Milan 2014: holes and tunnels in the top of this wooden desk by Hong Kong-based designer Hao Ruan of LYCS Architecture have been designed to provide a playground for cats (+ slideshow). More about CATable by Hao Ruan offers a shared work surface for cats and their owners
This interactive slideshow includes the latest collection by Danish design brand Normann Copenhagen, exhibited in Milan earlier this month. More about Interactive slideshow: Normann Copenhagen's latest furniture collection
Milan 2014: experimental Dutch textile designer Bart Hess played on ideas of mass production, bespoke design and the amount of human input needed to sustain the creative industries in an installation at Atelier Clerici for Milan design week. More about Bart Hess recruits public to create bespoke textile production line in Milan installation
Milan 2014: Amsterdam designers Studio Drift have fabricated a mirror from a synthetic glass created as a byproduct during the recycling of chemical waste. More about Studio Drift's Obsidian mirror made from chemical waste
Milan 2014: these lamp shades by Eindhoven design graduates Sander Wassink and Ma'ayan Pesach are made from vintage and discarded glass stuck together with brightly coloured resin that creates a tinted light. More about Stacked Lights by Sander Wassink and Ma'ayan Pesach combine vintage glass with coloured resin
Milan 2014: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has added an armchair to his family of Pro chairs, which has just been announced as one of the category winners for Designs of the Year 2014. More about Konstantin Grcic adds armchair to Pro seating collection for Flötotto
Footwear designer Benjamin John Hall dispersed black dye onto his latest shoe designs with a series of physical processes – including smashing, spraying and squeezing – during a live event at London College of Fashion (+ movie). More about Benjamin John Hall takes a hammer to porcelain shoes during live event
Japanese studio Nendo and Spanish shoe brand Camper have collaborated to create a range of sunglasses that feature overlapping coloured lenses. More about Nendo and Camper team up for sunglasses range
Milan 2014: flower stems thread through holes in these rings by graduate designer Gahee Kang, turning the silver and gold jewellery into posies (+ slideshow). More about Wild flowers complete Spring rings by Gahee Kang
News: a keyboard with squishy keys (pictured), a cultural centre by Zaha Hadid and furniture by Konstantin Grcic are among the category winners for the Designs of the Year 2014 awards, organised by London's Design Museum. More about Designs of the Year 2014 category winners announced
Milan 2014: Dutch designer Maarten Baas' created an indoor fairground earlier this month as a critique of Milan's design week, which he likens to a circus where products are "nothing more than a snapshot to share on Facebook" (+ slideshow + interview). More about Maarten Baas's surreal solo show created to "emphasise the circus that Milan is"
German car manufacturer BMW has unveiled Vision Future Luxury, a saloon concept car featuring augmented display technology (+ slideshow). More about BMW unveils Vision Future Luxury car with augmented reality display
Milan 2014: designer Alvaro Catalan de Ocon has created a range of wicker lamp shades woven with old plastic bottles by artisans in Chile for his PET Lamps project (+ slideshow). More about Plastic bottles woven with wicker form Chimbarongo shades for PET Lamps project
Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas has created a 3D-printed vase with a ribbed surface decoration inspired by science fiction special effects that show creatures moving under a person's skin. More about Mutant vase by Yiannis Ghikas has a sci-fi surface pattern
Gravity keeps the aluminium and timber components of these lamp shades by industrial designer Nick Sadowsky locked together. More about Aluminium and timber light shades by Nick Sadowsky use gravity to maintain shape
Milan 2014: Japanese architect Jo Nagasaka has created a collection of spongy seats inspired by erotic bondage techniques by tying up blocks of foam and dipping them in rubber. More about Foam dipped in rubber becomes seating by Jo Nagasaka
Milan 2014: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has created a tableware collection of vessels with metal stands that reference the pottery and architecture of ancient Rome. More about Roman artefacts influence tableware designs by Jaime Hayón
Milan 2014: this plastic table by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka for Italian brand Kartell resembles cut glass. More about Plastic table by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell sparkles like crystal glass
Milan 2014: cushions scattered on the Nubilo sofa by French designer Constance Guisset look like a collection of giant pebbles (+ slideshow). More about Nubilo sofa by Constance Guisset for Petite Friture offers pebble-shaped cushions for comfort
Milan 2014: dripping water from ice-encased tropical plants and quietly rotating feather-patterned fans featured in this climate-themed exhibition by Italian research centre Fabrica (+ slideshow). More about Fabrica researchers explore temperature theme for sensory installation in Milan