Dezeen promotion: auction house Phillips de Pury & Company holds its first London auction of mid-century and contemporary design on 24 April, preceded by the first in a series of free design think tanks involving leading contemporary designers. More about Inaugural London design sale and think tank at Phillips de Pury & Company
Milan 08: Italian brand Magis will show Piggyback, a stacking table system by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, at the Milan Furniture Fair this coming week. More about Piggyback by Thomas Heatherwick for Magis
Vendôme by Reed Kram and Clemens Weisshaar is a family of concrete stools, pedestals and tables that have been designed by a computer programme. More about Vendôme by Kram/Weisshaar
Milan 08: Dutch designer Marcel Wanders will present a new collection of wallpapers for UK brand Graham & Brown in Milan next week. More about Couture by Marcel Wanders for Graham & Brown
Milan 08: new homeware brand Meta will launch in Milan next week by exhibiting new work from Asymptote, Barber Osgerby, Tord Boontje, Matali Crasset and Wales and Wales in Zona Tortona. More about Meta launch in Milan
Milan 08: furniture manufacturers SCP will launch the Soft Rocker by Committee at the Milan Furniture Fair next week, together with new pieces by Matthew Hilton, Russell Pinch and Donna Wilson. More about Soft Rocker by Committee for SCP
Milan 08: designer Maarten Baas will exhibit new work and projects created over the last 5 years at Zona Tortona in Milan next week. More about New work by Maarten Baas in Milan
Milan 08: designers Arne Quinze, Studio Job, Arik Levy, Karim Rashid and FredriksonStallard have designed floral liveries for a fleet of new Fiat 500s that will be offering rides around Zona Tortona in Milan next week. More about Dezeen competition: win a ride in a designer Flower Car in Milan
Milan 08: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has designed a fantasy jet complete with open-air seating for mosaic brand Bisazza. More about Jet Set by Jaime Hayón for Bisazza
Four winners of the Designers of the Future prize 2008 have been announced: Julia Lohmann, Max Lamb, Martino Gamper and Kram/Weisshaar . More about Design Miami/Basel 2008: Designers of the Future winners
Jar Tops, a student project by designer Jorre van Ast of OKAYstudio, have been put into production by Dutch kitchenware manufacturers Royal VKB. More about Jar Tops by Jorre van Ast
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created Local River, a concept for a domestic "refrigerator-aquarium" that breeds freshwater fish for eating and grows vegetables at the same time. More about Local River by Mathieu Lehanneur
Milan 08: textile and wallpaper designers Timorous Beasties will launch a collection printed with images of "contemporary urban life", including skateboarders, tramps and CCTV cameras, and another design based on the conflict in the Middle East. More about Decouper Toile Collection and Bloody Hell by Timorous Beasties
More from Japanese designers Nendo: the Kazadokei clock is two metres tall and has a second hand measuring 1.5 metres. More about Kazadokei by Nendo
Klein Dytham architecture have created outdoor furniture resembling giant pink flowers for a cherry blossom party in Tokyo. More about Sakura Cafe by Klein Dytham Architecture
Japanese designers Nendo have created chocolate pencils for Tokyo patissier Tsujiguchi Hironobu. More about Chocolate pencils by Nendo
Milan 08: Designer Philippe Malouin will exhibit his Hanger Chair at Still, the Design Academy Eindhoven exhibition at Spazio Rossanna Orlandi in Milan during the furniture fair this month. More about Hanger Chair by Philippe Malouin
Here are more images of the new Swarovski store in Ginza, Tokyo, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, including the photos of the store's interior. More about Swarovski Ginza store by Tokujin Yoshioka 2
Milan 08: Sofa Lamp is a lampshade with quilted upholstery inspired by a Chesterfield sofa. More about Sofa Lamp by CuldeSac and Héctor Serrano
Milan 08: Belgian designer Xavier Lust has designed Flow, an aluminium sofa range for furniture Belgian brand Indera. More about Flow by Xavier Lust for Indera