Ahead of Milan design week, Dezeen has asked some of the city's most exciting designers and tastemakers to share their recommendations for the best places to eat, drink and soak up culture across the Italian city. More about Milan designers share their favourite local spots and hidden gems
Contemporary Shoji screens and hanging fabrics have been used to evoke Tokyo izakayas at the Mitsu Japanese restaurant in London. More about Astet Studio references Tokyo izakayas at Mitsu restaurant in London
US firm Charlap Hyman & Herrero has mixed glossy red tiles with Queen Anne-style furniture inside a store for perfume brand Nonfiction, in Manhattan's Lower East Side. More about Charlap Hyman & Herrero designs New York fragrance store as a "place of pause"
A cluster of stacked shipping containers has been coated in a layer of poured earth to create this restaurant in Tamil Nadu, India, designed by local studio Wallmakers. More about Mud-coated shipping containers form Petti restaurant in India by Wallmakers
There's a lot of buzz around servant robots, with 2026 billed as the year automatons will begin to make housework a thing of the past. In the meantime, here are five current products that aim to turn domestic chores into domestic bliss. More about Five innovative products designed to help with the housework
This week on Dezeen, we previewed Milan design week by highlighting the must-see installations and exhibitions taking place. More about This week we looked ahead to Milan design week
An exhibition highlighting the 25th anniversary of the Program of Media + Modernity seminar at Princeton University has been installed at the architecture school there, with a silver fabric curtain displaying the seminar posters over the years. More about Exhibition marks 25 years of "incredible" Princeton Media + Modernity seminar
Dezeen Showroom: US brand PoliLam has developed a collection of translucent, clear-edged surfaces that allow light to diffuse through both the planes and edges. More about Seamless HPL Translucent Surfaces by PoliLam
International architecture studio GBBN has renovated a 1960s library at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, USA, adding a stacked-glass extension, to act as a central hub for students. More about GBBN revamps and extends brutalist Hillman Library in Pittsburgh
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Marset has reissued one of its early lighting ranges by designers P Aragay and J Pérez Mateo, which recalls the aesthetics of the 1970s. More about Lauro lighting collection by Marset
A geological palette of rammed earth, local stone and terracotta tiles reflects the rugged, rocky character of the nearby Deccan Plateau at this home in South India, designed by local architecture studio Iki Builds. More about Iki Builds uses local stone and earth for "cascading" vaulted home in India
As Capsule magazine prepares to host the fourth edition of its popular Capsule Plaza exhibition at Milan design week, a chorus of previous collaborators has accused the company of a pattern of non-payment. More about Design platform Capsule accused of not paying "dozens" of contributors
The British Council has announced that the British Pavilion at the next Venice Architecture Biennale will be curated by a team of UK-based curators in collaboration with a trio of Penang-based artisans. More about UK-Malaysia team set to bring Festival of Hungry Ghosts to British Pavilion at 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale
Danish architecture studio BIG has released designs for the riverside Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, USA, which will be covered with a swooping curtain of metal pipes. More about BIG reveals Nashville performing arts centre wrapped in aluminium pipes
Dezeen Showroom: designed by furniture brand NII's creative director Hirotaka Tako, this minimal stool's integrated casters allow it to glide around collaborative environments. More about Allround stool by NII
What's so important about Milan design week, and what can we expect this year? And how does the proposed "Arc de Trump" compare to the Arc de Triomphe? More about Why Milan design week is such a big deal
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the updated plans for US President Donald Trump's triumphal arch in Washington DC. More about "More gold leaf needed" says commenter
This year's Milan design week will likely be dominated once again by fancy stuff for rich people but there are still gems to be found if you look hard enough, writes Max Fraser. More about "Just when one's cynicism is about to overflow, Milan will always deliver surprises"
Dezeen has partnered with global brands including Moooi, Samsung, Gaggenau and Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation on a series of talks, a party and a host of videos during Milan design week. More about Dezeen teams up with Moooi, Samsung, Gaggenau and more during Milan design week
Dutch designer Maarten Baas enlisted 1,000 volunteers to form the hands of The People's Clock, which provides a choreographed representation of the passage of time at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. More about Maarten Baas creates clock made of people for Schiphol Airport