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Interview: Justin McGuirk at Dezeen Studio

Milan 2012: in this interview filmed at Dezeen Studio, Guardian critic Justin McGuirk gives us his take on the future of design criticism, as fast reactions on platforms like Twitter and Facebook are balanced by long-form analysis in e-books and online journals.

He goes on to discuss how the fetishisation of traditional crafts by mass-producers is pushing design in a new direction and agrees with previous guest journalist Joseph Grima that the arrival of hacking culture and open-source production is the big story in Milan this year, describing it as the antithesis to the luxury design industry that the city normally centres around. More about Interview: Justin McGuirk at Dezeen Studio

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Build Your Own Musical Instrument by Technology Will Save Us at Hacked Lab

Milan 2012: Hackney-based organisation Technology Will Save Us believe everyone should understand how simple devices work, so at the Hacked Lab in Milan they hosted workshops that included a lesson in building an electronic musical instrument. More about Build Your Own Musical Instrument by Technology Will Save Us at Hacked Lab

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Extrusion by Philippe Malouin for Carwan Gallery at Ventura Lambrate

Hackney designer Philippe Malouin worked with traditional craftsmen from Beirut to create a series of bowls and plinths by shaping wooden blocks made of many smaller, tessellating batons. More about Extrusion by Philippe Malouin for Carwan Gallery at Ventura Lambrate

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Interview: Joseph Grima at Dezeen Studio

Milan 2012: end-user collaboration and open-source production were hot topics in Milan this year. In this movie filmed at Dezeen Studio powered by Jambox at MOST, editor-in-chief of Domus magazine Joseph Grima discuses their influence on the design industry and how these themes played out in the Future in the Making exhibition that the magazine hosted in an eighteenth century Italian palazzo. More about Interview: Joseph Grima at Dezeen Studio

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Figurine Containers by TAF

Milan 2012: these little storage containers by Swedish designers TAF are made of silicone but coloured to look like clay. More about Figurine Containers by TAF

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Highlights from MOST in Milan

Dezeen Studio we've been back from Milan for a week now and have fully recovered from filming a TV show every day for Dezeen Studio powered by Jambox at MOST.

Here's a roundup of the highlights from MOST at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia, which took place among the ships, fighter jets, submarines and canons of the museum from 17 to 22 April, plus another chance to see the daily movies we made.  More about Highlights from MOST in Milan

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Im Blanky by Studio NMinusOne and Rodolphe el-Khoury

This blanket is embroidered with tiny sensors so it can watch you sleeping. More about Im Blanky by Studio NMinusOne and Rodolphe el-Khoury

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Colour Porcelain by Scholten & Baijings for 1616 Arita Japan

Milan 2012: Dutch designers Scholten & Baijings showed a tableware set based on the archives of hand-painted porcelain company 1616 Arita Japan at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last week. More about Colour Porcelain by Scholten & Baijings for 1616 Arita Japan

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Furniture

Garment by Benjamin Hubert for Cappellini

Milan 2012: a single piece of fabric folds around the moulded polyurethane foam seat of this club chair by London designer Benjamin Hubert. More about Garment by Benjamin Hubert for Cappellini

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Magnetic Bike Lights by Copenhagen Parts

These magnetic bicycle lights by Copenhagen Parts turn on as soon as they come into contact with the steel frame. More about Magnetic Bike Lights by Copenhagen Parts