Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
RUT seating system by Blå Station among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: a sofa system distinguished by its square seating modules is among 14 new products on Dezeen Showroom. More
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Milan design week
Milan design week
Dimorestudio gives historical Milan palazzo "celestial" makeover
Over the course of Milan design week, architecture and design studio Dimorestudio transformed its gallery into "a dreamlike space" filled with lighting, furniture and textiles shrouded in plumes of smoke. More
Installations
Installations
Stefano Boeri creates Floating Forest at Milan design week
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has collaborated with shoe brand Timberland to create a "floating forest" on the Darsena dock as part of this year's Milan design week. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week researchers proposed using Space Bubbles to shield Earth from solar radiation
This week on Dezeen, MIT researchers revealed a proposal to fight climate change by creating a floating shield the size of Brazil using "space bubbles" that could reflect the sun's rays. More
Promotion
Promotion
Poltrona Frau releases outdoor furniture collections for "functional borderless living"
Promotion: Italian brand Poltrona Frau has added additional pieces of outdoor furniture to its Boundless Living Collection, which it launched in 2021. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Tearoom seating collection by Nick Ross for Menu
Dezeen Showroom: Nick Ross aimed to combine plush upholstery with a minimalist silhouette in the Tearoom seating collection, which the Scottish-Swedish designer has created for furniture brand Menu. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Whisky Chair by Finn Juhl via House of Finn Juhl
Dezeen Showroom: House of Finn Juhl has relaunched the mid-century Whisky Chair – a "borderline politically incorrect" seating design from Danish architect and designer Finn Juhl. More
Milan design week
Milan design week
Milan design week energy "exceeded the pre-pandemic level"
This year's Milan design week pushed the annual event back to the top of the design calendar and put the Milanese city back on the map, according to designers exhibiting at Salone del Mobile and the fuorisalone events around the city. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
HIMACS adds twelve new Aurora colours to Marmo surfacing collection
Dezeen Showroom: HIMACS has added a dozen new colourways to the Aurora edit of its Marmo collection, which features marble-effect surfacing informed by the luminosity of the northern lights. More
Milan design week
Milan design week
Japanese brands make Milan debuts as focus on the European market grows
Numerous Japanese brands chose to hold exhibitions during Milan design week for the first time this year as furniture fair Salone del Mobile returned to full capacity following the coronavirus pandemic. More
News
News
"Timber prices going up daily" in Europe due to Ukraine war
European architects and designers are struggling to source wood for their projects as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought imports from the region to a standstill, threatening stocks and driving up prices across the continent. More
Milan design week
Milan design week
Kvadrat presents graphic Quotes textiles by Alain Biltereyst in Milan
Danish textile brand Kvadrat has transformed the bold graphics of Belgian artist Alain Biltereyst into a collection of curtains and rugs, which created a colourful scenography during Milan design week. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Solaria high armchair by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba for Poltrona Frau
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Poltrona Frau has unveiled the Solaria high armchair, a chair with a distinctly high back created by designers Ludovica + Roberto Palomba. More
Design
Design
Jennifer Morden creates "aspirational" mid-century house with sinister dungeon for Fresh
Production designer Jennifer Morden created a mid-century house to reflect the personality of the flamboyant and misogynistic antagonist in comedy-thriller film Fresh. More
Milan design week
Milan design week
Virgil Abloh "wanted to do real industrial design" says Alberto Alessi
The late designer Virgil Abloh had to work hard to convince Italian design brand Alessi he could make the switch from fashion to industrial design, according to company director Alberto Alessi. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Plum chair by Gabbertas Studio for Allermuir
Dezeen Showroom: Gabbertas Studio has created a line of lounge chairs for furniture brand Allermuir, which are designed to blend seamlessly into commercial, hotel and home settings. More
News
News
Architects brand UK government plan to reintroduce imperial measurements "stupid"
Architects and architecture critics are attempting to stop a government proposal to reintroduce imperial measurements to the UK by calling on people to respond to its consultation More
Furniture
Furniture
Lara Bohinc designs voluptuous seating collection to be "playful and a little bit sexy"
Designer Lara Bohinc has created a collection of curvy furniture that intends to celebrate the female form, which was on display as part of Milan design week. More
Promotion
Promotion
Tristan Auer designs Blade Runner-inspired bathroom for Axor
Promotion: drawing on the aesthetic of the film Blade Runner, architect Tristan Auer has designed a neon-lit bathroom concept for Axor to suit an imagined male client. More
Milan design week
Milan design week
Studio Swine uses packing crates to construct Milan installation that will "leave no trace"
Design duo Studio Swine has displayed 22 hardwood furniture pieces on a "mountain" made from the packing crates they were delivered in for the Forest Tales exhibition at Milan design week. More