Furniture
Furniture
Nendo presents 50 Manga Chairs in Milanese cloister courtyard
Milan 2016: Japanese studio Nendo has installed its collection of chairs influenced by comic books in the courtyard of a historic cloister in Milan (+ slideshow). More
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Design
Design
Apple files patent for customisable keyless keyboard
Tech giant Apple has been granted a patent for a keyboard that abandons traditional keys in favour of a "force-sensitive" sheet that could function like an oversized trackpad. More
Promotion
Promotion
Lasvit restores Bohemian crystal chandeliers in Milan's Palazzo Serbelloni
Dezeen promotion: Czech glass brand Lasvit has restored four chandeliers crafted from Bohemian crystal which hang in the historic Palazzo Serbelloni in Milan (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Bennetts Associates adds pre-rusted steel box to London's Shaftesbury Theatre
Bennetts Associates has extended a historic theatre in London's West End, adding a serrated box made from weathering steel on top of the roof (+ slideshow). More
Furniture
Furniture
Gufram brings together old and new furniture for 50th anniversary exhibition
Milan 2016: Italian furniture brand Gufram's 50 Years of Design Against the Tide exhibition shows classic products alongside more recent pieces by designers including Ross Lovegrove and Alessandro Mendini (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Manuelle Gautrand divides exhibition centre into 13 orange-hued blocks
Thirteen gabled blocks come together to form this orange-toned events building in Saint-Louis, a French town on the outskirts of Basel (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Rafael Moneo designs luxury condo towers for the Miami waterfront
Rafael Moneo, the 1996 Pritzker Prize winner, has been tapped to design his first Miami project: a pair of upscale residential towers intended to revitalise the once-famous Jockey Club. More
Design
Design
ÉCAL students anticipate the future of familiar objects for Milan exhibition
Milan 2016: interaction design students at Swiss university ÉCAL have used connected technologies and virtual reality to imagine possible future versions of everyday objects such as a toaster, a broom and a book (+ movie). More
Furniture
Furniture
Kukka Studio's Spectra collection contrasts iridescent glass with white quartz
Milan 2016: as part of the coloured glass trend in Milan this year, UK-based Kukka Studio's collection of side tables places pastel-hued panes alongside white quartz slabs. More
Design
Design
MAD stretches gradated ribbons from palazzo arcade for Invisible Border installation
Milan 2016: coloured streamers erupt from the first-floor arches of a palazzo facade to create this undulating canopy designed by Beijing architecture studio MAD (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Tham & Videgård creates rows of upside-down arches with Västra Kajen housing
Scalloped balconies create unusually shaped openings across the facades of these two apartment blocks completed by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter in southern Sweden (+ slideshow). More
Comments
Comments
"Generation Rent being told what they want again"
Comments update: co-living accommodation was hotly debated this week, as readers argued for and against shared living spaces in major cities where home ownership is no longer a reality. More
Design
Design
Formafantasma bases Anticipation exhibition on Lexus concept car
Milan 2016: Italian duo Formafantasma have created a trio of installations that reference the form and materials of Japanese car brand Lexus' LF-FC concept model (+ slideshow). More
Lighting
Lighting
Lee Broom's Salone del Automobile delivery van arrives in Milan
Milan 2016: in this exclusive Dezeen movie, London designer Lee Broom explains the concept behind his "blink and you'll miss it" travelling exhibition in the back of a delivery van, which arrived in Milan on Monday (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Today we like: coloured glass
No longer just for church windows, stained and coloured glass is cropping up repeatedly at this year's Milan design week, where Patricia Urquiola and the Campana brothers are among those presenting tinted transparent furniture. See more design with coloured glass »
Architecture
Architecture
Glossy green bricks lend woven texture to Belgian primary school by Areal Architecten
Glazed mint-green bricks alternate to create a basketweave pattern across the walls of this school building by Areal Architecten, which also frames a series of terraces and covered play spaces (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Sou Fujimoto unveils "forest of light" installation for COS
Milan 2016: Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has used spotlights, mirrors and specially composed sounds to create his "shifting forest of light" that responds to visitors' movements for fashion brand COS (+ movie). More
Dezeen's #milanogram2016 highlights: day two
Milan 2016: Moooi's new Charleston Sofa, which is turned vertically on its end to form a swivel chair, is attracting lots of attention today as Milan's Salone del Mobile opens. Click through to see a selection of the best images posted to Instagram so far using our #milanogram2016 hashtag. More
Design
Design
Nike installations in Milan focus on different types of motion
Milan 2016: ten designers explore the nature of motion as part of Nike's Milan design week exhibition, which includes an installation of levitating marble by Max Lamb and a microclimate chair for athletes by Greg Lynn (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Pedrali expands its wood division in Manzano
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Pedrali is celebrating 10 years of wooden furniture production by expanding its dedicated woodworking facility in Manzano, in the Italian province of Udine (+ movie). More