Furniture fair Salone del Mobile has moved into collectible design with its new Raritas section. Here, Dezeen picks five favourites from the installations on show during Milan design week. More about Five stand-out installations at first-ever Salone Raritas exhibition
Designer Laila Gohar has transformed a traditional carousel by swapping its original figures for oversized fruits and vegetables in celebration of her first ready-to-wear collection, launching at Milan design week with fashion brand Arket. More about Laila Gohar decorates carousel with oversized fruits for Arket collaboration
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
Skincare brand Aesop has unveiled The Factory of Light installation, where scaffolding printed with iconic Milanese buildings serves as the backdrop for the launch of its first-ever lighting designs. More about Aesop launches Aposē lamps with The Factory of Light installation at 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
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
Street artist Frankey has created Lucky Dragon, a playful interactive sculpture at the Rosewood hotel in Hong Kong with a light-up heart that aims to "bring joy". More about Frankey draws on local legends and childhood memories for Lucky Dragon installation
Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has collaborated with Danish manufacturer Dinesen on the wood-and-brick Earth / Tree installation at art centre Copenhagen Contemporary. More about Kengo Kuma creates "sensorial moments" with Earth / Tree installation in Copenhagen
Designer Kelly Wearstler has teamed up with Swedish retailer H&M Home on a line of lighting, accessories and modular furniture that will be unveiled with a Milan design week installation in a palazzo. More about Kelly Wearstler to launch H&M Home collection at Milan design week
The latest edition of the Collectible fair in Brussels saw designers explore seating with a difference, presenting daybeds made from beeswax and metal, inverted sofas and a gigantic inflatable seat. More about Five weird and wonderful seating designs from Collectible Brussels 2026
More than 80 designers have rethought birdhouses for an exhibition at MAD Brussels in Belgium, with designs ranging from a miniature padded castle to a wooden house designed not to hurt the tree. More about Sabine Marcelis, Kwangho Lee and Max Lamb create birdhouses for Home Sweet Home exhibition
American artist James Gwertzman has revealed a sprawling wooden structure based on an ephemeral desert bloom for the 2026 Burning Man temple. More about James Gwertzman designs Burning Man temple based on rare desert flower
Design studio Akasaki & Vanhuyse has presented the Home-Home exhibition, which showcased works by 16 designers and artists in a modernist house in Chiba, Japan. More about Chiba design exhibition explores "the idea of home as both origin and destination"
A giant hand and an installation clad in mirrors are among the winners of the annual Winter Stations exhibition, which comprises several artworks placed on the Toronto beachfront during the coldest months of the year. More about Winter Stations exhibition winners explore "the age of AI" on Toronto beach
South African architect Sumayya Vally has designed a site-specific installation for the inaugural Art Basel Qatar fair in Doha, with moveable components that pay homage to lost communal spaces across the Islamic world. More about Sumayya Vally creates modular forum for Art Basel Qatar based on Muslim gathering spaces
Described as the largest design festival in Southeast Asia, Bangkok Design Week returned for its ninth edition with 350 events across 140 venues throughout Thailand's capital city. More about Six shows celebrating Thai design at Bangkok Design Week
Fifteen international architecture studios have created installations from reused building materials and other found objects for an exhibition at artspace Laguna during Mexico City art week. More about Architects respond to "excess and demolition" at Mexico City art week reuse exhibition
Mexican studio Lanza Atelier, this year's Serpentine Pavilion designer, has showcased a diverse collection of furniture at gallery AGO Projects that features reused materials such as rebar and sail fabric during Mexico City art week. More about "Contrasts dissolve" in architectural Lanza Atelier furniture exhibition in Mexico
The future of museums and temporary exhibitions lies in interactive technologies says BeWunder in this video produced by Dezeen for the company, which was behind the delivery of many pavilions at Expo 2025 Osaka. More about "Exhibitions are becoming multimedia and interactive driven" says BeWunder managing director Felix Erdmann