This week on Dezeen, our team was on the ground reporting on the most interesting installations, exhibitions and launches at Milan design week. More about This week we highlighted the best of Milan design week
Dezeen Showroom: as Milan design week 2026 draws to a close, we've detailed eight furnishings and lights that launched during the event, which were also covered on Dezeen Showroom. More about Reissued 1970s lighting among products launched at Milan design week
Fast-food brand McDonald's has made its Milan design week debut with an installation focused on a giant swimming-pool-like ball pit. More about McDonald's creates Damien Hirst-informed ball pit for Milan design week debut
Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile manufacturer Marazzi emulates the dignified, softly cloudy appearance of a classic Roman stone with its Mystone Tivoli collection. More about Mystone Tivoli tiles by Marazzi
Italian furniture brand Kartell has presented its new products at Salone del Mobile against a backdrop of colourful expressionistic paintings – all generated by artificial intelligence. More about Kartell juxtaposes latest collection with AI-generated artworks at Salone del Mobile
Italian wellness brand Technogym has unveiled an installation celebrating its all-in-one Unica home gym system for full-body workouts at Milan design week, shown in this video produced by Dezeen. More about Technogym showcases Unica all-in-one home gym at Milan design week installation
Finnish brand Iittala has updated its beloved striped Origo tableware with playful illustrations of Pokémon character Pikachu "almost 'adventuring' across the collection". More about Iittala and Pokémon design stripy tableware emblazoned with Pikachu
Dezeen Showroom: the age-old sophistication of stone combines with the latest technological advances of Italian company Casalgrande Padana in its Saxum range of porcelain stoneware tiles. More about Saxum tiles by Casalgrande Padana
Promotion: the Note 60 Ultra by smartphone brand Infinix and Italian design house Pininfarina uses supercar design cues to rethink how smartphone components are designed. More about Infinix and Pininfarina rethink smartphones with supercar design principles
Dezeen Showroom: thousands of tiny stones give a concrete-like look to the Elements Pebbles range of outdoor tiles from Italian brand Casalgrande Padana. More about Elements Pebbles outdoor tiles by Casalgrande Padana
There's still time to be included in Dezeen Events Guide's digital festival guide to NYCxDesign 2026, which spotlights the key events taking place from 14 to 20 May. More about Last chance to feature in Dezeen's digital guide to NYCxDesign 2026
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand UniFor has launched a range of furnishings with angled wooden legs designed by architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron. More about Made to Measure collection by Herzog & de Meuron for UniFor
Silicon Valley startup 1X Technologies will start shipping its Neo humanoid robots into people's homes this year. Dezeen's Ellen Eberhardt was given an exclusive look behind the scenes where designers are turning the stuff of science fiction into reality. More about Inside the company building America's first mail-order servant robot
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
Dezeen Showroom: architect Antonio Citterio and Italian brand Arclinea aimed to bring a fresh design language into the kitchen with Kora, their new rounded kitchen island. More about Kora kitchen by Antonio Citterio for Arclinea
Sticks, pasta and braille all feature in an exhibition of chopsticks, presented at Milan design week by a new platform that brings together design from Japan, China and South Korea. More about Designers rethink chopsticks in debut exhibition from design platform S—3
With Milan design week in full swing, we've rounded-up some of our favourite furniture designs to inspire your entries to Dezeen Awards. More about Ten furniture designs offering tasteful solutions for everyday spaces
Car brand Audi has unveiled an installation created with Zaha Hadid Architects at Milan design week, as captured in this video produced by Dezeen. More about Audi unveils Zaha Hadid Architects pavilion at Milan design week
Promotion: architect Kulapat Yanatrast has unveiled a garden pavilion modelled on a "deconstructed yurt" alongside an exhibition exploring Uzbek craft traditions and bread-making practices at Milan design week. More about Uzbekistan unveils yurt-inspired pavilion and bread-making exhibition in Milan
Dezeen Showroom: stools made from aluminium that have hidden kinetic features are among nine new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Allround stool by NII among nine new products on Dezeen Showroom