Ambientec turns to organising events to showcase lighting products
Promotion: Japanese portable lighting brand Ambientec is, for the first time, organising its own events as well as showing at trade fairs to showcase its products. More
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Designers need to "re-energise" living rooms, say panel at Moooi talk
Promotion: Marcel Wanders, Li Edelkoort and Yves Béhar discussed how designers can harness technology to reunite families in the living room at a talk hosted by Dezeen and Moooi. More
Pininfarina creates chaise longue with the "aerodynamic curves" of a sports car
Italian design studio Pininfarina has launched its first collectible furniture object – a chaise longue featuring a craggy, rock-like base and a smooth seat informed by the outline of a sports car. More
Jérôme Pereira tests the limits of balance with lights made from tree branches
Designer and artist Jérôme Pereira has created a series of carefully weighted lighting sculptures using tree branches he foraged from the forests near his studio in the south of France. More
Kohler creates installations informed by flowing water at Milan Design Week 2024
Promotion: bathroom brand Kohler teamed up with designer Samuel Ross and design studio Yabu Pushelberg to create two installations that display the brand's latest products at this year's Milan Design Week. More
Studio TOOJ 3D-prints Contourage console table from sand
Stockholm-based Studio TOOJ has designed Contourage, a bright-blue table with a wood-grain pattern that was constructed from 3D-printed sand using a binder jetting process. More
Yves Salomon revives Pierre Chapo lighting and furniture using shearling offcuts
At this year's Salone del Mobile at Milan design week, fashion brand Yves Salomon showcased a furniture collection with Chapo Creation, inspired by Pierre Chapo's designs and incorporating shearling offcuts. More
SunRice installation explores new uses for world's "most widely consumed food"
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota used a kind of artificial stone made with waste rice husks to create this modular installation in the Brera botanical garden for Milan design week. More
Grohe unveils installation showcasing the "powerful connection of water in architecture"
Promotion: bathroom brand Grohe hosted an installation named Aquatecture at this year's Milan Design Week, situated in the courtyard of the neoclassical Palazzo Reale. More
Alessandro Mendini was an "atomic bomb of fantasy" says Philippe Starck
In this video produced by Dezeen for Triennale Milano and Fondation Cartier, Philippe Starck describes the "genius" of Alessandro Mendini following the opening of Io Sono Un Drago: The True Story of Alessandro Mendini, an exhibition celebrating the designer. More
Giles Tettey Nartey creates communal table for pounding and serving fufu
Pestles, mortars and bowls are integrated into the surfaces of the Communion table, created by designer Giles Tettey Nartey specifically for preparing the West African staple dish fufu. More
"It has become near impossible for an unproven talent to get a foot in the door"
The unmissable lack of diversity at Milan design week pointed to a wider issue within the industry, writes Amy Frearson. More
XL Extralight exhibits sole and foam-making process at Milan design week
Promotion: XL Extralight showcased its manufacturing process in an exhibition designed by Italian architect Andrea Caputo as an "immersive museum itinerary" during Milan design week. More
"Less is more is back" says panel during Gaggenau talk at Milan design week
Dezeen teamed up with kitchen appliances brand Gaggenau to host and film a talk about reduction in design with representatives from Zaha Hadid Architects, SOM and Industrial Facility during Milan design week 2024. More
"Has Milan design week become a victim of its own popularity?"
Milan design week seemed to show that the industry has given up on reducing its planetary impact and creating products for regular people, writes Max Fraser. More
Dice furniture changes function depending on how you "throw" it
Swiss studio Kosmos Architects has designed Dice, a multifaceted piece of oak furniture that can be used as a stool, a coffee table, a lamp or a footrest. More
Recycled aluminium "is a material we'll be using for the next 100 years" says Lars Beller Fjetland
An aluminium alloy made from 100 per cent recycled waste will be a game-changer for the furniture industry, according to Norwegian designer Lars Beller Fjetland. More
Blond Laboratory exhibition at Milan design week is a "celebration of process" says James Melia
Blond founder James Melia explains how the Blond Laboratory exhibition at Milan design week drew attention to the processes of industrial design in this video produced by Dezeen for the strategic design agency. More
Ten launches from Milan that explore the future of furniture design
Biodegradable stools and a dining table that discretely turns into a desk are among Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson's picks of the most progressive furniture launches at this year's Milan design week. More
Steely mono-material metal furniture takes centre stage at Milan design week
Mono-material metal furniture was one of the most prominent trends at Milan design week, where designers created striking pieces from aluminium and stainless steel. Here, we round up eight of the best. More