Milan 2010: at Designersblock in Milan last week designers including Gitta Gschwendtner, Carl Clerkin and William Warren presented chairs made in an English forest with green woodworking techniques. More about Bodging Milano at Designersblock
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Milan 2010: at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile last week French designer Matali Crasset presented a guest bed that folds into a coat stand for Italian brand Campeggi More about Chambre d'Ami by Matali Crasset for Campeggi
Milan 2010: designer Hafsteinn Juliusson of Iceland and Italy presented flavoured paper snacks in Milan last week. More about Slim Chips by Hafsteinn Juliusson
Milan 2010: London designer Sam Hecht of Industrial Facility presented a wooden chair combining robotic and handcraft processes for Italian brand Mattiazzi in Milan last week. More about Branca by Industrial Facility for Mattiazzi
Photographer Nelson Garrido has sent us these photographs of the recently-opened car park in Miami by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. More about 1111 Lincoln Road by Herzog & de Meuron
Photographer Stéphane Chalmeau has sent us his photos of student accommodation in Bordeaux designed by French studio Lanoire & Courrian. More about Les Lauréades by Lanoire & Courrian
Milan 2010: German design studio Ett la Benn present a collection of lamps made by drying out sponge cloths over moulds in the Zona Tortona district of Milan this week. More about Malva by Ett la Benn
Milan 2010: British brand Established & Sons have collaborated with Italian glass company Venini to lauch a collection of objects by designers including Konstantin Grcic, and Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. More about Established & Sons and Venini
Milan 2010: at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile this week Dutch designer Marcel Wanders presents a chair made by the same blow-moulding technique used to manufacture water bottles. More about Sparkling Chair by Marcel Wanders for Magis
Milan 2010: international designers including James Irvine, Konstantin Grcic and Jasper Morrison have created a collection of marble furniture for Italian stone company Marsotto Edizioni, unveiled this week in Milan. More about Marsotto Edizioni
Milan 2010: American designers Rich Brilliant Willing present a range of furniture made of overlapping wooden slats for design brand Innermost at Superstudio Più in Zona Tortona this week. More about Clinker by Rich Brilliant Willing for Innermost
Milan 2010: here's a selection of new products launched by British brand Established & Sons in Milan this week, including this chair in a knitted cover by Dutch designer Bertjan Pot. More about Established & Sons in Milan 2010
Milan 2010: another chair with a face. Italian designer Fabio Novembre presents giant masks for sitting in. More about Nemo by Fabio Novembre for Driade
Milan 2010: with half the design world stuck in our special category thanks to the volcano and the other half unable to get there, we thought this would be a good time to republish The Regional Blanket by Vík Prjónsdóttir of Iceland. More about The Regional Blanket by Vík Prjónsdóttir
Milan 2010 promotion: watch brand RADO has launched a blog showing video reports from Milan this week at www.radostar.com/blog. More about RADO launches Milan blog
Milan 2010: Belgian designer Jens Praet has collaborated with Vibeke Skar of Norway to present a collection of Corian tables with grooves worn into their sides in the Ventura Lambrate district of Milan this week. More about Arctic Collection by Jens Praet and Vibeke Skar
Milan 2010: French architect Jean Nouvel presents an office wall system for Italian brand Methis at Superstudio Più in Zona Tortona. More about Hook by Jean Nouvel
Milan 2010: Dutch designer Marcel Wanders exhibits a chair with a snarling face on its backrest at Moooi in Milan this week. More about Monster Chair by Marcel Wanders for Moooi
Dutch studio Bureau B+B have completed a house on a country estate in the Netherlands with a thatched roof but no eaves. More about Het Entreehuis by Bureau B+B