Dezeen Showroom: French tapware brand Duten has released an slimline hand-drying solution for public washrooms that acts as both towel a dispenser and waste bin in one. More about T520 towel dispenser and waste bin by Duten
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
Dezeen Showroom: molten aluminium is poured into hand-blown glass vessels to form 93, a lighting collection created by Canadian design brand Bocci. More about 93 lighting by Bocci
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
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"
Dezeen Showroom: Dutch design brand Bert Plantagie has collaborated with architecture studio Mecanoo to design Macaron, a modular sofa system modelled on and named after the famous French confection. More about Macaron modular sofa by Bert Plantagie and Mecanoo
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 Showroom: a leather belt cinches the pillowy form of this armchair created by Argentinian designer Cristián Mohaded for Italian furniture brand Molteni&C. More about Corsetto armchair by Cristián Mohaded for Molteni&C
Dezeen Showroom: Italian architect Antonio Citterio rejected rigid angles when designing this curvilinear, enveloping sofa for furniture maker Flexform. More about Quincy sofa by Antonio Citterio for Flexform
Promotion: Dutch design brand Moooi has marked its 25th anniversary at Milan design week with a striking silver installation and product launches, including a playfully modular sofa by Yves Behar. More about Moooi returns to Milan's Superstudio Più to celebrate 25 years