Milan 2016: German lighting designer Ingo Maurer turned Milan's Torre Velasca into a glowing red beacon with an installation for car brand Audi during Milan design week (+ slideshow). More
Opinion: three years ago Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs wrote an impassioned article complaining about the frustrations of visiting Milan during its annual design week. This year he found more to smile about. Here's his take on the 2016 fair. More
Dezeen promotion: American furniture brand Emeco has launched a new armchair by British designer Jasper Morrison at this year's Milan design week, as part of his Alfi collection made using reclaimed materials (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2016: Norwegian designer Andreas Engesvik has created a minimal toothbrush for Danish brand Hay. More
Milan 2016: London design studio Oeuffice has updated its collection of stools based on Greek column capitals with white marble versions, and displayed them in a black courtyard in Milan (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2016: Glas Italia's 2016 range of glass furniture features pieces from designers including Tokujin Yoshioka, Nendo, and Philippe Starck, who designed a table with mouth-blown borosilicate legs. More
Milan 2016: this eyewear collection by Crafting Plastics was created from test samples of new biodegradable plastics (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2016: Normann Copenhagen has become the latest brand to release flat-pack furniture, working with Danish designer Hans Horneman on a range of self-assembly lounge chairs (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2016: Italian firm SET Architects has wrapped fabric around a steel framework to create an installation and temporary exhibition space for ceramic tile manufacturer Florim (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2016: students from Germany's Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design have designed a range of children's furniture and lighting that includes house-shaped beds and stackable lanterns (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2016: designer Ini Archibong has based the coloured glass legs of his Galilee and Orion tables on mythological characters and biblical stories (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2016: the old model of working for royalties is "completely dead" according to Stefano Giovannoni, the latest designer to turn entrepreneur and launch his own brand. More
Milan 2016: London studio Industrial Facility has designed a solid wood "chair for church" for Italian furniture brand Mattiazzi (+ slideshow). More
Business news: Molteni has become the latest Italian design brand to appoint a non-Italian creative director, signing up Belgian architect and designer Vincent Van Duysen for the role. More
Milan 2016: Moroso has transformed its Milan showroom into an exhibition space filled with products by Ron Arad, marking a longstanding relationship between the Italian company and the Israeli designer (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2016: Dutch designer Bastiaan Buijs' latest sex-inspired furniture piece is a BDSM version of Gerrit Rietveld's iconic Red and Blue Chair, which aims to "shine light" on sexual taboos. More
Milan 2016: Studio Job has updated its collection of mosaic tiles for Italian brand Bisazza, including a range influenced by Britain's Industrial Revolution. More
Milan 2016: food and drinks giant PepsiCo is expanding its design team from 100 to 160 and opening studios around the world, following the success of its inaugural studio in New York (+ slideshow). More
Milan 2016: New York designer Karim Rashid has created a set of aluminium bottles for drinks brand Pepsi, one of a series of megabrands that presented in Milan this year. More
Milan 2016: Chinese studio MAD Architects has created a door handle based on the shape of the firm's skyscrapers in Mississauga, Canada, which have been nicknamed the Marilyn Monroe Towers. More