"No hiding" from environmental impact of trade fairs say designers at Salone del Mobile
More work is needed to improve the sustainability of trade fairs like Salone del Mobile, designers told Dezeen at Milan design week. More
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Gaetano Pesce designs his first-ever handbag for Bottega Veneta
Italian Radical Design pioneer and octagenarian Gaetano Pesce has made his debut foray into bags as part of a collaboration with fashion house Bottega Veneta that was unveiled at Milan design week. More
Five emerging designers to watch from Salone Satellite
Tables that can charge mobile phones and bricks made from avocado pits were among the projects shown by up-and-coming designers at Salone Satellite during this year's Milan design week. More
DWA Design Studio devises smellable installation for parfumerie in Milan
Northern France's industrial architecture informed the design of this demountable timber-frame installation, which Italian interiors practice DWA Design Studio has designed for perfume brand Les Eaux Primordiales at Milan design week. More
Cristina Celestino combines furniture with tennis in Clay Court Club
Italian architect and designer Cristina Celestino has temporarily refitted a historic Milan tennis club with furniture that references nets, courts and rackets. More
Desacralized features pieces by Rick Owens and Faina in Milanese church
Design gallery Galerie Philia's has curated the Desacralized exhibition inside an 11th-century church featuring works by American designer Rick Owens and Ukrainian studio Faina for Milan design week. More
Shigeru Ban exhibits Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin lights in paper-tube tunnel
Architect Shigeru Ban has created a space from paper tubes to showcase lamps by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for The Harmony of Form and Function exhibition during Milan design week. More
Lachlan Turczan and Google visualise sound with giant water-covered speakers
Tech giant Google has created an installation with American artist Lachlan Turczan that explores the "hidden qualities of water" at Milan Design Week. More
Occhio presents immersive lighting installation for Milan design week
In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen, lighting brand Occhio spotlights its immersive installation titled New Horizons at this year's Milan design week. More
Six interior designers style rooms at Artemest's L'Appartamento in Milan
Six interior design studios, including Kingston Lafferty Design and T.ZED Architects, have overhauled a room at the 1930s L'Appartamento for commerce platform Artemest at Milan design week. More
SolidNature and OMA architects present "immersive dreamscape" adorned with stones for Milan design week
Promotion: for its first solo show, Dutch material brand SolidNature is hosting an immersive exhibition at Milan design week, created by OMA architects Ellen Van Loon and Giulio Margheri. More
Eight Milanese interiors with eye-catching material palettes
In the lead-up to Milan design week, we have rounded up eight residential and hotel interiors in the Italian city that are united by their use of muted colours and diverse materials. More
Mario Cucinella Architects balances old and new at Fondazione Luigi Rovati Museum
Italian studio Mario Cucinella Architects has transformed a 19th-century building in Milan into an art gallery, adding a contemporary underground exhibition space to the historic structure. More
"Salone cannot be stagnant and living on its past success" says Maria Porro
With Salone del Mobile returning to its April slot for the first time in four years next week, president Maria Porro tells Dezeen what to expect from the design mega-fair in this interview. More
Moschino flagship store references the "history of ancient Italy"
Italian studio Andrea Tognon Architecture has collaborated with former Moschino creative director Jeremy Scott to renovate the brand's flagship store in Milan. More
Seven expressive works that demonstrate the "sculptural power" of Angelo Mangiarotti
Italian architect Angelo Mangiarotti is the focus of a major retrospective at the Triennale Milano museum. Here, the exhibition's curator Fulvio Irace picks seven key works from the show. More
Demountable electric-blue grid engulfs On-Off store interior in Milan
Italian architect Francesca Perani has teamed up with design studio Bloomscape to create a reversible fit-out for this clothing store in Milan, which is dominated by a flexible gridded shelving system. More
San Siro stadium "will not be torn down" says Italy's undersecretary for culture
Italy's undersecretary for culture Vittorio Sgarbi has stated that Milan's iconic San Siro stadium, which was set to be replaced by a Populous-designed building, will not be demolished. More
Artists, designers and architects address "the unknown" in the 23rd Triennale Milano International Exhibition
Promotion: Japanese sound designer Yuri Suzuki and architectural studio SOM are among the designers taking part in the 23rd edition of Triennale Milano International Exhibition, which focuses on "what we do not know that we don't know". More
Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck erects world's largest inflatable sculpture for Diesel show
Dutch design office Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck looked to ancient statues to inform the design of the world's largest inflatable sculpture, which was created for Italian fashion brand Diesel's Spring Summer 2023 show at Milan Fashion Week. More