In this episode of Dezeen Weekly, we reflect on the major trends from this year's Milan design week, and discuss whether the festival has reached peak "brandification". More about What's so bad about brands taking over Milan design week?
Architectural designer John Pawson described how teaching, taking photographs and travelling the world led him to architecture during a talk at Gaggenau's installation at this year's Milan design week, hosted and filmed by Dezeen. More about "I never set out to be an architect" says John Pawson at Gaggenau talk
American artist Theaster Gates has transformed a dedicated Prada Home retail space in Milan into an earthen sanctuary for his exhibition Chawan Cabinet, dedicated to Japanese pottery. More about Theaster Gates focuses on "human kindness" with ceramics exhibition for Prada Home
Design festivals NYCxDesign, Global Design Forum Istanbul and London Craft Week are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this May. More about Seven architecture and design events in May from Dezeen Events Guide
Appliance brand Fisher & Paykel evoked its New Zealand roots at this year's Salone del Mobile, juxtaposing large video screens that showcased wild forests with wooden displays and tactile pottery. More about Aotearoan forests frame Fisher & Paykel appliances at Nature – Ritual showcase in Milan
Check out Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to NYCxDesign 2026 – the annual festival that brings installations, exhibitions, showrooms, talks, and product launches to New York City. More about Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to NYCxDesign 2026
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the longest bridge in Finland. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Finland's longest bridge
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furnituremaker Lapalma has created an al fresco version of its Kipu Club chair, bringing Anderssen & Voll's design to the great outdoors. More about Kipu Club outdoor chair by Anderssen & Voll for Lapalma
US studio Faulkner Architects has clad a low-profile mountain house in corrugated Corten steel for wildfire resilience in Northern California. More about Faulkner Architects designs California house around fire and water
Dezeen School Shows: wooden play apparatus combining traditional and contemporary timber techniques is among the projects from the Architectural Association. More about Sculptural wooden play apparatus among projects from the Architectural Association
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish tile brand Cevica has combined the creative potential of modular systems with the warmth of the handmade in its Tile Crafts range. More about Tile Crafts tiles by Cevica
A monochrome palette of wood and metal marks out this low-lying house in Britain's only desert, designed by architecture practice Hollaway Studio as an evolution of its dilapidated predecessor. More about Hollaway Studio continues "story of Dungeness" with Westview Cottage
Designer Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and architect Farrokh Aman drew on their Iranian heritage when creating the playful interior for a cafe in east London that evokes traditional Middle Eastern bistros. More about Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and Farrokh Aman bring "sense of home" to Iranian-Iraqi cafe
Dezeen Showroom: Italian stone brand Antolini has teamed up with Bang & Olufsen to create an outdoor speaker that explores "sound as an architectural language". More about Beosound Haven speaker by Bang & Olufsen and Antolini
Milan design week might have reached peak brandification this year, but there were still plenty of outstanding independent exhibitions to be found in the margins. Below, the Dezeen team shares nine of its favourites. More about Dezeen's pick of the best grassroots shows from Milan design week
British designer Bethan Laura Wood has created a modular version of a 175-year-old crystal-glass chandelier, described as "somewhere between a science-fiction wormhole and the interlacing of Elizabethan garters". More about Bethan Laura Wood reinvents Baccarat chandelier as modular "vortex" of jewelled flowers
Architects Amanda Levete and Ole Scheeren, alongside interior designers Wu Bin and Zoe Lowres, have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026. More about Amanda Levete and Ole Scheeren revealed as Dezeen Awards 2026 judges
Door handles made from human hair, soap and climbing grips featured in a nomadic Milan design week exhibition curated by Zaccaria Slater as an affordable platform for emerging design talent. More about Eclectic door knobs feature in guerrilla Milan design week exhibition
Dezeen Showroom: US brand PoliLam has developed an ultra-thin countertop panel collection equipped with coordinated edges for visual seamlessness. More about Capri Performance Tops by PoliLam
Arizona-based studio Benjamin Hall Design completed an addition to a Phoenix house that hides in the landscaping to create a treehouse-like effect. More about Benjamin Hall expands Phoenix home with treehouse-like addition