Milan design week is the most significant event in the global design calendar. But what shapes the city's creative scene for the other 51 weeks of the year? Jane Englefield reports. More about What's it like to be a designer in Milan today?
Murano glass studio 6AM has installed its creations, including candy-like glass cubes made for a Bottega Veneta fashion show, in Milan's rationalist Piscina Guido Romano for the city's design week. More about 6AM glass furniture and objects reignite abandoned Milanese pool house
Car brand Lexus has unveiled a Milan design week installation designed to be experienced in motion with shifting viewpoints informed by movement across land, sea and air, as captured in this video produced by Dezeen. More about Lexus presents installation with shifting viewpoints for Milan design week
Illustrations of Kasing Lung's infamous Labubu character are emblazoned on classic white USM Haller cabinets as part of a collaboration unveiled by the Swiss furniture maker at Milan design week. More about Labubu-creator Kasing Lung ventures into collectible furniture with USM
Promotion: Italian mosaic brand Sicis debuts three furniture pieces at this year's Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy, which is set within a booth covered in mosaic portraits. More about Sicis debuts "impossible to ignore" furniture at Salone del Mobile 2026
Promotion: Italian brand XL Extralight has debuted an inventive tote bag at Milan design week 2026, created in collaboration with design studio Nichetto. More about XL Extralight debuts stone-like tote bag at Milan design week
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features furniture made from log-like rolls of paper by Issey Miyake. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "beautiful" Issey Miyake marbled furniture
Canadian engineering firm AtkinsRéalis has announced a partnership with tech company Nvidia that will deliver nuclear-powered data centre designs. More about AtkinsRéalis to partner with Nvidia on nuclear-powered data centre design
Dezeen School Shows: an ergonomic wooden chair with a Bauhaus-informed aesthetic is among the projects from the Estonian Academy of Arts. More about Playful ergonomic chair among projects from the Estonian Academy of Arts
UK studio Thomas-McBrien Architects has taken cues from minimalist artist Donald Judd when designing the interiors for a WatchHouse coffee shop in Manhattan's Flatiron District. More about Thomas-McBrien Architects elevates "craft of coffee" through architecture in New York
A large picture window draws focus to a Gothic church beside this house extension in Cambridgeshire, completed by London studio Neil Dusheiko Architects. More about Neil Dusheiko Architects extends Cambridgeshire home to frame neighbouring church
Architect Lina Ghotmeh has filled the courtyard of Milan's Palazzo Litta with the Metamorphosis in Motion labyrinth, which is open to visitors during Milan design week. More about Lina Ghotmeh unveils pink labyrinth that "invites visitors to slow down"
Danish studio Tableau has unveiled its collaboration with Italian brand Secolo, which includes an undulating sofa and furniture with blind-drawn flowers, at the Soft Matters installation during Milan design week. More about Butter-like blocks of foam frame Secolo + Tableau collaboration at Milan design week
Swedish furniture brand IKEA has returned to the 1990s by launching an inflatable chair at this year's Milan design week. More about IKEA launches inflatable chair "trapped within a metal frame"
Collectible design taking its biggest ever platform at Milan design week tells us something significant about the current state of design, writes Debika Ray. More about "It's no surprise that Western design is seeking refuge in making beautiful things for the few"
Croatian brand Prostoria has unveiled a furniture collection based on prototypes by the late architect Vjenceslav Richter at Salone del Mobile. More about Prostoria furniture collection picks up where modernist architect Vjenceslav Richter left off
Architect Aziza Chaouni, interior designers Britt Moran and Benni Allan and designer Felicia Hung, have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026. More about Britt Moran and Benni Allan announced as Dezeen Awards 2026 judges
Dezeen has teamed up with kitchen appliance brand Gaggenau to create a video reel documenting its immersive Presence installation at this year's Milan design week. More about Gaggenau installation at Villa Necchi Campiglio offers "refuge for the design community"
Australian creative agency TBWA\Eleven and creature effects designers Odd Studio have upholstered a car in human-like skin that reddens in the sun, aiming to raise awareness about the dangers of UV exposure while driving. More about TBWA\Eleven creates "unhinged" Sunburnt Car upholstered with human-like skin
Dezeen School Shows: an adjustable stool crafted from cord and wood inspired by a traditional Japanese string game is among projects from Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts. More about Stool informed by traditional Japanese game among projects from Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts