Dezeen's top ten: Milan 2008
Dezeen's monthly top ten: each month we present a hit parade of stories from our archive. Here are the stories from Milan 08 that were most popular during April: More about Dezeen's top ten: Milan 2008
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Design
The Fantasy collection by Jaime Hayón
Milan 08: Here are some more photographs of the Fantasy collection by Jaime Hayón for Spanish porcelain brand Lladró, launched at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last month. More about The Fantasy collection by Jaime Hayón
Furniture
Nordic Mediterranean collection for Fornasarig
Milan 08: Lounge Chairs: Nordic Mediterranean is a range of four chairs created by designers Shin Azumi, Harri Koskinen, Christophe Pillet and Pia Wallén for Italian contract furniture producers Fornasarig Sedie Friuli. More about Nordic Mediterranean collection for Fornasarig
Design
Delft Blue vases by Marcel Wanders
Milan 08: Moooi showed a set of vases by Marcel Wanders at Superstudio Più in Milan last month. More about Delft Blue vases by Marcel Wanders
Architecture
Pallet House by I-Beam
Architects I-Beam Design constructed a house for refugees made from wooden shipping pallets in a New York warehouse last month. More about Pallet House by I-Beam
Furniture
Rain by Tord Boontje for Moroso
Milan 08: designer Tord Boontje launched Rain, an outdoor collection for Moroso, at the Little Wild Garden of Love exhibition at Moroso's showroom on Via Pontaccio in Milan. More about Rain by Tord Boontje for Moroso
Design
Jaime Hayón on Gestalten.tv
Dezeen promotion: we've teamed up with Gestalten to highlight their series of podcast interviews with leading designers, starting with two video interviews with Jaime Hayón. More about Jaime Hayón on Gestalten.tv
Furniture
Tropicalia by Patricia Urquiola
Milan 08: designer Patricia Urquiola presented her Tropicalia chairs at Moroso's Little Wild Garden of Love in Milan last month. More about Tropicalia by Patricia Urquiola
Design
B2 by Bulthaup
Milan 08: Bulthaup presented their new B2 kitchen in Milan last month. More about B2 by Bulthaup
Dezeen grows 500% in a year
It's been a while since we talked about our visitor figures, but we're proud to say traffic has continued to grow rapidly with 668,039 unique visitors last month - our best month yet. More about Dezeen grows 500% in a year
Design
Local River by Mathieu Lehanneur 2
Here are some photographs of Mathieu Lehanneur's domestic “refrigerator-aquarium” called Local River, on show at Artists Space Gallery in New York. More about Local River by Mathieu Lehanneur 2
Design
Solar Shade by Buro North
Solar Shade by Australian designers Buro North educates primary school children about collecting energy from the sun while providing shade in playgrounds. More about Solar Shade by Buro North
Design
Waternetworks – Drops by Fulguro
Milan 08: Swiss designers Fulguro have put their Waternetworks - Drops collection into production and exhibited it at the Teracrea showroom in Milan last month. More about Waternetworks – Drops by Fulguro
Architecture
Greenpix media wall by Simone Giostra & Partners 2
As promised here are more photographs, drawings and model shots of the solar-powered Greenpix media wall in Beijing by Simone Giostra & Partners. More about Greenpix media wall by Simone Giostra & Partners 2
Furniture
The Little Wild Garden of Love by Tord Boontje
Milan o8: designer Tord Boontje created the Little Wild Garden of Love exhibition to show off the outdoor collection of Italian furniture manufacturer Moroso in Milan last month. More about The Little Wild Garden of Love by Tord Boontje
Architecture
Roskilde incinerator by Erick van Egeraat
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won an international competition to design an incinerator at Roskilde in Denmark. More about Roskilde incinerator by Erick van Egeraat
Competition: 100% bamboo T-shirts by Frost to be won
We've teamed up with Australian designers Frost to offer Dezeen readers the chance to win one of seven T-shirts made of bamboo fibre. More about Competition: 100% bamboo T-shirts by Frost to be won
Design
100 Piazze by Fabio Novembre
Milan 08: Italian designer Fabio Novembre presented a series of trays modelled on famous Italian squares at the Driade showroom in Milan last month. More about 100 Piazze by Fabio Novembre
Architecture
Greenpix media wall by Simone Giostra & Partners
Architects Simone Giostra & Partners have designed the carbon-neutral Greenpix media wall which will surround the Xicui Entertainment Complex in Beijing, China. More about Greenpix media wall by Simone Giostra & Partners
Furniture
Absent Nature by Arik Levy
Designer Arik Levy exhibited new work at the Wright20 gallery in Chicago last month. More about Absent Nature by Arik Levy