Office for Metropolitan Architecture has announced details of a new publication that will present research into the growth of new urban centres in the Gulf. More »

Our blog for the International Design Forum has been updated with images, construction shots and a description of the Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi by Zaha Hadid. More »

Live from Milan: here are more images from the Swarovski Crystal Palace show at Via Savona 56, Milan this week, including chandeliers by Jaime Hayon, Kengo Kuma and the Bouroullec Brothers. More »

Live from Milan: Marcel Wanders has designed products for the inaugural Milan presentation of new brand Quodes. More »

Live from Milan: photographer Nienke Klunder has sent us some photos of the giant Pinnochio-style Bisazza installation by Jaime Hayon, taken at Superstudio Più yesterday just before the press preview began. More »

Dezeen has launched a new blog in conjunction with the International Design Forum in Dubai, dedicated to architecture and design projects in the Arab world and news about the forum, which takes place in Dubai next month. More »

Milan invitation: join the International Design Forum and dezeen for lunch in Milan on Thursday 19 April, and meet members of the IDF’s design advisory board including Zaha Hadid, Karim Rashid and Marcel Wanders. More »

Dezeen is pleased to announce a collaboration with the International Design Forum (IDF), which takes place in Dubai from 27 to 29 May 2007. More »