At furniture fair Salone del Mobile, designers used unusual materials, such as ventilation tubes and firewood, to create the standout seating designs in this roundup. More about Five funky chairs by emerging designers at Salone Satellite
Dezeen Showroom: surfaces brand Forbo Flooring has expanded its Furniture Linoleum material collection with a range of new colours, released during Milan design week. More about Furniture Linoleum by Forbo Flooring
Stark white minimalism takes centre stage at Hermès's latest installation for Milan design week, which was created as a pensive backdrop for the brand's contrastingly colourful homeware collection. More about Hermès in "quest for the object" with 2025 Milan design week homeware installation
A splash-shaped installation and a glass light imprinted with a tree branch feature in this video edited by Dezeen for Czech glass brand Lasvit as part of Milan design week. More about Lasvit unveils Soaked in Light exhibition at Milan design week
Five outcomes from the inaugural edition of the Shakti Design Residency are on show as part of the Alcova exhibition at Milan design week, including a lighting collection informed by Mughal architecture and hand-woven rugs bejewelled with glittering metal. More about Shakti Design Residency celebrates Indian craftsmanship at Alcova
French designer Pierre Renart has created an American walnut and leather bench and a set of chairs for luxury brand Longchamp at Milan design week. More about Pierre Renart creates "fluid and dynamic" bench for Longchamp's first furniture collection
Fragrance brand Marc-Antoine Barrois has created a Milan design week exhibition where visitors navigate through a "forest" of thin ropes before emerging in front of a glowing orb based on a red star. More about Marc-Antoine Barrois and Antoine Bouillot surround orb with "forest" of ropes in Milan
British designer Samuel Ross has unveiled the Transposition installation for whiskey brand The Balvenie to provide a soothing refuge during the busy Milan design week. More about Samuel Ross creates waterfall installation for "peace and contemplation" in Milan
Dezeen Showroom: architect Pierro Lissoni drew on the sturdy workbenches of metal workshops when designing this sleek table for Italian furnituremaker Porro. More about Tablo table by Piero Lissoni for Porro
Clothing brand A-Poc Able Issey Miyake and design studio Atelier Oï have unveiled delicate lighting at Milan design week, fashioned from wire and a single piece of off-white cloth. More about A-Poc Able Issey Miyake crafts pleated lighting for Milan design week
Dezeen Showroom: clusters of puddle-like glass pieces illuminated by thin LED elements define the 141 lighting series by Canadian brand Bocci. More about 141 lighting series by Bocci
With over 100 exhibitors across four venues, there's a lot to see at this year's edition of Milan design week exhibition Alcova. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks 10 things that are not to be missed. More about Ten design highlights from the Alcova exhibition in Milan
Indian furniture brand Phantom Hands has launched a collection of furniture designed by the late Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa, including a sofa created for his former home. More about Phantom Hands reissues Geoffrey Bawa's tropical modernist furniture
British designer Es Devlin has unveiled a kinetic installation that features 3,000 books and rotates around a statue in Milan's Pinacoteca di Brera gallery for the city's design week. More about Es Devlin draws on funfair carousels for Library of Light
Flooring brand Forbo is showcasing its colour palette for its Furniture Linoleum surface material at an exhibition at Salone del Mobile during Milan design week, as seen in this video produced by Dezeen for the brand. More about Forbo debuts Furniture Linoleum colour palette at Milan design week
A shelter protecting Viking ruins and playful designs for entertaining dinner guests were among the highlights of this year's DesignMarch festival in Reykjavík. More about Eight highlights from DesignMarch in Iceland
Dezeen Showroom: a series of tables with steam-bent, crimped wooden bases crowned by geometric tops is among nine new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Nami table by E-ggs for Miniforms among nine new products on Dezeen Showroom
Swiss bathroom brand Laufen has worked with designer Yves Béhar to craft the inaugural product made in a first-of-its-kind electric kiln at the brand's factory: a water-saving washbasin, now on display at Milan design week. More about Yves Béhar designs first Laufen sink to be made in electric kiln
Dezeen Showroom: furniture maker Nikari has reissued the Linea KVP11, a modular wooden table originally designed by its founder, Finnish designer Kari Virtanen. More about Linea KVP11 table by Nikari
Dezeen Showroom: recycled and recyclable aluminium forms the frame of this pared-back table and chair set, designed by Ronan Bouroullec for Spanish furniture brand Kettal. More about Passage tables and chairs by Ronan Bouroullec for Kettal