weaving. More
Cassina and Molteni&C heading to court over rights to Gio Ponti lounge chair
Italian furniture brands Cassina and Molteni&C are locked in a legal battle over who has the rights to a 1950s design by architect Gio Ponti, after they both showed the chair at Milan design week. More
Konstantin Grcic references Milanese subway handrails in Soft Props sofa for Cassina
A subway-inspired sofa is among designs by Konstantin Grcic, Philippe Starck, the Bouroullec brothers and Patricia Urquiola to be launched by Cassina at Milan design week. More