Milan 2011: this white plastic chair shaped like a scull and designed by French studio Pool is on show as part of the Nouvelle Vague exhibition of French design in Milan this week. More »

Milan 2011: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has filled Moroso‘s showroom with mist to present his new Moon chair for the Italian brand in Milan. More »

Milan 2011: German designers Ett La Benn show these vases made of biodegradable cellulose as part of Poetry Happens at Ventura Lambrate in Milan this week. More »

Milan 2011: this new video up on Dezeen Screen features Ralph Nauta and Lonneke Gordijn of Design Drift talking about their Fly Light and Fragile Future projects, which is on show this week at Ventura Lambrate in Milan. Watch the movie. See all our movies from Ventura Lambrate 2011.

Milan 2011: Berlin designer Jerszy Seymour presents this chair made from two continuous metal wires at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week. More »

Milan 2011: in Milan this week Italian brand Moroso launch this set of low tables by Japanese designers Nendo, where a mirrored lower shelf reveals the patterned underside of the table top. More »

Milan 2011: here’s a selection of photos by architectural photographer Luke Hayes of JamScape, the audio installation created by Yves Behar of fuseproject and Jawbone in collaboration with Dezeen. More »

These twenty lakeside villas in the Qingpu district of Shanghai are designed by Atelier Feichang Jianzhu of Beijing. More »

The latest video up on Dezeen Screen is this interview we filmed with car designer Nader Faghihzadeh of car brand BMW at the launch of the new 6 Series Convertible in Spain last month. Faghihzadeh, who created the vehicle’s exterior, explains the design concept and talks about the process of designing a car. Watch the movie »

Milan 2011: Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana present this wrinkly armchair for Italian brand Edra at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week. More »

Design Miami/Basel has announced that Asif Khan, Mischer’Traxler and Studio Juju are the winners of the 2011 W Hotels Designers of the Future Award: More »

KINO Architects of Japan have completed this four-storey timber and concrete house in Tokyo with balconies on each level. More »

Milan 2011: Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola presents this quilted sofa with a plastic frame at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week. More »

This house in Seto, Japan, by architects AUAU is wrapped in a faceted shell. More »