The Designed in CH Made in JP exhibition at Milan design week showed chairs designed by students at Swiss design school ECAL for the country's national pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. More about ECAL students and Karimoku create HUG chair for Swiss pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has revealed Essential, a pair of deliberately pared-back iridescent torches that will carry the Olympic and Paralympic flame at next year's Milano Cortina Winter Games. More about Carlo Ratti unveils duo of torches for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games
Promotion: flooring brand Forbo presented its Furniture Linoleum collection in a brand new colour palette at Milan's Rosanna Orlandi Gallery during the city's design week. More about Forbo's Furniture Linoleum collection unveiled in a new colour palette at Milan design week
Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has introduced the Plus collection of carpet tiles, featuring versatile designs with a backing made of mostly circular materials. More about Plus collection carpet tiles by Modulyss
Copenhagen design studio SAGA has completed a four-bedroom astronaut training facility for the European Space Agency that will be used to train American and European space professionals for habitation on the moon. More about SAGA completes astronaut training habitat to simulate life on the moon
Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile maker Casalgrande Padana combined the organic charm of terracotta and the practicality of porcelain in the Terrae collection, which includes the smoky shade Tabacco. More about Tabacco Terrae tiles by Casalgrande Padana
Large-scale works by Paris design studio Uchronia and TSOA's dean Stephanie Lin feature among the installations created for the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California, USA. More about Coachella 2025 installations include giant flowers and pinwheels
Dezeen Showroom: warm-toned metals, leather and glass meet in these cylindrical lamps by Australian company Articolo Studios, which are characterised by manually rotatable shades. More about Swivel lighting collection by Articolo Studios
Design is being taken over by "toxic" luxury trends, French designer Philippe Starck told Dezeen in an interview at Milan design week. More about "I was shocked" by dominance of luxury brands in Milan says Philippe Starck
Dezeen Showroom: Italian architect Matteo Thun marked 10 years since the release of his Venere Bianca clay vases with SensiTerre – a tile collection created for ceramics company Florim. More about SensiTerre tile collection by Matteo Thun & Partners for Florim
Google has worked with artist Lachlan Turczan at Milan design week to present an immersive installation of mist and lasers that allows visitors to move light as though sweeping back curtains. More about Lachlan Turczan makes "the invisible visible" for Google Milan installation
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa and playground brand Jakuets have unveiled a series of sculptural objects for children to climb on, slide down or play with in any way they like, at Milan design week. More about Naoto Fukasawa designs colourful children's sculptures that are "impossible not to play with"
Car brands have become a mainstay of Milan design week. Here, we round up the key automotive moments from 2025's event, featuring Range Rover, Audi and Lexus among others. More about What car brands are doing at Milan design week 2025
Dezeen Competitions: we've rounded up five architecture and design competitions with upcoming submission deadlines within the next two months. More about Fiji artwork contest among latest competitions on Dezeen
Dezeen Showroom: several recently launched furniture and lighting pieces have been listed on Dezeen Showroom during this year's Milan design week. More about Eight lights and furnishings unveiled during Milan design week 2025
Dezeen Showroom: ceramic manufacturer Casalgrande Padana has launched Tortora, a grey-brown porcelain tile in its Terrae collection that is named after the Italian word for dove. More about Tortora Terrae collection tiles by Casalgrande Padana
Fashion brand Loewe has unveiled Loewe Teapots, an exhibition of 25 teapots including vessels by David Chipperfield, Patricia Urquiola and Wang Shu, at Milan design week. More about David Chipperfield and Patricia Urquiola create sculptural teapots for Loewe
Dezeen Showroom: lighting brand Preciosa referenced glowing nighttime cityscapes in its customisable Crystal Link lighting range, which launched during Milan design week. More about Crystal Links lighting by Preciosa
Appliance brand V-Zug is hosting a multi-sensory installation at Milan design week, shown in this video made for the brand by Dezeen. More about V-Zug combines gastronomy and design at Milan design week installation
Designers including Patricia Urquiola, Faye Toogood and Misha Kahn looked to rolling hills and slabs of butter when creating these chubby seating projects, revealing a trend for the lumpy and chunky at this year's Milan design week. More about Six sightings of swollen seating at Milan design week