Milan 2014: fluid compositions of coloured glaze cover the ceramic tops of these metal-framed tables by German designer Elisa Strozyk (+ slideshow). More about Swirling patterns top tables by Elisa Strozyk
Japanese studio Level Architects squeezed this all-black house onto a narrow plot in Tokyo's Fukasawa district, adding sloping offset walls around the lower floors to protect residents' privacy (+ slideshow). More about Black house in Tokyo by Level Architects reveals little to its neighbours
Milan 2014: London studio Doshi Levien has designed an armchair for Danish brand Hay with a curving high-backed seat that resembles a traditional Japanese fan. More about Doshi Levien bases Uchiwa armchair for Hay on a traditional Japanese fan
Milan 2014: Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has created a modular chandelier, with strings of ovoid lights influenced by the shape of grapes hanging on a vine. More about Grappa chandelier by Claesson Koivisto Rune hangs in strings of grape-like forms
Architecture studio Piercy & Company has slotted a family house behind a nineteenth-century stable facade in south-west London, creating a pair of rusted gable walls with a glazed stairwell in between (+ slideshow). More about Weathered steel sits alongside ageing brickwork at Kew House by Piercy & Company
Milan 2014: designers from MIT Media Lab's Tangible Media Group have created a shape-shifting table that reacts to human presence with a series of 1,000 tiny motors built into the frame (+ movie). More about Table top by MIT designers ripples when people are nearby
White ceramic tiles create a brickwork pattern across the walls and roof of this Paris boutique designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates for Chinese lifestyle brand Shang Xia (+ slideshow). More about Kengo Kuma adds lattice of glistening tiles to Shang Xia boutique in Paris
Milan 2014: Japanese architect Toyo Ito spoke to Dezeen about his design for textile brand Kinnasand's first Milan showroom and his "site specific" architecture (+ interview + slideshow). More about Glass, timber and stone showroom created by Toyo Ito for Kinnasand's "sensitive fabric"
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: Space Caviar's algorithmic publishing project will be travelling to Venice for the architecture biennale, with the final issues from Milan design week now available to download – including contributions from Formafantasma and Martino Gamper (+ slideshow + download). More about Final issues of FOMO released as project prepares to visit Venice
Dezeen promotion: new products by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby and a pavilion by Studio Weave will feature at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week in London from 20 to 22 May. More about Clerkenwell Design Week 2014 preview
News: a design team led by London firm Grimshaw has revealed plans for a new six-runway airport in Istanbul capable of accommodating up to 150 million passengers a year. More about Grimshaw unveils "world's largest airport terminal under one roof" for Istanbul
Milan 2014: architect Zaha Hadid has cantilevered a series of elongated strips of black granite to create a fluid storage unit for Italian brand Citco. More about Cantilevered granite forms developed by Zaha Hadid for Citco shelving
Milan 2014: British designer Max Lamb developed a multicoloured engineered marble for Dzek, which was used to build furniture that appears to merge with walls of the same material for an installation in Milan. More about Man-made marble by Max Lamb used to create camouflaged furniture installation
The timber and stone buildings of Gion A Caminada, a cult figure in Swiss architecture, will feature in an exhibition opening next month at the House of Art in the Czech city of České Budějovice (+ slideshow). More about New exhibition showcases the work of Swiss architect Gion A Caminada
Milan 2014: Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc has created a collection of furniture and products for London design label Sé, influenced by Modernism and sporting motifs (+ slideshow). More about Nika Zupanc bases furniture collection for Sé on "an imaginary private sports club"
Milan 2014: Swedish collective Note Design Studio has designed glass lamps mounted on wooden frames that the designers claim were influenced by mind-bending illustrations (+ slideshow). More about MC Escher illustrations inform stands for glass lamps by Note Design Studio
Seven concrete fins provide a green roof that collects rainwater at this new engineering facility for a wastewater treatment plant in Portland, Oregon, by local firm Skylab Architecture (+ slideshow). More about Water treatment facility by Skylab Architecture features a roof of grass-covered fins
Milan 2014: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has created a birch chair with a circular seat and splayed legs, his first design for Finnish furniture company Artek. More about Konstantin Grcic's first design for Artek is a circular birch swivel chair
Milan 2014: Dutch studio Scholten & Baijings has designed a series of marble tables decorated with engraved geometric patterns that contrast with the natural veined surface of the stone. More about Scholten & Baijings carves geometric patterns into marble table collection
News: Italy's design manufacturing capability is at risk of disappearing, according to Alberto Alessi, president of design brand Alessi. More about Italian design production "could disappear," says Alberto Alessi