Milan 2016: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has arranged pieces of Vitra furniture by shade to create a rainbow-hued installation displaying the brand's colour and material library (+ slideshow). More about Hella Jongerius creates Colour Machine installation inside CasaVitra
Dezeen promotion: Sydney invites artists and designers to submit concepts for its city-wide Christmas decorations, including lighting, large-scale outdoor installations and a tree in Martin Place (+ slideshow). More about Sydney calls for artists and designers to submit ideas for city Christmas lights
Milan 2016: Dutch designers Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk's Physical exhibition showcases five new collections, including furniture that looks like drawings and products bolted together like Meccano (+ slideshow). More about Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk present line-drawn design at Physical exhibition
Milan 2016: design duo GamFratesi has filled the main space in the Circolo Filologico Milanese with an installation featuring spinning carpet-covered podiums for an exhibition of Danish design (+ slideshow). More about GamFratesi installs spinning podiums in philology institute for Mindcraft Danish design exhibition
This wooden stool designed for Bosnian brand Zanat by Swedish architects office Wingårdhs has been "tattooed" with hand-chiselled carvings. More about Wingårdhs decorates Tattoo stools using UNESCO-listed wood carving technique
A retrospective of work by Finnish designer Eero Aarnio, a pioneer of high-quality plastic furniture and creator of some of the most iconic chairs of the 1960s, has opened at the Helsinki Design Museum. Dezeen spoke to the exhibition's curator about how Aarnio broke with the "traditional Bauhaus Nordic functional style" (+ movie). More about Eero Aarnio's iconic Ball Chair features in retrospective at Helsinki Design Museum
Design for children is one of the standout trends from Milan design week this year, so we've created a Pinterest board full of the latest kids' furniture and homeware, and added a few favourites from Dezeen's archive too.
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Milan 2016: to celebrate design magazine Domus's 1,000th issue, Italian research studio Fabrica has designed a shop window that matches Pantone's pastel pink and blue colours of the year (+ slideshow). More about Fabrica celebrates Domus anniversary with two-tone window display
Music: horses canter along highways and through city streets in French director Quentin Baillieux's music video for Can You Do It by Charles X (+ movie). More about Quentin Baillieux animates urban horse race for Charles X music video
Milan 2016: bathroom brand Axor has worked with architects and designers including Front, David Adjaye and GamFratesi to create a range of unusual faucets (+ slideshow). More about Adjaye, Front and more create sculptural bathroom taps for Axor
Milan 2016: designers Kram/Weisshaar have created a razor-thin table embedded with hidden circuitry so you can cook dinner and keep plates warm and drinks cold while you dine. More about Kram/Weisshaar's SmartSlab dining table has hidden tech to cook food and chill drinks
Milan 2016: this trio of side tables by Japanese studio Nendo for Italian brand Capellini features corkscrew legs that allow them to interlock (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's Tangle side tables entwine together "as if holding hands"
Milan 2016: an installation modelled on a typical African village has been built at Milan's Palazzo Litta by Berlin architect Diébédo Francis Kéré (+ slideshow). More about Kéré Architecture creates African-influenced Courtyard Village at Baroque palazzo in Milan
Milan 2016: Cassina's first collection under the direction of Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola is based on a reflection of the brand's past, and includes pieces by Philippe Starck, Ora ïto and the late Zaha Hadid. More about Cassina unveils Patricia Urquiola's first collection as art director
Milan 2016: curving lines of black granite form this shelving system by Zaha Hadid, unveiled in Milan by Italian brand Citco a month after the Pritzker Prize-winning architect died unexpectedly (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's Valle shelves feature in latest range from Citco
Spanish designer Ion Lucin has created a concept for a minimal bicycle with a slender frame, three-spoke wheels and brightly coloured highlights (+ slideshow). More about Ion Lucin's Baik bicycle has vivid orange accents and "as few lines as possible"
British-American branding firm Wolff Olins has created a shapeshifting logo for Brazilian telecoms company Oi that changes colour and form in response to people's voices (+ movie). More about Wolff Olins' logo for Oi morphs in response to sounds
Milan 2016: sixteen designers including Scholten & Baijings, Stefan Diez and Tomas Alonso have created tableware with craftsmen from Arita, Japan, for a new brand supporting the town's 400-year-old porcelain industry (+ slideshow). More about Scholten & Baijings recruits designers for new brand supporting Japan's Arita potteries
Milan 2016: knitted belts hold together the folded cushions around Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola's latest seating range for Italian brand Moroso. More about Patricia Urquiola uses knitted straps to fasten Belt seating for Moroso
Milan 2016: in this Dezeen movie, Nike's vice president of global design John Hoke explains why the sportswear giant chose to put on a major exhibition during Milan design week this year. More about Nike's The Nature of Motion exhibition aims to "start a conversation" with the design community