Campana brothers create tile collection based on Brazilian gemstones
The Agate gemstone commonly found in Brazil provided the inspiration for these handmade tiles, designed by Fernando and Humberto Campana for Italian brand Bisazza. More
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Charles Pétillon's photographs combine giant balloons and concrete architecture
Huge fabric balloons invade concrete buildings and barren landscapes in this series of images by French artist Charles Pétillon. More
Cities are "deeply tragic" says Rem Koolhaas
Architects have lost control of city design according to Rem Koolhaas, who says the gap between the profession's rhetoric and the reality is wider in Italy than anywhere else. More
10 furniture designs from Milan 2017 that showcase millennial pink
It was hard to miss millennial pink during this year's Milan design week, now that the colour has infiltrated the furniture design industry. Dezeen editor Amy Frearson has selected 10 of the best pink designs on show. More
Colour of the moment "millennial pink" dominates at Milan design week
So-called millennial pink is hugely popular in fashion right now, but has also become the most sought-after colour in furniture design, this year's Milan design week revealed. More
Faye Toogood and Philippe Malouin design minimal furniture for Matter Made's XVII exhibition
Making its debut at Milan design week, American brand Matter Made has brought together designers including Faye Toogood, Philippe Malouin and Pedro Venzon to produce a sculptural furniture and lighting collection. More
Herzog & de Meuron designs table version of Unterlinden museum lighting
This trumpet-shaped table lamp by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron is based on pendant lighting originally designed for a French museum. More
Lisa Ertel sandblasts Dune furniture to highlight underlying patterns of wood growth
German designer Lisa Ertel used a sandblasting technique on wood furniture to emphasise the patterns created by trees' annual rings of growth. More
Vincent van Duysen's first Molteni&C flagship store opens in Milan
For his first flagship design since becoming its creative director, Vincent van Duysen has created a space for Molteni&C that feels like a "secluded home from home". More
Ma Yansong's Mogu Chair is based on the rounded shapes of mushroom caps
MAD founder Ma Yansong has created a chair for Italian brand Sawaya & Moroni that's designed to be arranged like clusters of fungi. More
Claesson Koivisto Rune's disc-shaped Optunia lights are "devoid of unnecessary detailing"
Claesson Koivisto Rune has designed a collection of lights for FontanaArte made from pairs of illuminated and mirrored discs. More
10 trends from Milan design week that nobody is talking about
Are marble and brass still the hot materials? Has millennial pink been usurped by emerald green? Does anyone actually care? Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs offers a guide to the bigger Milan trends that seem to have slipped under the radar. More
Carlo Ratti experiments with "programmable wood" to make Swish stool for Cassina
Architecture office Carlo Ratti Associati used digital processes to produce this collapsible wooden stool that can be adjusted into different predetermined shapes. More
Air-filtering house in Milan "contributes to improving urban life" says SO-IL and MINI
In this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen, MINI Living Initiative creative lead Oke Hauser and SO-IL co-director Ilias Papageorgiou explain why they collaborated to install a translucent prefab home in an unused urban plot in Milan. More
Portuguese designers rethink traditional glass blowing for OFF Portugal exhibition
Vases with legs and containers moulded around tree trunks featured in OFF Portugal's Glass Cares exhibition of blown glassware at Milan design week. More
BD Barcelona showcases Färg & Blanche's wood-stitching skills with Couture cabinet range
Dezeen promotion: BD Barcelona Design has teamed up with designers Fredrik Färg and Emma Marga Blanche to release a cabinet that is put together using the pair's wood-tailoring technique. More
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
IKEA aims to take 200,000 people out of poverty in massive social sustainability drive
IKEA is to employ refugees at production centres in Jordan this summer as part of a long-term plan to create employment for 200,000 disadvantaged people around the world through social entrepreneurship programmes. More
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
SHoP creates immersive terracotta enclosure as a space to pause and reflect
Over 1,500 terracotta blocks were intricately carved and stacked to create this installation in Milan, which SHoP architects hoped would provide visitors with a moment of solace. More